1 8 ST. HELENA 



do give, grant and confirme unto the said Governour and Company 

 of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies, their successors 

 and assigns, all that the said island St. Helena, with all the rights, 

 profitts, territories and appurtenances whatsoever ; and the soyle, 

 lands, fields, woods, mountains, farms, lakes, pools, harbours, 

 rivers, bays, isles, islets scituate or being within the bounds, or 

 limitts thereof, with the fishing of all sorts of fish, whales, sturgeons, 

 and all other royall fishes in the seas, bayes, isletts, rivers, within 

 the premises and the fish therein taken ; and all the seines, maines, 

 quarryes, as well royall mines as the mines whether the same be 

 already discovered or not discovered, and also all the gold silver 

 veines and precious stones, and all others whatever, be it of stones, 

 metales, or any thing whatsoever, found, or to be found, within the 

 veines, mines or quarryes, of the said island and premises aforesaid, 

 and all and singular royalties, revenues, rents, customes, castles, 

 forts and buildings, and fortifications, erected and to be erected, 

 on the premises, or any part thereof, and all priveleges franchises, 

 immunities, preheminences, and heridants, whatsoever within the 

 same or to them, or any of them belonging or in any wise appertain- 

 ing in as large and ample a manner, to all intents and purposes 

 and constitutions, as Wee now ourselfe have and enjoy the same by 

 virtue and force of our said conquest thereof, or otherwise how- 

 soever ; and them the said Governour and Company of Merchants 



of London, trading into the East Indies, their 



The Company of successors and assigns, Wee do, by these presents, 



Constituted for us, our heirs and successors make, create, 



Lords Proprie- and constitute the true and absolute Lords and 



tors of St. Helena Proprietors of the island and premises aforesaid, 



reserving to the and every part and parcell thereof, saveing and 



Crown the faith alwaies reserving to us, our heirs and successors, 



and Allegiance the faith and allegiance to us due and belonging 



of the Company and our royall power and soverignty of and over 



and inhabitants, our subjects and inhabitants there, to have, hold, 



possess and enjoy the said island, and all and 

 singular other the premises hereinbefore granted unto them, the 

 said Governour and Company of Merchants of London trading into 

 the East Indies their successors and assigns for ever to the only 

 use of them the said Governour and Company and their assigns for 



ever more to be holders of us our heirs and success- 



To be holden in ors as of the manner of East Greenwich in the 



the same manner county of Kent in free and common socage, 



as East Green- and in capite not by Knight service : and know 



wich in the ye further that Wee of our mose especiall grace, 



County of Kent, certaine knowledge and meir motion, have given, 



granted and confirmed, and by these presents 

 do give, grant and confirm unto the said Governour and Company 

 and their successors and assigns to their own proper use and benefit t 

 all that artillery and all and singular arms, weapons and ordinances, 

 munition powder and shott, victuals, magazins, stores, ammuni- 

 tion and provision of war, and other provisions whatsoever, and 



