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 pirates, and other enemies, Morton, his successors, and their lieutenants were to have power to exercise martial law and military power "as full and unrestrained as any captain-general of an army hath or ever hath had."

To facilitate the peopling of the province, it was provided that all persons except those expressly forbidden should he free to emigrate to the province. The inhabitants of the province were to have all the privileges and rights of the subjects residing in England. They were to have the right to trade with all nations, and were to be burdened with no more customs duties than the other subjects of the kingdom of England.

Morton was to have power to establish ports of entry and levy import duties.

Morton and his heirs were to have power to convey "what estate of inheritance soever, in fee simple or fee tail, or otherwise, as to them shall seem expedient."

He was empowered to coin money of gold, silver, and copper, the gold and silver coins to be of the same fineness as those of the English mint.

He was empowered to grant titles of nobility, provided they were not the same as the titles