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other Places of Strength at the Appointment of the afore-
said, now Baron of BALTIMORE, and his Heirs, for the
Public and their own Defence; the Statute of Fugitives, or
any other whatsoever to the contrary of the Premisses in any
wise notwithstanding.

X. WE will also, out of our more abundant Grace, for US,
our Heirs and Successors, do firmly charge, constitute, or-
dain and command that the said PROVINCE be of our Allegi-
ance; and that all and singular the Subjects and Liege-Men
of US, our Heirs and Successors, transplanted, or hereafter
to be transplanted into the PROVINCE aforesaid, and the chil-
dren of them, and of others their Descendants, whether
already born there, or hereafter to be born, be and shall be
natives ancj Liege-Men of US, our Heirs and Successors, of
our Kingdom of England and Ireland; and in all Things
shall be held, treated, reputed, and esteemed as the faithful
Liege-Men of US, and our Heirs and Successors, born within
our Kingdom of England; also Lands, Tenements, Revenues,
Services, and other Hereditaments whatsoever within our
Kingdom of England, and other our Dominions, to inherit
or otherwise purchase, receive, take, have, hold, buy, and
possess, and the same to use and enjoy, and the same to give,
sell, alien, and bequeath; and likewise all Privileges, Fran-
chises and Liberties of this our Kingdom of England, freely,
quietly and peaceably to have and possess, and the same may
use and enjoy in the same Manner as our Liege-Men born, or
to be born within, our same Kingdom of England, without
Impediment, Molestation, Vexation, Impeachment, or Griev-
ance of US, or any of our Heirs or Successors; any Statute,
Act, Ordinance, or Provisions to the contrary thereof, not-
withstanding.

XI. FURTHERMORE, That our Subjects may be incited to
undertake this Expedition with a ready and chearful Mind;
KNOW YE, that WE of our especial Grace, certain Knowl-
edge, and mere Motion, do, by the Tenor of these Presents,
give and grant, as well as to the aforesaid Baron of BALTI-
MORE, and to his Heirs, as to all other Persons who shall
from Time to Time repair to the said Province, either for the
sake of Inhabiting, or of Trading with the Inhabitants of
the Province aforesaid, full License to Ship and Lade in any
the Ports of US, our Heirs and Successors, all and sing-
ular their Goods, as well moveable as immoveable, Wares
and Merchandize, likewise Grain of what Sort soever, and
other Things whatsoever necessary for Food and Cloathing,
by the Laws and Statutes of our Kingdoms and Dominions,
not prohibited to be transported out of the said Kingdoms;
and the same to transport, by themselves, or their Servants