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       you during the time of your absence shall be paid and satisfied P. R. O.

       unto such Lieut: Governor or Commander in Chief who shall

       be resident upon the place for the time being which we do

       hereby order and alott unto him for his better maintenance

       and for the support of the Dignity of that our Government.

         Our Will and Pleasure is that all Public Monies raised or to

       be raised within our said province and Territory of Maryland

       for the use and support of the Government there be issued

       out by Warrant from you by and with the advice and consent

       of the Councill and not otherwise

         And Whereas by an Act passed in the Assembly in Mary

       land the thirteenth day of April 1679. An Impost is by the

       said Act appropriated for the use and support of the Govern

       ment Our Will and Pleasure is That towards your maintenance

       in the Government of our said Province you take to your own

       use three fourth parts of the said moyety of the Impost of two

       shillings p Hogshead of Tobacco appropriated as aforemen

       tioned by the said Act and you are to take especiall care that

       according to the Intention of the said Act the remaining fourth

       part of the Moyety of the said Impost be duly applyed towards

       the maintaining a Constant Magazine with Arms and Ammu

       nition for the defence of our said Province.

         And that an Exact Accompt be made up of what has been

       received of the said Impost since the Meeting of the late Con

       vention in Maryland until1 the time of your arrival in our said

       Province and that the same be transmitted unto our Committee

       of Trade and Plantations and Commissioners of our Treasury

       for our Information.

         And you are further to recommend to the Assembly in our

       Name the raising of such other supplies from time to time as

       may be sufficient for the better support of you our Governor

       in Chief for the time being and for defraying the necessary

       charges of the Government.

         You are to permitt the Lord Baltemore by his Agents or

       Officers appointed by him to collect and receive the other

       Moyety of the said Impost of two shillings p hogshead

       together with the duty of fourteen pence p Tun upon shipping

       trading to Maryland for his own use as Proprietary of our said

       Province.

         And you are not in any wise yourself or any other by your

       Order to intermeddle with the said Moyety of the said Impost

       of two shillings p hogshead or the said duty of fourteen pence

       p Tun But to permitt the same to be collected and received

       by the Lord Baltemore or his Agent as aforesaid without any

       hindrance or Molestation whatsoever.

         You are from time to time to permitt the Assembly to view

       and examine the accompt of Money or value of Money dis