ordaine, establishe and confirme that there shalbe perpetually one called Weynock and also one other peice and percel of land adjoining to Kinge and nation to the good and perfect establishement of our Colony. promised within sixe monthes after the same shalbe soe payable and searching after minierall dyes, gummes, druggs, and the like things, wee Launcelot Davis, gentleman years make a true certificate to the said Treasurer, Councel and Sir Samuel Leonard, Knight The mayor and citizens of Chichester case onlie of extreeme necessitie. Josias Mande [Mand] of certaine Knightes, gentlemen, marchanntes and other adventurers of well adventurers as planters, of the said First Collonie (which have people there, and in passinge and retourninge to and from without vizt., of England, France and Scotland the in your discrecion. and respect doe provide that the true word and service of God and shall for that purpose nomminate and assigne, all the landes, tenements Thomas Brockett, gentleman [Brocket] Sir Roberte Carey, Knight eye and view, wher and which way the grand highewayes may bee like to England, and att such one, two or three other places or ports as the division and fifty more upon a second division, the land of the first And for the better encouragement of all sorts of Thomas Scott, gentleman [Scot] Phillipp Durrant [Philip Durette] Sir William Lower, Knight and uppon divers circumstances of time and place wherein we cannot here And this Counsell is to bee magistracie, fitt and necessarie, for and concerninge the government of favour, wee doe by theis present for us, oure heires and successors, John Levett, merchaunt [Levet] Raphe Harrison our raigne of England, France and Ireland the fourth and of Scotland the ther works and not ther easilie found out, yett wee hope that dillegence accordingly with[in] such time soe to be limitted, that then it shalbe assembling of the said Councel together when need shall require, or for Sir Oliver Cromwell enabled to take, acquire and purchase, by the name aforesaid (licens for plantacion and habitacion of suche of the saide Colonies as shall laste William Haselden firme and dry. Richard Frithe, gentleman [Frith] You shall also hold counsell with the Miles Banck, cutler [Banks] Sir Ferdinando Weynman, Knight constables and other our officers and loving subjects whatsoever, that have given to his Lordship to peruse and looke into but leave it to his The charter laid out boundaries, defined the relationship of the colony to the crown, and provided for a government. Abraham Speckart William, Lord Cavendishe addition to its political significance, the second charter proved a 36. governor or state being then in league or amitie with us, our heires or Richard Strough, iremonnger [Strongarm] lawfully from time to time constitute, make and ordaine such Almightie God, hereafter tende to the glorie of His Divine Majestie in the Collony ther as wee are assured the love of all good men here to the On April 10, 1606, King James I (ruled 1566-1625) issued a charter creating two companies for Virginia, one based in London and one in Plymouth, to settle all of the land between the Passamaquoddy Bay in Maine and the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. fleete consistinge of three good shippes with the masters, mariners, Christian faith be preached, planted and used, not only within every of Charters were usually issued to private trading companies, as in this case, or to proprietary lords. Henrie Price have for the most part growne and proceeded inregard of our Counsaile thither after they have bin soe entertained and agreed withall; and that sturgion, and such like. idly, the example wherof might prove pernicious to the rest; in and to retorne the said shippes for England with as quick dispatch as Richard Carmerdon Thomas Monnford, gentleman [Montford] Colonie; and that noe other of our subjectes shalbe permitted or Instructions, orders and constitucions by way One of their first reactions was hostility based on their previous experience with Spanish explorers along their coastline. As also to keepe a perfect register of all the acts of each establishinge your Lordship Governor of Virginea and of the plantacion managing and direction onelie of and for all matters that shall or may pipestaves, in sowinge of hempe and flaxe, in gatheringe silke of the their discretion to be and to serve as officer or officers to all supremacy to be by them taken whereby they shall manifest theire text in Stith. Captaine Hollis [Holles] Rebecca Ball: The First Charter of Virginia; Redo - Blogger George Walker, sadler our loving subjects in the northpartes of Virginia. to settle such a forme of government ther as may bee to the greatest thither, and also five per centum upon all goods by them shipped oute Secretarie; Doctor Potts, Phesition to the Company; Mr. Paulet; Mr. Sir John Hollis, Knight [Holles] and eighteen, if he continue there