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The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina.

hundred, no Landgrave or Cassique shall have power to Alienate, Sell,
Make over, or Lett the Hereditary Baronies of his Dignity, or any part
thereof, otherwise than as in §. 18, but they shall all intirely, with
the Dignity thereunto belonging, descend unto his Heirs Males; and for
want of Heirs Male, all intirely and undivided, to the next Heir general;
and for want of such Heirs, shall devolve into the Hands of the Lords
Proprietors.

¹¹ §.12. That the due number of Landgraves and Cassiques may be always kept
up, if upon the Devolution of any Landgraveship or Cassiqueship, the Pa-
latine's Court shall not settle the devolved Dignity, with the Baronies there-
unto annexed, before the second biennial Parliament after such Devo-
lution, the next biennial Parliament but one after such Devolution
shall have power to make any one Landgrave or Cassique in the room
of him, who dying without Heirs, his dignity and Baronies devolved.

¹² §.13. No one person shall have more than one Dignity, with the Signiories
or Baronies thereunto belonging. But whensoever it shall happen,
that any one who is already Proprietor, Landgrave or Cassique, shall
have any of these Dignities descend to him by Inheritance, it shall be
at his Choice to keep which of the Dignities, with the Lands annexed,
he shall like best; but shall leave the other, with the Lands annex-
ed, to be enjoyed by him, who not being his Heir Apparent, and
certain Successor to his present Dignity, is next of Blood.

¹³ §.14. Whosoever by Right of Inheritance shall come to be ^Proprietor Landgrave,
or Cassique, shall take the Name and Arms of his Predecessor in that
Dignity, to be from thenceforth the Name and Arms of his Family
and their Posterity.

¹⁴ §.15. Since the Dignity of Proprietor, Landgrave, or Cassique, cannot be di-
vided, and the Signiories or Baronies thereunto annexed must for ever
all intirely descend with, and accompany that Dignity, whensoever for
want of Heirs Male it shall descend on the Issue Female, the eldest
Daughter and her Heirs shall be preferred, and in the Inheritance of
those Dignities, and in the Signiories or Baronies annexed, there shall
be no Coheirs.

¹⁵ §.16. In every Signiory, Barony, and Mannor, the respective Lord shall
have power in his own Name to hold Court-Leet there, for Trying
of all Causes both Civil and Criminal; but where it shall concern
any Person being no Inhabitant, Vassal, or Leet-man of the said Signio-
ry, Barony, or Mannor, he upon paying down of forty Shillings to the
Lords Proprietors use, shall have an Appeal from the Signiory or Barony