within the PROVINCE aforesaid, as shall be well deserving, and
to adorn them with whatsoever Titles and Dignities they shall
appoint; (so that they be not such as are now used in Eng-
land) also to erect and incorporate Towns into Buroughs, and
Buroughs into CITIES, with suitable Privileges and immuni-
ties, according to the Merits of the Inhabitants, and Conven-
ience of the places; and to do all and singular other Things
in the Premises, 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 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 ITS, 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