Liberties, Families, Equipage and Moveables; the neceffary Pafsports being given them; and they fhall have one Year to difpofe of their Lands and Estates, and enjoy their Product.

Anf. In Cafe any of the Inhabitants of the afore ⚫ mention'd City and Ifland of Majorca, defire to im'bark, and go to other Dominions, they may, and 'fhall be admitted to ftay in the Place one Month, with their Liberty, and their Families Equipage and Moveable Goods, with their neceffary Pals ports; and fhall have three Months to difpofe of their Lands and Eftates, and enjoy their Product; thofe of the French Nation, as exprest in except the Answer to the Second Article.

Art. 6. That the Garrifon in the Caftle and Fortrefs of St. Charles, fhall go out freely with all their Officers, as well Spaniards as French, delivering up at the fame Time the City evacuated, the Caftles and Forts; and that the French Garrifon that are found in the faid Castle, with their Commanders and Officers, fhall be fuffer'd to depart, carrying with them all the Tartans in which they came to this Ifland; with all their Equipage, Arms, Ammunition and Provifions that they brought, Masters and Marriners, with, all things convenient for the Security of their Voyage to fome Port of France.

Anf.The French Troops that imbark fhall not carry with them Arms, Ammunition or Provifions, only of the latter fufficient fhall be given them for their Subfiftance in their Voyage; and only so many Barks, as may be barely neceffary to carry them to 'fome Port on the Coaft of France.

Art. 7. That the Lives and Eftates of the Natives and Inhabitants, remain fecure and fafe, although they be French; and that the Conful of that Nation now in this City or Ifland, and the other Strangers, as well Neighbours and Inhabitants of the faid City, as alfo any others of the other Towns of the Place, fuffer no damage in their Perfons or Families; neither fhall their Houfes or Goods be Sackt, or fuffer any Hoftilities by either Soldiers or Perfons; and, that if they defire it, they may have Pafsports to go out of the Island to France, or any other Place.

Anfw. This Article is agreed to, with the fame Exceptions as the Second.

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Art. 8. That the City and Ifland of Majorca, their Natives and Inhabitants, and all the Commons and others, as well Ecclefiafticks as Seculars, Thall be confirm'd and maintain'd in all their Priviledges, Laws, Rights and Liberties, as well Common as Particular, that they have enjoy'd and enjoy, and were allow'd by the Serene Kings of Arragon and Majorca.

Anf.The Priviledges, Rights and Liberties, 'fhall be allow'd the faid City, in the fame manner as they enjoy'd them at the Death of King Charles the 2d, who is in Glory."

Art. 9 That nothing fhall be touch❜d belonging to the Cathedral Church, and others of this City and fland, Convents, Monafteries, Chappels, Holpitals, and other Sacred and Pious Places; nor the Cloaths, Goods, Money, Silver, Gold, Jewels or any other things of Value, that may be deposited in them, as well the Effects of the faid Churches and Places, as of particular Perfons that have taken Refuge in them; and that all thofe Sacred and Pious Places, with the Perfons in them, as well Ecclefiafticks as Seculars, fhall be maintain'd in all their Rights.

Anf. Agreed to, except that those of the French "Nation fhall have no Benefit by the prefent Ar'ticle.

Art. 1o. That the Houfes and Goods of the Bifhop, Vicar-general, Canons, and other Ecclefiafticks of this City and Inland, fhall remain free and fafe, preferving untouch'd, and without Prejudice, all their Jurifdictions, as well Epifcopal as others, their Curates, and all their Goods, as well in the City as out of it; enjoying and adminiftring all with the Liberty that they ar prefent enjoy and adminifter.

Anfw. Agreed.

Art. 1. That there fhall be no Innovations nor Prejudice done to the Immunities and Priviledges either Ecclefiaftical or Royal, and other Prerogatives that have been granted the faid Churches, Corivents, and Sacred Places, as well in common as particular; but that they remain with their Liberties and Prerogatives that hitherto they have attain'd.

Aufw. Agreed.

Art. 12. That the Tribunal of the Inquifition fhall be permitted, and continued as it has been heretofore, with the fame Prerogatives, Jurifdictions and Priviledges, as well the Tribunal as their Ministers.

Done at the Cafle Royal of Majorca the 27th of September, 1706.

Anfw. Agreed, on Board the Prince George the 28th of September, 1706.

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A Narrative of the Election, Meeting, and Diffolution of an Affembly, which met at CharlesTown in Carolina, January the 2d. 1705. In a Letter to a Friend..

