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with recorded iu the Kolls-officc, and kci^t at P/uladelj'hia ; uuless the 

 Governor and Assembly shall agree to appoint another place. 



V. "That all criminals shall have the same privileges of witnesses and 

 council, as their prosecutors. 



VI. " That no person, or persons, shall, or may, at any time hereafter, 

 be obliged to answer any complaint, matter or thing whatsoever, relating 

 to property, before the Governor and Council, or in any other place bu't 

 in the ordinary courts of justice, unless appeals thereunto shall be here- 

 after by law appointed. 



VII. " That no person within this government shall be licensed by the 

 Governor to keep ordinary, tavern, or house of public entertainment, but 

 such who are first recommended to him, under the hands of the justices of 

 the respective counties, signed in open court; which justices are, and shall 

 be hereby empowered to suppress and forbid any person keeping such 

 public house as aforesaid, upon their misbehaviour, on such penalties as 

 the law doth or shall direct ; and to recommend others, from time to 

 time, as they shall see occasion. 



VIII. " If any person, through temptation or melancholy, shall destroy 

 himself, his estate, real and personal, shall notwithstanding descend to 

 his wife and children, or relations, as if he had died a natural death; 

 and if any person shall be destroyed or killed by casualty or accident, 

 there shall be no forfeiture to the Governor by reason thereof. 



"And lao act, law or ordinance whatsoever shall, at any time hereafter, 

 be made or done to alter, change or diminish the form or eftect of this 

 charter, or of any part, or clause therein, contrary to the true intent and 

 meaning thereof, without the consent of the Governor, for the time being 

 and six parts of seven of the Assembly met. 



"And, because the happiness of mankind depends so much upon the 

 enjoying of liberty of their consciences, as aforesaid, I do hereby sol- 

 emnly declare, promise and grant, for me, my heirs and assigns, that the 

 first article of this charter, relating to liberty of conscience, and every 

 part and clause therein, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, 

 shall be kept, and remain, without any alteration, inviolably for ever. 



"And lastly, I, the said William Penn, Proprietary and Governor of 

 the province of Pennsylvania and territories thereunto belonging, for my- 

 self, my heirs and assigns, have solemnly declared, granted and confirmed, 

 and do hereby solemnly declare, grant and confirm, that neither I, my 

 heirs or assigns, shall procure or do any thing or things whereby the 

 liberties, in this charter contained and expressed, nor any part tliereof, 

 shall be infringed or broken: And if anything shall be procured or done 

 by any person or persons, contrary to these presents, it shall be held of 

 no force or eftect. 



"/?i witness xohereof, I, the said Williani Penn, of Philadelj^hia, in 

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