A PATENT FOR SENEGAL a.d. 



1588. 



persons whatsoever, by themselves, or by their factors, 

 or servants, during the said terme of 10. yeres, shall in 

 any wise trade or trafique, for or with any goods or 

 marchandizes, to or from the said coasts and parts of 

 Guinea afore limitted, other then the said William 

 Brayley, Gilbert Smith, Nicholas Spicer, John Doricot, 

 John Yong, Richard Doderige, Anthony Dassell, and 

 Nicholas Turner, and such as from time to time, they, 

 or the most part of them, shall receive into their societie 

 or company, to be traders with them, as is aforesaid, as 

 they tender our favour, and will avoyde our high dis- 

 pleasure, and upon paine of imprisonment of his or their 

 bodies, at our will and pleasure, and to lose and forfeit 

 the ship or shippes, and all the goods, wares, and mar- 

 chandizes, wherewith they, or any of them shal, during 

 the said terme of 10. yeres, trade, or trafique to or from [II. ii. 125.] 

 the said Countries, or any part thereof, according to 

 the limitation above mentioned, contrary to our expresse 

 prohibition and restraint, in that behalfe. And further, 

 we do by these presents give and graunt full power 

 and authoritie to the said William Braily, Gilbert Smith, 

 Nicholas Spicer, John Doricot, John Yong, Richard 

 Doderige, Anthony Dassell, and Nicholas Turner, and 

 to such other persons, as they shal receive into their 

 societie and company, to be traders with them, as is 

 aforesaid, and the most part of them, for the time being : 

 that they, and every of them, by themselves, their factors, 

 deputies, or assignes, shall and may, from time to time, 

 during the said terme of 10. yeres, attach, arrest, take, 

 and sease all, and all maner of ship, and ships, goods, 

 wares, and marchandizes whatsoever, which shall be 

 brought from, or caried to the said coasts and parts of 

 Guinea afore limited, contrary to our will and pleasure, 

 and the true meaning of the same, declared and expressed 

 in these our letters patents. Of all and every which said 

 forfaitures whatsoever, the one third part shall be unto us, 

 our heires, and successors, and another thirde part thereof 

 we give and graunt by these presents, for and towards 



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