Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1737. 127

By His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor and
Command^r in Chief in and over the Province of
Maryland.
Maryland ss.
A Proclamation.

Whereas there is great Reason to apprehend that the
drought which has not only exceeded but continued much
longer than has been known in many years may occasion a
very great Scarcity of Indian Corn and all other sorts of Grain
within this Province, And that the very great Demands for
Grain in foreign Parts may occasion the Exportation of greater
Quantities than can be spared without exposing his Majesty's
Subjects here to want Bread I have thought fit with the
Advice of his Lordships Council of State in Order to prevent
so great an Evil by this my Proclamation to prohibit and for-
bid as I hereby do prohibit and forbid any Person or Persons
whatsoever to take receive or lade on board any Vessel or
Vessels whatsoever any Indian Corn Wheat or other Grain
with Intent to export such Indian Corn Wheat or Other Grain
out of this Province, or to carry out or export by Land until
the fifteenth Day of this Instant August; And that in the
meantime no Person or Persons on any Pretence whatsoever
presume to export any Indian Corn Wheat or Other Grain
out of this Province more than shall be necessary for the Crew
of such Vessel for their Voyage And I do hereby with the
Advice af^d strictly charge and command all his Lordships
Officers whom it may concern that they do not presume to
enter or clear outwards any Ship or Other Vessel having on
board any Indian Corn Wheat or Other Grain more than
shall be necessary for the Sustenance of the Crew of such
Ship or Vessel during the intended Voyage of such Ship or
Vessel on Pain that all Persons disobeying this Proclamation
shall be prosecuted with the utmost Rigour of Law And to
the End that none may pretend Ignorance of this my Procla-
matⁿ I do hereby strictly charge and command all the Sheriffs
within this Province to publish the same at the respective
Court houses and in all other publick Places as they shall
answer the Contrary at their Peril Given at the City of An-
napolis this third Day of August in the twenty third Year of
his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1737
J Ross, Cl Conc.

Ordered that the Assembly which stands prorogued to the
20^th day of Septem^r next be by Proclamation called to meet at
Annapolis on the 11^th Day of this Instant August which
Proclamation issued as follows

Lib. M.