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individual than any of the others, and according to 

 definite and well laid plans. Maryland does not show 

 this to the same degree that Pennsylvania does, yet as 

 early as the year of its founding, Lord Baltimore 

 gave minute directions for the choice of the "Plan- 

 tacon Site"; and further instructed, "That they 

 cause all the Planters to build their houses in as decent 

 .and uniforme a maner as their abilities and the place 

 will afford, & neere adioyning one to another, and for 

 that purpose to cause streetes to be marked out where 

 they intend to place the towne and to oblige every man 

 to buyld one by another according to that rule and 

 that they cause divisions of Land to be made adioyn- 

 ing on the back sides of their houses and to be assigned 

 unto them for gardens and such uses according to the 

 proportion of every ones building and adventure and 

 as the conveniency of the place will afford which his 

 Lordship referreth to their discretion, but is desirous 

 to have a particular account from them what they do 

 in it, that his Lo pp may be satisfied that every man 

 hath iustice done unto him." Further on they are in- 

 structed to "imploy their servants in planting of suf- 

 ficient quantity of corne and other provision of vic- 

 tuall and that they do not suffer them to plant any 

 other comodity whatsoever before that be done in suf- 

 ficient proportion which they are to observe yearly." 

 This strict injunction with regard to the planting 



