CHARTER OF MARYLAND. 103

as to the same now Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs and
Assigns, shall seem fit and agreeable, and not immediately of
US, our Heirs or Successors. And WE do give, and by these
Presents, for US, our Heirs or Successors, do grant to the same
Person and Persons, and to each and every of them, License,
Authority and Power, that such Person or Persons, may take
the premises, or any Parcel thereof, of the aforesaid now Baron
of BALTIMORE, his Heirs and Assigns, and hold the same to
them and their Assigns, or their Heirs of the aforesaid Baron
of BALTIMORE, his Heirs and Assigns, of what Estate of
Inheritance soever, in Fee-Simple or Fee-tail, or otherwise, as
to them and the now Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs and
Assigns, shall seem expedient; the Statute made in the Parlia-
ment of Lord EDWARD, son of King HENRY, late King of
England, our Progenitor, commonly called the "STATUTE
QUIA EMPTORES TERRARUM," heretofore published in
our Kingdom of England, or any other Statute, Act, Ordinance,
Usage, Law, or Custom or any other Thing, Cause, or Matter,
to the contrary thereof, heretofore had, done, published, ordained
or provided to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.

XIX. WE, also, by these Presents, do give and grant License
to the same Baron of BALTIMORE, and to his Heirs, to erect
any Parcels of Land within the PROVINCE aforesaid, into Manors,
and in every of those Manors, to have and to hold a Court-
Baron, and all Things which to a Court-Baron do belong: and
to have and to keep View of Frank-Pledge, for the Conservation
of the Peace and better Government of those Parts, by them-
selves and their Stewards, or by the Lords, for the Time being
to be deputed, of other of those Manors when they shall be
constituted, and in the same to exercise all Things to the View
of Prank-Pledge belonging.

XX. AND FURTHER, WE will, and do, by these Presents, for
US, our Heirs and Successors, covenant and grant to, and with
the aforesaid now Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs and
Assigns, that WE, our Heirs and Successors, at no Time here-
after will impose, or make or cause to be imposed, any Imposi-
tions, Customs, or other Taxations, Quotas or Contributions
whatsoever, in or upon the Residents or Inhabitants of the
PROVINCE aforesaid, for their Goods, Lands or Tenements
within the same PROVINCE, or upon any Tenements, Lands, Goods
or Chattels within the Province aforesaid, or in or upon any
Goods or Merchandizes within the PROVINCE aforesaid, or
within the Ports or Harbours of the said PROVINCE, to be laden