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The Royal Charter of King
Charles the Second
To
William Penn Esquire Propietor
of the Province of Pennsylvania

Charles the Second by the Grace of God King of
England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith yea To all to
whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Our trusty and well
beloved Subject William Penn Esquire Son and Heir of Sir William Penn deceased out
of a commendable desire to enlarge Our English Empire and promost such usefull
Commodities as may be of benefit to Us and Our Dominions as also to reduce the Savage
Natives by gentle and just Manner to the love of civil Society and Christian Religion
hath Humbly besought leave of Us to Transport an ample Colony until a certain Country
hereinafter described in the parts of America not yet CUltivated an planted and hath. .
likewise Humbly besought Our Royal Majesty to Give Grant and Confirm all the said
Country with certain Priviledges and Jurisdictions requisite for the good Government and
Safety of the said Country and folow to Him and his Heirs for Ever Know Ye
therefore that We favouring the Petition and good purpose of the said William
Penn and having regard to the Memory and Merits of this late Father in divers
Services and particularly to his Conduct Courage and DIscretion under Our Dearest
Brother James DUke of York in that signal Battle and Victory Fought and Obtained
against the DUtch Fleet Commanded by the Heer Van Obdam in the year 1665
For Consideration thereof of Our special Grace certain Knowledge and meer, Motion
Have Given and Granted aby the his Our present Charter for Us Our Heirs and
Successors Do Give and Grant unto the said William Penn his Heirs and Assigns
All that Ttact or part of Land in America with all the Islands therin contained as
the Same is bounded on the East by Delaware River from twelve Miles Distance
Northward of Newcastle Town unto the 43 Degree of Northern Latitude if the
said River doth Extend so far Northware But if the said River shall not Extend so
far Northward then by the said River so far as it dothExtend and from the Head of
the said River the Eastern Bounds are to be determined by a Meridian Line to be
drawn from the Head of the said River unto the said 43 Degree the said Land to Extend
Westward 5 Degrees in Longitude to be comrised from the said Eastern Bounds and the
said Lands to be bounded on the North by the beginning of 43 Degree of NOrthern
Latitude and on the South by a Circle drawn at 12 Miles distant from Newcastle
Northward and Westward unto the beginning of the 40th Degree of NOrthern
Latitude and then by a steight Line Westwards to the limit of Longitude above
mentioned We do also Give and Grant unto the said William Penn his Heirs
and Assigns the Free and Undisturbed use and Continuance in and passage into and
out of all and singular Ports Harbours Bays Waters Rivers Isles and Inlets belonging
unto or leading to and from the Country or Islands aforesaid And all the Soil Sands
Fields