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right line, by the degree aforesaid, unto the true meridian
of the first fountain of the river of Pattowmack, thence
verging towards the south, unto the farther bank of the said
river, and following the same on the west and south, unto a
certain place called Cinquack, situate near the mouth of the
said river, where it disembogues into the aforesaid bay of
Chesapeake, and thence by the shortest line unto the aforesaid
promontory, or place, called Watkin's Point, so that the whole
tract of land, divided by the line aforesaid, between the main
ocean and Watkin's Point, unto the promontory called Cape
Charles, and every the appendages thereof, may entirely
remain excepted for ever to US, our heirs, and successors.

IV. Also We do GRANT, and likewise CONFIRM unto the
said baron of BALTIMORE, his heirs, and assigns, all islands
and islets within the limits aforesaid, all and singular the
islands, and islets, from the eastern shore of the aforesaid
region, towards the east, which have been, or shall be formed
in the sea, situate within ten marine leagues from the said
shore; with all and singularly the ports, harbors, bays, rivers,
and straits belonging to the region or islands aforesaid, and
all the soil, plains, woods, mountains, marshes, lakes, rivers,
bays, and straits, situate, or being within the metes, bounds,
and limits aforesaid, with the fishings of every kind of fish,
as well of whales, sturgeons, or other royal fish, as of other
fish in the sea, bays, straits, or rivers, within the premises,
and the fish their taken; and moreover all veins, mines, and
quarries, as well opened as hidden, already found, or that
shall be found within the region, islands, or limits aforesaid,
of gold, silver, gems, and precious stones, and any other
whatsoever, whether they be of stones, or metals, or of any
other thing, or matter whatsoever; and furthermore the
PATRONAGES and ADVOWSONS of all churches which, (with
the increasing worship and religion of CHRIST,) within the
said region, islands, islets, and limits aforesaid, hereafter
shall happen to be built; together with license, and faculty of
erecting and founding churches, chapels, and places of wor-
ship, in convenient and suitable places, within the premises,
and of causing the same to be dedicated and consecrated accord-
ing to the ecclesiastical laws of our kingdom of ENGLAND,
with all and singular, such, and as ample rights, jurisdic-
tions, privileges, prerogatives, royalties, liberties, immuni-
ties, and royal rights, and temporal franchises whatsoever, as
well by sea as by land, within the region, islands, islets, and
limits aforesaid, to be had, exercised, used and enjoyed, as
any bishop of Durham, within the bishoprick or county pala-
tine of Durham, in our kingdom of England, ever heretofore
hath had, held, used, or enjoyed, or of right, could, or ought
to have, held, use or enjoy.