THE LEVANT COMPANY'S CHARTER ad. 



1581. 



the said trade, during the said terme of seven yeeres, if 

 hee so long live : And that if the said Edward shall 

 happen to decease during the saide terme, the saide 

 Richard Staper then living, then the sayd Richard Staper 

 shall likewise be governour during the residue of the 

 said terme (if he so long live) and that if the said Edward 

 and Richard shall both happen to decease during the said 

 terme, then the partners or adventurers for the time 

 being, or the greatest part of them, shall from time to 

 time as necessitie shall require, choose and elect a 

 governour of the said Company. 



Provided alwayes, that if there shall happen any great 

 or urgent occasion to remoove or displace any person 

 that shall be governour of the saide fellowship, that then 

 it shall, and may be lawfull for us, our heires and succes- 

 sours, to remoove, and displace every such governour, 

 and to place another of the said fellowship in the same 

 office, during such time as such person should have 

 enjoyed the same, according to this our graunt, if there 

 had bene no cause to the contrary. 



And we further for us, our heires, and successors, of 

 our especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere motion, 

 do graunt to the said Edward Osborne, Thomas Smith, 

 Richard Staper, and William Garret, their executors and 

 administrators, that nothing shall bee done to be of force 

 or validitie touching the sayde trade or trafique, or the 

 exercise thereof, without or against the consent of the 

 said Edward, during such time as hee shall bee Governour 

 as afore is saide. And after that time without the consent 

 of the Governour for the time being, and the more part 

 of the said Company. 



And further, wee of our more ample and abundant grace, 

 meere motion and certaine knowledge, have graunted, 

 and by these patents for us, our heires and successors, 

 doe graunt to the saide Edward, Thomas, Richard and 

 William, their executors and administrators, that they, 

 the saide Edward, Thomas, Richard and William, their 

 executors and administrators, and the said person and 



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