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 the time of the urrender of the iland; and which lands were thus leaed to thoe inhabitants, who were deirous of keeping them in poeion, on conideration of their taking the oaths of allegiance to his Britannic Majety.

Thee leaes were executed for a term, not les than even, ome fourteen, and others for forty years abolute; renewable at the time limited for the expiration of the ame. With conditions in every leae, "That the poeor, his heirs or aigns, hould pay to his Majety, his heirs or ucceors, the um of two hillings terling per annum, for every acre of land, of which the leae hould conit." "And, that they hould not ell or dipoe of their lands, without the conent and approbation of the Governor, or Commander in chief of that iland, for the time being." The