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bounded : It begins Southerly from the middle part of a certain Neck of Land or 

 Promontory, fuuate between the two Harbours, Fermofe and Aquafort . and from 

 thence following the Shore towards the North unto the middle part, or half way 

 over a little Harbour, call'd in that regard Petit fort, or Petit Harbour, which boun- 

 deth upon the South part of the Plantation of St. Johns, including the one half of a 

 certain frefli River, that falleth into the faid Port of Petit Harbour ; and fo tending 

 along the South Border of the faid Colony of St. Johns, extendcth it felf to a certain 

 little Bay, commonly call'd Salmon Cove, lying on the South fide of the Bay of 

 Conception, including the one half of the River that falleth into the faid Co Ve, as alfo 

 one half of the CoVe it felf ; from whence paffing along the Shore of the faid Bay 

 towards the South, and reaching unto the bottom thereof, where it meets with 

 the Lands of the fore*mention' A John Guy, nam'd Sea-Brreft, is bounded with a cer. 

 tain River or Brook, which there falleth into the Sea, and from the Mouth of the 

 faid Brook afcendeth unto the fartheft Spring or Head thereof - from thence paf- 

 fing towards the South for fix Miles together along the Borders of the faid John Guys 

 Plantation, and there croffing over Weftward in a right Line, reacheth unto the 

 Bay ofPlacentta, and the fpace of one League within the faid Bay from the Shore 

 thereof 5 whence turning again towards the South, paiTeth along the Harbour of 

 Placentta] with the like diftance from the Shore, and defcending unto TS^ew Falkland 

 towards the North and Weft part thereof, ftretcheth it felf in a right Line Eaft- 

 ward, continuing the whole Southerly length upon the Bounds of the faid New 

 Falkland, unto the middle part or Point of the Promontory, or Neck of Land be- 

 fore mention'd, between the Ports Fermofe and Aquafort . at which place is defcrib'd 

 and finifli'd the Perambulation of the whole Precinft, whofe Extent may be thus 

 computed,commencing from the Promontory between the Ports Fermofe and Aaua- 

 fort, which is fifty or fixty Miles from South to North diftant from Petit Harbour - 

 from whence croffing Weftward to the Bay of Placcntia, is judg'd to be fixty Miles 

 more or upwards, from Eaft to Weft. 



And thereby was alfo granted to the faid Sir George Calvert and his Heirs, all 

 Iflands and Iflets, within ten Leagues of the Eaftern Shore of the faid Region to- 

 wards the Eaft, together with the Fifliing'of all forts of Fifh, faving unto the Englifl? 

 free liberty of Fifhing, as well in the Seas as in the Ports and Creeks of the Province 

 aforefaid, and the Priviledges of faking and drying their Fifh upon the Shores of 

 the faid Province,as heretofore they reafonably us'd and enjoy 'd the fame, fo as they 

 do no injury or notable lofs or detriment unto the Lord Proprietary, his Heirs and 

 Affigns, or to the Inhabitants of the faid Province, in the Ports, Creeks, and Shores 

 aforefaid, and efpecially in the Woods growing within the faid Province. 



And by the faid Patent all Royal Jurifdi&ions and Prerogatives, both Military 

 and Civil, within the faid Province and Iflands thereunto belonging, were farther 

 granted to the faid Sir George Calvert and his Heirs, and he and they thereby created 

 the true and abfolute Lords and Proprietaries of the faid Province, faving the Al- 

 legiance due to His Majefty,His Heirs and SuccefTors, to be held of them in Capite, 

 yielding and paying unto them therefore a white Horfe, when, and as often as any 

 of them {hall come into the faid Province, and the fifth part of all Gold and Silver 

 Oar which fliould be found there. 



Sir George Cahertj before the obtaining of this Patent, had caus'd a fair Houfe 

 and Fort to be built in the faid Province, at a place call'd Ferryland, and in the Year 

 1624, having obtain'd a Difmiflion from his Employment of Secretary of State, 

 and being then created Lord fBaltemore of Baltemore in Ireland, he did in the Year 

 1627. Tranfport himfelf to JValon, to infpett his Concerns there in Perfon • from 



whence 



