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    of Naval Stores from her Majestys Plantations in America Lib. X.

    made in the third and fourth years of the reign of her late

    Majesty Queen Ann so far as it is Continued and Explained

    by an Act giving further Encouragement for the Importation

    of Navall Stores &c made in the Eighth year of the Reign of

    his present Majesty King George and to Permit the Exporta

    tion of Irish Linnen Cloth to the Plantations &c made also in

    the third and fourth years of the same Queens Reign and

    Continued and Explained by an act pass'd in the third year of

    the reign of his present Majesty for Continuing the Liberty of

    Exporting Irish Linnen Cloth to the British Plantations in

    America free &c an Act for an Union of the two Kingdoms of

    England and Scotland made in the fifth year of the said

    Queens Reign in which are Certain Articles relating to the

    plantation Trade more particularly the fourth fifth and sixth an

    act for ascertaining the rates of Foreign Coins in her Majestys

    Plantations in America made in the sixth year of the same

    Queens Reign an Act for Continuing several Impositions and

    duties upon Goods Imported &c and to limit a certain time for

    prosecution upon certain Bonds given by Merchants (called in

    the Act Plantation Bonds) made in the eighth year of the said

    Queens Reign an act against Clandestine running of Uncus

    tomd Goods for the more Effectual preventing Fraud relating p. 166

    to the Customs made in the 5th Year of his present Majestys

    Reign and the act giving further Encouragement for the Im

    portation of Naval Stores and for other purposes therein men

    tioned made in the eighth year of present Majestys Reign and

    also in the act for the more Effectual Suppression of Piracy

    made in the same year of his present Majestys Reign now in

    force relating to this province and in all other Acts of parlia

    ment now in force or that hereafter shall be made Relating to

    our Colonies or plantations shall be punctually and Bona fide

    Observed according to the true intent & meaning of the same

    Acts of Parliament            So help me God

      His Excellency the Governor Enquires who had the keeping

    of the Great Seal and desired the same may be brought to

    this Board which was accordingly presented to his Excellency

    by John Beal Esqr to whose Custody the same was Committed

    by the Honourable Charles Calvert Esqr then Chancellor and

    thereupon his Excellency the Governor took the Oath of

    Chancellor and delivered the said Seal to the said John Beale

    to be by him kept as usual until his Excellencys Pleasure

    shoud be further known therein

      Which Oath of Chancellor is as follows

      I Benedict Leonard Calvert do swear that as Chancellor

    and Keeper of the Great Seal of this Province I will well