6 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



soever of us, our heirs and successors, according to the laws made, or to 

 be made, within our kingdom of England^ and unto the said country, by 

 them, their servants or assigns, to transport all and singular their goods, 

 wares and merchandizes, as likewise all sorts of grain whatsoever, and 

 all other things whatsoever, necessary for food, or cloathing, not pro- 

 hibited, by the laws and statutes of our kingdom and dominions, to be 

 carried out of the said kingdom, without any let, or molestation of us, 

 our heirs and successors, or of any of the officers of us, our heirs or suc- 

 cessors; saving always to us, our heirs and successors, the legal imposi- 

 tions, customs, or other duties and payments for the said wares and 

 merchandizes, by any law or statute, due, or to be due, to us, our heirs 

 and successors. 



SECTION X. 



"And we do further, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant 

 unto the said William Penn^ his heirs and assigns, free and absolute 

 power to divide the said country and islands into towns, hundreds and 

 counties, and to erect and incorporate towns into burroughs, and bur- 

 roughs into cities, and to make and constitute fairs and markets therein, 

 Avith all other convenient privileges and immunities, according to the 

 merits of the inhabitants, and the fitness of the places, and to do all, and 

 every other thing and things, touching the premises, which to him, or 

 them, shall seem meet and requisite; albeit they be such, as of their own 

 nature might otherwise require a more special commandment and war- 

 rant, than, in these presents, is expressed. 



SECTION XI. 



" We will also, and, by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, 

 we do give and grant license, by this our charter, unto the said William 

 Penn, his heirs and assigns, and to all the inhabitants and dwellers in 

 the province aforesaid, both present and to come, to import, or unlade, 

 by themselves, or their servants, factors or assigns, all merchandizes and 

 goods whatsoever, that shall arise of the fruits and commodities of the 

 said province, either by land or sea, into any of the ports of us, our heirs, 

 or successors, in our kingdom of England^ and not into 2a\j other country 

 whatsoever; and we give him full power to dispose of the said goods, 

 in the said ports; and, if need be, within one year after the unlading of 

 the same, to lade the said merchandize and goods again, into the same, 

 or other ships, and to transport the same into any other countries, either 

 ©f our dominions, or foreign, according to law ; provided always, that 

 they pay such customs and impositions, subsidies and duties for the same, 

 to us, our heirs and successors, as the rest of our subjects of our king- 

 dom of England^ for the time being, shall be bound to pay, and do ob- 

 serve the acts of navigation, and other laws, in that behalf made. 



