s, with the consent of our
said councils, and the representatives of the people, so to be summoned
as aforesaid, to make, constitute, and ordain laws, statutes, and
ordinances for the public peace, welfare, and good government of our
said colonies, and of the people and inhabitants thereof, as near as
may be, agreeable to the laws of England, and under such regulations
and restrictions as are used in other colonies; and in the mean time,
and until such assemblies can be called as aforesaid, all persons
inhabiting in, or resorting to, our said colonies, may confide in our
royal protection for the enjoyment of the benefit of the laws of our
realm of England: for which purpose we have given power under our great
seal to the governors of our said colonies respectively, to erect and
constitute, with the advice of our said councils respectively, courts
of judicature and public justice within our said colonies, for the
hearing and determining all causes, as well criminal as civil,
according to law and equity, and, as near as may be, agreeable to the
laws of England, with liberty to all persons who may think themselves
aggrieved by the sentence of such courts, in all civil cases, to
appeal, under the usual limitations and restrictions, to us, in our
privy council.

We have also thought fit, with the advice of our privy council as
aforesaid, to give unto the governors and councils of our said three
new colonies upon the continent, full power and authority to settle and
agree with the inhabitants of our said new colonies, or to any other
person who shall resort thereto, for such lands, tenements, and
hereditaments, as are now, or hereafter shall be, in our power to
dispose of, and them to grant to any such person or persons, upon such
terms, and under such moderate quit-rents, services, and
acknowledgments, as have been appointed and settled in other colonies,
and under such other conditions as shall appear to us to be necessary
and expedient for the advantage of the grantees, and the improvement
and settlement of our said colonies.

And whereas we are desirous, upon all occasions, to testify our royal
sense and approbation of the conduct and bravery of the officers and
soldiers of our armies, and to reward the same, we do hereby command
and impower our governors of our said three new colonies, and other our
governors of our several provinces on the continent of North America,
to grant, without fee or reward, to such reduced of