A.D. 

 1555. 



Sir George 

 Barnes, 

 William 

 Garret, 



Anthony 



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life, without amoving or dimissing from the same 

 roome. 



And furthermore, we graunt unto the same fellowship 

 and communaltie and their successors, that they the 

 saide fellowship and communaltie, and their successors 

 after the decease of the saide Sebastian Cabota, shall, 

 and may freely and lawfully in places convenient and 

 honest, assemble themselves together, or so many of 

 them as will or can assemble together, as well within 

 our citie of London, or elsewhere, as it shall please 

 them, in such sort and maner, as other worshipfull 

 corporations of our saide citie have used to assemble, 

 and there yeerely name, elect and choose one Governour 

 or two, of themselves, and their liberties, and also as 

 well yeerely during the natural life of the said Sebastian 

 Cabota now Governour, as also at the election of such 

 saide Governour or governours before his decease, to 

 choose, name and appoint eight and twenty of the most 

 sad, discreete, and honest persons of the saide fellowship, 

 and communaltie of Marchant adventurers, as is above 

 specified, and 4. of the most expert and skilfull persons 

 of the same 28. to be named and called Consuls, and 

 24. of the residue, to be named and called Assistants 

 to the saide Governour or governours, and Consuls for 

 the time being, which shal remaine and stand in their 

 authorities for one whole yeere then next following. 

 And if it shall fortune the saide Governour, Consuls, 

 and assistants, or any of them so to be elected, and 

 chosen as is aforesaid, to die within the yeere after his 

 or their election, that then and so often, it shall and 

 may be lawfull to and for the said fellowship, and 

 communalty, to elect and choose of themselves other 

 Governour or governours, Consuls and assistants, in 

 the place and steade of such as so shall happen to die, 

 to serve out the same yeere. 



And further we do make, ordeine, and constitute 

 George Barnes knight and Alderman of our Citie of 

 London, William Garret Alderman of our saide Citie, 



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