THE LEVANT COMPANY'S CHARTER a.d. 



1581. 



so that the said persons to bee nominated, or authorised, 

 shall be contributorie to all charges of the said trade & 

 adventure indifferently, according to their stockes : and 

 as other adventurers of the said trade shall doe for their 

 stockes, and so that likewise they doe observe the orders 

 of the said Company, allowable by this our graunt, and 

 that such persons so to be appointed by us, our heires or 

 successors, shall, and may, with the saide Company, and 

 fellowship, use the trade and feate of marchandise afore- 

 saide, and all the liberties and privileges herein before 

 granted, according to the meaning of these our letters 

 patents, any thing in these our letters patents contained 

 to the contrary notwithstanding. 



And further of our speciall grace, certaine knowledge, 

 and meere motion, we have condescended and granted, 

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

 doe condescend, and grant to the said Edward Osborne, 

 Thomas Smith, Richard Staper, and William Garret, 

 their executors, and administrators, that if at the ende of 

 the said terme of seven yeeres, it shall seeme meete, and 

 convenient unto the said Edward Osborne, Thomas 

 Smith, Richard Staper, and William Garret, or the sur- 

 viver of them, that this present grant shall be continued : 

 and if that also it shall appeare unto us, our heires, or 

 successors, that the continuance thereof shall not be 

 prejudicial!, or hurtfull to this our Realme, that then we, 

 our heires, or successors, at the instance and petition of 

 the said Edward Osborne, Thomas Smith, Richard Staper, 

 and William Garret, or the surviver of them, to be made 

 to us, our heires, or successors, wil grant and make to the 

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

 viver of them, and to such other persons, as so shal be 

 by the said Edward and Richard nominated and 

 appointed, new letters patents, under the great scale of 

 England, in due forme of lawe, with like covenants, 

 grants, clauses, and articles, as in these presents are con- 

 tained, or with addition of other necessary articles, or 

 change of these, in some part, for and during the full [II. i. 150.] 



