ADRIAN GILBERTS LETTERS PATENTS a.d. 



1583. 

 to the lawes of this realme, and of this our present 

 graunt. 



And we by our Royall prerogative, and fulnesse of 

 our authority, of our grace especiall, certaine knowledge 

 and meere motion, do establish, confirme & ratifle all 

 such ordinances, orders, decrees, lawes and acts to be 

 in so full and great power and authority, as we, our 

 heires or successours may or can in any such case 

 graunt, confirme, or ratifle. And further for the better 

 incouragement of our loving subjects in this discoverie, 

 we by our Royall prerogative, and fulnesse of authority 

 for us, our heires and successours, doe give, graunt, 

 establish, confirme, ordeine, ratifie and allow by these 

 presents, to the sayd Adrian Gylbert and to his asso- 

 ciates, and to the heires and assignes of them and 

 every of them for ever, and to all other person or 

 persons of our loving subjects whatsoever that shall 

 hereafter travaile, sayle, discover, or make voyage as 

 aforesayd to any the lies, Mainelands, Countreys or 

 Territories whatsoever, by vertue of this our graunt to 

 be discovered, that the heires and assignes of them and 

 every of them being borne within any of the lies, 

 Mainelands and Countreys, or Territories whatsoever 

 before mentioned, shall have and injoy all the privileges 

 of free Denizens, as persons native borne within this Free Deniza- 

 our Realme of England, or within our allegiance for twn g rante "- 

 ever, in such like ample maner and forme, as if they 

 were or had bene borne and personally resiant within 

 our sayd Realme, any law, statute, proclamation, cus- 

 tome or usage to the contrary hereof in any wise not- 

 withstanding. 



Moreover, for the consideration aforesayd by vertue 



hereof, we give and graunt unto the sayd Adrian 



Gylbert, his heires and assignes for ever, free libertie, 



licence and privilege, that during the space of five This Patent 



veeres next and immediatlv ensuing- the date hereof, it remain ^ dtn 



force five 

 shall not be lawfull for any person or persons what- » eereSm 



soever, to visit, haunt, frequent, trade, or make voyage 



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