Act for Naturalization of Children of James NEALE, 20 Apr 1666; Maryland

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[20 April 1666]

    To the Right Honble. the Lord Proprietary of Maryland
      The humble Peticon of Capn. James Neale

   Humbly Sheweth Whereas your Peticoner hath lived divers
yeares in Spain and Portugall following the trade of Marchan-
dize and likewise was there imployed by his Majesty of great
Brittaine and his Royall highnesse the Duke of Yorke in
Severall Emergent Affaires as by the Comissions herewith pre-
sented may appeare, dureing which tyme of his abode in those
partes he had four Children borne by his Lawfull wife Anna
Neale vizt. Henieretta Maria Janees Dorothy & Anthony Neale
which four he hath now liveing in the Province of Maryland
wherefore your peticoner most humbly prayeth your Lordship
that itt may be ordeined Enacted and Established by your
Honnor your Honourable Councell of State and the Comons
of this present Assembly and by the Authority of the same
your peticoners Children and every of them shall from hence-
forth be adjudged reputed and taken to be your Honnrs. Natu-
reall people and as persons Natureally & Lawfully borne with-
in this your Province of Maryland  And alsoe that they and
every of them shall and may from henceforth by the same Au-
thority be enabled and adjudged able to all intents and Con-
struccons to demand Challenge aske have hold and enjoy lands
tenements & hereditaments and Rents as heir or heirs to any
of their Ancestors by reason of any discent Remayne or come
to them or any of them by any other Lawfull Conveyance or
meanes whatsoever or which hereafter shall come &ca.  As if
they and every of them had been your Lorships natureall
people borne and to hold and enjoy to them and every of them
Ioyntly and severally lands tenements & hereditaments or
Rents by way of purchase gift grant or otherwise of any per-
son or persons to all Construccons and purposes as though they
and every of them had been your Lordships Natureall borne
people And alsoe that they and every of them from henceforth
may and shall be Enabled to prosecute maintaine and avow
Iustifie and defend all manner of Accons suites Plaintes and
other demands whatsoever as liberally frankly fully Lawfully
Surely and freely as if they and any of them had been Natu-
really brone within this Province of Maryland and as any other
person Naturally borne within the same may in any wise Law-
fully doe any act law statute provisoe custome ordinanace or
other thing whatsoever had made ordeined or done to the 
Contrary in any wise nothwithstanding
            And your peticoner shall ever pray as in
            duty &ca

   Vnder wch is thus written.

   Lett this bee sent to the Lower howse for their Consent.
                              John Gittings Clr.

   The Lower Howse wthout any further Consideraon doe will-
ingly comply & consent that the Petrs. Prayer may bee graunted.
                              Willm. Bretton Clk