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MARYLAND MANUAL 457

and singular such, and as ample Rights, Jurisdictions, Priv-
ileges, Prerogatives, Royalties, Liberties, Immunities, and
royal Rights, and temporal Franchises whatsoever, as well
by Sea as by Land, within the Region, Islands, Islets, and
Limits aforesaid, to be had, exercised, used, and enjoyed,
as any Bishop of Durham, within the Bishoprick or County
Palatine of Durham, in our Kingdom of England, ever
heretofore hath had, held, used, or enjoyed, or of Right
could, or ought to have, hold, use or enjoy.

V. AND WE do by these presents, for US, our Heirs
and Successors, MAKE, CREATE and CONSTITUTE HIM, the
now Baron of BALTIMORE, and his Heirs, the TRUE and
ABSOLUTE LORDS and PROPRIETARIES of the Region afore-
said, and of all other the Premisses (except the before ex-
cepted) saving always the Faith and Allegiance and Sov-
ereign Dominion due to US, our Heirs, and Successors; to
HAVE, HOLD, POSSESS, and ENJOY the aforesaid Region, Is-
lands, Islets, and other the Premisses, unto the aforesaid
now Baron of BALTIMORE, and to his Heirs and Assigns,
to the sole and proper Behoof and Use of him, the now
Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs and Assigns, forever. To
HOLD of US, our Heirs and Successors, Kings of England,
as of our Castle of Windsor, in our County of Berks, in
free and common SOCCAGE, by Fealty only for all Services,
and not in Capite, nor by Knight's Service, YIELDING
therefore unto US, our Heirs and Successors, TWO INDIAN
ARROWS of those Parts, to be delivered at the said Castle of
Windsor, every Year, on Tuesday in Easter-week: and also
the fifth Part of all Gold and Silver Ore, which shall hap-
pen from Time to Time, to be found within the aforesaid
Limits.

VI. Now, That the aforesaid Region, thus by us grant-
ed and described, may be eminently distinguished above all
other Regions of that Territory, and decorated with more
ample Titles, KNOW YE, that WE, of our mose especial
Grace, certain Knowledge, and mere Motion, have thought
fit that the said Region and Islands be erected into a PROV-
INCE, as out of the Plenitude of our royal Power and Pre-
rogative, WE do, for Us, our Heirs and Successors, ERECT
and INCORPORATE the same into a PROVINCE, and nomi-
nate the same MARYLAND, by which name WE will that
it shall from henceforth be called.

VII. AND forasmuch as WE have above made and or-
dained the aforesaid now Baron of BALTIMORE, the true
LORD and PROPRIETARY of the whole PROVINCE aforesaid
KNOW YE therefore further, that WE, for Us, our Heirs

 

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