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2. That the sail proportion of land shalbe set forth unto them 

 within six weekes after notice given by them under their hands or 

 the hands of some of them on the behalfe of the rest unto His High- 

 nes Comaunder in Chife or Com s there appointed for that purpose 

 of their resolutions to remove and of the tyme they intend to be 

 upon the place./. 



3. That they shall have libertie for the space of seaven yeares to 

 hunt take and dispose of to their owae use such horses and other 

 cattle as are or shalbe upon the said Island the same not being 

 marked by or belonging to other planters : subject neverthelesse to 

 such rules and directions as to their hunting and takeing of horses 

 cattle and other beasts out of their owne bounds and limitts as shall 

 from time to time be made by the persons authorized by His High- 

 nes for manageing the affaires of the said Island./. 



4. That they shall hold the said land with all howses edifices 

 woods trees proffitts and advantages thereupon to them and their heires 

 forever to bee held in free and comon soccage without any rent for 

 the first seven yeares and then one penny an acre and by noe other 

 rent tenure or service whatsoever./. 



5. That after the said proportions of land are sett fortfh as afore- 

 said His Highnes or his successors upon the desire of the owners 

 thereof shall by Letters Pattents under the Great Seale of England 

 or by such other sure waies as shalbe divised by their councell 

 learned in the law give graunt and confirme unto him or them their 

 heires and assignes the said proporcons of land together with all and 

 singular the priviledges jurisdictions profftts and advantages which 

 are intended hereby to be enioyed by them with power jto erect and 

 create any mannor or mannors with tenures in free and comon soccage 

 within such plantacon and plantacons as shalbe capeable thereof./. 



6. That they shall hould and enioy all and singular mines of copper 

 iron tinn and other mineralls whatsoever excepting (gould and silver 

 mines) and all mines of quaries, coale, stone allum or other mines 

 whatsoever (except as aforesaid) within the circuite meetes or bounds 

 of the said severalle respective proportions of land and also all fishings 

 and piscaries whatsoever upon or within any of the lakes streames or 

 rivers within their meetes and bounds and also full power and authoritie 

 to man and send forth to sea and unto any the coasts and shoares roades 

 harbo r s andcreekes within or neere the said Island any shipps boates 

 or other vessells to fish for find out or take any pearles, precious stones 

 or Jewells therein being and to enjoy the same to his or theire owne 

 use or uses rendriog and payeing to the Governor of the said Island 

 for the tyme being or to such other person or persons for the tyme be- 

 ing as His Highnes shall authorize to receive the same to His Highnes 

 use the full fift part only and noe more of all such pearles precious 

 stones and Jewells as shalbe gost found and taken as aforesaid and also 

 one tenth part of all such mettall as shalbe had found and gianed in 

 the mines graunted hereby to the aforesaid planters./. 



7. That noecustome excise impost or other dutie shalbe set or im- 

 posed for the space of three yeares to be accompted from the 29th of 

 8eptemb r w ct shalbe in the yeare of our Lord 1656 upon any of their 

 goods & merchandizes of the growth pduction or jnanufacture of the 

 said Island which they shall transport into this Comonwealth nor shall 



