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422 African Memoranda. [app. no. 2. tosigngrants, our said council, shall and will sign memoranda and grants of land within the said colony or settlement, upon the terms and in the proportions as of°g"ants n to herein after expressed; that is to say, a grant of land, in the proportion purchasers. of five hundred acres within the said colony or settlement, wherever it may be made by us, for the sum of sixty pounds sterling, paid by every purchaser of land to him, his heirs and assigns, for ever; and a further grant of two hundred and fifty acres of land for every thirty pounds sterling so paid by every purchaser of land to him, his heirs and assigns, for ever; and a further grant of one hundred and twenty-five acres, for every fifteen pounds sterling so paid by every purchaser of land, as afore said, to him, his heirs and assigns, for ever; and in the proportion of five hundred acres more for every additional sum of sixty pounds ; and in the same proportion for every less additional sum so paid by every purchaser of Proportions land as aforesaid, to him, his heirs and assigns, for ever. And we do subscribT tO h ere by covenant and agree, that our said governor and council before settlers. ° named, shall sign grants of land to each of themselves and the subscrib ing settlers, in the following proportions; that is to say, a grant of land for ever, in the proportion of five hundred acres for every thirty pounds paid by every subscribing settler, to him, his heirs and assigns; and a further grant of two hundred and fifty acres of land for every fifteen pounds so paid by every subscribing settler, to him, his heirs and assigns; and a further grant of one hundred and twenty-five acres for every seven pounds ten shillings so paid by every subscribing settler as aforesaid, to him, his heirs and assigns ; and in the further proportion of five hundred acres for every additional sum of thirty pounds ; and in the same propor tion for every less additional sum so paid as aforesaid by every sub Subscribers scribing settler, to him, his heirs and assigns, for ever. And whereas entit?edto becertain settlers have P aid the sum of twenty pounds sterling, after 250 acres, the twentieth day of February, such subscribing settlers shall receive a grant of two hundred and fifty acres of land, as aforesaid, to them, Gt»nts to their heirs and assigns, for ever. And it is hereby covenanted and agreed, that every married yeoman or labourer who shall become a settler within the said colony, shall receive a grant of forty acres of land for himself, twenty for his wife, and ten for each of his children, to them, their heirs and assigns, for ever: provided the whole of such grants do not exceed one hundred acres. And it is hereby further covenanted and agreed, that