The Second Virginia Charter May 23, 1609

James, by the grace of God [King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, etc.] To all [to whom these presents shall come, greeting.] Whereas, at the humble suite and request of sondrie oure lovinge and well disposed subjects intendinge to deduce a colonie and to make habitacion and plantacion of sondrie of oure people in that parte of America comonlie called Virginia, and other part and territories in America either apperteyninge unto us or which are not actually possessed of anie Christian prince or people within certaine bound and regions, wee have formerly, by oure lettres patents bearinge date the tenth of Aprill in the fourth yeare of oure raigne of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, and the nine and thirtieth of Scotland, graunted to Sir Thomas Gates, Sir George Somers and others, for the more speedie accomplishment of the said plantacion and habitacion, that they shoulde devide themselves into twoe colloniesthe one consistinge of divers Knights, gentlemen, merchaunts and others of our cittie of London, called the First Collonie; and the other of sondrie Knights, gentlemen and others of the citties of Bristoll, Exeter, the towne of Plymouth, and other places, called the Seccond Collonieand have yielded and graunted maine and sondrie priviledges and liberties to each Collonie for their quiet setlinge and good government therein, as by the said lettres patents more at large appeareth. Nowe, forasmuch as divers and sondrie of oure lovinge subjects, as well adventurers as planters, of the said First Collonie (which have alreadie engaged them selves in furtheringe the businesse of the said plantacion and doe further intende by the assistance of Almightie God to prosecute the same to a happie ende) have of late ben humble suiters unto us that, in respect of their great chardeges and the adventure of manie of their lives which they have hazarded in the said discoverie and plantacion of the said countrie, wee woulde be pleased to graunt them a further enlargement and explanacion of the said graunte, priviledge and liberties, and that suche counsellors and other officers maie be appointed amonngest them to manage and direct their affaires [as] are willinge and readie to adventure with them; as also whose dwellings are not so farr remote from the cittye of London but that they maie at convenient tymes be readie at hande to give advice and assistance upon all occacions requisite. We, greatlie affectinge the effectual prosecucion and happie successe of the said plantacion and comendinge their good desires theirin, for their further encouragement in accomplishinge so excellent a worke, much pleasinge to God and profitable to oure Kingdomes, doe, of oure speciall grace and certeine knowledge and meere motion, for us, oure heires and successors, give, graunt and confirme to oure trustie and welbeloved subjects,

Rober t , Ear le o f Sa l isbur ie [Sa l isbury]

Thom as , Ear le o f Suf fo lke [Suf fo lk ]

Henr ie , Ear le o f Sou tham pton

W i l l iam . Ear le o f Pem broke [Henr ie ]

[Henr ie ] Ear le o f L inco lne [L inco ln ]

Henr ie , Ear le o f Dorset t [Dorset ]

Thom as , Ear le o f Exe ter

Ph i l l ipp , Ear le o f Mountgomm ery

Rober t , Lord V icount L is le

Theoph i lus , Lord Howard o f W ald en

Jam es Mountague, Lo rd B ishopp o f Bathe and W el ls

Edward , Lord Zouche

Thom as , Lord Lawar r

W i l iam , Lord Mounteag le

Raphe, Lord Ewre

Edm ond, Lord Shef fe i ld [Shef f ie ld ]

Grey, Lord Shand is [Chando is ]

[Grey] , Lord Com pton

John, Lord Pet re

John, Lord Stanhope

George, Lord Carew

S i r Humf rey W elde, Lord Ma yor o f London [W eld ]

George Per t ie , Esqu i re [Perc ie ]

S i r Edward Cec i l l , Kn ight [Cec i l ]

S i r George W har ton, Kn ight

F raunc is W es t , Esqu i re

S i r W i l l iam W aade, Kn ight [W ade]

S i r Henr ie Nev i l l , Kn ig ht [Nev i l ]

S i r Thom as Sm i the , Kn ight [Sm i th ]

S i r O l i ver Crom we l l , Kn ight

S i r Peter Manwood, Kn ight

S i r Dru Drur ie , Kn ight [Drury]

S i r John Sco t t , Kn ight [Scot ]

S i r Thom as Cha l louer , Kn igh t [Cha l loner ]

S i r Rober t Drur ie , Kn ight [Drur y]

S i r Anthon ye Cope, Kn ight

S i r Hora t io Veere , Kn ight [Vere ]

S i r Edward Conwa ie , Kn ight [Conwa y]

S i r W i l l iam Browne [B rown]

S i r Maur ice Barke ley, Kn ight [Berke ley]

S i r Rober te Maunse l l , Kn ight [Manse l ]

S i r Am ias Presou, Kn ight [Pres ton ]

S i r Thom as Gates , Kn ight

S i r Anthon ie Ash ley, Kn ight [Ash ly]

S i r M ichae l l Sandes , Kn ight [Sand ys ]

S i r Henr ie Carew, Kn ight [Carey]

S i r S tephen Soam e, Kn ight

S i r Ca l is thenes Brooke, Kn ight

S i r Edward M iche lborne, Kn ight [M iche lborn ]

S i r John Rac l i f f e , Kn ight [Ratc l i f f e ]

S i r Char les W i l lm ot t , Kn ight [W i lm ot ]

S i r George Moore , Kn ight [Moor ]

S i r Hugh W ir ra l l , Kn ight [W i r ra l ]

S i r Thom as Dennys , Kn ight [Denn is ]

S i r John Ho l l is , Kn igh t [Ho l les ]

S i r W i l l iam Godo lph in , Kn igh t

S i r Thom as Monnson, Kn ight [Monson]

S i r Thom as R idgwa ie , Kn ight [R idgwine]

S i r John Brooke, Kn ight

S i r Rober te K i l l i g rew, Kn ight

S i r Henr ie Peyton, Kn ight

S i r R ichard W i l l iam son, Kn ight

S i r Ferd inando W eynm an, Kn ight

S i r W i l l iam St . John , Kn ight

S i r Thom as Ho lc ro f te , Kn ight [Ho lc ro f t ]

