2 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



forty-third degree. The said land to extend westward five degrees ia 

 longitude, to be computed from the said eastern bounds; and the said 

 lands to be bounded on the north by the beginning of the three and 

 fortieth degree of northern latitude, and, on the south, by a circle, drawn 

 at twelve miles distance from Neio Castle^ northward and westward, unto 

 the beginning of the fortieth degree of northern latitude; and then by a 

 straight line westward to the limits of longitude above mentioned. 



SECTION II. 

 " We do also give and grant unto the said William Penn^ his heirs and 

 assigns, the free, and undisturbed use, and continuance in, and passage unto, 

 and out of all and singular ports, harbours, bays, waters, rivers, isles and 

 inlets, belonging unto, or leading to, and from, the country, or islands 

 aforesaid, and all the soils, lands, fields, woods, underwoods, mountains, 

 hills, fenns, isles, lakes, rivers, waters, rivulets, bays and inlets, situated, 

 or being within, or belonging to, the limits, or bounds, aforesaid, together 

 with the fishing of all sorts of fish, whales, sturgeon, and all royal, and 

 other fishes, in the seas, bays, inlets, waters, or rivers, within the prem- 

 ises, and all the fish taken therein; and also all veins, mines, minerals and 

 quarries, as well discovered as not discovered, of gold, silver, gemms, and 

 precious stones, and all other whatsoever, be it stones, metals, or of any 

 other thing or matter whatsoever, found, or to be found, within the 

 country, isles, or limits, aforesaid. 



SECTION III. 

 "And him, the said William Penn^ his heirs and assigns, we do by this 

 our royal charter^ for us, our heirs and successors, make, create and con- 

 stitute the true and absolute proprietary of the country aforesaid, and of 

 all other the premises ; saving always to us, our heirs and successors, the 

 faith and allegiance of the said William Pem\ his heirs and assigns, and 

 of all other proprietaries, tenants and inhabitants, that are, or shall be, 

 within the territories and precincts aforesaid; and saving also unto us, 

 our heirs and successors, the sovereignty of the aforesaid country; to 

 have, hold, possess and enjoy the said tract of land, country, isles, inlets, 

 and other the premises, unto the said William, Penn^ his heirs and assigns, 

 forever, to be holden of us, our heirs and successors, kings of England, 

 as of our castle of Windsor, in the county of Berks, in free and common 

 soccage, by fealty only, for all services and not in capite, or by knight 

 service : yielding and paying therefore to us, our heirs and successors, two 

 Beaver skins, to be delivered at our castle of Wi7idsor, on the first day of 

 January, in every year ; and also the fifth part of all gold, and silver oar, 

 which shall, from time to time, happen to be found within the limits 

 aforesaid, clear of all charges. And of our further grace, certain knowl- 

 edge, mere motion. We have thought fit to erect, and we do hereby erect, 



