a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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exercise ful power and authority to rule and governe 



all and singuler the Marchants of the said fellowship 

 and communaltie, and to execute and doe full and speedie 

 justice to them, and every of them, in all their causes, 

 differences, variances, controversies, quarrels, and com- 

 plaints, within any our realmes, dominions & jurisdictions 

 onely moved, and to be moved touching their marchandise, 

 traffikes, and occupiers aforesaid, or the good order or 

 rule of them or any of them. 



Also wee for us, our heires and successours, so much 

 as in us is, doe likewise by these presents graunt, that the 

 said Governour, Consuls, assistants, fellowship and com- 

 munaltie, and their successors shall and may have per- 

 petuall succession, and a common Seale which shall 

 perpetually serve for the affaires and businesse of the 

 saide fellowship and communaltie. And that they and 

 their successours, shall and may bee for ever able persons, 

 and capax in the lawe, for to purchase and possesse in 

 fee and perpetuitie, and for terme of life or lives, or 

 for terme of yeeres or otherwise, lands, tenements, rents, 

 reversions, and other possessions, and hereditaments what- 

 soever they bee, by the name of the Governour, Consuls, 

 assistants, fellowship and communaltie of the Marchants 

 adventurers by Seas and Navigations for the discoverie of 

 landes, territories, lies, Dominions, and Seigniories un- 

 knowen, and before the saide last adventure or enterprise 

 by seas not frequented, as before is specified, and by the 

 same names shall and may lawfully alien, graunt, let and 

 set the same or any part thereof to any person or persons 

 able in the lawe to take and receive the same. So that 

 they doe not graunt nor alien the same, or any part 

 thereof into mortmaine, without speciall licence of us, 

 our heires or successours, first had and obtained. 



Also wee for us, our heires and successours have 

 graunted, and by these presents doe graunt unto the 

 saide Governours, Consuls, assistants, fellowship and 

 communaltie of the saide Marchants and to their 

 successours, that they and their successours, shall and 



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