S i r John Mal lo r y, Kn ight

S i r Roger Ashton, Kn ight

S i r W al te r Cope, Kn ight

S i r R ichard W igm ore, Kn ight

S i r W i l l iam Cooke, Kn ight [Coke]

S i r Herber te Cro f te , Kn ight

S i r Henr ie Faushawe, Kn ight [Fanshaw]

S i r John Sm i th , Kn igh t

S i r F ranc is W ol ley, Kn ight

S i r Edward W aterhouse, Kn igh t

S i r Henr ie Sekeford , Kn ight [Seek ford ]

S i r Edward Saudes , Kn ights [Edwin Sand ys ]

S i r Thom as W aynem an, Kn ight [W aynam ]

S i r John T revor , Kn ight

S i r W ar rwick Hea le , Kn ight [Hee le ]

S i r Rober t W roth , Kn ight

S i r John Townnesende, Kn igh t [Townsend]

S i r Chr is topher Perk ins , Kn igh t

S i r Dan ie l l Dun, Kn ight

S i r Henr ie Hobar te , Kn ight [Hobar t ]

S i r F rannc is Bacon, Kn ight

S i r Henr ie Mountague , Kn igh t [Montague]

S i r Georg Copp in , Kn ight

S i r Sam uel l Sandes , Kn ight [Sand ys ]

S i r Thom as Roe, Kn ight

S i r George Som ers , Kn ight

S i r Thom as Freake, Kn ight

S i r Thom as Horwe l l , Kn ight [Harwe l l ]

S i r Char les Ke lke , Kn ight

S i r Bapt is t Hucks , Kn ight [H icks ]

S i r John W at ts , Kn igh t

S i r Rober te Care y, Kn ight

S i r W i l l iam Rom ney, Kn ight

S i r Thom as Midd le ton , Kn igh t

S i r Hat ton Cheeke, Kn ight

S i r John Og le , Kn igh te

S i r Cava l le ro Me ycot , Kn ight

S i r S tephen R idd lesden, Kn ight [R idd leson ]

S i r Thom as B ludder , Kn ight

S i r Anthon ie Aucher , Kn ight

S i r Rober t Johnson , Kn ight

S i r Thom as Panton , Kn ight

S i r Char les Morgan, Kn ight

S i r S tephen Powle , Kn ight [Po le ]

S i r John Bur lac ie , Kn ight

S i r Chr is to fer C leane, Kn ight [C leave]

S i r George Hayward, Kn ight

S i r Thom as Dane, Kn ight [Dav is ]

S i r Thom as Dut ton , Kn ight [Sut ton ]

S i r Anthon ie For res t , Kn ight [For es t ]

S i r Rober t Pa yne, Kn ight

S i r John D igb y, Kn igh t

S i r Dud ley D iggs , Kn ight [D igges ]

S i r Rowland Cot ton , Kn ight

Doc tour Mathewe Rutc l i f f e [Sutc l i f f e l

Doc tor Meddowes [Meadows]

Doc tor Tum er

Doc tor Poe

Capta ine Pagnam

Capta ine Je f f rey Ho lc ro f te

Capta ine Raunne [Rom ney]

Capta ine Henr ie Spr y

Capta ine She lp ton [She l ton ]

Capta ine Spark [Sparks ]

[Capta in ] Thom as W yat t [W yat ]

Capta ine Br ins ley

Capta ine W i l l iam Cour tney

Capta ine Herber t

Capta ine C larke

Capta ine Dewhurs t

Capta ine John B lunde l l

Capta ine Fr ie r [F r yer ]

Capta ine Lewis Orwe l l

Capta ine Edward L loyd [Lo yd ]

Capta ine S l ingesb y

Capta ine Hunt ley [Hawle y]

Capta ine Orm e

Capta ine W oodhouse

Capta ine Mason

Capta ine Thom as Ho lc ro f t

Capta ine John Cooke [Coke]

Capta ine Ho l l is [Ho l les ]

Capta ine W i l l iam Proude

Capta ine Henr ie W oodhouse

Capta ine R ichard L inde ley [L indese y]

Capta ine Dex ter

Capta ine W i l l iam W inter

Capta ine Her le [Pearse l

Capta in John B ingham

Capta ine Bur ray

Capta ine Thom as Conwe y [Conwa y]

Capta ine Rookwood

Capta ine W i l l iam Love lace

Capta ine John Ash le y

Capta ine Thom as W ynne

Capta ine Thom as Mewt is

Capta ine Edward Harwood

Capta ine M ichae l l Evered [Everard ]

Capta ine Conno th [Com ock ]

Capta ine M i les [Mi l ls ]

Capta ine P igot t [P igo t ]

Capta ine Edward Mar ia W ingfe i ld [W ingf ie ld ]

Capta ine Chr is topherNewpor te [Newpor t ]

Capta ine John S ic lem ore, a l ias Ratc l i f f e [S ick lem ore]

Capta ine John Sm i th

Capt yn John Mar t yn [Mar t in ]

Capta ine Peter W ynne

Capta ine W aldoe [W aldo]

Capt yn Thom as W ood

Capta ine Thom as But ton

George Bo l ls , Esqu i re , Sher i f f e o f London

W i l l iam Crashawe, [C lerk ] , Bache lor o f D iv in i te

W i l l iam Seabr igh t , Esqu i re

Chr is topher Brook , Esqu i re

John B ing ley, Esqu i re

Thom as W atson, Esqu i re

R ichard Perc iva l l , Esqu i re [Perc iva l ]

John Moore , Esqu i re

Hugh Brooker , Esqu i re

Dav id W aterhouse, Esqu i re [W oodhouse]

Anthon ie Auther , Esqu ier [Aucher ]

Rober te Bowyer , Esqu i re [Bo yer ]

Raphe Ewens , Esqu i re

Zachar ie Jones , Esqu i re

George Ca lver t , Esqu i re

W i l l iam Dobson, Esqu i re

Henry Re yno ld , Esqu i re [Re yno lds ]

