316 Assembly Proceedings, March 1650/1.

U. H.
Journal
1659-69

like manner be administred in steed of a former Oath of fidellity
annexed to our last Conditions of Plantation bearing date
second of July one thowsand Six hundred fforty Nyne to all
persons that shall have right, or Clayme to any land in our said
Province of Maryland by vertue of those our last, or any other
our Conditions of Plantacon or Warrant from vs, in regard Wee
vnderstand some Scruples hath bene made of the former Oath
vpon a strong jellousie raised it seemes by some there. That
by the word Propriety all the land formerly granted by vs to
others in that Province should absolutely devolue againe
to vs in the same manner, as if wee had never granted
it, which truely Wee conceiue was a very strange interpre-
tation of that Word, and very farr God knowes from our
intention, Nor Certainly could it with any Cullour of rea-
son much less of Justice be wrested by any well disposed person
to any such sence. But Wee doe hereby declare that
vpon the taking of the said Oath of ffidellity herevnto an-
nexed by any person or persons having a Cla[yme] to any
land land there, by vertue of any of our [Conditions of

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Plantation, or any other Warr[ant] our said Lieutenannt there
for the tyme be[ing] shall haue power to Grant to them, or any
of them respectiuely who shall soe take the said Lands in our
said Province according to our said Conditions of plantation, or
other warrant from vs in the same manner, and vpon the same
tearmes and conditions and noe otherwise, as if they and every
of them had taken the said former Oath of fidellity above-
mentioned. And whereas wee vnderstand that divers Persons
haue land due vnto them there before our last, and vpon of
former Condition of Plantation, which they haue neglected to
take Grants of in due tyme, Wee Doe hereby declare that it
shalbe lawfull for every such Person to Claime and haue Grants
of the said lands respectiuely vpon the said last Conditions of
Plantation So as Grants thereof bee past vnder the Great Seale,
there, vnto them respectiuely within the tyme limitted by the
said last Conditions of Plantation, and not otherwise. And in
complyance with a desyre in a letter which wee lately receiued
from the Maior p^t of the Vpper and lower Howse of our
Gennerall Assembly held there in Aprill last Wee doe hereby
Ratify and confirme such Sale and disposition of our stock
of Neate Cattle and personall Estate there as was made
thereof from and after the death of our late deare brother of
Noble memory Leonard Calvert Esquier vntill the One and
twentith of Aprill one thowsand Six hundred fforty Nyne,
Excepting our ordinance and also such other things of ours as
did at that tyme (viz^t on the one and twentieth of Aprill afore-
said) remaine in the hands of M^rs Margarett Brent vndisposed
of, or that were or have at any other tyme before or since bine