THE SECOND LEVANT CHARTER a.d. 



1592. 

 being contrarie or repugnant to the lawes, statutes or 

 customes of our Realme : And the same lawes and 

 ordinances so made to put in ure, and execute accord- 

 ingly, and at their pleasures to revoke and alter the same 

 lawes and ordinances or any of them as occasion shall 

 require. 



And we doe also for us, our heyres and successors of 

 our speciall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere motion 

 graunt to and with the sayd Governour and companie 

 of marchantes of the Levant, that when and as often 

 at any time during the sayde terme and space of twelve 

 yeeres as any custome, pondage, subsidie or other duetie 

 shall be due and payable unto us, our heires, or suc- 

 cessors for any goods or marchandize whatsoever, to be 

 carried or transported out of this our port of London 

 into any the dominions aforesayde, or out of or from 

 any the sayde dominions unto our sayde port of London, 

 that our Customers, and all other our Officers for receites 

 of custome, pondage, subsidie or other duetie unto whom 

 it shall appertaine, shall upon the request of the sayde 

 Governour for the time being, give unto the sayde 

 companie three monethes time for the payment of the 

 one halfe, and other three monethes for the payment of 

 the other halfe of their sayde custome, pondage, or other 

 subsidie or duetie for the same, receiving good and 

 sufficient bonde and securitie to our use for the payment 

 of the same accordingly. And upon receipt of the sayde 

 bonde to give them out their cockets or other warrants 

 to lade out and receive in the same their goods by vertue 

 hereof without any disturbance. And that also as often 

 as at any time during the sayde terme of twelve yeeres 

 any goods or marchandize of any of the sayde com- 

 panie laden from this our port of London in any the 

 dominions beforesayde shall happen to miscarie before 

 their safe discharge in the partes for and to the which 

 they be sent : That then and so often so much custome, 

 pondage, and other subsidie as they answered us for the 

 same, shall after due proofe made before the Treasurour 



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