Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75. 7

for putting the s^d Act for a Cessacon in execution, & to establish
such rules & orders as might prevent or remove all jealousies
of each other in the performance of the injunctions in the s^d Act
conteyned or to be conteined. This Act being passed as afores^d
in Maryland by the L^t Gen^ll & the Chancello^r of that Province
imediately Transmitted to the Gov^r of Virg^a & was by him as
joyfully received, & an Assembly called at James Citty on the
5^th of Iune at the opening whereof hee communicated to them
the Maryland Law for a Cessacon & desired their concurrence
with it, which they most readily & cheerfully granted by a Law
intituled an Act for a Cessation & nominated and impowered
Commisso^rs as the Assembly of Maryland had done to meete
& treate as aforesaid and accordingly the said Com^rs w^th the
Governor and Surveigho^r Gen^ll of Albemarle County in the
Province of Carolina, nominated & impowered by the said
Province did make & treate at James Citty in Virg^a on the
12^th of Iuly 1666. The results whereof was a full confirmacon
of the said Lawes to bee executed by such meanes & under
such penalties as are expressed in the said Articles, w^th a
Proviso that the said Province of Carolina did make the like
Acts, & being made should transmitt the same authentique
coppies thereof to the Gov^rs of Virg^a & Maryland before the
last day of September next after the date of the said Acticles,
but that government being soone after invaded by the Indians
was enforced to imploy a great p' of the inter-mediate time in re-
pelling those Barbarians, & consequently their Act for a cessacon
could not come to Maryland before the 5^th of October the lapse
of which five daies occasioned by the Invasion afores^d was at
Maryland thought to be a breach of the Treaty at Iames Citty
(so tender & scrupulous were some persons in the greatest
concernment of their happiness or unhappiness, & enforced us
to treate againe at S^t Mary's in Maryland on the 11^th of De-
cember 1666. Where at last wee had the good fortune to
connrmed all the former Acts & Treaties & to returne well
satisfied with each other, & to bring back with us the Certainty
of a CessacOn in Virg^a Maryland & Albemarle County in
Carolina during the yeare 1667 w^ch did in an instant as it were
by a miraculous effect cause us to despise & forget our former
miseries, & filled us w^th the contemplacon of future happiness
& prosperitys. But may it please yo^r most sacred Ma^tie & the
L^ds of yo^r most Hon^ble Privy Councell, wee had not long pleased
ourselves w^th the opinion that by the aforesaid Transacons wee
had fully & effectually obeyed yo^r Royall commands sufficiently
provided against our present misfortunes, & secured our repu-
tacons from the censure of posterity for neglecting ourselves
and them when an Instrument under the signature & Seale at
Armes of the Lord Baltemore in Absolute & Princely Tearmes,
prohibiting the Execution of the s^d Act & Articles for a cessacon

P. R. O.

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pers, Vol. 21,
No. 65.