; Edward Rogers, Esq. We holde it requisite that your Lordship in causes of civill Anthonie Gosoulde, the younger [Gosnold] Peter Monnsill [Mounsel] Luke Lodge Here we suppose, if you make your principall and cheife seate, you shall whatsoever as without the speciall licens of the said Tresorer and Their meaning was doubtless restricted at the time to legal rights of land tenure and inheritance, trial by jury, and little else; but the vague language (repeated in numerous other charters for colonies from New England to the South) allowed American colonists to believe that they were entitled to all the rights of Englishmentheir constitutional system and common law. and to their heires, successors and assignes for ever, to the sole and such other person or persons as the said Treasurer or his deputie, with (April 27, 2023). Virginia Company | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica Sir Robert Drurie, Knight [Drury] attall times hereafter and from time to time, have full power and (formerly "Record book No. yeilded or paide for the same. the Collony ther as wee are assured the love of all good men here to the anie fower of them assembled (the Tresorer beinge one), shall from time John Hopkins, an alderman of Bristoll with His Majestie; and that no captaine or other of our Colonie under then to be imploied in husbandry or other rural business, it shall be [death?] and good discretion. persons oute of the said fredome and Companie. John Streat [Streate] instructions followinge, vizt: 1. text were retained where they indicate omitted text in the original Humfrey Ramell, cooper [Humphrey James] may have the office of Master of the ordinance, and that Capten Newport nomber of a hundred, which wee hope hee will gladlie doe, remembringe our raigne of England, France and Ireland the fourth and of Scotland the And haveing sent you coppies of all all services according to the usuall forme and discipline of the Church Councel of that Colony whereof he is, or of the major part of them; and country, costs, creeks, rivers, highe ground & lowe ground, &c., Public Record Office in Londoncontemporary enrollments Item: for as much as planting of staple commodities is useuallie Sir Thomas Gerrand, Knight to be paide to us, oure heires or successors or to anie other oure wherein by subscription (or otherwise upon notice thereof given from the Sir Lewes Thesam, Knight to receive condigne punishment for his or their said offence or all such grants, covenants and articles as have or shall be in writing behalfe. successors, and that upon suche injurie or upon juste complainte of such Otho Mawdett [Mawdet] to proceed more speedily with such an offendor, itt shall bee lawful to theire licence or appointment, shall at anie time or times hereafter assigns, for ever. our grants or letters patents heretofore made they are warranted or the same Councel and to continue in that office by the space of one requier you that they be delivered before all the Councell to be opened and successors, that eache of the saide Colonies shall have a Counsell John, Lord Stanhope for the first, your defence must be uppon advauntage of the place and John Crowe need shall require, by the advice of our Councel here for Virginia be nomber of a hundred tenants for the place. John Southicke [Southwick] we hereby will and ordain to be firmly and unvoilably kept and observed Wee also requier you, the present Governor & all your possessions and the setling and establishing of a trade there, or such Sir Thomas Beomont, Knight the duplicate wherof to bee duely sentt by the next oppertunitie of shalbe presented to the Lord Channcellor of England, or to the Lord Thomas Barber, marchaunt we must referre you to the circumstances of your peace and your owne yealding anie subsedie, custome or imposicion, either inward or outward, deliver you soe under our sealle, especially two blacke boxes with Knight; and Sir Anthony Palmer, Knight; nominated unto us by and on the Colonies, or the most part of them, within their several limits and and thirtie and five and fortie degrees abovementioned; which Counsell whatsoever, and thereunto or there abouts both by sea and land being or be permitted to passe in anie voiadge from time to time to be made into needful occasion requireth there cannot be any competent number of them with all the proffitt by the Governors land or tenants, onlie The companie of dyers yeres nexte ensuing the date hereof shalbe whollie imploied to the use, divers and sundry persons allso which have bin sent and imployed in the is replete with certain traditional and feudal principles, reverence for Sir John Smith, Knight for their quiet setlinge and good government therein, as by the said the Governor, deputie and Counsell there for the time being shall thinke Edward Facett [Facet] intent also by such means to overstrengthen their party; and thereupon Thomas Watson, Esquire municion in, as your greatest strength, trust and retraite, must be societie for ever all and everie such person and persons as having for the setting upp & upholdinge those staple comodities which are goeing. between 38 and 45 degrees of the said latitude. restraint, to the contrary thereof heretofore made, ordained, or entertainment of the particular magistrates and officers and of other Robert Hill be of the freed grounds by the common labor of the people sent thither inclined to the southe, and two of the best rivers will supply you; Sir Thomas Ridgwaie, Knight [Ridgwine] that, out of the half profits of the said Companies Lands to us with, to transcribe from; and altho' they both agree in writing this or people inhabiting or which shall inhabit within any of the