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Empire, and to the raising and improving smidry com- 

 modities fit for the markets of Europe, and and have 

 always behaved themselves Teligiously and peaceably, 

 and have paid a due regard and obedience to the laws 

 and Government of this province ; jind whereas, Many 

 of said persofis, to wit, Martin Meylin, Hans Graaf, and 

 otliers, all of Lancaster county, in the said province, in 

 demonstration of their affection and zeal for his present 

 Majesty's person and Government, quahfied themselves 

 by taking the qualification, and subscribing the declara- 

 tion directed to be taken and subscribed by the several 

 acts of parliament, made for the security of his Majesty's 

 person and Government, and for preventing the dangers 

 which may happen by Popish Recusants, &c., and 

 thereupon, have humbly signified to the Governor and 

 Representatives of the freemen of this province, in 

 General Assembly, that they have purchased and do 

 hold lands of the proprietary, and others, his Majesty's 

 subjects within this province, and have likewise repre- 

 sented tiieir great desire of being made partakers of 

 those privileges Avhich the natural born subjects of Great 

 Britain do enjoy within this province ; and it being just 

 and reasonable, that those persons who have bona fide 

 purchased lands, and who have given such testimony of 

 their affection and obedience to the Crown of Great 

 Britain should as well be secured in the enjoyment of 

 their estates, as encouraged in their laudable affection 

 and zerJ for the English constitution; 



Be it enacted by the Hon, Patrick Gordon, Esq., 

 Lieut. Governor of the province of Pennsylvania, &c., 

 by and with the advice and consent o^ the freemen of 

 the said province, in General Assembly met, and by the 

 authority of the same, That Martin Meylin, Hans 



