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only of all ore of gold and filver, that from time to time, and at all times hereafter, fhall be there gotten, had, or obtained, for all manner of fervices.

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VII. And nevertheless, our will and pleasure is, and we Power in do, by these prefents, charge, command, warrant, and au- faid treathorife, that the faid treasurer and company, or their fuccef. furer and fors, or the major part of them, which fhall be present and convey and affembled for that purpofe, fhall, from time to time, under affign under their common feal, diftribute, convey, affign, and fet over, mon feal, fuch particular portions of lands, tenements, and heredita- particular ments, by thefe prefents, formerly granted, unto fuch our portions of loving fubjects, naturally born, or denizens, or others, as well adventurers as planters, as by the faid company (upon a hereby granted to commiffion of furvey and diftribution, executed and returned the for that purpose) fhall be nominated, appointed, and allowed; pany to parwherein our will and pleasure is, that refpect be had, as well planters or of the proportion of the adventurer, as to the special service, adventuhazard, exploit, or merit of any perfon, fo to be recompen- rers. fed, advanced, or rewarded.

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VIII. And forafmuch, as the good and profperous fuccefs Eftablishof the faid plantation cannot but chiefly depend, next under ment of a the bleffing of God, and the fupport of our royal authority, council to upon the provident and good direction of the whole enter- refide at prize, by a careful and understanding council, and that it is to manage not convenient, that all the adventurers fhall be fo often the affairs drawn to meet and affemble, as fhall be requifite for them to of the comhave meetings and conference about the affairs thereof; therefore we do ordain, eftablifh, and confirm, that there fhall be perpetually one council here refident, according to the tenour of our former letters patents; which council fhall have a feal, for the better government and adminiftration of the faid plantation, befides the legal feal of the company or corporation, as in our former letters patents is alfo expreffed.

diftinct from

IX. And farther, we establish and ordain, that Henry, This coun Earl of Southampton, William, Earl of Pembroke, Henry, cil fhall Earl of Lincoln, Thomas, Earl of Exeter, Robert, Lord have a feal, Viscount Lifle, Lord Theophilus Howard, James, Lord the common Bishop of Bath and Wells, Edward, Lord Zouche, Thomas, feal of the Lord Lawarr, William, Lord Monteagle, Edmund, Lord whole comSheffield, Grey, Lord Chandois, John, Lord Stanhope, pany. George, Lord Carew, Sir Humfrey Weld, Lord Mayor of London, Sir Edward Cecil, Sir William Wade, Sir Henry Nevil, Sir Thomas Smith, Sir Oliver Cromwell, Sir Peter Manwood, Sir Thomas Challoner, Sir Henry Hobert, Sir,

Francis

Nomination of the first

Francis Bacon, Sir George Coppin, Sir John Scot, Sir
Henry Carey, Sir Robert Drury, Sir Oratio Vere, Sir
Edward Conway, Sir Maurice Barkeley, Sir Thomas Gates,
Sir Michael Sandys, Sir Robert Manfel, Sir John Trevor,
Sir Amias Prefton, Sir William Godolphin, Sir Walter
Cope, Sir Robert Killigrew, Sir Henry Fanfhaw, Sir
Edwin Sandys, Sir John Watts, Sir Henry Montague, Sir
William Romney, Sir Thomas Roe, Sir Baptift Hicks, Sir
Richard Williamfon, Sir Stephen Poole, Sir Dudly Digges,
Chriftopher Brooke, Efq; John Eldrid, and John Wol-
ftenholme, fhall be our council for the faid company of ad-
venturers and planters in Virginia.

X. And the faid Thomas Smith we do ordain to be treamembers of furer of the faid company: which treasurer fhall have authothis council rity, to give order, for the warning of the council, and fumby the king, moning the company, to their courts and meetings.

and counfel

Election of XI. And the faid council and treafurer, or any of them, thetreasurer fhall be from henceforth, nominated, chofen, continued, lors in all difplaced, changed, altered, and fupplied, as death, or other future va- feveral occafions, fhall require, out of the company of the cancies by faid adventurers, by the voice of the greater part of the faid the majority of the faid company and adventurers, in their affembly for that purpose: company. provided always, that every counfellor, fo newly elected,

Power of appointing a

fhall be prefented to the Lord Chancellor of England, or to the Lord High Treasurer of England, or to the Lord Chamberlain of the houfhold of us, our heirs, and fucceffors, for the time being, to take his oath of a counsellor to us, our heirs, and fucceffors, for the faid company of adventurers and colony in Virginia.

