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Maryland Manual, 1899
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commodities of the said province, whether the product of
the land or the sea, into any of the ports whatsoever of us,
our heirs and successors, of England or Ireland, or otherwise
to dispose of the same there; and, if need be, within one
year, to be computed immediately from the time of unlading
thereof, to lade the same merchandizes again, in the same,
or other ships, and to export the same to any other coun-
tries they shall think proper, whether belonging to us, or
any foreign power, which shall be in amity with us, our
heirs or successors: Provided always, that they be bound
to pay for the same to us, our heirs and successors, such
customs and impositions, subsidies and taxes, as our other
subjects of the kingdom of ENGLAND, for the time being,
shall be bound to pay, beyond which we will that the inhab-
itants of the aforesaid province of the said land, called
MARYLAND, shall not be burdened.

XVI. And furthermore, of our more ample special grace,
and of our certain knowledge, and mere motion, We do,
for us, our heirs and successors, grant unto the aforesaid
now baron of BALTIMORE, his heirs and assigns, full and
absolute power and authority to make, erect, and constitute,
within the province of MARYLAND, and the islands and islets
aforesaid, such, and so many sea ports, harbours, creeks,
and other places of unlading and discharge of good and
merchandizes out of ships, boats, and other vessels, and of
lading in the same, and in so many, and such places, and
with such rights, jurisdictions, liberties, and privileges, unto
such ports respecting, as to him or them shall seem most
expedient. And, that all and every the ships, boats and
other vessels whatsoever, coming to, or going from the
province aforesaid, for the sake of merchandizing, shall be
laden and unladen at such ports only as shall be so erected
and constituted by the said now baron of BALTIMORE, his
heirs and assigns, any usage, custom, or any other thing
whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding. Saving always
to us, our heir and successors, and to. all the subjects of our
kingdoms of England and Ire/and, of us, our heirs and suc-
cessors, the liberty of fishing for sea-fish, as well in the seas,
bays, straits and navigable rivers, as in the harbours, bays
and creeks of the province aforesaid; and the privilege of
salting and drying fish on the shores of the same province;
and for that cause, to cut down and take hedging-wood and
twigs there growing, and to build huts and cabins, necessary


 

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