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 The Commiioners were likewie impowered to make grants, under the Great Seal, of lots to poor ettlers; to uch Englih ubjects, as hould be deemed fit objects of his Majety's bounty; in allotments of not more than thirty acres of land, to any one peron. With authority alo to the aid Commiioners, to reerve and keep uch lands, in the moft convenient parts of the iland as they hould think proper for fortifications, and the ue of his Majety's army, and navy. Together with a boundary of fifty feet from the ea hore, round the whole iland; and reerving all mines, of gold and ilver, which might thereafter be dicovered there, for the ue of his Majety, his heirs and ucceors.

This iland is 29 miles in length, and 16 miles in breadth, but in ome parts it is