N. B. See the laft Volume of thefe Annals, pag. 228,c. to which this Piece bas Relation.

SIR

THE Gentlemen that with well to their Country, in Berkley and Craven Counties, met not 'till the Evening before the Election, and going to draw up a Lift of Candidates, they found themfelves fo ftreighten'd, by the Act lately pafs'd, to qualify Members to Sit in the Commons House, "entituled, An Act for the more effectual Prefervation of the Government of this Province, &c. That they could not make a Lift of 20 Members in the Town, and both Counties, fit to ferve in Parliament, without putting in a Diffenter, and one, 'who had no vifible Eftate in the Country, and divers others, who, as they had reafon to doubt," would not qualifie themfelves. Since none can be fined by the Act, that will not ferve, but may withdraw, if they'll but fay they will not qualifie themfelves: He that has the next greatest Number of Votes amongst the Candidates, comes in; fo • ftand that it may fo happen, that one of 205 Votes may

'ftand out, and one of two come in. Nineteen of our Lift were chofen, and one, viz Fob How, of the Lift of the Goofe-creek Faction: Ours were 'chofen by the moft fubftantial Free holders; their ! Votes were the French, who had before declared they would not Vote, whence we have reason to ⚫ conclude, and fome of them have confefs'd, they were drawn, or driven in contrary to their Incli "nations, which was partly effected, by putting a French man naturaliz'd into their Lift: Their o'ther Votes were Mafters of Veffels, lying in the Harbour, as Capt. Cole, &c. and all the Scum they 'could rake together, one of whom was put back, because he would not fwear he was worth 10/ Some were forced in by huffing, and fome feared ⚫ with the dangers they were told the Church was in. 'R and H- fell to quarrelling and 'affronting on the ad Day, but no body thought it worth their Notice; but at the conclufion, they 'went off very calmly, when they faw how much they were out-done, and that the Country-men 'ftaid in Town to fee the End of it: But foon after 'they fcour'd to Goofe Creek and Silk Hope, and their Creatures eccho'd out, that there was an Affembly chofen, would repeal the Church-A&t, and would not pay the Country's Debts, and if fo, the Houfe and Town too, would quickly be too hot for them, and Rfwore they fhould not fit, tho' it coft him roool.

"In Colliton County, about 200 Men have Votes, among whom there are not 14 Men would qualify themselves, that either Church-men or Diffenters "think fit to Vote for, therefore none of the Diffen'ters, and but 10 Votes in all, appear'd at the "Election: Some of the Church mep themselves giving this for a Reason, that they had no Choice, now the Diffenters were excluded, many of whom they thought would make better Representatives of their County, than any of their own Communion. The 10 Electors, Voted for 14 Candidates, " and the Sheriff return'd to that had the majority of "Votes, for which he was threatned to be fined. Capt. Nearn (a Scot) being amongst them, the Governor faid, that the Scots had been declared Aliens, by an Act made a Year ago in England;

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but that Act, if any fuch there be, was never publifh'd there: And the other Candidates, who had 2 Votes each, were to come in, rather than have a new Election, if any return'd, would not qualify themfelves.

We had fome hopes from the Governor's Mouth, a little before the Sitting, That the Affembly would Sit, and he would join with them in redrefling Grievances; but if they went (he told them) to repeal the Act, concerning qualifying Members, it would be Labour in vain, for he 'fhould not concur with them in that, unless the Palatine fhould fignifie his Pleafure, that he approv'd of it; but by the Sequel you'l find thofe Hopes were vain.

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Wednesday, January the 2d, being the first day of Seffions, fome Members met, but not enough to 'make a Houfe to chufe a Speaker, till about 9 at Night; a Southern Member acquainting the Houfe that feveral of their Members were ftop'd by a flatt 'run on ground in a Creek the Night before, fo that they could not come till about 10 or 11 at Night. • When there were 15, Mr. How, one of the Mem'bers was requested in the Governor's prefence by 'Mr. Stevens, to attend and compleat the Houfe, 'but refus'd; about 9 the Houfe was compleat, and 'waited on the Governor, and ask'd if he would 'direct them to chufe a Speaker? He anfwer'd, he thought 'twas too late, for the day was paft; but "if they would venture, they must do't with fpeed, for it would endanger his Health to fit up: So they prefently chofe Mr. Seabrook, and prefented 'him to the Governor. He approv'd the Choice; ⚫ the Speaker affum'd the Chair, by which time 'twas about 11 at Night, and most of the Members being fatigu'd with their Paffage, having fome of them 'been a Night and a Day on the Water, and the qualifying of Members being the first business to be done, and that only between 9 in the Morning, and 4 in the Afternoon, the Houfe adjourn'd till 10 next Morning.

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"Thursday 3d. Means being us'd, (as there's great caufe to fufpe&) not only to prevent feveral ⚫ Members from coming to Town, but alfo to divert fome of thofe in Town from attending. And not

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