The Crown granted 100 pounds per year for this purpose.
A parish can have city status but only if that is granted by the Crown.
The Crown granted a coat of arms to the city on June 24, 1676.
The Crown could grant its right to treasure trove to any person in the form of a franchise.
They wanted the Crown to grant the colony aid and security directly from the English government.
Title to land was not granted by the Crown until 1856, before which there was practically no settlement.
Some became owners of large landed estates, granted to them by the Crown, others became government leaders.
Short tenancies were then granted by The Crown for its ownership.
Not until 1581 was the former College property sold to new owners, granted by the Crown to speculators.
The site was granted by the Crown in 1537 to Ralph Jackson.