THE CHARTEK OF CHARLES THE SECOND. 3 



the aforesaid country and islands into a province and seigniory, and do 

 call it Pensilvania, and so from henceforth will have it called. 



SECTION IV. 



"And, for as much as, we have hereby made and ordained the afore- 

 said William Penn, his heirs and assigns, the true and absolute proprie- 

 taries of all the lands and dominions aforesaid. Know ye, therefore, that 

 we (reposing special trust and confidence in the fidelity, wisdom, justice 

 and provident circumspection of the said William Penn) for us, our heirs 

 and successors, do grant free, full and absolute power, by virtue of these 

 presents, to him and his heirs, to his, and their deputies and lieutenants, 

 for the good and happy government of the said country, to ordain, make 

 and enact, and, under his and their seals, to publish any laws whatsoever 

 for the raising of money for public uses of the said province, or for any 

 other end, appertaining either unto the public state, peace, or safety of 

 the said country, or unto the private utility of particular persons, accord- 

 ing unto their best discretion, and with the advice, assent and approba- 

 tion of the freemen of the said country, or the greater part of them, or 

 of their delegates, or deputies, whom, for the enacting of the said laws, 

 when, and as often as need shall require, we will that the said William 

 Penri^ and his heirs shall assemble, in such sort and form, as to him and 

 them shall seem best, and the same laws duly to execute, unto and upon 

 all people, within the said country and limits thereof. 



SECTION V. 



" And we do likewise give and grant unto the said William Penn^ and 

 to his heirs, and their deputies and lieutenants, full power and authority 

 to appoint and establish any Judges and Justices, Magistrates, and other 

 officers whatsoever, (for the probates of wills, and for the granting of ad- 

 ministration within the precincts aforesaid) and with what power soever, 

 and in such form, as to the said William Penn, or his heirs shall seem 

 most convenient: also to remit, release, pardon and abolish (whether 

 before judgment or after) all crimes and offences whatsoever, committed 

 within the said country, against the laws, (treason and wilful and mali- 

 cious murder only excepted, and in those cases, to grant reprieves, until 

 our pleasure may be known therein) and to do all and every other thing 

 and things, which unto the complete establishment of justice, unto courts 

 and tribunals, forms of judicature, and manner of proceedings do belong, 

 although, in these presents, express mention be not made thereof; and 

 by judges, by them delegated, to award process, hold pleas, and deter- 

 mine, in all the said courts and tribunals, all actions, suits and causes 

 whatsoever, as well criminal as civil, personal, real and mixt; which 

 laws, so as aforesaid, to be published, our pleasure is, and so we enjoin, 

 require and command, shall be most absolute and available in law; and 



