CHARTER. 9

do for US, our Heirs and Successors, grant unto the afore-
said now Baron of BALTIMORE, Ms 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 Dis-
charge of Goods and Merchandize 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, Liber-
ties 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 Merchan-
dizing, 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 notwithstand-
ing. SAVING always to US, our Heirs and Successors, and to
all the Subjects of our Kingdoms of England and Ireland,
of US, our Heirs and Successors, the Liberty of Fishing for
Sea-Fish as well in the Sea, Bays, Straits and navigable
Rivers, as in the Harbours, Bays and Creeks of the PROV-
INCE 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 Cabbins, necessary in this
Behalf in the same Manner as heretofore they reasonably
might, or have used to do. Which Liberties and Privileges,
the said Subject of US, our Heirs and Successors shall enjoy
without notable Damage or Injury in any wise to be done to
the aforesaid now Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs or
Assigns, or to the Residents and Inhabitants of the same
PROVINCE in the Ports, Creeks and Shores aforesaid, and
especially in the Woods and Trees there growing. And if
any Person shall do damage or Injury of this kind he shall
incur the Peril and Pain of the heavy Displeasure of US,
our Heirs and Successors, and of the due Chastisement of
the Laws, besides making Satisfaction.

XVII. MOREOVER, WE will, appoint, and ordain and by
these Presents, for US, our Heirs and Sucaessors, do grant
unto the aforesaid now Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs
and Assigns, that the same Baron of BALTIMORE, his
Heirs and Assigns, from Time to Time, for ever, shall have,
and enjoy the Taxes and Subsidies payable, or arising within
the Ports, Harbours and other Creeks and Places aforesaid,
within the PROVINCE aforesaid, for Wares bought and sold,
and Things there to be laden and unladen, to be reasonably