thp: charter of charles the second. 11 



signify such their desire to the bishop of London, for the time being, that 

 any preacher, or preachers, to be approved of by the said bishop, may 

 be sent unto them, for their instruction ; that then such preacher, or 

 preachers, shall and may reside within the said province, without any 

 denial, or molestation whatsoever. 



SECTION XXIII. 



"And, if perchance hereafter any doubt or question should arise con- 

 cerning the true sense and meaning of any word, clause, or sentence, con- 

 tained in this our present charter, we will, ordain and command, that, at 

 all times, and in all things, such interpretation be made thereof, and 

 allowed, in any of our courts whatsoever, as shall be adjudged most ad- 

 vantageous and favorable unto the said William Penn, his heirs and as- 

 signs : Provided ahvays, no interpretation be admitted thereof, by which 

 the allegiance due unto us, our heirs and successors, may suffer any prej- 

 udice or diminution ; although express mention be not made, in these 

 presents, of the true yearly value, or certainty of the premises, or any 

 part thereof, or of other gifts and grants, made by us, and our progeni- 

 tors, or predecessors, unto the said William Penn: Any statute, act, or- 

 dinance, provision, proclamation, or restraint, heretofore had, made, pub- 

 lished, ordained, or provided, or any other thing, cause, or matter what- 

 soever, to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. In Witness 

 whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent : Witness 

 Ourself] at Westminster, the fourth day of March, in the three and thir- 

 tieth year of our reign, Annoque Domini one thousand six hundred and 

 eighty-one. 



"/?y vrit of Privy Seal, 



PIGOTT." 



