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reditary Nobility of the Province, and by right of their Dignity be Members of Parlia Each Landgrave fhall have four Baronies, and each Caffique two Baronies, hereditarily and unalterably annexed to, and fetled upon the faid Dignity.

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The first Landgraves and Caffiques of the twelve first Counties to be planted, fhall be nominated thus; that is to fay, of the twelve Landgraves the Lords Proprietors fhall each

them separately for himself, nominate and chufe one; and the remaining four Landgraves of the first twelve, fhall be nominated and chofen by the Palatine's Court. In like manner of the twenty four firft Caffiques, each Proprietor for himself fhall nominate and chufe two, and the remaining eight fhall be nominated and chofen by the Palatine's Court; and when the twelve firft Counties shall be planted, the Lords Proprietors fhall again in the fame manner nominate and chufe twelve more Landgraves, and twenty four Caffiques for the twelve next Counties to be planted; that is to fay, two thirds of each number by the fingle nomination of each Proprietor for himself, and the remaining one

third by the joint election of the Palatine's Court, and fo proceed in the fame manner till the whole Province of CAROLINA be fet out and planted, according to the proportions in these FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONS.

XI.

Any Landgrave or Caffique at any time before the year one thousand seven hundred and one, shall have power to alienate, fell, or make over to any other perfon, his Dignity, with the Baronies thereunto belonging, all intirely together. But after the year one thousand seven hundred, no Landgrave or Caffique fhall have power to alienate, fell, make over, or lett the hereditary Baronies of his Dignity, or any part thereof, otherwise than as in §. XVIII: but they fhall all intirely, with the Dignity thereunto belonging, defcend unto his Heirs male; and for want of Heirs male, all intirely and undivided, to the next Heir general; and for want of fuch Heirs, fhall devolve into the hands of the Lords Proprietors.

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That the due number of Landgraves and Caffiqués may be always kept up; if upon the devolution of any Landgravefhip or Caf

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fiquefhip, the Palatine's Court fhall not settle
the devolved Dignity, with the Baronics
thereunto annexed, before the second bien-
nial Parliament after fuch devolution; the
next biennial Parliament but one after such
devolution shall have power to make
any one
Landgrave or Caffique in the room of him,
who dying without Heirs, his Dignity and
Baronies devolved.

XIII.

No one person shall have more than one Dignity, with the Signiories or Baronies thereunto belonging. But whenfoever it fhall happen, that any one who is already Proprietor, Landgrave, or Caffique, fhall have any of these Dignities defcend to him by inheritance; it shall be at his choice to keep which of the Dignities, with the lands annexed, he shall like beft; but shall leave the other, with the lands annexed, to be enjoyed by him, who not being his Heir apparent, and certain Succeffor to his prefent Dignity, is next of blood.

XIV.

Whosoever by right of inheritance shall come to be Landgrave or Caffique, fhall take the Name and Arms of his Predeceffor

in that Dignity, to be from thenceforth the Name and Arms of his Family and their fterity.

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Since the Dignity of Proprietor, Landgrave, or Caffique, cannot be divided, and the Signiories or Baronies thereunto annexed muft for ever all entirely defcend with, and accompany that Dignity; whenfoever for want of Heirs male it fhall defcend on the Iffue female, the eldest Daughter and her Heirs fhall be preferred, and in the inheritance of thofe Dignities, and in the Signiories or Baronies annexed, there fhall be no Coheirs.

XVI.

In every Signiory, Barony, and Mannor, the refpective Lord fhall have power in his own name to hold Court-Leet there, for trying of all Caufes both civil and criminal: but where it fhall concern any person being no Inhabitant, Vaffal, or Leet-man of the faid Signiory, Barony, or Mannor, he, upon paying down of forty Shillings to the Lords Proprietors ufe, fhall have an Appeal from the Signiory or Barony Court to the County Court, and from the Mannor Court to the Precinct Court. XVII

XVII.

Every Mannor fhall confift of not lefs than three thoufand Acres, and not above twelve thousand Acres in one entire Piece and Colony; but any three thousand Acres or more in one Piece, and the Poffeffion of one man, fhall not be a Mannor, unless it be constituted a Mannor by the Grant of the Palatine's Court.

XVIII.

The Lords of Signiories and Baronies shall have power only of granting Estates not exceeding three Lives, or thirty one Years, in two thirds of the said Signiories or Baronies, and the remaining third fhall be always Demefne.

XIX.

Any Lord of a Mannor may alienate, fell, or dispose to any other Person and his Heirs for ever, his Mannor, all entirely together, with all the Privileges and Leetmen thereunto belonging, fo far forth as any Colony Lands: but no Grant of any part thereof, either in Fee, or for any longer term than three Lives, or one and twenty Years, shall be good against the next Heir.