THE SECOND LEVANT CHARTER ad. 



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 corants, raisins of Corinth, or wines of Candia, or take or 

 make any agreement for any custome, pondage, or other 

 subsidie for any of the sayd corants, raisins of Corinth, 

 or wines of Candie, with any person or persons whatso- 

 ever, other then with, or in the name and by the privitie 

 of the sayd governour and company or some of the same 

 company. 



And further of our speciall grace, certaine knowledge, 

 and meere motion we have condescended and graunted, 

 and by these presents for us our heires and successours 

 doe condescend and graunt to the sayd Governour and 

 company of marchants of Levant, that wee our heires and 

 successours, during the sayd terme, will not graunt 

 libertie, licence, or power to any person or persons what- 

 soever contrary to the tenour of these our letters patents, 

 to saile, passe, trade, or traffique by the sayde Levant 

 Sea, into, or from the sayde dominions of the sayd Grand 

 Signior or the dominions of the State of Venice or any of 

 them, contrary to the true meaning of these presents, 

 without the consent of the sayd Governour and Com- 

 panie or the most part of them. 



And whereas Henry Farrington and Henry Hewet 

 have not yet assented to bee incorporated into the sayd 

 societie of Governour and companie of marchants of 

 Levant, neverthelesse sithence, as we be informed, they 

 have bene traders that way heretofore ; our will and 

 pleasure is, and we doe hereby expressely commaund and 

 charge that if it happen at any time within two moneths 

 next following after the date hereof, the sayd Henry 

 Farrington and Henry Hewet or either of them, to sub- 

 mit themselves to be of the sayd companie, and doe give 

 such assurance as the sayd Governour and companie, or 

 the more part of them shall allow of, to beare, pay, and 

 performe such orders, constitutions, paiments and con- 

 tributions, as other of the sayd company shall be ordered 

 to beare, pay, and performe, that then every of the sayd 

 Henry Farrington and Henry Hewet so doing and sub- 

 mitting himselfe, shall upon his or their request unto the 



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