Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75. 47

further Ordered that the said Farmers of his Majestys Customs
do speedily Return unto his Majesty in Council or unto one of
his Majestys Principal Secretarys of State the names of such
persons as they design to employ in his Majestys Respective
Plantations not only for his Majestys approbation but to be
Authorized to Administer the Oath for Observing the said Act
for Encreasing and Encouraging of Shipping and Navigation
the Act for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in his
Majestys Customs and the Act for Encouraging trade and all
the parts and Branches thereof and that the said Officers be
Required to Give frequent Advice unto the farmers of their
proceedings and they unto his Majesty and Council to the end
if they neglect or Offence be Committed they may be Re-
dressed and punished
Edw^d Walker

Liber A. M.
p. 56

An Ordinance of the Right Honble the Lord Proprie-
tary of this Province of Maryl^d for the erecting of several
Ports within the same

Forasmuch as it is necessary for the good of Trade that Cer-
tain Ports within this Province of Maryland be appointed for
the Lading and unlading of Merchandize his Lordship doth
hereby Ordain make erect Constitute and appoint that the
several places hereafter mentioned and none other unless by
the particular appointment of his Lordship and his heirs or his
or their Lieu^t or Lieu^ts Chief Governors of the said Province
for the time being that is to say in S^t Marys County in Saint
Georges River afore the City of S^t Marys in Charles County
in Wicocomico River as near the Town land as Ships and other

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Vessels can conveniently Ride in Calvert County in Patuxent
River afore Harrington and afore Calverton in Battle Creek in
the same River in Ann Arundell afore the Town Land pur-
chased of Richard Acton and afore Herrington in Herring
Creek in the same County in Baltimore County afore the Town
Land in Bush River and Sassafrax River in Talbot County
afore the Town Land in Chester River and afore the Town
Land in Truduven in Choptank in the same County in Kent
County in the Creek afore Morgans Plantation in Somerset
County afore Iames Iones his plantation shall be the Sole and
only Seaports Havens Stations Creeks and places for the Load-
ing and unloading and depositing of all and all manner of
Goods Wares & Merchandises out of or into all & all Manner
of Ships Barks Boats or other Vessels whatsoever repairing
into or going out of this Province of Maryland or any the
Islands Territories or places thereto Belonging and that no
person or persons whatsoever inhabiting or hereafter to inhabit
repairing or hereafter to repair into or in the said Province

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