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limits of such lands, rivers, ports and seas; also with the poiwer of improving, 

 levying- and receiving all tolls, customs, anchor-dues and other revenues of 

 the said towns, marts, fairs and the free ports ; and of owning and using 

 the same as freely in all respects as any greater or lesser Baron in o.ur 

 Kingdom of Scotland has enjoyed in any past, or could enjoy in any future 

 time ; with all other prerogatives, privileges, immunities, dignities, per- 

 quisites, profits, and dues concerning and belonging to said lands, seas, and 

 the boundaries thereof, which we ourselves can give and grant, as freely 

 and in as ample form as we or any of our noble ancestors granted any 

 charters, letters patent, enfeoffments, gifts, or commissions to any subjects 

 of whatever rank or character, or to any society or company leading out 

 such colonies into any foreign parts, or searching out foreign land in as 

 free and ample form as if the same were included in this present charter ; 

 alsio we miake, constitute and. ordain the said Sir William Alexander, his 

 heirs and assigns, or their deputies, our hereditaary Lieutenants-General, for 

 representirg our royal person, tooth by sea and by land, In the regions of 

 the sea, and on the coasts, and in the bounds aforesaid, both in seeking said 

 lands and remaining there and returning from the same ; to govern, rule, 

 punish and acquit all our subjects who may chance to visit or inhabit the 

 same, or who shall do business with the same, or shall "tarry in the said 

 places ; also, to pardon the same, and to establish such laws, statutes, con- 

 stitutions, orders, instructions, forms of governing and ceremonies of mag- 

 istrates in said bounds, as shall seem fit to Sir William Alexander himself, 

 or his aforesaids, for the government of the said region, or of the inhabitants 

 of the same, in all causes, both criminal and civil ; also, of changing and 

 altering the said laws, rules, forms and ceremonies, as often as he or his 

 afcresaids shall please for the good and convenience of said region ; so that 

 said laAYS may be as consistent as possible with those of our realm of Scot- 

 land. We also will that, in case of rebellion or sedition, he may use martial 

 law against delinquents or such as withdraw themselves from his power, as 

 freely as any lieutenant whatever of our realm or dominion, by virtue of the 

 office of lieutenant, has, or can have, the power to use, by excluding all 

 other officers of this our Scottish realm, on land or sea, who hereafter can 

 pretend to any claim, property, authority or interest in or to said lands or 

 province aforesaid, or any jurisdiction therein by virtue of any prior disposal 

 of patents ; and, that a motive may be offered to nohlemen for joining this 

 expedition and planting a colony in said lands, we, for ourselves and our 

 heirs and successors, with the advice and consent aforesaid, by virtue of our 

 present charter, do give and grant free and full power to the aforesaid Sir 

 William Alexander and his aforesaids, to confer favours, privileges, gifts and 

 honours to those who deserve them, with full power to the same, or any one 

 of them, who may have made bargains or contracts with 'Sir William, or 

 his deputies for the said lands, under his signature, or that. of his deputies, 

 and under the seal hereinafter described, to disipose of and convey any part 

 or parcel of said lands, ports, harbours, rivers or of any part of the premises; 

 also, of erecting machines of all sorts, introducing arts or sciences or practising 

 the same, in whole or in part, as he shall judge to be to their advantage ; 

 also, to give, grant and bestow such offices, titles, rights and powers, maka 

 and appoint such captains, officers, bailiffs, governors, clerks and all other 

 officers, clerks and ministers of royalty, barony and town, for the execution 

 of justice within the bounds of said lands, or on the way to these lands by 

 sea, and returning from the same, as shall seem necessary to him, according 

 to the qualities, conditions and deserts of the persons who may happen to 

 dwell in any of the colonies of said province, or in any part of the same, or 

 who may risk their goods and fortunes for the advantages and increase of the 

 same ; also, of removing the same persons from office, transferring or chang- 

 ing them, as far as it shall seem expedient to him and his aforesaids. 



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