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tion of the same villages, townes, castles, & firme land 

 so found. Yet so that the aforesayd John, and his 

 sonnes and heires, and their deputies, be holden and 

 bounden of all the fruits, profits, gaines, and commodities 

 growing of such navigation, for every their voyage, as 

 Bristol thought often as they shall arrive at our port of Bristoll (at the 



for'w^aw which P° rt the y sha11 be bound and holden onel 7 to 

 discoveries. arrive) all maner of necessary costs and charges by them 



made, being deducted, to pay unto us in wares or money 

 the fift part of the capital! gaine so gotten. We giving 

 and granting unto them and to their heires and deputies, 

 Freedomefrom that they shall be free from all paying of customes of 

 all and singular such merchandize as they shall bring with 

 them from those places so newly found. And moreover, 

 we have given and granted to them, their heires and 

 deputies, that all the firme lands, isles, villages, townes, 

 castles and places whatsoever they be that they shall 

 chance to finde, may not of any other of our subjects be 

 frequented or visited without the licence of the fore- 

 sayd John and his sonnes, and their deputies, under paine 

 of forfeiture aswell of their shippes as of all and singuler 

 goods of all them that shall presume to saile to those 

 places so found. Willing, and most straightly command- 

 ing all and singuler our subjects aswell on land as on sea, 

 to give good assistance to the aforesayd John and his 

 sonnes and deputies, and that as well in arming and 

 furnishing their ships or vessels, as in provision of food, 

 and in buying of victuals for their money, and all other 

 things by them to be provided necessary for the sayd 

 navigation, they do give them all their helpe and favour. 

 In witnesse whereof we have caused to be made these 

 our Letters patents. Witnesse our selfe at Westminster 

 the fift day of March, in the eleventh yeere of our 

 reigne. 



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