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 England; with conditions in each grant, "That every purchaer hould pay down twenty per cent of the whole purchae money, together with ixpence terling per acre, for the expence of urveying the land; and that, the remainder of the purchae money hould be ecured by bonds; to be paid by equal intallments, in the pace of five years, next after the date of the grant. That, each purchaer hould keep on the lands o by him purchaed, one white man, or two white women for every hundred acres of land, as it became cleared; for the purpoe of cultivating the ame. Or in default thereof, or non payment of the remainder of the purchae money, the lands were to be forfeited to his Majety, his heirs and ucceors."

The Commiioners were alo impowered to execute leaes to the French inhabitants, of uch lands as were found in their poeion at the