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convenient; even although they shall be such as in their own
Nature, require a more special Commandment and Warrant
than in these Presents may be expressed.
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 un-
lading 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 Sub-
jects of the Kingdom of England, for the Time being shall be
bound to pay, beyond which. WE WILL that the Inhabitants
of the aforesaid PROVINCE of the said Land, called MARY-
LAND, shall not be burdened.
XVI. AND FURTHERMORE, of our more ample special Grace,
and of our certain Knowledge, and mere Motion, WE do for
US, our Heirs and Successors, grant unto the aforesaid now
Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs and Assigns, full and ab-
solute 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 Discharge 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, liberties 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 Merchandizing, shall be laden and
unladen at such Ports only as shall be so erected and consti-
tuted by the said now Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs and
Assigns) and Usage, Custom, or any other Thing whatsoever to
the contrary notwithstanding, SAYING always to US, our
Heirs and Successors, and to all the Subjects of oar King-
doms of England and Ireland, of US, oar Heirs and Success-
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