 They persuaded the Proprietors of Carolina to surrender the government of the Bahamas to the king  while retaining title to the land.
<fluency>  They persuaded the Proprietors of Carolina to surrender the government of the Bahamas to the king  while retaining title to the land.
 They persuaded the Proprietors of Carolina to surrender the government of the Bahamas to the king , while retaining title to the land.