ADRIAN GILBERT'S LETTERS PATENTS ad. 



1583. 



sayde associates, and to such assignee of him, and his 

 heires, and to the heires and one assignee of every of 

 his sayde associates for ever, full power and absolute 

 authoritie to trade and make their resiance in any of 

 the sayde Isles, Countreys, Regions, Provinces, Terri- 

 tories, Seas, Rivers, Portes, Bayes, and Havens, and 

 all maner of other places whatsoever with all commodi- 

 ties, profites, and emoluments in the sayde places or 

 any of them, growing and arising, with all maner of 

 priviledges, prerogatives, jurisdictions and royalties both 

 by sea and land whatsoever, yeelding and paying there- 

 fore unto us, our heires and successors, the tenth part 

 of all such golde and silver oare, pearles, jewels, and 

 precious stones, or the value thereof, as the sayd Adrian 

 Gylbert and his sayd associates, their heires and assignes, 

 servants, factors, or workemen, and every or any of them 

 shall finde, the sayd tenth to bee delivered duely to our 

 Customer, or other officers by us, our heires or successors 

 thereunto assigned, in the Portes of London, Dartmouth, 

 or Plimmouth, at which three places onely the sayde 

 Adrian Gylbert, and his sayde associates, their sayde 

 heires and assignes, shall lade, charge, arrive, and dis- 

 charge all maner of wares, goods, and merchandizes 

 whatsoever to the sayde voyage, and newe trade belong- 

 ing or appertaining. And moreover, wee have given, 

 granted, and authorized, and by these presents for us, [III. 97.] 

 our heires and successors, of our grace especiall, certaine 

 knowledge, and meere motion, doe give, graunt, and 

 authorize the sayd Adrian Gilbert, and his sayd associats 

 for ever, their heires and their said assignes & every 

 of them, that if the aforesayd lies, Countreys, Regions, 

 Provinces, Territories, Seas, Rivers, Ports, Bayes, or 

 Havens, or any other of the premisses by the sayd 

 Adrian Gylbert or his associats, their heires and their 

 said assignes or any of them, to be found by them, dis- 

 covered and traffiqued unto by any trade as aforesayd, 

 shall be by any other our subjects visited, frequented, 

 haunted, traded unto or inhabited by the wayes afore- 



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