THE SECOND LEVANT CHARTER ad. 



1592. 



after to bee admitted or received againe into the same, 

 any thing in these presents contained to the contrary 

 notwithstanding. 



Provided alwayes, that if it shall hereafter appeare to 

 us our heires and successours, that this graunt or the 

 continuance thereof in the whole or in any part thereof, 

 shall not bee profitable to us our heires and successours, 

 or to this our realme, that then and from thencefoorth, 

 upon and after eighteene moneths warning to bee given to 

 the sayd companie by us our heires and successours, this 

 present graunt shall cease, bee voyd, and determined 

 to all intents, constructions and purposes. 



And further of our speciall grace, certaine knowledge, 

 and meere motion, wee have condescended and graunted, 

 and by these presents for us, our heires and successours, 

 doe condescend and graunt to the sayde Governour and 

 companie of marchants of Levant, that if at the ende of 

 the sayd terme of twelve yeeres it shall seeme meete 

 and convenient to the sayde Governour and Companie, 

 or any the parties aforesayd, that this present graunt 

 shall bee continued : And if that also it shall appeare 

 unto us, our heires and successours, that the continu- 

 ance thereof shall not bee prejudiciall or hurtfull to this 

 our realme, but that wee shall finde the further continu- 

 ance thereof profitable for us our heires and successours 

 and for our realme with such conditions as are herein 

 mentioned, or with some alteration or qualification 

 thereof, that then wee our heires and successours at 

 the instance and humble petition of the sayde Governour 

 and Companie, or any of them so suing for the same, 

 and such other person and persons our subjectes as they 

 shall nominate and appoint, or shall bee by us, our 

 heires and successours newly nominated, not exceeding 

 in number twelve, new letters patents under the great 

 seale of England in due forme of lawe with like cove- [II. I 303.] 

 nants, graunts, clauses, and articles, as in these presents 

 are contained, or with addition of other necessarie articles 

 or changing of these in some partes, for, and during 



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