Wee being bound therunto by the Lawes both of God and man Doe recognize and acknowledge your Lordship's just title and right unto this province by the grant and donation of the late King Charles of England… and doe allsoe recognize and acknowledge your Lordshipp to bee true and absolute Lord and Proprietary of this province. And doe humbly submitt unto all power jurisdiction and Authority given granted and confirmed unto your Lordship and your heires in and by the said Grant and donation, and doe hereby submitt and obleige us our heires and posterityes for ever until the last dropp of our blood bee spent, to mayntaine uphold and defend your Lordship and your heires Lords and proprietarys of this Province in all the Royall Rights Jurisdictions Authorities and preheminences given granted and confirmed unto your lordship by the said grant and donation….

Forasmuch as the strength of the Lord Proprietary of this Province doth consist in the love and affection of his people on which hee doth resolve to relye upon all occasions for his supplyes both by sea and Land not doubting of their duty and Assistance upon all Just and Honoble occasions, Bee it therfore enacted by the Lord Proprietary with the Advice and Assent of the upper and lower house of this present Assembly that noe Subsidies ayde Customes taxes or impositions shall hereafter bee layd assessed, leavyed or imposed upon the freemen of this Province or on theire Merchandize Goods or Chatties without the Consent and Approbation of the freemen of this Province their Deputyes or the Major parte of them, first had and declared in a Generall Assembly of this Province.