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Scliloug, Henry Michael Immel, Felix Miller, Martin Weybrecht, Fredrick EiKhelber<,'cr, 

 Sebastian Fink, Hans Adam Schreiner, Christian Lani^, Casjjar Tiller, Anthony Bret- 

 ter, Leonhard EUniaker, Andreas Bersinger, Hans Graft; Ja.^olt Hartnian, Thcophilus 

 Hartman, Theophilus Hartman, jr., Benjamin Witmer, Abrahani Witmer, ,Tf>hanncs 

 Pinkley, Turst Buckwalter, Henry Neaf, jr., Valentine Ilergelrat, Henry Basseler, 

 Johan Stetler, Leonhard Homier, Leonhard Heyer, Peter Schell, Johan Xohaker, Nich- 

 olas Miller, Johan Hock, Thomas Knoppenheiler, Michael Knoppenhefler, Christian 

 Leman, George Unrook, Jacob Schefter, Valentine KelTci-, Jacob Etshbcrger, Hennan 

 Walburn, Caspar Reed, Christian Manusmith, Nicholas Kutts, George Weyrick, Clnls- 

 topher Ley, Jacob Lower, Hans Moor, Johannes Blnm, George Steitz, Erasmus Buck- 

 enmeyer, and George Graft', inhabitants of the connty of Lancaster; being of tlie Pro- 

 testant or Reformed Religion, and subjects of the Emperor of Germany, anil other 

 Princes, now in amity with the King of Great Britain, having transported themselves 

 with their families and eftects into this province, and being desirous to be made par- 

 takers of the immunities, belonging to the natural born subjects of this province; and 

 to be more effectually secured of those privileges and advantages granted by his .said 

 late Majesty King Charles the Second, to persons coming into this Province to settle 

 and inhabit, they having (as a testimony of their fidelity and affection to his present 

 Majesty King George the Second and the Crowai of Great Britain) taken the qualifica- 

 tions to his Majesty and his government by law appointed and enjoined to be taken, 

 obtained leave to bring in this bill to the present Assenrbly. 



Therefoi-e may it please the Governor that it may be enacted. And be it enacted by 

 George Thomas, Esq., Lieutenant Governor with the Royal approbation, under the 

 honourable John Penn, Thomas Penu, and Richard Penn, Esqs., true and absolute 

 Proprietaries and Governors of the Province of Pennsylvania, that they the said ^Mi- 

 chael Albert, William Albert, Leonhard Bender, George Miller, John Bushnng, Nicholas 

 Candle, John Hagey, Charles Keller, Stephen Remsberger, Ludovick Dettenburn, Jacob 

 Bare, junior, John Leiberger, Michael Becker, John Peter Coolier, Christian Lawer, 

 -John Libough, Bartholomew Shaver, Caspar Stump, Jacob Becker, Tobias Pickle, Peter 

 Rutt, George Klein, Paul Tittenhoffer, Mattliias Tise, George Ludovick Horst, Sebas- 

 tian Graft', Johan Henry Basseler, Matthias Jung, Jacob Scliloug, Henry Michael Immel, 

 Felix Miller, IVLartin Weybrecht, Friedrick Eighelberger, Sebastian Fink, Hans Adam 

 Schreiner, Christian Lang, Caspar Tiller, Anthony Bretter, Leonhard Ellmaker, An- 

 dreas Bersinger, Hans Graft', Jacob Hartman, Theophilus Hartman, Theophilus Hart- 

 man, junior, Benjamin Witmer, Abraham Witmer, Johannes Pinkley, Turst Buck- 

 waiter, Heniy Neaf, junior, Valentine Hergelrat, Henry Basseler, Johan Stetler, Leon- 

 hard Romler, Leonhard Heyer, Peter Schell, Johan Nohaker, Nicholas Miller, Johan 

 Hock, Thomas Knoppenhefter, Michael Knoppenhefler, Christian Leman, George Un- 

 rook, Jacob Schefter, Valentine Kefter, Jacob Etshberger, Hennan Walburn, Caspar 

 Reed, Christian j\Ianusmith, Nicholas Kutts, George AVejTick, Christopher Ley, Jacob 

 Lower, Hans IMoor, Johannes Blum, George Steitz, Erasnuis Buckeimieygr, and George 

 Graff, inhabitants of the county of Lancaster; and every of them, are hereby declared, 

 and shall at all times hereafter be esteemed and taken, to all intents and purposes, to 

 be and to have been, since their first arrival in this Province, free and fully able, and 

 capable to trade, trffick, load, freight, and transport all and all manner of Goods, Wares 

 and Merchandizes, not by laAV prohibited to be imported or exported, as if they and 

 every of them had been the natural liege people and subjects of the king of Great 

 Britain, born in this Province of Pennsylvania; and also they and each of them shall 

 and are hereby enabled, and adjudged able to all intents, constructions and purpo.ses 

 whatsoever, as well to demand, take, have and enjoy any privileges and immunities 

 belonging to his Majesty's Liege People, and Natural Subjects of this Province, as also 

 to have and enjoy all lands and tenements, and all other hereditaments, by way of pur- 

 chase or gift, of any person or persons whatsoever; and also to prosecute, pursue, 



