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XIV. MOREOVER, lest in so remote and far distant a
Region, every Access to Honours and Dignities may seem to
be precluded, and utterly barred to Men well born, who are
preparing to engage in the present Expedition, and desirous
of deserving well, both in Peace and War, of US, and our
Kingdoms: for this Cause, We, for US, our Heirs and Succes-
sors, do give free and plenary Power to the aforesaid now
Baron of BALTIMORE, and to his Heirs and Assigns,, to
confer Favours, Rewards, Honours, upon such Subjects, in-
habiting within the PROVINCE aforesaid, as shall be well de-
serving, and to adorn them with whatsoever Titles and Dig-
nities they shall appoint; (so that they be not such as are
now used in England,) also to erect and incorporate Towns
into Buroughs, and buroughs into CITIES, with suitable Priv-
ileges and Immunities, according to the Merits of the Inhabi-
tants, and Convenience of the places; and to do all and sing-
ular other Things in the Premisses, which to him or them
shall seem fitting and convenient; even although they shall
be such as in their own Nature, require a more special Com-
mandment and Warrant than in these Presents may be ex-
pressed.

XV. WE WILL also, and by these Presents do, for US, our
Heirs and Successors, give and grant License by this our
CHARTER, unto the aforesaid now Baron of BALTIMORE,
his Heirs and Assigns, and to all Persons whatsoever, who
are, or shall be, Residents and Inhabitants of the PROVINCE
aforesaid, freely to import and unlade, by themselves, their
Servants, Factors or Assigns, all Wares and Merchandizes
whatsoever, which shall be collected out of the Fruits and
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 other-
wise 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
Countries 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 Cus-
toms 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 In-
habitants 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