Cecilius...To all persons to whom these present shall come, greetings in our Lord God Everlasting. Whereas Thomas and Peter LAMORE, late of Virginia and subjects of the Crown of France having transported themselves into this Province hereto inhabitt (sic) have besought us to grant them the said Thomas and Peter LAMORE leave here to inhabitt and as free denizons [?] freedom land to them and to their heirs to purchase. Know ye that we willing to give due encouragement to the subjects of that Crown and hereby declare them the said Thomas and Peter LAMORE to be free denizens of this our Province of Maryland and go further for us our heirs and successors straightly enjoy in our consitutes and award command that they the said Thomas and Peter LAMORE be in all things held treated, reputed and esteemed of the faithful people of us our heirs and successors born within this our Province of Maryland and likewise any land and tenements, revenues, services and other heriditaments what so over within our said Province of Maryland may inheritt or otherwise purchase receive and take hold buy and possess and them may occupy and enjoy give sell aliene and bequeath as likewise all liberties franchizes and all priviledges of this our Province of Maryland freely quietly and peaceably have possess occupy and enjoy as our faithful people born or to be born within our said Province of Maryland and without the molestation and vexation trouble or grievance of us our heirs and successors and custom to the contrary and not withstanding. Given at Saint Maries and under our great Seal of our Province of Maryland this seventeenth day of November in the two and thirtieth year of our dominion over said Province of Maryland Anna Domino, 1663. Witness our dear son and heir Charles Calvert Esquire, General of our said Province of Maryland.