386 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. — Mch. 1659/60.

P. R. O.

Colonial En-
try Book

No. 53

The Lord Proprietarys assent to the eighteene Lawes before
written by an Instrument under his Lordship's hand and seale
as followeth.

[6 August 1650.]

Caecilius absolut Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon, Lord Barren of Baltemore &c To our
right trusty and well beloved William Stone Esq- our Lieu^t
tenant of our said Province of Maryland and to our right
trusty and well beloved the upper and lower house of our
Generall Assembly there and to all others in our sayd province
of Maryland for the tyme beeinge.
Whereas wee understand that certaine lawes or Acts
passed by the major parte of our Generall Assembly there
Aprill one thousand, six hundred forty nine assented unto by
Lieut^t William Stone, and som in Aprill last not unto by
him, wee (being very deseirous in what wee may to our
sayd Assembly from whome wee find a greate deseire parts
of complyance with us whearof wee are very sensible caused
eighteene of the said acts or lawes, as wee approuve of
engroced together in parchm^t and to bee heere unto annexed
under greate seale at Armes, and seigned alsoe by us de-
claring our assent unto the sayd Acts or Lawes soe annexed
heere unto sayd. And wee doe heerby with the consent
of our upper and lower house of our Generall Assembly there
enact them as Lawes our sayd Province of Maryland will-
inge and requireinge our Lieu^t there for the tyme being to
cause our greate seale of the said Province be affixed unto
them, and to publish them as Lawes there to bee observed
all People within our sayd Province and the Hands therunto
belonging the tyme beinge under the penaltys therin con-
tayned. And wee doe give power to our Lieu^t of our sayd
Province of Maryland for tyme beinge, till wee or our heires
shall sygnifie our or their pleasure the contrary, from tyme
to tyme to assent in our name to any tempo Lawes to con-
tinue in force there for som certayne tyme only that semd
necessary or convenient for the good of our Colony there notw
inge any thinge to the contrary in our commission to our
sayd Lieu^t William Stone dated the sixt of August one
thousand six hundred f eigh^t Provided neverthelesse that
noe Lawe be assented unto by our Lieu^t there for the tyme
beeinge, which shall in any kinde bee or repugnant to any
of the acts or Lawes heere unto annexed and unto us as
aforesayd, or to any other Lawes which wee have formerly
or shall heere after assent unto by any speciall writinge under
our and seale at Armes and consented unto by the major
parte of our Assembly there or which shalbe repugnant or