CHAP. HI.] 



WEST INDIES, 



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habitants of Jamaica, as a solemn recognition and 

 confirmation by the crown, of those rights which arc 



obliged to serve in armies upon any insurrection, mutiny, or 

 forraint invasion, and that the said assignments and allotments 

 shall be made and confirmed under the publique seale of the 

 said island, with power to create any mannur or mannors, 

 and with such convenient and suitable priveledgcs and imuni- 

 ties as the grantee shall reasonably desire and require, and a 

 draught of such assignment shall bee prepared by our learned 

 councell in the lawe, and delivered to ihe governor to that pur- 

 pose, and that all fishings and pischaries, and all copper, 

 lead, tin, iron, coales and all ether mines (except gold and 

 silver) within such respective allotments shall bee enjoyed by 

 the grantees thereof, reserving only a twentieth part of the pro- 

 duct of the said mines to our use. Aqd wee doe further pub- 

 lish and declare, that all children of any of our naturall-borr.e 

 subjects of England, to bee borne in "Jamaica^ shall from 

 their respective births, bee reputed to bee, and shall bee, 

 free Denizens of England; and shall have the same prive- 

 leges, to all intents and purposes, as our free-borne subjects 

 of England, and that all free persons shall have libertie with- 

 out interruption, to transport themselves, and their families 

 and any their goods (except onley coyne and bullion) from 

 any our dominions and territories to the said island of Jamai- 

 ca. And wee doe strictly charg-e and command all planters, 

 soldiers, and othc:s, upon the said island, to yield obedience 

 to the lawful! commands of our right trusty and weibeloved 

 Thomas Loid Windsor, now our governor of our said island, 

 and to every other governor thereof for the tyme being, under 

 paine of our displeasure and such penalties as may bee in- 

 flicted thereupon. Given at our courte at Whitehall, ibe 

 fourteenth day of December. P'. ipm\ Reeem. 



This is a true copy of the original record remaining in the Chap - 

 pie of the Rolls , baling been examined by me 



Henry Rooke, C/" r .f tie Re!:;. 

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