under his Lordship's hand and seal at any time before the 17th of March 1648 for which no grants under his Lordship's great seal here were passed unto them should by the times limitted in the said several Proclamations come and make their rights appear unto his Lordship's Lieutenant of this Province or to such deputy as he should ordain and appoint in case of his absence or death for the government of this Province under his Lordship which they pretended to any such lands and after survey thereof and before the said times limitted demand grants for the same under his Lordship's new great seal of this Province and thereupon they should have grants speedily passed to them according to justice as by the said Proclamations remaining upon record with the Secretary of this Province more at large (amongst other things) it doth and may appear; NOW for that I am informed divers persons both here and in Virginia and else where who have land due to them by virtue of former Conditions upon pretence of not having notice of the said former Proclamations have not yet taken up the same, to the end therefore that no man may for the future justly pretend ignorance or other excuse for their neglect herein I have again thought fit and do hereby declare that all and every person and persons who have yet any lands due to them or any of them by virtue of any former Conditions or Warrant in the said Proclamations and herein before mentioned and for which no grants under his Lordship's great seal here are yet passed shall have further time till Michaelmas day next after the date hereof to make their right appear and demand grants as by the said Proclamations and herein before is declared, and all such person and persons are hereby required to take notice hereof peremptorily who if they neglect or refuse to comply herein are not to expect any further time than the day before limited which is to be final and binding to all intents and purposes in the said former Proclamations mentioned. Given at St. Marys this 25th day of march anno Dm. 1650.                                             WILLIAM STONE."     COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, 1st Book. fol. 249. ¾         " BY THE LIEUTENANT AND GOVERNOUR &c. OF       MARYLAND.     " According to the speciall direction and appointment of the Right Honb'le Caecilius Lord Baron of Baltemore Lord Proprietary of this Province of Maryland in that behalf, These are in his the said Lord Proprietarys name to give notice and declare to all and every the inhabitants of this Province Source: John Kilty. Land Holder's Assistant and Land Office Guide. Baltimore: G. Dobbin & Murphy, 1808. MSA L 25529.