Part 5 (1/2)

[Footnote 8: Between this name and that following St.i.th adds: ”Edward Burwell.”]

[Footnote 9: Between this name and that following St.i.th adds: ”John Cooper.”]

[Footnote 10: Between this name and that following St.i.th adds: ”Thomas Culler, grocer.”]

[Footnote 11: Name given twice in P. R. O. transcript.]

[Footnote 12: Between this name and that following St.i.th adds: ”Robert Phips, grocer.”]

[Footnote 13: Name given twice in P. R. O. transcript.]

[Footnote 14: St.i.th reads: ”Thomas Wells, grocer.”]

[Footnote 15: Between this name and that following St.i.th adds: ”Robert Milmay, grocer.”]

[Footnote 16: Following this St.i.th adds: ”The Company of Gardiners.”]

And to such and so manie as they doe or shall hereafter admitt to be joyned with them, in forme hereafter in theis presentes expressed, whether they goe in their persons to be planters there in the said plantacion, or whether they goe not, but doe adventure their monyes, goods or chattels, that they shalbe one bodie or communaltie perpetuall and shall have perpetual succession and one common seale to serve for the saide bodie or communaltie; and that they and their successors shalbe knowne, called and incorporated by the name of The Tresorer and Companie of Adventurers and Planters of the Citty of London for the Firste Collonie in Virginia.

And that they and their successors shalbe from hensforth, forever enabled to take, acquire and purchase, by the name aforesaid (licens for the same from us, oure heires or successors first had and obtained) anie manner of lands, tenements and hereditaments, goods and chattels, within oure realme of England and dominion of Wales; and that they and their successors shalbe likewise enabled, by the name aforesaid, to pleade and to be impleaded before anie of oure judges or justices, in anie oure courts, and in anie accions or suits whatsoever.

And wee doe also, of oure said speciall grace, certaine knowledge and mere mocion, give, grannte and confirme unto the said Tresorer and Companie, and their successors, under the reservacions, limittacions and declaracions hereafter expressed, all those lands, countries and territories scituat, lieinge and beinge in that place of America called Virginia, from the pointe of lande called Cape or Pointe Comfort all alonge the seacoste to the northward twoe hundred miles and from the said pointe of Cape Comfort all alonge the sea coast to the southward twoe hundred miles; and all that s.p.a.ce and circuit of lande lieinge from the sea coaste of the precinct aforesaid upp unto the lande, throughoute, from sea to sea, west and northwest; and also all the island beinge within one hundred miles alonge the coaste of bothe seas of the precincte aforesaid; togeather with all the soiles, groundes, havens and portes, mynes, aswell royall mynes of golde and silver as other mineralls, pearles and precious stones, quarries, woods, rivers, waters, fis.h.i.+ngs, comodities, jurisdictions, royalties, priviledges, franchisies and preheminences within the said territorie and the precincts there of whatsoever; and thereto or there abouts, both by sea and lande, beinge or in anie sorte belonginge or appertayninge, and which wee by oure lettres patents maie or cann graunte; and in as ample manner and sorte as wee or anie oure n.o.ble progenitors have heretofore graunted to anie companie, bodie pollitique or corporate, or to anie adventurer or adventurers, undertaker or undertakers, of anie discoveries, plantacions or traffique of, in, or into anie forraine parts whatsoever; and in as large and ample manner as if the same were herin particulerly mentioned and expressed: to have, houlde, possesse and enjoye all and singuler the said landes, countries and territories with all and singuler other the premisses heretofore by theis [presents]

graunted or mencioned to be grannted, to them, the said Tresorer and Companie, their successors and a.s.signes, forever; to the sole and proper use of them, the said Tresorer and Companie, their successors and a.s.signes [forever], to be holden of us, oure heires and successors, as of oure mannour of Estgreenewich, in free and common socage and not in capite; yeldinge and payinge, therefore, to us, oure heires and successors, the fifte parte onlie of all oare of gould and silver that from tyme to time, and at all times hereafter, shalbe there gotton, had and obtained, for all manner of service.

And, nevertheles, oure will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theis presentes chardge, commannde, warrant and auctorize, that the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors, or the major parte of them which shall be present and a.s.sembled for that purpose, shall from time to time under their common seale distribute, convey, a.s.signe and set over such particuler porcions of lands, tenements and hereditaments, by theise presents formerly grannted, unto such oure lovinge subjects naturallie borne of denizens, or others, aswell adventurers as planters, as by the said Companie, upon a commission of survey and distribucion executed and retourned for that purpose, shalbe named, appointed and allowed, wherein oure will and pleasure is, that respect be had as well of the proporcion of the adventure[r] as to the speciall service, hazarde, exploite or meritt of anie person so as to be recompenced, advannced or rewarded.

And for as muche as the good and prosperous successe of the said plantacion cannot but cheiflie depende, next under the blessinge of G.o.d and the supporte of oure royall aucthoritie, upon the provident and good direccion of the whole enterprise by a carefull and understandinge Counsell, and that it is not convenient that all the adventurers shalbe so often drawne to meete and a.s.semble as shalbe requisite for them to have metings and conference aboute theire affaires, therefore we doe ordaine, establishe and confirme that there shalbe perpetually one Counsell here resident, accordinge to the tenor of oure former lettres patents, which Counsell shall have a seale for the better governement and administracion of the said plantacion besides the legall seale of the Companie or Corporacion, as in oure former lettres patents is also expressed.

And further wee establishe and ordaine that

Henrie, Earl of Southampton William, Earl of Pembrooke Henrie, Earl of Lincoln Thomas, Earl of Exeter Roberte, Lord Viscounte Lisle Lord Theophilus Howard James, Lord Bishopp of Bathe and Wells Edward, Lord Zouche Thomas, Lord Laware William, Lord Mounteagle Edmunde, Lord Sheffeilde Grey, Lord Shanndoys [Chandois][17]

John, Lord Stanhope George, Lord Carew Sir Humfrey Welde, Lord Mayor of London Sir Edward Cecil Sir William Waad [Wade]

Sir Henrie Nevill Sir Thomas Smith Sir Oliver Cromwell Sir Peter Manwood Sir Thomas Challoner Sir Henrie Hovarte [Hobart]

Sir Franncis Bacon Sir George Coppin Sir John Scott Sir Henrie Carey Sir Roberte Drurie [Drury]

Sir Horatio Vere Sir Eward Conwaye [Conway]

Sir Maurice Berkeley [Barkeley]

Sir Thomas Gates Sir Michaele Sands [Sandys]

Sir Roberte Mansfeild [Mansel]

Sir John Trevor Sir Amyas Preston Sir William G.o.dolphin Sir Walter Cope Sir Robert Killigrewe Sir Henrie Faushawe [Fanshaw]

Sir Edwyn Sandes [Sandys]

Sir John Watts Sir Henrie Montague Sir William Romney Sir Thomas Roe Sir Baptiste Hicks Sir Richard Williamson Sir Stephen Powle [Poole]

Sir Dudley Diggs Christopher Brooke, [Esq.]

John Eldred, and John Wolstenholme