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every of them, license, authority and power, that such per-
son and persons, may take the premises, or any parcel
thereof, of the aforesaid now baron of BALTIMORE, his heirs
and assigns, and hold the same to them and their assigns,
or their heirs, of the aforesaid baron of BALTIMORE, his
heirs and assigns, of what estate of inheritance soever, in
fee simple or fee tail, or otherwise, as to them and the now
baron of BALTIMORE, his heirs and assigns, shall seem
expedient; the statute made in the parliament of lord
EDWARD, son of king HENRY, late king of England, our pro-
genitor, commonly called the "STATUTE QUIA EMPTORES
TERRARUM," heretofore published in our kingdom of Eng-
land, or any other statute, act, ordinance, usage, law or cus-
tom, or any other thing, cause or matter, to the contrary
thereof, heretofore had, done, published, ordained or pro-
vided to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.

XIX. We, also, by these presents, do give and grant,
license to the same baron of BALTIMORE, and to his heirs, to
erect any parcels of land within the province aforesaid, into
manors, and in every of those manors, to have and to hold
a court-baron, and all things which to a court-baron do
belong: and to have and to keep view of frank-pledge, for
the conservative of the peace and better government of those
parts, by themselves and their stewards, or by the lords, for
the time being to be deputed, of other of those manors when
they shall be constituted, and in the same to exercise all
things to the view of frank-pledge belonging.

XX. And further, We will, and do, by these presents, for
us, our heirs and successors, covenant and grant to, and
with the aforesaid now baron of BALTIMORE, his heirs and
assigns, that we, our heirs and successors, at no time here-
after will impose, or make or cause to be imposed, any
impositions, customs, or other taxations, quotas or contribu-
tions whatsoever, in or upon the residents or inhabitants of
the province aforesaid, for their goods, lands or tenements
within the same province, or upon any tenements, lands,
goods or chattels within the province aforesaid, or in or
upon any goods or merchandizes within the province afore-
said, or within the ports or harbours of the said province,
to be laden or unladen: And we will and do, for us, our heirs
and successors, enjoin and command that this our declaration
shall, from time to time, be received and allowed in all our
courts and pretorian judicatories, and before all the judges
whatsoever of us, our heirs and successors, for a sufficient
and lawful discharge, payment, and acquittance thereof,
charging all and singular the officers and ministers of us;
our heirs and successors, and enjoining them, under our
heavy displeasure, that they do not at any time presume to