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Maryland ss.
By his Excellency, Robert Eden, Esquire, Lieutenant General and
Chief Governor in and over the Province of Maryland
A PROCLAMATION
Being desirous to prevent any Oppressions and Extortions from
being committed, under Colour of Office, by any of the Officers and
Ministers of this Province, and every of them, their Deputies or
Substitutes, in exacting unreasonable and excessive ffees, from the
good People thereof, I have thought fit, with the Advice of his
Lordship's Council of State, to issue this my Proclamation; and I
do therefore hereby order and direct, that from and after the Publi-
cation hereof no Officer or Officers (the Judges of the Land Office
excepted, who are subject to other Regulation to them given in
Charge) their Deputies or Substitutes, by Reason or Colour of his
or their Office or Offices, have, receive, demand or take, of any
Person or Persons, directly, or indirectly, any other or greater fifees
than by an Act of Assembly of this Province, entitled, An Act for
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 30
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amending the Staple of Tobacco, for preventing ffrauds in his
Majesty's Customs, and for the Limitation of Officers ffees, made
and passed at An Act of Assembly, begun and held at the City of
Annapolis, on Tuesday the fourth Day of October, in the Year of
our Lord seventeen hundred and sixty three, were limitted and
allowed, or take or receive of any Person or Persons, on imme-
diate Payment, (in Case Payment shall be made in Money) any larger
ffee than after the Rate of twelve Shillings and six Pence Common
Current Money for One hundred Pounds of Tobacco, under the Pain
of my Displeasure. And to the Intent that all Persons concerned
may have due Notice thereof, I do strictly charge and require the
several Sheriffs of this Province, to make this my Proclamation
publick in their respective Counties in the usual Manner, as they will
answer the contrary at their Peril. Given at the City of Annapolis
this twenty sixth Day of November, in the 20.th Year of his Lord-
ship's Dominion, Anno Domini 1770
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Com.
Rob.t Eden
Besides the Clauses mentioned in your Address, King Charles
granted by the Charter of this Province to Lord Baltimore, all and
singular the like, and as ample Rights, Jurisdictions, Privileges,
Royalties, Liberties, Immunities, royal Rights, and Franchises of
what kind soever temporal, as well by Sea as by Land, to enjoy the
same as amply as any Bishop of Durham within the County Palatine
of Durham then had, or at any Time theretofore had held, used or
enjoyed, or of Right ought or might have had held, used or enjoyed
By another Clause in the Charter his Lordship had Power to
appoint Deputies, Lieutenants, Judges, Justices, Magistrates, Officers
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