XII. And we do, by thefe prefents, of our fpecial grace, deputy trea- certain knowledge, and mere motion, for us, our heirs and furer, in fucceffors, grant unto the said treasurer and company, and cafes of their fucceffors, that if it happen, at any time or times, the neceffity. treasurer for the time being to be fick, or to have any such cause of absence from the city of London, as fhall be allowed by the faid council, or the greater part of them, assembled, fo as he cannot attend the affairs of that company, in every fuch cafe, it fhall and may be lawful for fuch treasurer for the time being, to affign, conftitute and appoint, one of the council or company, to be likewife allowed by the council, or the greater part of them, affembled, to be the deputy treafurer of the faid company; which deputy fhall have power, to do and execute all things, which belong to the faid treafurer, during fuch time, as fuch treasurer fhall be either fick, or otherwife abfent upon caufe allowed of by the faid council,

or

or the major part of them, as aforefaid, fo fully and wholly, and in as large and ample manner and form, to all intents and purposes, as the faid treasurer, if he were present, himfelf might or could do and execute the fame.

power to

governors

XIII. And further, of our special grace, certain know- The council ledge, and mere motion, for us, our heirs, and fucceffors, fhall have we do, by these presents, give and grant full power and au- make or apthority to our faid council, here refident, as well at this point and to present time, as hereafter from time to time, to nominate, change or make, conftitute, ordain, and confirm, by fuch name or difplace all names, ftile or ftiles, as to them fhall feem good; and like- and other wife to revoke, difcharge, change, and alter, as well all and officers of fingular governors, officers, and minifters, which already government have been made, as alfo which hereafter fhall be by them colonies. thought fit and needful to be made or ufed, for the government of the faid colony and plantation.

of the faid

government

XIV. And also to make, ordain, and establish all manner And to of orders, laws, directions, inftructions, forms, and cere- make laws monies of government and magiftracy, fit and neceffary, for for the good and concerning the government of the faid colony and planta- of the faid tion; and the fame, at all times hereafter, to abrogate, re- colonies. voke, or change, not only within the precincts of the faid colony, but also upon the feas in going and coming, to and from the faid colony, as they, in their good difcretion, shall think to be fitteft for the good of the adventurers and inhabitants there.

the power of

blished there

XV. And we do alfo declare, that, for divers reafons and Upon the confiderations us thereunto especially moving, our will and arrival of a pleasure is, and we do hereby ordain, that immediately from governor appointed and after fuch time, as any fuch governor or principal officer, by the said fo to be nominated and appointed, by our faid council, for council in the government of the faid colony, as aforefaid, fhall arrive. Virginia, in Virginia, and give notice unto the colony there refident of theprefident our pleasure in this behalf, the government, power and au- and council thority of the prefident and council, heretofore by our former already eftaletters patents there established, and all laws and conftitutions, and of all by them formerly made, fhall utterly ceafe and be determined, other offiand all officers, governors, and minifters, formerly conftituted cers of goor appointed, fhall be difcharged, any thing, in our former fall in letters patents concerning the faid plantation contained, in any ftantly ceafe wife to the contrary notwithstanding; ftraightly charging and and be decommanding the prefident and council, now refident in the faid colony, upon their allegiance, after knowledge given unto them of our will and pleasure, by these prefents fignified and declared, that they forthwith be obedient to fuch governor or

governors,

vernment

termined.

Admiffion of new members

into the

governors, as by our faid council, here refident, fhall be named and appointed, as aforefaid, and to all directions, orders and commandments, which they fhall receive from them, as well in the prefent refigning and giving up of their authority, offices, charge and places, as in all other attendance, as fhall be by them, from time to time, required.

XVI. And we do further, by thefe prefents, ordain and eftablish, that the faid treasurer and council here refident, and their fucceffors, or any four of them, being affembled (the company. treasurer being one) fhall, from time to time, have full power and authority, to admit and receive any other perfon into their company, corporation, and freedom; and further, in a chifement., general affembly of the adventurers, with the confent of the greater part, upon good caufe, to disfranchife and put out any perfon or perfons, out of the faid freedom and company.

Disfran

Power to work all forts of mines.

