Declaration of Carolina Proprietor (August 25, 1663):
<His majesty having been graciously pleased, by his charter bearing date the 24th of March, in the 15th year of his reign, out of a pious and good intention for the propagation of the Christian faith amongst the barbarous and ignorant Indians, the enlargement of his empire and dominions, and enriching of his subjects, to grant and confirm to us....all that territory...extending from the north end of the island called Lucke Island...to the west as far as the South seas, and so southwardly as far as the river St. Matthias, which bordereth upon the coast of Florida...do hereby...make good those ensuing proposals...
5. We will grant, in as ample manner as the undertakers shall desire, freedom and liberty of conscience in all religious or spiritual things, and to be kept inviolably with them, we having power in our charter so to do...> 1663CP001
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Endnotes:
1663CP001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Declaration of Carolina Proprietor, August 25, 1663.