The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Carolina" id="mwSg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Province of Carolina">Province of Carolina</a> is granted by charter to eight <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lords_Proprietor" id="mwSw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lords Proprietor">Lords Proprietor</a> in reward for their assistance in <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_(England)" id="mwTA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Restoration (England)">restoring</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" id="mwTQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Charles II of England">Charles II of England</a> to the throne.<sup about="#mwt61" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-10"}}' id="cite_ref-10" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./March_24#cite_note-10" id="mwTg" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 10;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwTw">[10]</span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt65" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-11"}}' id="cite_ref-11" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./March_24#cite_note-11" id="mwUA" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 11;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwUQ">[11]</span></a></sup>
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