Power to

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faid colony,

for their de

XVII. And we do alfo grant and confirm, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, that it fhall be lawful for the faid treasurer and company, and their fucceffors, by direction of the governors there, to dig and to fearch for all manner of mines of gold, filver, copper, iron, lead, tin, and all forts of minerals, as well within the precinct aforefaid, as within any part of the main land, not formerly granted to any other; and to have and enjoy the gold, filver, copper, iron, lead, and tin, and all other minerals, to be gotten thereby, to the ufe and behoof of the faid company of planters and adventurers yielding thereof, and paying yearly, unto us, our heirs and fucceffors, as aforefaid.

XVIII. And we do further, of our fpecial grace, certain carryout the knowledge, and mere motion, for us, our heirs, and fuccefjects or any fors, grant, by these prefents, to and with the faid treasurer ftrangers to and company, and their fucceffors, that it shall be lawful and fettle the free for them, and their affigns, at all and every time and together times hereafter, out of our realm of England, and out of all with all ne- other our dominions, to take and lead into the faid voyages, ceffary arms and for and towards the faid plantation, and to travel thitherfence, and wards, and to abide and inhabit there in the faid colony and merchan- plantation, all fuch and so many of our loving fubjects, or difes proper any other ftrangers, that will become our loving fubjects, for trading and live under our obedience, as fhall willingly accompany withthepeople there: them in the faid voyage and plantation; with fufficient fhipping, armour, weapons, ordinance, munition, powder, fhot, victuals, and fuch merchandifes or wares, as are esteemed by the wild people in those parts, cloathing, implements, furniture, cattle, horfes, and mares, and all other things, neceffary for the faid plantation, and for their ufe and defence,

and

tom or other

and trade with the people there; and in paffing, and returning to and fro; without yielding or paying fubfidy, custom, withoutpayimpofition, or any other tax or duty, to us, our heirs, or ing any cul fucceffors, for the space of feven years from the date of these duty for prefents; provided, that none of the faid perfons be fuch, as them for 7 fhall be hereafter, by fpecial name, restrained by us, our heirs, years. and fucceffors.

or fubfidies

and after

fucceffors

goods ex

XIX. And for their further encouragement, of our fpecial No customs grace and favour, we do, by these prefents, for us, our heirs fhall be paid and fucceffors, yield and grant, to and with the faid treasurer in Virginia and company, and their fucceffors, and every of them, their for 21 years; factors and affigns, that they and every of them, fhall be free that time of all the fubfidies and cuftoms in Virginia, for the space of thefaidcom one-and-twenty years, and from all taxes and impofitions, pany and for ever, upon any goods or merchandizes, at any time or fhall pay ontimes hereafter, either upon importation thither, or exporta- ly a duty of tion from thence, into our realm of England, or into any 5 per cent. other of our realms or dominions, by the faid treasurer and upon alcompany, and their fucceffors, their deputies, factors, or ported from affigns, or any of them; except only the five pounds per cent. Virginia indue for cuftom, upon all fuch goods and merchandizes, as after which to England; fhall be brought or imported into our realm of England, or they may any other of these our dominions, according to the antient export the trade of merchants; which five pounds per cent. only being fame into paid, it fhall be thenceforth lawful and free for the faid ad- within the venturers, the fame goods and merchandizes to export, and space of 13 carry out of our faid dominions, into foreign parts, without months af any cuftom, tax, or other duty, to be paid to us, our heirs, ing firft lanor fucceffors, or to any other our officers or deputies; pro- ded in Engvided, that the faid goods and merchandizes be shipped out, land, withwithin thirteen months, after their firft landing within any any other part of thofe dominions,

foreignparts

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out paying

duty.

truders into

XX And we do alfo grant and confirm to the faid treasurer Power to reand company, and their fucceflors, as alfo to all and every fift and exfuch governor, or other officers and minifters, as by our faid pell all incouncil fhall be appointed to have power and authority of the faid co government and command, in or over the faid colony or plan- lony. tation; that they, and every of them, fhall and lawfully may, from time to time, and at all times for ever hereafter, for their feveral defence and fafety, encounter, expulfe, repel, and refift, by force and arms, as well by fea as by land, and all ways and means whatsoever, all and every fuch person and perfons whatsoever, as (without the fpecial licence of the faid treasurer and company, and their fucceffors) fhall attempt to inhabit, within the faid feveral precincts and limits of the faid

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