they making no wilful waste or spoil; any thing in these presents contained, or any other matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding. And further alfo, we are graciously pleafed, and do hereby declare, that if any of the inhabitants of our faid colony do fet upon the planting of vineyards, (the foil and climate both feeming naturally to concur to the production of wines) or be industrious in the difcovery of fishing-banks, in or about the faid colony, we will, from time to time, give and allow all due and fitting encouragement therein, as to others in cafes of like nature. And further, of our more ample grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, do give and grant, unto the faid Governor and Company of the English Colony of Rhode-Inland and Providence Plantation, in the Narraganfet Bay, in NewEngland, in America, and to every inhabitant there, and to every perfon and perfons trading thither, and to every fuch perfon or perfons as are or shall be free of the faid Colony, full power and authority, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, to take, fhip, transport,

and

any

and carry away, out of any of our realms and dominions, for and towards the plantation and defence of the faid Colony, such and fo many of our loving fubjects and ftrangers, as shall or will willingly accompany them in and to their faid Colony and Plantation, except fuch perfon or perfons as are or fhall be therein reftrained by us, our heirs and fucceffors, or law or ftatute of this realm; and alfo to fhip and tranfport all and all manner of goods, chattels, merchandize, and other things whatfoever, that are or fhall be useful or neceffary for the faid Plantations, and defence thereof, and usually transported, and not prohibited by any law or statute of this our realm; yielding and paying unto us, our heirs and fucceffors, fuch the duties, cuftoms and fubfidies, as are or ought to be paid or payable for the fame. And further, our will and pleasure is, and we do, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, ordain, declare, and grant, unto the faid Governor and Company, and their fucceffors, that all and every the fubjects of us, our heirs and fucceffors, which are already planted and fettled within our faid Colony of Providence Plantation, or which fhall hereafter go to inhabit within the said

Colony,

Colony, and all and every of their children which have been born there, or which fhall happen hereafter to be born there, or on the fea going thither or returning from thence, shall have and enjoy all liberties and immunities of free and natural fubjects, within any the dominions of us, our heirs and fucceffors, to all intents, conftructions, and purposes whatsoever, as if they and every of them were born within the realm of England. And further know ye, that we, of our more abundant grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given, granted, and confirmed, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, do give, grant and confirm unto the faid Governor and Company, and their fucceffors, all that part of our dominions in New-England, in America, containing the Nahantick and Nanhygansett, alias Narraganset Bay, and countries and parts adjacent, bounded on the weft, or wefterly, to the middle or channel of a river there, commonly called and known by the name of Pawcatuck alias Pawcawtuck river, and fo along the said river, as the greater or middle stream thereof reacheth or lies up into the north country, northward unto the head thereof,

and

and from thence by a ftrait line drawn due north, until it meet with the fouth line of the Maffachusetts Colony, and on the north or northerly, by the aforefaid fouth or foutherly line of the Massachusetts Colony or Plantation, and extending towards the east or eastwardly three English miles, to the east and north-east of the most eastern and northeastern parts of the aforefaid Narraganset Bay, as the faid Bay lieth or extendeth itself from the ocean on the fouth or fouthwardly, unto the mouth of the river which runneth towards the town of Providence, and from thence along the eastwardly fide or bank of the faid river (higher called by the name of Seacunck river)

up to the Falls called Patucket Falls, being the most weftwardly line of Plymouth Colony; and fo from the faid Falls, in a ftrait line due north, until it meet with the aforefaid line of the Maffachusetts Colony, and bounded on the fouth by the ocean, and in particular the lands belonging to the towns of Providence, Patuxit, Warwicke, Mifquammacock, alias Pawcatuck, and the reft upon the main land, in the tract aforefaid, together with RhodeIland, Blocke-Island, and all the reft of the

iflands

iflands and banks in the Narraganset Bay, and bordering upon the coaft of the tract aforesaid, (Fisher's Island only excepted) together with all firm lands, foils, grounds, havens, ports, rivers, waters, fishings, mines royal and all other mines, minerals, precious ftones, quarries, woods, wood-grounds, rocks, flates, and all and fingular other commodities, jurifdictions, royalties, privileges, franchises, pre-eminencies and hereditaments whatfoever, within the faid tract, bounds, lands, and islands aforefaid, to them or any of them belonging, or in anywife appertaining. To have and to hold the same unto the faid Governor and Company, and their fucceffors forever, upon truft, for the use and be nefit of themselves, and their affociates, freemen of the faid Colony, their heirs and affigns. To be holden of us, our heirs and fucceffors, as of the manor of Eaft-Greenwich in our county of

and not in

Kent, in free and common foccage, capite, nor by knights fervice. Yielding and paying therefor to us, our heirs and fucceffors, only the fifth part of all the ore of gold and filver, which from time to time, and at all times hereafter, shall be there gotten, had or obtained, in lieu and fatisfaction of all services, duties,