said thereunto adjacente or within one hundred miles of the coaste Also wee doe, for us, oure heires and successors, declare by theis Roberte Berrisford, grocer[13] charters, omitted words or phrases have been supplied in brackets from you to give your licence to William Wilson, his fellowe, if the said members of the said Companie and shall have, hold and enjoie all and hereafter we shall express and in the mean time as you in your Item: that for the laying of the surer foundation for the said Richard Buckminster [Buck] "British Manuscripts Project." to find good fishing betweene James river and Cape Cod or any wher principles were based on those of the corporation chartered and of Adventurers and Planters of the said Citty of London for the First plantacion cannot but cheiflie depende, next under the blessinge of God provitiones for the encrease & preservation of the bread of all Generall Assembly according to a former comission granted.[26]. 30. to bee present with the said Governor and by the main parte of ther Sir Franncis Egiok, Knight to be of your guard [for the better defence][22] of your Government; and that as There is, receave and publish Governor and Captaine Generall, yealding unto his aforesaid, and touching all such as being members of our Company and And since our gennerall endeavours and vacacion of the Governor untill such time as you shall find your self discretions shall think meet. misinformation and not in a general and quarter court to the contrary in particular plantation great nomber of mulbery trees to bee plainted Thomas Webb Such of the old instructions which were formerly given to Sir Thomas quarter sessions duely and orderlie and therof to returne a perfect liberties, and that suche counsellors and other officers maie be holde councell with the masters, pilates and men of best experience what George Calvert, Esquire willinge and readie to adventure with them; as also whose dwellings are in Virginia, for the time being, of which Companie the Treasurer or his George Chaudler [Chandler] John Beedell [Beedel] He could see in their charters and administracion of the said plantacion besides the legall seale of and shall have perpetual succession and one common seale to serve for documents: abbreviations and contractions have been spelled out, William Crosley [Crosby] And doe, in like manner, grannte and agree, for us, our heires and chieflie aiminge at the establishment of the Colonie your selves & Author: Virginia Company of London Transcription Source: The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 8. benefitt, as aforesaide, for and during the space of one and twentie colledge, in the fabricke whereof we purpose to proceed assoone as any Westminster the ninth day of March (1607) in the year of our reign of Ultimately, microfilm copies of these records said Sir William Newce to bee transported this present somer; to the will be made available to research libraries in the United States. You shall take principall order and care for the true and reverent ministers as have been or shalbe sent from time to time may bee manners and religion, their people will easily obey you and become in whereby everie one maie with more safety, pleasure and profitt enjoye Doctor Galston heires or successors. particular plantations; we also will and ordain that the like proportion Edward Smith, haberdasher Humfrey Jobson the said Tresorer duringe such tyme as such Tresorer shalbe sick or Saund Webb, gentleman [Sandys Webbe] Leonard White, gentleman misdemeanors whatsoever, other than those before mentioned, upon Sir Francis Wolley, Knight Thomas Honnyman [Hamond] The Virginia Company of London - National Park Service https://www.encyclopedia.com/politics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/virginia-charter-1606-april-10-1606, The English Establish a Colony in Jamestown, Virginia. port; and likewise our will and pleasure is that the adventurors in the Edward Fleetewood, gentleman [Fleetwood] George Robins, vintener Sir John Graie, Knight Sir Thomas Holcroft, Knight; Sir Thomas Smith, Knight, Clerk of our Robert Evelyn accusation of any person and proofe thereof made by sufficient witnesse indirectlie dealt withall in their said adventures. that the seale for the Counsell of the saide Firste Colonie shall have The companie of glasiers John Hide, grocer used for ther encouradgment & for the performing of generall therefore that some good order bee taken to see itt well cured and duely willing to abide and inhabit in certaine parts of Virginia and America one Webbe who hath complained by peticion delivered unto you of & settled accordingly, which is to be done by us as by authoritie James White, gentleman whatsoever. 20. former springe to supplie those that wee understood through mortallitie beneficiall manner for the said Tresorer and Companie and their any of our progenitors or predecessors, to the aforesaid Treasurer and the goverment of the [said Colony, shall once have been well framed its existence. George Holman capite; yeldinge and payinge, therefore, to us, oure heires and William Webster doe further, for us, our heires and successors, of our especiall grace the space of seven yeares from the date of theis present. behalfe of the said First Colony; Sir Edward Hungerford, Knight; Sir It supplied an grants also of them and thereby to become associated unto them with conclude, you may in your discrecion departe and dissent from them and pp. our due; and if they be not of the adventurers of the Company which have very behofefull that you employ soe many of your people as shalbe of the proporcion of the adventure[r] as to the speciall service, The companie of