THE CHAKTER OF CHARLES THE SECOND. 9 



army belongetli, or hath accustomed to belong, as I'ully and freely as any 

 captain general of an army hath ever had the same. 



SECTION XVII. 



"And furthermore, of our special grace, and of our certain knowledge 

 and mere motion, we have given and granted, and, by these presents, for 

 us, our heirs and successors, do fgive and grant unto tlie said William 

 Penn^ his heirs and assigns, full and absolute power, license and authority, 

 that he, the said Williani Penu, his heirs and assigns, from time to time 

 hereafter forever, at his or their own will and pleasure, may assign, alien, 

 grant, demise, or enfeoff of the premises so many, and such parts and 

 parcels to him, or them, that shall be willing to purchase the same, as 

 they shall think fit ; to have and to hold to them, the said person, or 

 persons willing to take and purchase, their heirs and assigns, in fee sim- 

 ple, or fee tail, or for the term of life, lives, or years, to be held of the 

 said William Penn^ his heirs, or assigns, as of the said seigniory of Witid- 

 sor, by such services, customs, or rents, as shall seem meet to the said 

 William Penn^ his heirs, or assigns, and not immediately of us, our heirs 

 or successors. 



SECTION XVIII. 



"And to the same person, or persons, and to all and every of them, we 

 do give and grant, by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, 

 license, authority and power, that such person or persons may take the 

 premises, or any parcel thereof, of the aforesaid William Penn, his heirs 

 or assigns, and the same to hold to themselves, their heirs and assigns, in 

 what estate of inheritance soever, in fee simple, or in fee tail, or other- 

 wise, as to him the said William Perm, his heirs or assigns, shall seem 

 expedient : The statute made, in the parliament of Edward, the son of 

 King Henry, late King of England, our predecessor (commonly called 

 the statute, ' Qiua Em,ptores Terrarum' lately published in our kingdom 

 of England) in any wise notwithstanding. 



SECTION XIX. 



"And by these presents, we give and grant license unto the said Wil- 

 liam Penn and his heirs, and likewise to all, and every such person, or 

 persons, to whom the said William Penn, or his heirs, shall, at any time 

 hereafter, grant any estate, or inheritance, as aforesaid, to erect any par- 

 cels of land, within the province aforesaid, into manors, by and with the 

 license, to be first had and obtained, for that purpose, under the hand 

 and seal of the said William Penn, or his heirs; and, in every of the said 

 ma7iors, to have and hold a Court-Baron, with all things what.soever,^ 

 which to a Court-Baron do belong, and to have and to hold View of 

 Frank Pledge, for the conservation of the peace, and the better govern- 

 ment of those parts, by themselves, or their stewards, or by the lords for 



