in England, the 8th day of August 1636, and are here inserted at large. ¾     " Whereas the Adventurers to plant that our Province of Maryland have made suit unto us that we would be pleased to grant unto them under our Great Seal of our said Province such proportions and quantities of land there upon such considerations and agreements as we have heretofore propounded and promised to Grant the same unto all such adventurers forasmuch as we are bound in honour really to perform the same in all points, These are therefore to will and authorize you that presently upon receipt hereof you make or cause to be made under Our Great Seal of that our said Province unto every first Adventurer for every five men aged between sixteen and fifty years which such Adventurer did bring into our said Province to inhabitt and plant there in the year of our Lord 1633 and unto his heires forever, a grant of two thousand acres of Land of English measure for the yearly rent of 400 lb. of good wheat and to every Adventurer which in that year did bring a less number than five men into that our said Province of the ages aforesaid to inhabitt and plant there and unto his heires forever a grant of one hundred acres of Land of like measure for himself and one hundred acres more for his wife (if he brought any) and for and in respect to every servant, and fifty acres for every child under the age of sixteen years for the rent of 10 lb. of wheat yearly for every fifty acres and every other adventurer which hath adventured to transport men into our said Province of the age aforesaid in the years of our Lord 1634 and 1635 for every ten men which such Adventurer did bring into our said Province in either of the said years and to his heires forever a grant of two thousand acres of Land of the like measure for the yearly rent of 600 lb. weight of good wheat and to every other adventurer which in either of the said years did bring a less numher than ten men as aforesaid and to his heires forever a grant of one hundred acres of land (of like measure) for himself and one hundred acres for his wife (if he brought any) and for and in respect of every such servant one hundred acres and for every child under the age of sixteen years fifty acres for the yearly rent of 10 lb. weight of wheat for every fifty acres and to every other adventurer which hath adventured to plant and transport any men into our said Province, since the year of our Lord 1635 or which at any time hereafter shall transport any men of the age aforesaid to inhabitt and plant there untill some other or further conditions of plantation shall by us be propounded and published