2 MARYLAND MANUAL.

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 ex-
cepted 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 singu-
lar the Islands, and Islets, from the Eastern Shore of the
aforesaid Region, toward the East, which have been, or shall
be formed in the Sea, situate within Ten marine Leagues
from the said Shore; with all and singular the Ports, Har-
bors, 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 as of Whales, Stur-
geon's, and other royal Fish, as of other Fish, in the Sea,
Bays, Straits, or Rivers, within the Premisses, and the Fish
there 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 whatso-
ever, whether they be of Stones, or Metals, or of any other
Thing, or Matter whatsoever; And furthermore the PATRON-
AGES and ADVOWSONS of all churches which, (with the in-
creasing 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
Worship, in convenient and suitable Places, within the
Premisses, and of causing the same to be dedicated and con-
secrated according to the Ecclesiastical Laws of our Kingdom
of England, with all and singular, such, and as ample Rights,
Jurisdictions, Privileges, Prerogatives, Royalties, Liberties,
Immunities, 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 Palatine of Durham, in our Kingdom
of England, ever heretofore hath had, held, used, or enjoyed,
or of Right, could, or ought to have, hold, use or enjoy.

V. And WE do by these Presents, for US, our Heirs and
Successors, MAKE, CREATE and CONSTITUTE HIM, the now
Baron of BALTIMORE, and his Heirs, the TRUE and ABSO-
LUTE; LORDS and PROPRIETARIES of the Region aforesaid, and
of all other the Premisses (except the before excepted) saving
always the Faith and Allegiance and Sovereign Dominion
due to US, our Heirs and Successors; to HAVE, HOLD, POSSESS.