Thom as W alker , Esqu i re

Anthon ie Barnars , Esqu i re

Thom as Sandes , Esqu i re [Sand ys ]

Henr ie Sand, Esqu i re [Sand ys ]

R ichard Sand [Sand ys ] , Sonne o f S i r Edwin Sandes [Sand ys ]

W i l l iam Oxenbr idge, Esqu i re

John Moore , Esqu i re

Thom as W i lson, Esqu i re

John Bu l locke, Esqu i re [Bu l lock ]

John W al le r , [Esqu i re ]

Thom as W ebb

Jehughe Rob inson

W i l l iam Brews ter

Rober t Eve l yn

Henr ie Daben ie [Danby]

R ichard Hack lewte , m in is ter [Hack lu i t ]

John E ldred, m archaunt [E ldr id ]

W i l l iam Russe l l , m archaun t

John Mer r ick , m arc haunt

R ichard Bannes ter , merchant [Ban is ter ]

Char les Anthon ie , go ldsm i the [Anthon y]

John Banck [Banks ]

W i l l iam Evans

R ichard Hum ble

Rober t Cham ber le yne , m archaunt [R ichard Cham ber layne]

Thom as Barber , m archaun t

R ichard Pevyre l l , m erchaunt [Pom et ]

John F le tcher , m erchant

Thom as N icho l ls , m erchant

John S toak , m erchaunt [S toke]

Gabr ie l l Archer

F rannc is Cove l l [Cove l ]

W i l l iam Bouham [Bonham ]

Edward Har r ison

John W ols tenho lm e

N icho las Sa l te r

Hugh Evans

W i l l iam Barners [Barnes ]

O tho Mawde t t [Mawdet ]

R ichard Staper , m archant

John E lk in , m archaunt

W i l l iam Cayse [Coyse ]

Thom as Perk in , cooper

Humf rey Ram el l , cooper [Hum phrey Jam es ]

Henry Jackson

Rober te Sh ing le ton [S ing le ton]

Chr is topher N icho l ls

John Harper

Abraham Cham ber la ine [Cham ber l ayne]

Thom as Sh ip ton

Thom as Carpenter

Antho ine Crewe [Crew]

George Ho lm an

Rober t H i l l

C leophas Sm i the [Smi th ]

Raphe Har r ison

John Farm er

Jam es Brear le y

W i l l iam Cros ley [Crosby]

R ichard Cocks [Cox ]

John Gear inge [Gear ing ]

R ichard St rough, i rem onnger [S t rongarm ]

Thom as Langton

Gr i f f i th H in ton

R ichard I r ons ide

R ichard Deane [Dean ]

R ichard Turner

W i l l iam Leveson, m ercer [Lawson]

Jam es Chat fe i l de [Chat f ie ld ]

Edward A l len [Edward A l len Tedder ]

Tedder Rober ts

He ldebrand Spr inson [Rober t H i ld ebrand Spr inson]

Ar thur Mouse

John Gardener [Gard iner ]

Jam es Russe l l [Russe l ]

R ichard Casewe l l [Caswe l l ]

R ichard Evanns [Evans ]

John Hawk ins

R ichard Ker r i l l [Ker r i l ]

R ichard Brooke

Mathewe Scr i vener , gent lem an [Sc revener ]

W i l l iam Sta l lendge, gent lem an [Sta l lenge]

Ar thure Venn, gen t lem an

Saund W ebb, gent lem an [Sandys W ebbe]

M ichae l l Phet t ip lace, gent lem an

W i l l iam Phet ip lace, gent lem an [Phe t t i p lace ]

Am brose Brusey, gen t lem an [Pruse y]

John Taverner , gent lem an

George Pre t t y, gent lem an

Peter La tham , gent lem an

Thom as Monnford , gent lem an [Mont fo rd ]

W i l l iam Caut re l l , gent lem an [Cant re l ]

R ichard W if f ine , gen t lem an [W i l f in ]

Raphe Moore ton, gen t lem an [More ton]

John Corne l l is [Com el ius ]

Mar t yn Freem an

Raphe Freem an

Andreau Moore

Thom as W hi te

Edward Perk in

Rober t Ose y

Thom as W hi t ley

George P i t t [P i t ]

Rober te Parkehurs te [Parkhurs t ]

Thom as Mor r is

Peter Vau lore [Har loe ]

Je f f rey Duppa

John G i lber t

W i l l iam Hancock

Mathew Brom r igg [Brown]

F ranc is T i r re l l [T yr re l ]

Randa l l Car ter

O thowe l l Sm i the [Sm i th ]

Thom as Honnym an [Ham ond]

Mar ten Bonde, haberdasher [Bond]

Joan Mous loe [John Mou lsoe]

Rober te Johnson

W i l l iam Younge [Young]

John W odda l l [W ooda l ]

W i l l iam Fe lgate

Humf rey W es twood

R ichard Cham pion

Henr ie Rob inson

F rannc is Mapes

W i l l iam Sam batch [Sam bach]

Rau ley Crashawe [Ra legh Crashaw]

Darue lL l iacker

Thom as Grave

Hugh W i l les tone

Thom as Cu lpepper , o f W igse l l , Esqu i re

John Cu lpepper , gent lem an

Henr ie Lee

Jos ias K i r t on , gen t lem an [Ker ton ]

John Por ie , gent lem an [Pory]

Henr ie Co l l ins

George Bur ton

W i l l iam Atk inson

Thom as For res t [Fores t ]

John Russe l l [Russe l ]

John Hou l te [Ho l t ]

Harm an Har r ison

Gabr ie l l Beede l l [Beede l ]

John Beede l l [Beede l ]

Henr ie Dankes [Dawkes ]

George Scot t [Scot ]

Edward F lee tewood, gent lem an [F lee twood ]

R ichard Rogers , gen t lem an

Ar thure Rob inson

Rober t Rob inson

John Hunt ley

John Grey [Gray]