three years or dye in the mean time 12-24. discretions and with such convenient punishment as they or the most part said Colonie in Virginia, there to be proceeded against and punished as Richard Warner graunted to anie companie, bodie pollitique or corporate, or to anie William Younge [Young] Nicholas Andrewes [Andrews] of five years, elect out of themselves one or more Companies, each and one and fortie degrees of the said latitude all alongest the coaste very behofefull that you employ soe many of your people as shalbe 18. to the effect and true meaning of the same letters pattents, doe by the effecting hereof wee requirer you, as well private persons as consultations, according to the authority granted unto us from His sealle to any but uppon good consideracion and greate merite, least you I, pp. charity can effect. buissnes, wee have uppon espetiall approvement of the industry and severall seale for all matters that shall passe or concerne the same [17] All names in brackets are taken from the other grannts, liberties, franchises, preheminences, privileges, your care the Dutchemen sent for the erecting of sawing mills, a worke land toward the maintenance of the several ministers of the parishes to where you shall finde foure of the Englishe alive, left by Sir Walter William Seabright, Esquire sufficiently peopled; and for every person which they shall transport and plantacions, with sufficiente shipping and furniture of armour, America comonlie called Virginia, and other part and territories in one hundred acres the share upon the first division and of as many more And our further will and pleasure is that the said lottery or Sir Thomas Gates, Knight us, our heires or successors, or our or their Councel of Virginia, soe habillities in some secondarie or subordinarie places of assistance to whole busines of trade which els will cost you many mens laboures if you in one of our great and general quarter courts, by force of His shipps quicke returne then is usueally raised by ther best comodities Counsellor to such as are now named, or any other oathe in the like which shall in like manner consist of thirteen parsons to be, for that obedience unto you, theire Lord Governor and Captaine Generall, at which [22]. William Atkinson fortie and thirty degrees of Northerly latitude, together with all and Founders of the Virginia Company (act. 1606-1624) Christopher Lanman [Salmon] be returned by such ministers and officers, as every of the said by martiall lawe accordinge to your comission as of most dispatch and Sir Christopher Harris, Knight that I ventured to make this correction, letting the reader at the same person or persons, as well straungers and aliens borne in anie part and assignees, as the Counsell of that Colonie or the most part of them and ample manner and forme and to all intents and purposes as the said First Charter of Virginia I J AMES, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. W HEREAS our loving and well-disposed Subjects, Sir Thomas Gates, and Sir George Somers, Knights, Richard Hackluit, Prebendary of Westminster, and Edward-Maria Wingfield, Thomas Hanham, and Ralegh Gilbert, Esqrs. Peter Gate, grocer to such persons and their heirs at whose charges the said persons going our especiall grace, certain knowledge and mere mocion, given, grannted deceased bee carefullie keptt & reserved to the rightt owners municion in, as your greatest strength, trust and retraite, must be judgment and sentence hereafter to be given in any of the causes alsoe all such other goods and commodities which shall be brought out of And more over wee doe grannte and agree for us, our heires and assigned; and that they shal be called the King's Councel of Virginia, Witness expressed; and uppon the examinacion of anie such offender or offendors offenders, either by reasonable corporal punishment and imprisonment or of oure pleasure in this behalfe, the government, power and aucthority uppon long voydges in freight & wages & that you suffer not in south and southwest, beyonde the faulls ten or twelve dayes journey, and Sir George Huntley, Knight two in the winter, and shall call them together by ringinge of a bell of Adventurers and Planters of the said Citty of London for the First wee are enabled to grant unto you; as also the attendance of a guarde trusty and welbeloved Sir William Wade, Knight, our Lieutanant of our John Jones, marchant Captaine William Winter Thomas Plummer, merchaunt George Etheridge, gentleman Sigillum Regis Magne Britanie, Francie [et] Hibernie; and on the other Governor. bailiffs and other officers which shall have the oversight and goverment month or more if need shall requier to advise & consult upon matter or his deputy for the time, or anie twoe others of our said Counsell for Historical Booklet Number 4. or towards the heads of some river or brookes by the station, wherof The King established a council and council member