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 of any of the nobility of Great Britain or Ireland.

It was provided that the new province should not be held or reputed a part of, or subordinate to, the land of Virginia, or any other colony alread transported, or thereafter to he transported.

It may well be supposed that when Ralph Morton gazed upon the fair and ample parchment, with its broad red seal, giving him such vast, almost royal powers, his heart swelled with exultation.