W i l l iam Payne

W i l l iam Fe i lde [F ie ld ]

W i l l iam W at tey

W i l l iam W ebs ter

John D ing le y

Thom as Draper

R ichard G lanv i le [G lanv i l ]

Arno lde Lu l ls [Hu l ls ]

Henr ie Rowe [Roe]

W i l l iam Moore [More ]

N icho las Gr ice [Gryce ]

Jam es Monnger [Monger ]

N icho las Andrewes [Andrews ]

Jerom e Haydon, i rem onnger [Jerem y Hayd on]

Ph i l l ipp Dur rant [Ph i l i p Dure t te ]

John Qua les [Quar les ]

John W es t

Mad lew Spr ingeham [Spr ing ham ]

John Johnson

Chr is topher Hore

George Barke ley

Thom as Sued [Snead]

George Barke ley [Berke ley]

Ardhure Pet t [Pet ]

Thom as Care les

W i l l iam Bark ley [Berk le y]

Thom as Johnson

A lexander Bent [Ben ts ]

Capta ine W i l l iam Kinge [K ing ]

George Sandes , gen t lem an [Sand ys ]

Jam es W hi te , gent lem an

Edm ond W ynn [W ynne]

Char les Towler

R ichard Re yno ld

Edward W ebb

R ichard Map lesden

Thom as Levers [Leve r ]

Dav id Bourne

Thom as W ood

Raphe Ham er

Edward Barnes , m ercer

John W r igh t , m ercer

Rober t Midd le ton

Edward L i ts fe i ld [L i t t l e f ie ld ]

Kather ine W es t

Thom as W ebb [W eb]

Raphe K inge [K ing ]

Rober te Copp ine [Copp in ]

Jam es Askewe

Chr is topher N icho l ls [Chr is topher Ho l t ]

W i l l iam Bardwe l l

A lexander Ch i lde [Ch i les ]

Lewes Tate

Edward D i tch fe i lde [D i tch f ie ld ]

Jam es Swi f te

R ichard W iddowes , go ldesm i th

Edm onde Brunde l ls [Brudene l l ]

John Hanford [Hans ford ]

Edward W ool le r

W i l l iam Pa lm er , haberdasher

John Badger

John Hodgson

Peter Monns i l l [Mounse l ]

Jahn Car r i l l [Car r i l ]

John Busbr idge [Bushr idge]

W i l l iam Dunn [Dun]

Thom as Johnson

N icho las Benson

Thom as Sh ip ton

Nathan ie l l W ade

Rando l l W et twood [W etwood]

Mathew Deques ter

Char les Hawk ins

Hugh Ham ers ley

Abraham Car twr igh t

George Bennet t [Bennet ]

W i l l iam Cat to r [Ca ter ]

R ichard Goddar t

Henr ie Crom wel l

Ph inees Pet t [Pet ]

Rober te Cooper

Henr ie Ne i te [Newce]

Edward W i lk s [W i lkes]

Rober te Batem an

N icho las Far rar

John Newhouse

John Cason

Thom as Har r is , gent lem an

George Ether idge, gent lem an

Thom as Mayle , gent lem an

R ichard St ra t fo rd [Sta f fo rd ]

Thom as

R ichard Cooper

John W es trowe [W es trow]

Edward W elshe [W elch ]

Thom as Br i t tan ie [Br i t a in ]

Thom as Knowls [Knowles ]

Oc tav ian Thom e

Edm onde Sm yth [Sm i th ]

John March

Edward Carew

Thom as P leyda l l

R ichard Lea [Le t ]

M i les Pa lm er

Henr ie Pr ice

John Josua, gent lem an [Joshua ]

W i l l iam Clawday [C lauda y]

Jerom e Pearsye

John Bree, gent lem an

W i l l iam Ham pson

Chr is topher P ick ford

Thom as Hunt

Thom as T rus ton

Chr is topher Lanm an [Sa lm on]

John Haward, c le rke [Howard]

R icharde Par t r idge

A l len Cot ton [Cassen]

Fe l ix W i lson

Thom as Co le thurs t [Bathurs t ]

George W i lm er

Andrew W i lm er

Mor r ice Lewe l l in

Thom as Jedwin [Godwin ]

Peter Burgoyne

Thom as Burgoyne

Rober te Burgo yne

Rober te Sm i the , m erchaun ta ylor [Sm i th ]

Edward Cage, g rocer

Thom as Canon, gent lem an [Cannon]

W i l l iam W elby, s tac ioner

C lem ent W i lm er , gent lem an

John C lapham , gent lem an

G i les Fraunces , gent lem an [F ranc is ]

George W alker , sad le r

John Swinehowe, s tac ioner [Swinhow]

Edward Bushoppe, s tac ioner [B ishop ]

Leonard W hi te , gen t lem an

Chr is topher Bar ron [Baron]

Peter Benson

R ichard Sm yth [Sm i th ]

George Prock ter , m in is te r [Proc tor ]

M i l l i cent Ram esden, w idowe [Ram sdent ]

Joseph Soane

Thom as H inshawe [H inshaw]

John Baker

Rober t Thorne ton [Thom ton]

John Dav ies [Dav is ]

Edward Facet t [Facet l

George Nuce, gent lem an [Newce]

John Rob inson

Capta ine Thom as W ood

W i l l iam Browne, shoem aker [Brown]

Rober te Barker , shoem aker

Rober te Pen ington [Penn ington]

F ranc is Bur le y, m in is ter

W i l l iam Quick , g rocer

Edward Lewes , g roce r [Lewis ]

Laurence Cam pe, draper

Aden Perk ins , g rocer

R ichard Shepparde, p reacher [Shepherd ]

W i l l iam Sheck ley, haberdasher [Sher le y]

W i l l iam Tayler , haberdasher [Taylor ]

Edward Luk yn, gen t lem an [Edwin Luk in ]

John Franck lyn , haberdasher [F rank lyn ]

John South icke [Sou t hwick ]

