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commonly called Cape of Sable, lying near the forty-third degree of nofth 

 latitude, or thereabouts ; from this Capa stretching' along the shores of 

 the sea, westward to the roadstead of St. Mary, commonly called Saint Mary's 

 Bay, and thence northward by a straight line, crossing the entrance, or 

 mouth, of that great roadstead which runs towards the eastern part of the 

 land between the countries of the Suriqui and Etchimini, commonly called 

 Suriquois and Etechemines, to the river generally known by the name of St. 

 Croix, and to the remotest springs, or source, from the western side of the 

 same, which empty into the first mentioned river ; thence by an imaginary 

 straight line which is conceived to extend through the land, or run noirtihward 

 to the nearest bay, river or stream emptying into the great river of Canada ; 

 and going from that eastward along the low shores of tbe same river of Can- 

 ada, to the river, harbour, port or shore commonly known and called by the 

 name of Gathepe or Gaspie, and thence south-southeast to the isles called 

 Bacalaos, or Cape Breton, leaving the said isles on the right, and the mouth 

 of the said great river of Canada, or large bay, and the territory of New- 

 foundland with the islands belonging to the same lands, on the left ; thence 

 to the headland or point of Cape Breton aforesaid, lying near latitude 45 

 degrees, or thereabouts ; and from the said point of Cape Breton toward the 

 south and west to the above-mentioned Cape Sable, where the boundary 

 began ; including and containing within the said coasts and their circum- 

 ference, from sea to sea, all lands of the continent with the rivers, falls, 

 bays, shores, islands, or seas, lying near or within six leagues on any side 

 of the same on the west, north or east sides of the same coasts and bounds 

 and on the south- southeast (where Cape Breton lies) and on the south side 

 of the same (where Cape Sable is) all seas and islands southward within 

 forty degrees of said sea-shore, thereby including the large island commonly 

 called Isle de Sable, or Sablon, lying towards Carban, in common speech, 

 soulh-southeast, about thirty leagues from the said Cape Breton seaward, 

 and being in latitude 44 degrees, or thereabouts. 



The above-described lands shall in all future time bear the name of New 

 Scotland in America, and also the aforesaid Sir William shall divide it into 

 parts and portions as seemeth best to him, and shall give names to the same 

 at his pleasure. 



With all mines, both the royal ones of gold and silver, and others of 

 iron, lead, copper, tin, brass and other minerals, with the power of mining 

 and causing to dig them from the earth, and of purifying and refining the 

 same, and converting to his own use, or that of others as shall seem best 

 to the said Sir William, his heirs or assigns, or to whomsoever it shall have 

 pleased him to establish in said lands, reserving only to us and our suc- 

 cessors a tenth part of the metal vulgarly known as ore of gold and 

 silver which shall be hereafter dug or obtained from the land ; leaving the 

 said Sir William and his aforesaids whatever of other metals of copper, 

 steel, iron, tin, lead or other minerals, we or our successors may be able in 

 any way to obtain from the earth, in order that thereby they may the more 

 easily bear the large expense of reducing the aforesaid metals ; together 

 with margarite, termed pearl, and any other precious stones, quarries, for- 

 ests, thickets, mosses, marshes, lakes, waters, fisheries, in both salt and 

 fresh water, and of both royal and other fish, hunting, hawking, and any- 

 thing that may be sold or inherited ; with full power, privilege and jurisdic- 

 tion of free royalty, chapelry, and chancery for ever ; with the gift and 

 right of patronage of churches, chapels and benefices ; with tenants, ten- 

 ancies and the services of those holding the same freely ; together with the 

 ofiîces of justiciary and admiralty within all the bounds respectively men- 

 tioned above; also with power of setting up states, free towns, free ports, vil- 

 lages and barony towns, and of establishing markets and fairs within the 

 bounds of said lands; of holding courts of Justice and admiralty within the 



