88 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769.

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make and Purchase from the said Indians of any Lands
reserved to the said Indians within those parts of Our Col-
lonies where We have thought proper to allow Settlement, but
that if, at any Time, any of the said Indians should be inclined
to dispose of the said Lands, the same shall be purchased only
for Us, in Our Name, at some Publick Meeting or Assembly
of the said Indians to be held for that Purpose by the Governor
or Commander in Chief of Our Colonies respectively, within
which they shall lie; and in Case they shall lie within the
Limits of any Proprietary Government, they shall be pur-
chased only for the Use and in the Name of such Proprietaries,
Conformable to such Directions and Instructions as We or
they shall think Proper to give for that Purpose; And We do,
by the Advice of Our Privy Council, declare and enjoin, that
the Trade with the said Indians shall be free and open to all
Our Subjects whatever; provided that every Person who may
incline to trade with the said Indians, do take out a Licence
for carrying on such Trade from the Governor or Com-
mander in Chief of any of Our Colonies respectively, where
such Person shall reside; and also give Security to observe
such Regulations as We shall at any time think fit, by Our-
selves or by Our Commissaries to be appointed for this
Purpose, to direct and appoint for the Benefit of the said
Trade; and We do hereby Authorize, enjoin, & require the
Governors and Commanders in Chief of all Our Colonies re-
spectively, as well those under Our immediate Goverment as

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those under the Government and Direction of Proprietaries,
to grant such Licences without Fee or Reward taking especial
care to insert therein a Condition, that such Licence shall be
void, and the Security forfeited, in Case the Person, to whom
the same is granted, shall refuse or neglect to observe such
Regulations as We shall think Proper to prescribe as afore-
said. And We do further expressly enjoin and require all Offi-
cers whatever, as Well Military as those employd in the Man-
agement and Direction of Indian affairs within the Territories
reserved as aforesaid for the Use of the said Indians, to
seize and Apprehend all Persons whatever, who standing
charged with Treasons, Misprisions of Treason, Murders, or
other Felonies or Misdemeanors, shall fly from Justice, and
take Refuge in the said Territory, and to send them under a
proper Guard to the Colony where the Crime was Committed
of which they stand accused, in order to take their Tryal for
the same.
Given at Our Court at S^t James's the Seventh Day of
October, One Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty three, in
the Third year of Our Reign.