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presents, for us, our heirs and successors, ordain and grant unto 

 the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London trading 

 into the East Indies, that these our letters patents, and all and 

 singular grants and causes therein contayned, shall be and continue 

 firme, strong and sufficient and available in the law, and shall be 

 contayned, reputed and taken as well to the meaning and intent 

 as to the words of the same most graciously and honourably for the 

 best advantage and benefitt of the said Governour and Company, 

 and their successors, although express mention be not made herein 

 of the true yearly value and certainty of the premises, or any part 

 thereof or of any other gifts or grants made by us, or any of our 

 ancestors or predecessors, to them the said Governour and Company 

 or any other person or persons whatsoever or any omission or 

 defect herein or any law, statut, act, provision, order, ordinance 

 published, ordayned, or provided, or any other cause, matter or 

 things whatsoever to the contrary thereof, or in any wise not- 

 withstanding. In witness whereof, Wee have caused these our 

 letters patent to be made witness ourselfe at Westminster the i6th 

 day of December in the five and twentieth yeare of our reigne. 



By writt of privy seal, 



(Signed) PIGGOTT. 



The pay of the Government Officers was as follows, from 

 1673 to 1687 : 



Captain Field, Governor and Captain of a Company, Fifty pounds, 

 also gratuity Fifty pounds, i.e. One hundred pounds per annum. 



Captain Beale, Deputy-Governor, Captain and Store Keeper, 

 Fifty pounds per annum. 



Lieutenants . . 2 10 o per month. 



Ensigns . . . .200 



Sergeants . . . i o o 



Gunners . . . .^200 and diet. 



Gunners' mates . . i 10 o 



Private soldiers . . . 18 o 



The Minister (Mr. Swindle) ^50 o o per annum. 



,, as Schoolmaster, 25, and gratuity 



25, making one hundred pounds. 



The Chirurgeon, Twenty-five pounds, gratuity twenty-five, 

 making Fifty pounds. 



The Minister and Chirurgeon besides their diet were each 

 allowed the same proportion of land as other settlers. 



In returning the salutes of foreign guns, it was directed 

 that no more than seven guns should at any time be fired, 

 and only three, to ships in the Company's service ; but 

 interlopers were not on any account whatever to be saluted. 

 An extract from a letter addressed to the St. Helena Govern- 

 ment by the home authorities reads ; 