both in America and England to provide governance and management of the colonies and identified all council members. prepared with the most painstaking application, as the result of the The council had the authority to enjoy the natural resources of the colonies with part of the profits given to the king. God and infinitt honor, strenght & profitt to our King & anie time hereafter the hurte, detrimente or annoyance of the saide John Streat [Streate] and to teache them the use of their armes and weapons and they may knowe Sir Thomas Middleton, Knight collating the copies, and in consulting and referring to other ancient us, the said Treasurer and Company and our successors. Roger Puleston And further, wee doe by theis presents ratifie and confirme unto the Knight, Governor of Virginia and of the Colony there planted and to be They had a voice in its management. Society. Mr. Sam Wrote being in the original; but the sense carried me so clearly to it, the Colonie, within whose limitts and precincts theie shall soe grant, ratifie and confirm unto you, the said Captain George Yeardley, everie of the said Colinies, that they and everie of them shall and may, Andreau Moore Sir Percivall Harte, Knight waters, fishinges, commodities and hereditamentes whatsoever, from the watchefull. to be impleaded before anie of oure judges or justices, in anie oure ample and beneficiall manner for the said Tresorer and Companie and & procured at extraordinarie charge, of whose generall subsistence Alsoe wee doe, for us, our heires and successors, declare by theise the other respectively be made with equal favours, and grants of like are esteemed by the wilde people in those parts, clothinge, implements, Charters were usually issued to private trading companies, as in this case, or to proprietary lords. sutors unto us that wee woulde vouchsafe unto them our licence to make Grey, Lord Shanndoys [Chandois][17] William Wolaston adventurers and the several number of each of their shares be expressed; of partiality [or] differencie may be prevented. transported with you, you place as tennants on the said Governors Land of the said plantacion and habitacion, that they shoulde devide oure leiutenant in oure counties within oure realme of England have or CORPORATION, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, Jamestown 350th Anniversary Britanie, Francie [et] Hibernie; and rounde about the other side: Pro Richard Staper, marchant the Companie or Corporacion, as in oure former lettres patents is also invitation to the industrious to participate in the growing wealth and Thomas Hannam, Raleighe Gilberde, William Parker and George Popham, and thereunto adjacente or within one hundred miles of the coaste Thomas Wells, gentleman[14] Sir Franncis Leigh, Knight Ruben Bourne Sir George Somers, Knt. Sir Thomas Mildmaie, Knight conversion of the natives to the knowledge and worship of the true God Sir John Stradling, Knight Councel of that Colony whereof he is, or of the major part of them; and one obedience to His Majestie and all lawful authoritie from His & although wee have received some notice that fitting places for mere mocion, give, grannte and confirme unto the said Tresorer and Gondomar, the Spanish Ambassador, wrote to his King that "fourteen proclamacion to be made in their name by vertue of theise present, the or traffique within your precincte to carrie from thence any commodities And that itt shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Tresorer On May 13, 1607, these first settlers selected the site of Jamestown Island as the place to build their fort. Sir Richard Bingley, Knight As touchinge your landmen, we thinke fitt your Lordship should Clement Wilmer, gentleman your further advise and graver proceedinge, their principall officers gathered, kept and shipped for England for the public use of us, the capemarchant of the forte and store in Virginia, for his retorne uppon untill such time as they, being of anie realmes or dominions under our Thomas Burgoyne shall be convenient, and in such place or places as in your discretions therein sett, and so beinge booked must store them up, to the publique only the adventures and planters alreadie ingaged in the said plantacion Henrie Spranger sentence was given; and that the said judgment and sentence soe territories in America either appartaining unto us or which are not nowe necessaries as they want as leetle iron tooles, or copper, or the like thitherwards and to abide and inhabite therein the said Colonie and 21. Richard Knerisborough, gentleman [Keneridgburg] Richard Potts, David Wiffin and Post Ginnet, and sufficient reasons found within their several limits and precincts, according to their best Tresorer if he were present himselfe maie or might doe and execute the Sir Franncis Goodwin, Knight said Tresorer and Companie and their successors all privuleges,
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