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THE HISTORY (W 



APPENDIX 



To the foregoing journal, containing the second charter to the proprietors of 

 ' Carolina, confirming and enlarging the first, and also several other acts 

 to which it refers. These are placed by themselves at the end of the book, 

 that they may not interrupt the thread of the story, and the reader will be 

 more at liberty whether he will please to read them or not, being something 

 dry and unpleasant. 



The second Charter granted brj King Charles II. to the Proprietors of 



Carolina.* 



Charles, by the grace of God, &c. : Whereas, by our letters patent, bear- 

 ing date the four and twentieth day of March, in the fifteenth year of our 

 reign, we were graciously pleased to grant unto our right trusty and right 

 well beloved cousin and counsellor, Edward, earl of Clarendon, our high 

 chancellor of England, our right ' trusty and right entirely beloved cousin 

 and counsellor, George, duke of Albemarle, master of our horse, our right 

 trusty and well beloved William, now earl of Craven, our right trusty and 

 well beloved counsellor, Anthony, lord Ashley, chancellor of our exchequer, 

 our right trusty and well beloved counsellor, sir George Carterett, knight 

 and baronet, vice chamberlain of our household, our right trusty and well 

 beloved, sir John Colleton, knight and baronet, and sir William Berldey, 

 knight, all that province, territory, or tract of ground, called Carolina, situate, 

 lying and being within our dominions of America, extending from the north 

 end of the island called Luke island, which lies in the southern Virginia seas, 

 and within six and thirty degrees of the northern latitude; and to the west 

 as far as the South seas ; and so respectively as far as the river of Mathias, 

 which bordereth upon the coast of Florida, and within one and thirty de- 

 grees of the northern latitude, and so west in a direct line as far as the South 

 seas aforesaid. Now know ye, that, at the humble request of the said 

 grantees in the aforesaid letters patent named, and as a further mark of our 

 especial favour towards them, we are graciously pleased to enlarge our said 

 grant unto them according to the bounds and limits hereafter specified, and 

 in favour to the pious and noble purpose of the said Edward, earl of Claren- 

 don, George, duke of Albemarle, William, earl of Craven, John, lord Berkley, 

 Anthony, lord Ashley, sir George Carterett, sir John Colleton and sir William 

 Berkley, we do give and grant to them, their heirs and assigns, all that pro- 

 vince, territory, or tract of ground, situate, lying and being within our do- 

 minions of America aforesaid, extending north and eastward as far as the 

 north end of Coratuck river or inlet, upon a straight westerly line to Wya- 

 noke creek, which lies within or about the degrees of thirty-six and thirty 

 minutes northern latitude, and so west in a direct line as far as the South 

 seas; and south and westward as far as the degrees of twenty-nine inclu- 

 sive northern latitude, and so west in a direct line as far as the South seas ; 

 together with all and singular ports, harbours, bays, rivers and inlets belong- 

 ing unto the province or territory aforesaid. And also, all the soil, lands, 

 fields, woods, mountains, ferms, lakes, rivers, bays and inlets, situate, or be- 



• As this charter is verj' long, and but a small portion of it has any relation to the sub- 

 ject of dispute between the two colonies, no more will be inserted here than so much as 

 precedes and embraces the matter in controversy. — Editor, 



