Neither Shall he obteine procure or accept of any Land
within this Province from any Indian to his own or the use of
any other then of the Lord Proprietarie or his heirs nor shall
hold or possess any land within this Province by Virtue of such
Grant upon pain that every person offending to the contrary
hereof Shall forfeit and lose to the Lord Proprietarie and his
heirs all Such Lands so accepted or held without Grant of the
Lord Proprietarie or under him This Act to Continue to the
end of the next Generall Assembly
An Act for Trade with the Indians
Whereas the Crowne of England (by right of first discovery)
became Lord and Possessor of this Province and other Coun-
tries thereunto adjoyning so that no Subject of his Majesties
or any other foreigne Prince or State whatsoever might or
could Lawfully come into these parts to trade with the Indians
thereof without leave or lycense from or under the said Crowne
of England (according as his Majesties said right is practised
allowed and acknowledged in all other parts so accrewing to
the said Crown by right of discovery)
And Whereas His Majestic being so possessed by his
Letters Pattents to the Right Honourable Cecilius Lord Balte-
more Granted and Confirmed unto the said Cecilius all this
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