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Rh supporting of the publicke Charge of the said Government, and for the mutuaall safety defense and security of y$e$ Countyes.

5. Item by act as afores$e$ to erect within y$e$ said Countyes such soe many Baronyes and Manōrs with their necessary Courts, jurisdicc̄ons freedomes and priviledges as to them shall seeme convenient, as alsoe to devide y$e$ s$d$ Countyes into Hundreds Parishes Tribes or such other denizons and districc̄ons as they shall thinke fitt and the said Divisions to distinguish by what names we shall order or direct, and in default thereof by such names as they please As also within any part of y$e$ said Countyes to create and appoint such and soe many harbours Creekes and other places for y$e$ convenient ladeing and unlading of goods and merchandize out of shipps, boates and other vessells as they shall see expedient with such jurisdicc̄ons priveledges and francheses to such ports &c belonging as they shall judge most convenient to the gen$l$ good of y$e$ said plantac̄on or Countyes.

6. Item by these enacting to be confirmed as afores$d$ to erect rayse and build within the s$d$ Countyes or any part thereof such and soe many Forts Fortresses Castles Cittyes Corporac̄ons Borroughs Townes Villages and other places of strenkt and defence and them or any of them to incorporate with such Charters and priveledges as to them shall seeme good and our Charter will permit and the same or any of them to fortifie and furnish with such Proportions of ordinance powder shott Armor and all other Weapons Ammunition and Habillaments of warr both offensive and defensive as shalbe thought necessary and convenient for the safety and welfare of y$e$ s$d$ Countyes, but they may not at any time demolish dismantle or disfurnish the same without the consent of the Governor and the Major parte of the Councill of the County where such Forts Fortresses &c. shalbe erected and built.

7. Item by act as afores$d$ to constitute trayne bands and Companys with the number of souldiers for the safety strength and defence of the said Countyes and Province and of the Forts Castles Cityes &c to suppress all meutinyes and Rebellions. To make warr offensive and defensive with all Indians Strangers and Foraigners as they shall see cause and to persue any Enemy by sea as well as by land if need be out of y$e$ Lymitts and Jurisdicc̄ons of y$e$ s$d$ County with the perticculer consent of the Governor and under the Conduct of our Leut: Gen: or Commander in Cheife or whome he shall appoint.

8. Item by act as afores$d$ to give unto all strangers as to them shall seeme meete a Naturalizion and all such freedomes and priveledges within the s$d$ Countyes as to his Maj$ties$ subjects doe of right belong they swearing or subscribing as afores$d$ w$ch$ said strangers soe naturallized and priveledged shall alsoe have the same Imunityes from Customes as is granted by the Kinge to us and by us to y$e$ said Countyes and shall not be lyable to any other Customes then the rest of his Maj$ties$ subjects in the s$d$ Counties are but be in all respects accompted in the Province and Countyes aforesaid as the King’s naturall subjects.

9. Item by act as afores$d$ to prescribe y$e$ quantities of land which shalbe from time to time alotted to eavery free or Sarv$t$ male or female and to make and ordaine Rules for the casting of Lotts for Land and leying out of y$e$ same provided y$t$ these doe not their said prescriptions exceed y$e$ severall proportions which are hereby graunted