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2 Item, we give and graunt to the said marchants 

 this power and liberty, that they, ne any of them, ne 

 their goods, wares, marchandizes or things, ne any part 

 thereof, shal be by any meanes within our dominions, 

 landes, countreyes, castles, townes, villages, or other 

 place or places of our jurisdiction, at any time heere- 

 after attached, staied, arrested ne disturbed for anie 

 debt, duetie or other thing, for the which they be not 

 principall debters or sureties, ne also, for any offence 

 or trespasse committed, or that shall be committed, but 

 onely for such as they or any of them shall actually 

 commit, and the same offences (if any such happen,) 

 shall bee by us onely heard, and determined. 



3 Item, we give and graunt, that the said Marchants, 

 shal and may have free libertie, power, and authoritie 

 to name, choose and assigne brokers, shippers, packers, 

 weighers, measurers, wagoners, and all other meet and 

 necessary laborers for to serve them in their feat of 

 marchandises, and minister and give unto them and 

 every of them a corporall othe, to serve them well and 

 truely in their offices, and finding them or any of them 

 doing contrary to his or their othe, may punish and 

 dismisse them, and from time to time choose, sweare 

 and admit other in their place or places, without 

 contradiction, let, vexation or disturbance, either of us, 

 our heires or successors, or of any other our Justices, 

 officers, ministers or subjects whatsoever. 



4 Item, we give and graunt unto the saide Marchants 

 and their successours, that such person as is, or shalbe 

 commended unto us, our heires or successors by the 

 Governour, Consuls and assistants of the said fellowship 

 resiant within the citie of London within the realme of 

 England, to be their chiefe Factor within this our empire 

 and dominions, may and shal have ful power and 

 authoritie to governe and rule all Englishmen that have 

 had, or shall have accesse, or repaire in or to this said 

 Empire and jurisdictions, or any part thereof, and shal 

 and may minister unto them, and every of them good 



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