Peter Peate

George Johan, i rem onnger

George Yard le y, gent lem an [Yeard le y]

Henr ie She l l y [She l ley]

John Pra t t [Pra t ]

Thom as Church, d raper

W i l l iam Powe l l , gent lem an [Powe l ]

R ichard Fr i the , gent lem an [F r i th ]

Thom as W heeler , d raper

F rannc is Has i le r igg , gent lem an [Hase l r ig ]

Hughe Sh ipp ley, gent lem an [Sh ip le y]

John Andrewes , the lder , [doc tor ] , o f Cam br idge [Andrews ]

F rannc is W his t ley, gent lem an [W his t le r ]

John Vassa l l , gent lem an

R ichard Howle

Edward Barke ley, gen t lem an [Berke le y]

R ichard Kner isborough, gent lem an [Kener idgburg ]

N icho las Ex ton, d raper

W i l l iam Bennet t , f i shm onger [Bennet ]

Jam es Hawood , m archaun t [Ha ywood]

N icho las Isaak , m erchaun t [ Isaac ]

W i l l iam Gibbs , m erchannt

[W i l l iam ] Bushopp [B ishop]

Barnard M iche l l [M i tche l ]

I saake Miche l l [ I saac Mi tche l ]

John S t reat [S t rea te ]

Edward Gal l

John Mar ten, gent leman [Mar t in ]

Thom as Fox

Luke Lodge

John W oodleefe , gent lem an [W oodl i f f e l

R ice W ebb [P i ichard ]

V incent Lowe [Low]

Sam uel l Burnam [Burnham ]

Edm onde Pears , haberdasher

Josua Goudge [John Googe]

John S t . John

Edwarde Vaughan

W i l l iam Dunn

Thom as A lcock [A lcocke]

John Andrewes , the younger , o f Cam br idge [Andrews ]

Sam uel l Sm i the [Sm i th ]

Thom as Jer rard [Ger rard ]

Thom as W hi t t ingham

W i l l iam Cann ynge [Cann ing]

Pau le Cam inge [Cann ing]

George Chaud ler [Chand ler ]

Henrye V incent

Thom as Ket le y

Jam es Ske l ton

Jam es Monta in [Moun ta ine ]

George W ebb, gent lem an

Josephe Newbroughesm i th [Joseph Newbr idge, sm i th ]

Jos ias Mande [Mand]

Raphe Ham an, the yo unger [Ham er ]

Edward Brews ter , the sonne o f W i l l iam Brews ter

Leonard Harwood, m ercer

Ph i l l ipp Druerdent

W i l l iam Carpenter

T r is t ram Hi l l

Rober te Cock , g rocer

Laurence Grene, g rocer [Greene ]

Dan ie l l W inche, g roce r [Sam uel W inch]

Humf rey St i le , g rocer

Aver ie Drans fe i ld , g rocer [Drans f ie ld ]

Edwarde Hodges , g rocer

Edward Bea le , g rocer

Raphe Busby, g rocer

John W hi t t ingham , grocer

John H ide, g rocer

Mathew Sh ipperd , g rocer [Shepherd ]

Thom as A l len , g rocer

R ichard Hooker , g rocer

Laurence Munckas , g rocer [Munks ]

John T anner , g rocer

Peter Gate , g rocer

John B lunt , g rocer

Rober te Ber r is fo rd , g rocer

Thom as W el ls , gent lem an

John E l l is , g rocer

Henr ie Co l thurs t , g rocer

John Cranage, g rocer [Cavad y]

Thom as Jen ings , g rocer [Jenn ings ]

Edm ond Pesha l l , g rocer [Pasha l l ]

T im oth ie Bathurs t , g rocer

Gyles Pars lowe, g rocer [Pars low]

Rober te Johnson, g rocer [R ichard ]

W i l l iam Janson, v in tener [Johnson]

Ezech ie l l Sm i th

R ichard Mur re t tone [Mar t in ]

W i l l iam Sharpe

Rober te R i tche [R ich ]

W i l l iam Stannerd , inho lder [Stannard ]

John S tocken

W i l l iam St rache y, gen t lem an

George Farm er , gent lem an

Thom as Gypes , c lo thworker

Abraham Dawes , gen t lem an [Dav ies ]

Thom as Brocket t , gen t lem an [Brocket ]

George Bathe, f ishm onger [Bache ]

John D ike , f ishm onger

Henr ie Spranger

R ichard Far r ing don [Far r ing ton]

Ch is topher Ver tue , v in tener

Thom as Ba le y, v in tener [Ba yle y]

George Rob ins , v in tener

Tob ias H inson, g roce r

Ur ian Spencer [Vr ian ]

C lem ent Chache l le y [Ch iche le y]

John Searpe, gent leman [Scarpe]

Jam es Cam bel l , i rem onnger [Cam pbel l ]

Chr is topher C l i t herowe, i rem onnger [C l i theroe]

Ph i l l ipp Jacobson

Peter Jacobson, o f Andwarpe

W i l l iam Barck ley [Berke ley]

M i les Banck , cu t le r [Banks ]

Peter H igh ley, g rocer [H iggons ]

Henr ie John , gent leman

John S toak le y, m erchaunta i lo r [S toke le y]

