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Chapter I: N W I T N E S S whereof, I the said William Penn, at Philadelphia

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in _Pensylvania_, have unto this present Charter of Liberties, set my Hand and broad Seal, this _twenty-eighth_ Day of _October_, in the Year of our Lord, _one Thousand seven Hundred and One_, being the _thirteenth_ Year of the Reign of King _W I L L I A M the Third_, over _England, Scotland, France_, and _Ireland_, &c. and the _twenty-first_ Year of my Government.

A N D N O T W I T H S T A N D I N G the Closure and Test of this present Charter as aforesaid, I think fit to add this following Proviso thereunto, as Part of the same, _That is to say_, That notwithstanding any Clause or Clauses in the above-mentioned Charter, obliging the Province and Territories, to join together in Legislation, I am content, and do hereby declare, That if the Representatives of the Province and Territories shall not hereafter agree to join together in Legislation, and that the same shall be signified unto me, or my Deputy, in open Assembly, or otherwise, from under the Hands and Seals of the Representatives, for the Time being, of the Province and Territories, or the major Part of either of them, at any Time within _three_ Years from the Date hereof, that in such Case, the Inhabitants of each of the _three_ Counties of this Province, shall not have less than _eight_ Persons to represent them in Assembly, for the Province; and the Inhabitants of the Town of _Philadelphia_ (when the said Town is incorporated) _two_ Persons to represent them in Assembly; and the Inhabitants of each County in the Territories, shall have as many Persons to represent them, in a distinct Assembly for the Territories, as shall be by them requested as aforesaid.

N O T W I T H S T A N D I N G which Separation of the Province and Territories, in Respect of Legislation, I do hereby promise, grant and declare, That the Inhabitants of both Province and Territories, shall separately enjoy all other Liberties, Privileges and Benefits, granted jointly to them in this Charter, any Law, Usage, or Custom of this Government heretofore made and practised, or any Law made and passed by this General Assembly, to the contrary hereof notwithstanding.

_W I L L I A M P E N N_.

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_T H I S_ C H A R T E R of P R I V I L E G E S _being distinctly
read in Assembly, and the whole and every Part thereof, being
approved of and agreed to, by us, we do thankfully receive the same
from our Proprietary and Governor, at_ Philadelphia, _this_
twenty-eighth _Day of_ October, one Thousand seven Hundred and One.

_Signed on Behalf, and by Order of the Assembly,_
_per_ Joseph Growdon, _Speaker_.

_Edward Shippen_, }
_Phineas Pemberton_, }
_Samuel Carpenter_, } Proprietary and Governor's
_Griffith Owen_, } Council.
_Caleb Pusey_, }
_Thomas Story_, }

_F I N I S_.

_This Day is published_,

A L E T H I A: Or, A General System of Moral Truths and Natural Religion. Contained in the Letters of S E L I M A, Empress of the Turks, to her Daughter I S A B E L L A, at Grand Cairo. With Historical and Critical Notes.

By Richard Murray, A. M. and J. U. B.

_Quid verum atque decens, Curo, & Rogo, omnis in hoc sum_.

Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn.

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_This Day is published_,

_Beautifully printed, in a neat Pocket Volume, Price_ 2 s. _sew'd, or_ 2 s. 6. d. _bound_,

A J O U R N E Y through Part of England and Scotland along with the Army, under the Command of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. Wherein the Proceedings of the Army, and the happy Suppression of the Rebellion in the Year 1746, are particularly described. As also, the Natural History and Antiquities of the several Places passed through. Together with the Manners and Customs of the different People, especially of the Highlanders. By a Volunteer. Comprised in several Letters to a Friend in London.

Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn.

=Transcriber's Notes:=
hyphenation, spelling and grammar have been preserved as in the original
Governour ==> Governor" [Ed. for consistency]
Page 3, the Inhatants of ==> the Inhabitants of
Page 12, by their Forts. ==> by their Forts."
Page 22, so advantagious a ==> so advantageous a
Page 42, following Orignal Letter ==> following Original Letter
Page 51, BRETRHEN of the ==> BRETHREN of the
Page 52, Shawanese, "That they ==> Shawanese,' "That they
Page 56, had any Warriours ==> had any Warriors
Page 61, for us.' We ==> for us." We
Page 62, proper Information. ==> proper Information.'
Page 71, in obtaining Justice. ==> in obtaining Justice.'
Page 77, would communicate. ==> would communicate.'
Page 80, Canassetego taking a ==> Canassatego taking a
Page 94, no onger. Your ==> no longer. Your
Page 106, good Undestanding with ==> good Understanding with
Page 110, Conred Weiser ==> Conrad Weiser
Page 112, Lands at at our ==> Lands at our
Page 112, well, it it hath ==> well, it hath
Page 115, Shick Calamy ==> Shickcalamy
Page 127, to have resonable ==> to have reasonable
Page 132, that Seareh has ==> that Search has
Page 135, "As we have already ==> As we have already
Page 146, Design, and and the ==> Design, and the
Page 163, was entred into ==> was entered into
Page 176, a mischievous People. ==> a mischievous People.]
Page 177, was wrought. ==> was wrought.]
Page 182, Massachuset's-Bay ==> Massachusets-Bay
Page 183, the Enemies' Blood ==> the Enemies' Blood
Page 185, interpreted as as follows ==> interpreted as follows
Page 194/195, War-like Enprizes ==> War-like Enterprizes
Page 208, other Country whatsover ==> other Country whatsoever
Page 215, or Molestation whatsover ==> or Molestation whatsoever
Page 235, to the Criminial ==> to the Criminal
Page 240, the Porportion which ==> the Proportion which
Page 245, Act ACT of Settlement ==> An ACT of Settlement
Page 264, John Bud, jun. ==> John Bud, jun.,
Page 278, other their Officers ==> their other Officers

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