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122 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
the ages aforesaid to inhabitt and plant there and unto his heirs for ever a grant of one
hundred acres of land of like measure for himself, and one hundred acres more for his
wife, (if he brought any,) and for and in respect to every servant, and fifty acres for
every child under the age of sixteen years, for the rent of 10 lb. of wheat yearly for every
fifty acres.
" And to every other adventurer which hath adventured to transport men into our
said province of the age aforesaid in the years of our Lord 1634 and 1635, for every ten
men which such adventurer did bring into our said province in either of the said years,
and to his heirs for ever a grant of two thousand acres of land of the like measure for
the yearly rent of 600 lb. weight of good wheat, and to every other adventurer which in
either of the said years did bring a less number than ten men as aforesaid, and to his
heirs forever, a grant of one hundred acres of land (of like measure) for himself, and
one hundred acres for his wife, (if he brought any,) and for and in respect of every such
servant one hundred acres, and for every child under the age of sixteen years fifty acres,
for the yearly rent of 70 lb. weight of wheat for every fifty acres.
" And to every other adventurer which hath adventured to plant and transport any
men into our said province, since the year of our Lord 1635, or which at any time here-
( after shall transport any men of the age aforesaid, to inhabit and plant there until some
other or further condition of plantation shall by us be propounded and published to adventurers, and an authentic copy of such conditions by us signed and transmitted into our
said province for every five men. which he or they shall so transport thither, and to his
or her heirs for ever, a grant of one thousand acres of English measure for the yearly
rent of twenty shillings to be paid in the commodities of the country, for every such
thousand acres, and to every other adventurer which within the time next aforementioned, hath or shall transport any number of persons less than five a grant of one
hundred acres of land for him or herself, and one hundred more for and in respect of his
wife, (if he brought any,) and as much for and in respect of every man servant, and fifty
acres more for and in respect of every child under the age of sixteen years, and for in
respect of every maid under the age of forty years which he or she hath or shall so
transport thither, and to his or her heirs for ever, for the yearly rent of twelve pence for
every fifty acres.
"And we do further will and authorize you, that every two thousand acres,
and every three thousand acres, and every one thousand acres of land so to be
passed or granted as aforesaid unto any adventurer or adventurers, be erected,
and created into a manor to be called by such name as the adventurer or adventurers
shall desire.
" And we do hereby further authorize you, that you cause to be granted unto every
of the said adventurers within every of their said manors respectively, and to his or their
heirs a court-baron and court-leet, to be from time to time held within every such manor
respectively. And to the end you may the better be informed in what manner to pass
every such grant, court and courts as aforesaid, according to our intention, We have sent
unto you under our hand and seal a draught of a grant of a manor court-leet and court-
baron, and a grant of a freehold, which precedents you are to follow, changing only the
adventurers' names, the rents and conditions of plantation as the case shall require; for
doing whereof this shall be your sufficient warrant. So we bid you heartily farewell.
Given at Portsmouth, the eighth of August, 1636. Signed u ^ BALTIMORE "
Baltimore evidently hoped, by these favorable conditions, to attract men of
means, who, by bringing with them parties of tenants or dependants, at their
own expense, might thus acquire large manorial rights. He may have entertained at the time the idea of establishing an upper house of the great
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000147 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 122 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. the ages aforesaid to inhabitt and plant there and unto his heirs for ever a grant of one hundred acres of land of like measure for himself, and one hundred acres more for his wife, (if he brought any,) and for and in respect to every servant, and fifty acres for every child under the age of sixteen years, for the rent of 10 lb. of wheat yearly for every fifty acres. " And to every other adventurer which hath adventured to transport men into our said province of the age aforesaid in the years of our Lord 1634 and 1635, for every ten men which such adventurer did bring into our said province in either of the said years, and to his heirs for ever a grant of two thousand acres of land of the like measure for the yearly rent of 600 lb. weight of good wheat, and to every other adventurer which in either of the said years did bring a less number than ten men as aforesaid, and to his heirs forever, a grant of one hundred acres of land (of like measure) for himself, and one hundred acres for his wife, (if he brought any,) and for and in respect of every such servant one hundred acres, and for every child under the age of sixteen years fifty acres, for the yearly rent of 70 lb. weight of wheat for every fifty acres. " And to every other adventurer which hath adventured to plant and transport any men into our said province, since the year of our Lord 1635, or which at any time here- ( after shall transport any men of the age aforesaid, to inhabit and plant there until some other or further condition of plantation shall by us be propounded and published to adventurers, and an authentic copy of such conditions by us signed and transmitted into our said province for every five men. which he or they shall so transport thither, and to his or her heirs for ever, a grant of one thousand acres of English measure for the yearly rent of twenty shillings to be paid in the commodities of the country, for every such thousand acres, and to every other adventurer which within the time next aforementioned, hath or shall transport any number of persons less than five a grant of one hundred acres of land for him or herself, and one hundred more for and in respect of his wife, (if he brought any,) and as much for and in respect of every man servant, and fifty acres more for and in respect of every child under the age of sixteen years, and for in respect of every maid under the age of forty years which he or she hath or shall so transport thither, and to his or her heirs for ever, for the yearly rent of twelve pence for every fifty acres. "And we do further will and authorize you, that every two thousand acres, and every three thousand acres, and every one thousand acres of land so to be passed or granted as aforesaid unto any adventurer or adventurers, be erected, and created into a manor to be called by such name as the adventurer or adventurers shall desire. " And we do hereby further authorize you, that you cause to be granted unto every of the said adventurers within every of their said manors respectively, and to his or their heirs a court-baron and court-leet, to be from time to time held within every such manor respectively. And to the end you may the better be informed in what manner to pass every such grant, court and courts as aforesaid, according to our intention, We have sent unto you under our hand and seal a draught of a grant of a manor court-leet and court- baron, and a grant of a freehold, which precedents you are to follow, changing only the adventurers' names, the rents and conditions of plantation as the case shall require; for doing whereof this shall be your sufficient warrant. So we bid you heartily farewell. Given at Portsmouth, the eighth of August, 1636. Signed u ^ BALTIMORE " Baltimore evidently hoped, by these favorable conditions, to attract men of means, who, by bringing with them parties of tenants or dependants, at their own expense, might thus acquire large manorial rights. He may have entertained at the time the idea of establishing an upper house of the great |
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