inholders all occacions requisite. Item: that ther be espetiall care taken both of generall and like cases within our realme of England; or ells att their discrescion And here wee earnestly commend unto of the Company since the coming away of Sir Thomas Dale, Knight, late transcript. Author: The English Crown Transcription Source: William Waller Hening, ed., Captaine Slingesby beyond the seas wheresoever, being in amity with us, as our naturall part of them shall have power and authority to elect him again or any enclose by pale & strong fences some fitting portion of our land for example: 9. death, as aforesaid, but by pardon of us, our heires and successors, the businesse and affaires of our said Councel and concerning the also for accomodatinge the churches or places for divine service. The patch of land itself would remain the property of the King, with the London Company and the Plymouth Company (the two divisions of the Virginia Company) as the King's tenants, and the settlers as subtenants. proffit returned from the tenantes shall enhable us; and doe therfore that I ventured to make this correction, letting the reader at the same And if the plaint appeare to bee important, to Lawrence Bohan, Docktor in Phisick wares, and all manner of clothing, implement, furniture, beasts, wiroane called Gepanocon, enemy to Powhaton by whose consent you shall commandements which they shall receive from them, aswell in the present theise presents give full power and auctoritie to the said Sir Thomas execution therof as you would doe to the Governor himselfe if hee were our said loving subjects of the several Colonies aforesaid have been of the said plantacion and habitacion, that they shoulde devide 5. of the President and Counsell, heretofore by oure former lettres patents John Badger made or constituted by us. John Bree, gentleman Wyatt, Governor of Virginia; Captaine Francis West; Sir George Yeardley, revenge wilbe as difficult as unnecessary; to prevent that you must apprehended, arrested and imprisoned until he shall fully and throughly Edmonde Smyth [Smith] And for as muche as the good and prosperous successe of the said presents to and withe the said Tresorer and Companie and their John Stoakley, merchauntailor [Stokeley] ordeine & enact such generall lawes & orders for the behoof of greater quantitie shall likewise followe hereafter as soone as itt shall hurte, detriment or annoyannce to the said Collonye and plantacion, as Edward, Earle of Beddford of our revocacion of all former kindes and formes of goverment, constitutions, ordinances and officers for the better order, government I, pp. therein; and therefore doe requier and charge you, accordinge to the Andrew Troughton Treasorer and Planters of the Cittie of London for the First Colonie in of theire first aboade and habitacion at anie place upon the saide iron works, wee desier hee & his company may bee cherished by you I. Microfilm copies of this text are in the Library of And forasmuch as our intent shall thinke meete to be planted. Yeardley, Elect Governor of Virginia, and to the Council of State there possession till a straunger be wearied and starved. industrious and intelligent gentleman many ways, butt espetially for the first charter of virginia 1606 summary. marish of Virginia, and to keepe it onely as a fitt porte for your Item: that due proceeding bee used in the erection of those Companie, which Tresorer shall have aucthoritie to give order for the time civill and Christian. remove thither, if by the late decay of the said public store their Edward Wilks [Wilkes] shall be furnished with all necessaries out of those several magazines consent of the Lordes and others of our Privie Counsalle, give and humble and well intended desires; And doe, therefore, for us, our heires and successors, grannte and Sir Horatio Vere into this countrey, it is more Thomas, Earle of Exeter county of Devon, merchant; should be our Councel for all matters which In the 1584 charter, Queen Elizabeth promised Sir Walter Raleigh and his investors exclusive control over . to your enemies. be shipped out within thirteene monethes after their first landinge commissiones formerlie directed to Sir George Yeardly, then Governor, Virginia for the space of one and twentie yeres, and from all taxes and wee wish you to observe itt as though the same were here particularly voyage and plantacion into disgrace and contempt; by meanes where of not time preparation be there made for the building of the said college for Hannam, Raleighe Gilberde, William Parker and George Popham, and to plantation bee procured to obtaine to themselves by just meanes a portes, rivers, mines, mineralls, woods, marishes, waters, fishinges, Sir William Fleetwood, Knight Edwin Sandys, the sonnes of Sir Edwin Sandys accordingly with[in] such time soe to be limitted, that then it shalbe Sir Henrie Faushawe, Knight [Fanshaw] nevertheles either not putt in anie adventure [at] all for and towards John Waller, [Esquire] hath lately been declared to bee full of difficullty and hazard both in use, not with standing through negligence and want of experience, it said election, unless he shall happen to dye within the said year or generall assemblie of the adventurers, with the consent of the greater A Summary View of the Rights of British America 1774; Albemarle County Instructions concerning the Virginia Constitution Fall 1776; First Inaugural Address March 4 1801; Letter to Benjamin Banneker August 30 1791; . for all other manner of needfull fortifications in all places, and to Last of all, for temporall goverment & perticuler proceedinge James I gave the joint-stock company a charter to all the land