The com panie o f m ercers

The com panie o f g rocers

The com panie o f d rapers

The com pany o f f ishmongers

The com panie o f gou ldsm i thes

The com panie o f sk ynners

The com panie m erchaunta i lo rs

The com panie o f haberdashers

The com panie o f sa l t e rs

The com panie o f i remongers

The com panie o f v in tners

The com panie o f c lo thworkers

The com panie o f dyers

The com panie o f b rue rs

The com panie o f le therse l le rs

The com panie o f pewterers

The com panie o f cu t le rs

The com panie o f wh i tebakers

The com panie o f waxchaund lers

The com panie o f ta l l owe chaund lers

The com panie o f a rmorers

The com panie o f g i rd le rs

The com panie o f bu tchers

The com panie o f sad lers

The com panie o f carpenters

The com panie o f cordwayners

The com panie o f barbor ch i ru rg ions

The com panie o f pa in ter s tayners

The com panie o f cur r ie rs

The com panie o f m asons

The com panie o f p lum bers

The com panie o f inho lders

The com panie o f f ounders

The com panie o f pou l te rers

The com panie o f cookes

The com panie o f coopers

The com panie o f t y le rs and bnck layers

The com panie o f bowyers

The com panie o f Retchers

The com panie o f b lacksm i thes

The com panie o f j oyners

The com panie o f weavers

The com panie o f wo l lm en

The com panie o f wood m onnvers

The com panie o f sc r ivenors

The com panie o f f ru terers

The com panie o f p las terers

The com panie o f b rownebakers

The com panie o f s tac ioners

The com panie o f im broderers

The com panie o f upho ls ters

The com panie o f m us ic ions

The com panie o f tu rners

The com panie o f basket tm akers

The com panie o f g las ie rs

John Levet t , m erchaunt [Levet ]

Thom as Nom icot t , c lo thworker [Nom icot ]

R ichard Venn, haberdasher

Thom as Scot t , gen t lem an [Scot ]

Thom as Juxson, m erchaun ta ylor [Juxon]

George Hank inson

Thom as Leeyer , gen t lem an [Seyer ]

Mathew Cooper

Gorge But le r , gent lem an

Thom as Lawson , gent lem an

Edward Sm i th , haberdasher

S tephen Spar rowe

John Jones , m erchaunt

[ John] Reyno ld , b rewer [Re yno lds ]

Thom as P lumm er , m erchaunt

Jam es Duppa, b ruer

Rowland Co ytem ore [Co i tm ore ]

W i l l iam Sotherne [Southerne]

Gorge W hi t tm oore , haberdasher [W hi tm ore ]

Anthon ie Gosou lde, t he younger [Gosno ld ]

John A l len , f ishem onger

John Ket t leb ye , gent lem an [Ket t leb y]

Sym onde Yeom ans , f ishm onger [S im on]

R ichard Chene, gou ldsm i the

Launce lo t Dav is , gen t lem an [C lene]

John Hopk ins , an a lderm an o f Br is to l l

George Hooker , gent le rnan

Rober te Shev inge, ye om an [Chen ing]

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 knowl- edge 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 space 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, fishings, 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 noble 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 assignes, forever; to the sole and proper use of them, the said Tresorer and Companie, their successors and assignes [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 tvme 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 assembled for that purpose, shall from time to time under their common seale distribute, convey, assigne 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 God 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 assemble 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 fu r ther wee es tab l ishe and orda ine tha t

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]

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 Godolphin

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 Shall be oure Counsell for the said Companie of Adventurers and Planters in Virginia. And the said Sir Thomas Smith wee ordaine to be Tresorer of the said Companie, which Tresorer shall have aucthoritie to give order for the warninge of the Counsell and sommoninge the Companie to their courts and meetings. And the said Counsell and Tresorer or anie of them shalbe from henceforth nominated, chosen, contynued, displaced, chaunged, altered and supplied, as death or other severall occasions shall require, out of the Companie of the said adventurers by the voice of the greater parte of the said Counsell and adventurers in their assemblie for that purpose; provided alwaies that everie Councellor so newlie elected shalbe presented to the Lord Channcellor of England, or to the Lord Highe Treasurer of England, or the Lord Chambleyne of the housholde of us, oure heires and successors, for the tyme beinge to take his oathe of a Counsellor to us, oure heires and successors, for the said Companie and Collonie in Virginia. And wee doe by theis presents, of oure especiall grace, certaine knowledge and meere motion, for us, oure heires and successors, grannte unto the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors, that if it happen at anie time or times the Tresorer for the tyme beinge to be sick, or to have anie such cause of absente from the cittie of London as shalbe allowed by the said Counsell or the greater parte of them assembled, so as he cannot attende the affaires of that Companie, in everie such case it shall and maie be lawfull for such Tresorer for the tyme beinge to assigne, constitute and appointe one of the Counsell for Companie to be likewise allowed by the Counsell or the greater parte of them assembled to be the deputie Tresorer for the said Companie; which Deputie shall have power to doe and execute all things which belonge to the said Tresorer duringe such tyme as such Tresorer shalbe sick or otherwise absent, upon cause allowed of by the said Counsell or the major parte of them as aforesaid, so fullie and wholie and in as large and ample manner and forme and to all intents and purposes as the said Tresorer if he were present himselfe maie or might doe and execute the same. And further of oure especiall grace, certaine knowledge and meere mocion, for us, oure heires and successors, wee doe by theis presents give and grannt full power and aucthoritie to oure said Counsell here resident aswell at this present tyme as hereafter, from time to time, to nominate, make, constitute, ordaine and confirme by such name or names, stile or stiles as to them shall seeme good, and likewise to revoke, dischardge, channge and alter aswell all and singuler governors, oficers and ministers which alreadie hath ben made, as also which hereafter shalbe by them thought fitt and meedefull to be made or used for the government of the said Colonie and plantacion. And also to make, ordaine and establishe all manner of orders, lawes, directions, instructions, formes and ceremonies of government and magistracie, fitt and necessarie, for and concerninge the government of the said Colonie and plantacion; and the same att all tymes hereafter to abrogate, revoke or chaunge, not onely within the precincts of the said Colonie but also upon the seas in goeing and cominge to and from the said Collonie, as they in their good discrecions shall thinke to be fittest for [the] good of the adventurers and inhabiters there.

