10 MARYLAND MANUAL.

Assigns, shall seem expedient; the Statute made in the Par-
liamint of Lord EDWARD, son of King HENRY late
King of England, our Progenitor, commonly called the
"STATUTE QUIA EMPTORES TERRARUM," hereto-
fore published in our Kingdom of England, or any other
'Statute, Act, Ordinance, Usage, Law, or Custom, or any
other Thing, Cause, or Matter, to the contrary thereof, here-
tofore had, done, published, ordained or provided to the con-
trary 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 Conservation of the Peace and better Govern-
ment 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 be-
longing.

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
hereafter will impose, or make or cause to be imposed, any
Impositions, Customs, or other Taxations, Quotas or Contri-
butions whatsover, in or upon the Residents or Inhabitants
of the PROVINCE aforesaid, for their Goods, Lands or Tene-
ments 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
aforesaid, or within the Ports or Harbours of the said PROV-
INCE, 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 Praetorian Judicatories, and
before all the Judges whatsoever of US, our Heirs and Suc-
cessors, 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 attempt any Thing to the contrary of
the Premisses, or that may in any wise contravene the same,
but that they, at all Times as is fitting, do aid and assist the
aforesaid now Baron of BALTIMORE, and his Heirs and