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and Meet Albeit They be such as of their own Nature might otherwise
require a more especial Commandment and Warrant than in these Presents is
Expressed We Wills also and by these Presents for Us Our Heirs and Successors
We Do give and Grant License by this Our Charter unto the said William Penn
his Heirs and ASsigns and to all the Inhabitants and Dwellers in the Province
aforesaid both present and to come to Import or Unlade by themselves or their
servants Factors or Assigns all Merchandizes or Good whatsoever that shall arise of
the Fruits and Commodities of the said Province either by Land or Sea into any of
the Ports of Us Our Heirs and Successors in Our Kingdom of England and not into
any other Country whatsoever And We give him full Power to Dispose of the
paid Good in the said Ports and if need be within one year next after the
unloading of the same to Lade the paid Merchandizes again into the Source or
other Ships (and to Export the Source into other Countrys either of Our Domini=
ons or Forreign according to Law Provided always that they pay
such Customs and Impositions Subsidies and Dutys for the same to Us Our
Heirs and Successors as the Rest of Our Subjects of Our Kingdom of England for
the time being shall be bound to pay and do observe the Acts of Navigation
and other laws on that behalf made And Furthermore of
Our more ample and special Grace certain Knowledge and meer Motion
We do fo Us Our Heirs and Successors Grant unto the said William Penn
hi Heirs and Assigns full and absolute Power and Authority to make erect
and constitute within the said Province and the soles and Inletts aforesaid such
and so many Sea Ports Harbours Creeks Havens Keys and other places for
discharge and unloading of Goods and Merchandizes out of the Ships Boats
and other Vessells and lading them in such and so many Places and with
such Rights and Jurisdictions Liberties and Priviledges unto the said Ports
belonging as to him or them shall seem most Expedient and that all and
Singular the Ships Boats and other Vessells which shall come for Merchan=
dizes and Trade unto the said Province or out of the Same shall Depart
shall be Laden or Unladen only at such Ports as shall be so Erected and
Constituted by the said William Penn his Heirs and Assigns any use CUstom
or othr Thing to the Contrary notwithstanding Provided that the
said William Penn and his Heirs and the Lieutenants and Governors for the time
being shall Admit and Receive in and about all such Ports Havens Creeks and
Keys all Officers and their Deputies who shall from time to time be appointed
for that purpose by the Farmers of Commissioners of Our Customs for the time
being And We so further appoint and Ordain and by these presents for Us
Our Heirs and Successors We so Grant unto the said William Penn his Heirs and
Assigns may from time to time for Ever Have and Enjoy the Customs and Sub=
sidies in the Ports Harbours and other Creeks and Places aforesaid within the
Province aforesaid payable or due for Merchandizes and Wares there to be
Laded or Unladed the said Customs and Subsidies to be reasonably Assessed upon
any Occasion by themselves and People there as aforesaid to be assembled to whom
We give Power by these presents for Us Our Heirs and Successors upon just
Course and due Proportion to Assess and Impose the same Saving unto Us
Our Heirs and Successors such Impositions and Customs as by Act of Parlia=
ment are and shall be appointed And it is Our further Will and Pleasure
that the said William Penn his Heirs and Assigns shall from time to time
Constitute

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