And we doe also declare that for divers reasons and consideracions us thereunto especiallie moving, oure will and pleasure is and wee doe hereby ordaine that imediatlie from and after such time as anie such governour or principall officer so to be nominated and appointed by oure said Counsell for the governement of the said Colonie, as aforesaid, shall arive in Virginia and give notice unto the Collonie there resident of oure pleasure in this behalfe, the government, power and aucthority of the President and Counsell, heretofore by oure former lettres patents there established, and all lawes and constitucions by them formerlie made, shall utterly cease and be determined; and all officers, governours and ministers formerly constituted or appointed shalbe dischardged, anie thinge in oure said former lettres patents conserninge the said plantacion contayned in aniewise to the contrarie notwithstandinge; streightlie chardginge and commaundinge the President and Counsell nowe resident in the said Collonie upon their alleadgiance after knowledge given unto them of oure will and pleasure by theis presentes signified and declared, that they forth with be obedient to such governor or governers as by oure said Counsell here resident shalbe named and appointed as aforesaid; and to all direccions, orders and commandements which they shall receive from them, aswell in the present resigninge and giveinge upp of their aucthoritie, offices, chardg and places, as in all other attendannce as shalbe by them from time to time required. And wee doe further by theis presentes ordaine and establishe that the said Tresorer and Counsell here resident, and their successors or anie fower of them assembled (the Tresorer beinge one), shall from time to time have full power and aucthoritie to admitt and receive anie other person into their companie, corporacion and freedome; and further, in a generall assemblie of the adventurers, with the consent of the greater parte upon good cause, to disfranchise and putt oute anie person or persons oute of the said fredome and Companie. And wee doe also grannt and confirme for us, oure heires and successors that it shalbe lawfull for the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors, by direccion of the Governors there, to digg and to serche for all manner of mynes of goulde, silver, copper, iron, leade, tinne and other mineralls aswell within the precincts aforesaid as within anie parte of the maine lande not formerly graunted to anie other; and to have and enjoye the gould, silver, copper, iron, leade, and tinn, and all other mineralls to be gotten thereby, to the use and behoofe of the said Companie of Planters and Adventurers, yeldinge therefore and payinge yerelie unto us, oure heires and successors, as aforesaid. And wee doe further of oure speciall grace, certaine knowledge and meere motion, for us, oure heires and successors, grannt, by theis presents to and withe the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors, that it shalbe lawfull and free for them and their assignes at all and everie time and times here after, oute of oure realme of England and oute of all other [our] dominions, to take and leade into the said voyage, and for and towards the said plantacion, and to travell thitherwards and to abide and inhabite therein the said Colonie and plantacion, all such and so manie of oure lovinge subjects, or anie other straungers that wilbecomme oure lovinge subjects and live under oure allegiance, as shall willinglie accompanie them in the said voyadge and plantation with sufficient shippinge armour, weapons, ordinannce, municion, powder, shott, victualls, and such merchaundize or wares as are esteemed by the wilde people in those parts, clothinge, implements, furnitures, catle, horses and mares, and all other thinges necessarie for the said plantation and for their use and defence and trade with the people there, and in passinge and retourninge to and from without yeldinge or payinge subsedie, custome, imposicion, or anie other taxe or duties to us, oure heires or successors, for the space of seaven yeares from the date of theis presents; provided, that none of the said persons be such as shalbe hereafter by speciall name restrained by us, oure heires or successors. And for their further encouragement, of oure speciall grace and favour, wee doe by theis present for us, oure heires and successors, yeild and graunte to and with the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors and everie of them, their factors and assignes, that they and every of them shalbe free and quiett of all subsedies and customes in Virginia for the space of one and twentie yeres, and from all taxes and imposicions for ever, upon anie goods or merchaundizes at anie time or times hereafter, either upon importation thither or exportation from thence into oure realme of England or into anie other of oure [realms or] dominions, by the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors, their deputies, factors [or] assignes or anie of them, except onlie the five pound per centum due for custome upon all such good and merchanndizes as shalbe brought or imported into oure realme of England or anie other of theis oure dominions accordinge to the auncient trade of merchannts, which five poundes per centum onely beinge

paid, it shalbe thensforth lawfull and free for the said Adventurers the same goods [and] merchaundizes to export and carrie oute of oure said dominions into forraine partes without anie custome, taxe or other duty tO be paide to us oure heires or successors or to anie other oure officers or deputies; provided, that the saide goods and merchaundizes be shipped out within thirteene monethes after their first landinge within anie parte of those dominions. And wee doe also confirme and grannt to the said Tresorer and Companie, and their successors, as also to all and everie such governer or other officers and ministers as by oure said Counsell shalbe appointed, to have power and aucthoritie of governement and commannd in or over the said Colonie or plantacion; that they and everie of them shall and lawfullie maie from tyme to tyme and at all tymes forever hereafter, for their severall defence and safetie, enconnter, expulse, repell and resist by force and armes, aswell by sea as by land, and all waies and meanes whatsoever, all and everie such person and persons whatsoever as without the speciall licens of the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors shall attempte to inhabite within the said severall precincts and lymitts of the said Colonie and plantacion; and also, all and everie such person and persons whatsoever as shall enterprise, or attempte at anie time hereafter, destruccion, invasion, hurte, detriment or annoyannce to the said Collonye and plantacion, as is likewise specified in the said former grannte. And that it shalbe lawful for the said Tresorer and Companie, and their successors and everie of them, from time to time and at all times hereafter, and they shall have full power and aucthoritie, to take and surprise by all waies and meanes whatsoever all and everie person and persons whatsoever, with their shippes, goods and other furniture, traffiquinge in anie harbor, creeke or place within the limitts or precincts of the said Colonie and plantacion, [not] being allowed by the said Companie to be adventurers or planters of the said Colonie, untill such time as they beinge of anie realmes or dominions under oure obedience shall paie or agree to paie, to the hands of the Tresorer or [of] some other officer deputed by the said governors in Virginia (over and above such subsedie and custome as the said Companie is or here after shalbe to paie) five poundes per centum upon all goods and merchaundizes soe brought in thither, and also five per centum upon all goods by them shipped oute from thence; and being straungers and not under oure obedience untill they have payed (over and above such subsedie and custome as the same Tresorer and Companie and their successors is or hereafter shalbe to paie) tenn pounds per centum upon all such goods, likewise carried in and oute, any thinge in the former lettres patents to the contrarie not withstandinge; and the same sommes of monie and benefitt as aforesaid for and duringe the space of one and twentie yeares shalbe wholie imploied to the benefitt and behoof of the said Colonie and plantacion; and after the saide one and twentie yeares ended, the same shalbe taken to the use of us, oure heires or successors, by such officer and minister as by us, oure heires or successors, shalbe thereunto assigned and appointed, as is specified in the said former lettres patents. Also wee doe, for us, oure heires and successors, declare by theis presents, that all and everie the persons beinge oure subjects which shall goe and inhabit within the said Colonye and plantacion, and everie of their children and posteritie which shall happen to be borne within [any] the lymitts thereof, shall have [and] enjoye all liberties, franchesies and immunities of free denizens and naturall subjects within anie of oure other dominions to all intents and purposes as if they had bine abidinge and borne within this oure kingdome of England or in anie other of oure dominions. And forasmuch as it shalbe necessarie for all such our lovinge subjects as shall inhabitt within the said precincts of Virginia aforesaid to determine to live togither in the feare and true woorshipp of Almightie God, Christian peace and civill quietnes, each with other, whereby everie one maie with more safety, pleasure and profitt enjoye that where unto they shall attaine with great paine and perill, wee, for us, oure heires and successors, are likewise pleased and contented and by theis presents doe give and graunte unto the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors and to such governors, officers and ministers as shalbe, by oure said Councell, constituted and appointed, accordinge to the natures and lymitts of their offices and places respectively, that they shall and maie from time to time for ever hereafter, within the said precincts of Virginia or in the waie by the seas thither and from thence, have full and absolute power and aucthority to correct, punishe, pardon, governe and rule all such the subjects of us, oure heires and successors as shall from time to time adventure themselves in anie voiadge thither or that shall at anie tyme hereafter inhabitt in the precincts and territorie of the said Colonie as aforesaid, accordinge to such

