Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1742. 291

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board an In-
struction from the Lord Proprietary to him in the following
Words

"You shall at such times and in such manner as may be
proper and convenient give Directions to Our Agent and the
several Receivers of Our Quit Rents not to insist on or receive
from any Person whatsoever any Fine or Fines on or for any
Lands which have been or shall be alienated by Devise "

It is the humble Advice of this Board to his Excellency that
he be pleased to order Proclamation to issue notifying the
same, which Proclamation being prepared, is read & approved
of & issued accordingly

Maryland ss.

By His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Gov^r & Comm^r
in Chief in & over the Province of Maryland

A Proclamation

Whereas some Uneasinesses have arisen concerning the
Right of his Lordship the Lord Proprietary to Alienation fines
on Devises of Lands, and that his Lordship desirous to shew
his Readiness to give his Tenants Ease and Satisfaction in
whatever may be thought reasonable in any Degree, tho' to
the Diminution of his own strictly legal Rights hath been
pleased to direct, Orders should be given to his Agent and
the several Receivers of his Quit Rents not to insist on or
receive from any Person whatsoever, any Fine or Fines on or
for any Lands which have been or shall be alienated by De-
vise, to the End his Lordships Pleasure may be known, and
that all psons concerned may have due Notice thereof I have
thought fit by and with the Advice of his Lordps Council of
State to issue this my Proclamation strictly charging and re-
quiring the several Sheriffs of this Province to make this my
Proclamation publick in their respective Counties in the usual
manner that all Persons concerned may conform themselves
thereto as they will answer the Contrary at their Peril Given
at the City of Annapolis this 20^th day of October in the 28^th
year of his Ldps Dominion Annoq Domini 1742
J Ross Cl. Concl.

Lib. C. B.
p. 185