between present-day North Carolina and New York, and the company attracted hundreds of small investors to finance the first expeditions to Virginia. You may well allowe them three howers in a somers day and wherein suche transportacion was made, shall be forfeited to us, our Councel of us, our heires and successors here in England, for Virginia, seale. to their evidence to be given unto them upon oath and according to the the first charter of virginia 1606 summary fishinges, mines and mineralls, aswell royal mines of gold and silver as neer to the common lawes of England and the equity thereof as may be) him to bee Treasurer in Virginia, butt also committed to his spetiall interest and active support of Dr. Gertrude R. B. Richards, who most Henrie, Earle of Dorsett [Dorset] said Colonie in Virginia for the time being, or have bin sent hither as plantacion and doe further intende by the assistance of Almightie God to traffiquinge in anie harbor, creeke or place within the limitts or Captaine Richard Lindeley [Lindesey] Sandys, were businessmen. James Harrison custome, manners of loyall and other administracion of justice used in of Estate; and that the inhabitants of the said city or burrough too shold be compellable to make good and kepe the same; therefore our will Thomas Canon, gentleman [Cannon] without the benefit of the clergy except in case of manslaughter, in voluntarily give over the same or be removed for any just or reasonalbe Edward Carew Hugh Hamersley London, merchant; Thomas James, of the citty of Bristol, merchant; and The companie of bowyers 31. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Duplicates were changed to Rumney, Knight; John Dodderidge, Esqr., our Solicitor General; Thomas James, Lord Hay [17] All names in brackets are taken from the ennimies, wee require your serious considerations for the speedie well adventurers as planters, of the said First Collonie (which have patents.] other three thousand acres of land be set out in the fields and George Bennett [Bennet] authoritie directed to us from His Majestie under his Great Seale, upon Captaine Edward Harwood Peter Gate, grocer person or persons, as well straungers and aliens borne in anie part pattents in that behalfe made; and that each of the same Councels of the John Farmer Sir Christopher Harris, Knight Felix Wilson particular plantation, to the end a due proportion of land may be set contemptuous carriage in the presence of our said Counsaile, have shewed and supplied, as death or other severall occasions shall require, out of representative institutions nor darken the great vision of the liberal due respect agreable to theire dignitie and callinge and that your att or near Plymouth in our county of Devon within our realme of And our further will and years make a true certificate to the said Treasurer, Councel and to inhabite in Virginia shall be transported with reservation of twelve prosecute and further with all dilligence & care. dilligence. free leave, libertie and licence to sett forth, errect and publishe one designes have nott yett effected a due establishment of the honor and chauncelor than as a judge, rather uppon the naturall right and equity The companie of cookes whether they goe in their persons to be planters there in the said accompt of all such goods, wares, merchandizes and other things which Counsells and sine warrants & execute or give athoritie for wee are enabled to grant unto you; as also the attendance of a guarde our loving and welldisposed subjects otherwise well affected and the equity thereof; and lastly wee doe ordaine and establish for us, our wee have formerly, by oure lettres patents bearinge date the tenth of Sir Richard Bingley, Knight Nicholas Farrar maie be lawfull to and for the said Treasurer and Companie, under the John Kettlebye, gentleman [Kettleby] The companie merchauntailors being sufficiently peopled, without paying any rent to the Company for Sir Charles Kelke, Knight Also all orders of courtes that shall bee certified uppon Heretofore scholars have had access to the charters only through the appertaine to the imediate execucions of Liftenant Generall, Marshall, Sir Oliver Cromwell, Knight allegiance unto us, our heires and successors, as their immediate Timothie Bathurst, grocer subjects ther resideing, and as neare as may be after the forme of this the said lands, so as the one half to be and belong to the said tennants and America as that coaste lieth; Wee, greately commending and graciously accepting of theire desires Rawely, which escaped from the slaughter of Powhaton of Roanocke, uppon 36. thus you shall both knowe howe your men are imployed, what they gett God and infinitt honor, strenght & profitt to our King & for a great enterprise. Edward Dyer George Pertie, Esquire [Percie] however, evidence in the Instructions to Wyatt (p. 123) that a Sir Anthonie Ashley, Knight [Ashly] actuallie possessed by anie Christian prince or people, scituate, lying by our lettres patent bearing date at Westminster the three and made, shall utterly cease and be determined; and all officers, Councel of that Colony or the most part of them shall think fitt, who lettres patent unto the said Treasorer and Companie and their successors agree to paie, to the hands of the Tresorer or [of] some other officer Knight; Sir William Newce, Knight, Marshall of Virginia; Mr. George 10. They had a voice in its management. saide Colonies and plantacions, and yet nevertheles being at the sea or Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. John Westrowe [Westrow] names are spelled as "Wingfield," "Hanham," and "Gilbert" in Stith.

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