A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1581. 



Edward, Thomas, Richard and William, and the said 

 companie, and further to suffer imprisonment during our 

 pleasure, and such other punishment as to us, for so high 

 contempt, shal seeme meete and convenient. 



And further of our grace speciall, certaine knowledge, 

 and meere motion we have condescended and graunted, 

 and by these patents for us our heires and successors, 

 doe condescend and grant to the said Edward, Thomas, 

 Richard & William, their executors and administrators, 

 that we our heires & successors during the said terme, 

 will not grant liberty, licence or power to any person or 

 persons whatsoever, contrary to the tenor of these our 

 letters patents, to saile, passe, trade, or trafique into or 

 from the said dominions of the said Grand Signior or 

 any of them, without the consent of the said Edward, 

 Thomas, Richard & William, and such as shalbe named 

 or appointed as afore is said, or the most of them. And 

 that if at any time hereafter during the said terme, ye 

 said Edward, Thomas, Richard and William, or the sur- 

 vivors of them, shal admit or nominate any of our 

 subjects to be partners & adventurers in the said trade 

 to the number of 12. or under as afore is said, that 

 then we our heires and successors at the instance and 

 petition of the said Edward, Thomas, Richard and 

 William, or the survivors of them in our Chauncerie 

 to be made, and upon the sight of these presents, will 

 grant and make to the said Edward, Thomas, Richard 

 and William, or to the survivors of them, and to such 

 persons as so shall be nominated or appointed by their 

 speciall names, surnames, & additions as is aforesaid, new 

 letters patents under the great scale of England in due 

 forme of law with like agreement, clauses, prohibitions, 

 provisoes and articles (mutatis mutandis) as in these our 

 letters patents are conteined, for, and during the residue 

 of the said terme of seven yeres then remaining un- 

 expired. And that the sight of these presents shalbe 

 sufficient warrant to the Lord Chancellour, or Lord 

 keeper of the great scale for the time being, for the 



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