50 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



Pennsylvania, have unto this charter of liberties set mj hand and broad 

 seal, this twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord one 

 thousand seven hundred and one, being the thirteenth year of the reign 

 of 'King William the third, over England, Scotland, France and Ireland^ 

 &c., and the twenty-first year of my government.' 



"And notwithstanding the closure and test of this present charter, as 

 aforesaid, I think fit to add this following proviso thereunto, as part of 

 the same, that is to say, That, notwithstanding any clause or clauses in 

 the above mentioned charter, obliging the province and territories to join 

 together in legislation, I am content, and do hereby declare, that if the 

 Eepresentatives of the province and territories shall not hereafter agree 

 to join together in legislation, and that the same shall be signified to me, 

 or my Deputy, in open Assembly, or otherwise from under the hands 

 and seals of the Representatives, for the time being, of the province and 

 territories, or the major part of either of them, at any time, within three 

 years from the date hereof, that, in such case, the inhabitants of each of 

 the three counties of this province shall not have less than eight persons 

 to represent them in Assembly for the province; and the inhabitants of 

 the town of Philadelphia (when the said town is incorporated) two per- 

 sons to represent them in Assembly; and the inhabitants of each county in 

 the territories shall have as many persons to represent them, in a distinct 

 Assembly, for the territories as shall be by them requested, as aforesaid. 



"Notwithstanding which separation of the province and territories, in 



respect of legislation, I do hereby promise, grant and declare, that the 



inhabitants of both province and territories shall separately enjoy all 



other liberties, privileges and benefits granted jointly to them, in this 



charter, any law, usage, or custom of this government heretofore made 



and practiced, or any law made and passed by the General Assembly, to 



the contrary hereof notwithstanding. 



" William Penn." 



" This charter of privileges being distinctly read in Assembly, and the 

 whole, and every part thereof, being approved of, and agreed to, by us, 

 We do thankfully receive the same from our Proprietary and Governor 

 at Philadelphia, this twenty-eighth day of October, one thousand seven 

 hundred and one, (1701.) 



'■^Signed on behalf, and by order of the Assembly, fer 



"Joseph Crowdon, Speaker. 

 "Edward Shippen, ] 

 Phineas Pemberton, I Proprietary 

 Samuel Carpenter, i and 



Griffeth Owen, j Governor's 



Caleb Pusey, Council." 



Thomas Story, J 