order, ordinaunces, constitution, directions and instruccions as by oure said Counsell, as aforesaid, shalbe established; and in defect thereof, in case of necessitie according to the good discretions of the said governours and officers respectively, aswell in cases capitall and criminall as civill, both marine and other, so alwaies as the said statuts, ordinannces and proceedinges as neere as convenientlie maie be, be agreable to the lawes, statutes, government and pollicie of this oure realme of England. And we doe further of oure speciall grace, certeine knowledge and mere mocion, grant, declare and ordaine that such principall governour as from time to time shall dulie and lawfullie be aucthorised and appointed, in manner and forme in theis presents heretofore expressed, shall [have] full power and aucthoritie to use and exercise marshall lawe in cases of rebellion or mutiny in as large and ample manner as oure leiutenant in oure counties within oure realme of England have or ought to have by force of their comissions of lieutenancy. And furthermore, if anie person or persons, adventurers or planters, of the said Colonie, or anie other at anie time or times hereafter, shall transporte anie monyes, goods or marchaundizes oute of anie [of] oure kingdomes with a pretence or purpose to lande, sell or otherwise dispose the same within the lymitts and bounds of the said Collonie, and yet nevertheles beinge at sea or after he hath landed within anie part of the said Colonie shall carrie the same into anie other forraine Countrie, with a purpose there to sell and dispose there of that, then all the goods and chattels of the said person or persons so offendinge and transported, together with the shipp or vessell wherein such transportacion was made, shalbe forfeited to us, oure heires and successors. And further, oure will and pleasure is, that in all questions and doubts that shall arrise upon anie difficultie of construccion or interpretacion of anie thinge contained either in this or in oure said former lettres patents, the same shalbe taken and interpreted in most ample and beneficiall manner for the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors and everie member there of. And further, wee doe by theis presents ratifie and confirme unto the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors all privuleges, franchesies, liberties and immunties graunted in oure said former lettres patents and not in theis oure lettres patents revoked, altered, channged or abridged. And finallie, oure will and pleasure is and wee doe further hereby for us, oure heires and successors grannte and agree, to and with the said Tresorer and Companie and their successors, that all and singuler person and persons which shall at anie time or times hereafter adventure anie somme or sommes of money in and towards the said plantacion of the said Colonie in Virginia and shalbe admitted by the said Counsell and Companie as adventurers of the said Colonie, in forme aforesaid, and shalbe enrolled in the booke or record of the adventurers of the said Companye, shall and maie be accompted, accepted, taken, helde and reputed Adventurers of the said Collonie and shall and maie enjoye all and singuler grannts, priviledges, liberties, benefitts, profitts, commodities [and immunities], advantages and emoluments whatsoever as fullie, largely, amplie and absolutely as if they and everie of them had ben precisely, plainely, singulerly and distinctly named and inserted in theis oure lettres patents. And lastely, because the principall effect which wee cann desier or expect of this action is the conversion and reduccion of the people in those partes unto the true worshipp of God and Christian religion, in which respect wee would be lothe that anie person should be permitted to passe that wee suspected to affect the superstitions of the Churche of Rome, wee doe hereby declare that it is oure will and pleasure that none be permitted to passe in anie voiadge from time to time to be made into the saide countrie but such as firste shall have taken the oath of supremacie, for which purpose wee doe by theise presents give full power and aucthoritie to the Tresorer for the time beinge, and anie three of the Counsell, to tender and exhibite the said oath to all such persons as shall at anie time be sent and imploied in the said voiadge. Although expresse mention [of the true yearly value or certainty of the premises, or any of them, or of any other gifts or grants, by us or any of our progenitors or predecessors, to the aforesaid Treasurer and Company heretofore made, in these presents is not made; or any act, statute, ordinance, provision, proclamation, or restraint, to the contrary hereof had, made, ordained, or provided, or any other thing, cause, or matter, whatsoever, in any wise notwithstanding.] In witnes whereof [we have caused these our

letters to be made patent. Witness ourself at Westminster, the 23d day of May (1609) in the seventh year of our reign of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the ****]