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ever, from ufing and exercising the trade of fishing upon the coast of New-England, in America, but that they, and every or any of them, fhall have full and free power and liberty to continue and use the trade of fishing upon the faid coast, in any of the feas thereunto adjoining, or any arms of the fea, or falt water, rivers and creeks, where they have been accustomed to fith, and to build and fet upon the wafte land belonging to the faid Colony and Plantations fuch wharfs, ftages, and work-houses, as shall be neceffary for the falting, drying, and keeping of their fish to be taken or gotten upon that coaft. And further, for the encouragement of the inhabitants of our faid Colony of Providence Plantation to fet upon the business of taking whales, it fhall be lawful for them, or any of them, having ftruck a whale, dubertus, or other great fish, it or them to purfue unto that coast, and into any bay, river, cove, creek or fhore, belonging thereto, and it or them, upon the faid coast, or in the faid bay, river, cove, creek, or thore belonging thereto, to kill and order for the beft advantage, without moleftation,

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they making no wilful wafte 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 said Governor and Company of the English Colony of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantation, in the Narraganfet Bay, in NewEngland, in America, and to every inhabitant there, and to every person and perfons trading thither, and to every fuch perfon or perfons. as are or shall be free of the said Colony, full power and authority, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, to take, fhip, tranfport,

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and carry away, out of. any of our realms and dominions, for and towards the plantation and defence of the faid Colony, fuch and fo of our loving fubjects and ftrangers, as fhall or will willingly accompany them in and to their faid Colony and Plantation, except such person or perfons as are or fhall be therein reftrained by us, our heirs and fucceffors, or any law or ftatute of this realm; and also to ship and transport all and all manner of goods, chattels, merchandize, and other things what, foever, that are or shall be useful or neceffary for the faid Plantations, and defence thereof, and usually tranfported, 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 same. 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

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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 sea 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 Com

pany, and their fucceffors, all that part of our dominions in New-England, in in America, containing the Nahantick and Nanhyganfett, 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 so along the said river, as the greater or middle ftream thereof reacheth or lies up into the north country, northward unto the head thereof,

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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 Maffachusetts Colony or Plantation, and extending towards the east or eastwardly three English miles, to the eaft and north-east of the most eastern and northeaftern 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 moft 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 rest upon the main land, in the tract aforefaid, together with RhodeIfland, Blocke-Ifland, and all the reft of the

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