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The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina.

THE KING, except in such things as are limited by these
FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONS.

33 §.34. The Palatine himself, ^{or his deputy} when he in person shall be either in the
Army, or in any of the proprietors Courts, shall then have the power
of General, or of that proprietor in whose Court he is then present, and
the proprietor in whose Court the Palatine ^{or his deputy} then presides, shall during
his presence there be but as one of the Council.

³⁴ §. 35. The Chancellors Court, consisting of one of the proprietors and his
six Councellors, who shall be called Vice-Chancellors, shall have the custo-
dy of the Seal of the Palatinate, under which all Charters of Lands
or otherwise, Commissions and Grants of the Pallatine's Court, shall
pass. And it shall not be lawful to put the Seal of the Palatinate to
any Writing which is not Signed by the Palatine or his Deputy, and
three other Proprietors or their Deputies. To this Court also belongs
all State Matters, Dispatches, and Treaties with the neighbour Indians.
To this Court also belongs all Invasions of the Law, of Liberty of Con-
science, and all Disturbances of the publick Peace upon pretence of
Religion, as also the License of Printing. The twelve Assistants belong-
ing to this Court, shall be called Recorders.

³⁵ §.36. Whatever passes under the Seal of the Palatinate, shall be Registred
in that proprietor's Court to which the Matter therein contained be-
longs.

³⁶ §.37. The Chancellor or his Deputy shall be always Speaker in Parliament,
and President of the Grand Council, and in his and his Deputy's ab-
sence, one of his Vice-Chancellors.

³⁷ §.38. The chief Justices Court, consisting of one of the Proprietors and his
six Councellors, who shall be called Justices of the Bench, shall Judge all
Appeals in Cases both Civil and Criminal, except all such Cases as shall
be under the Jurisdiction and Cognizance of any other of the Proprie-
tors Courts, which shall be Tried in those Courts respectively. The
Government and Regulation of the Registries of Writings and Con-
tracts, shall belong to the Jurisdiction of this Court. The twelve
Assistants of this Court shall be called Masters.

³⁸ §.39. The Constables Court, consisting of one of the proprietors, and his six
Councellors, who shall be called Marshals, shall order ^{heere order} and determine
of all Military Affairs by Land, and all Land-Forces, Arms, Ammu-
nition, Artillery, Garrisons and Forts, &c. and whatever belongs
unto War. His twelve Assistants shall be called ^{Masters of ye Ordinance} Lieutenant-Generals

{[possibly Locke's handwriting, some part apparently cut off when the book was trimmed] [?] of [soldiers? ] &
[?] & order & determm- }