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for the said Company assembled in any of their said Courts commonly 



called their Courts of Committee from time to time and at all times 



hereafter, to administer such a formall legall 



Power to oath as by their directions shall be reasonably 

 administer devised with any person or persons to be employed 

 Oaths. in, for, or concerning the said island St. Helena, 



or any part thereof, as well as for the true and 

 faithful execution and performance of their respective offices and 

 employment as also for the rendering a just, true and perfect ac- 

 count of writeing of all such goods, monies and other things as by 

 reason of their said offices and employments, shall come to their 

 respective hands unto the said Governour and Company to such 

 person or persons as shall be by them appointed to take the same 

 account ; and also to all Governours, Officers, Ministers, Agents, 

 Factors of what nature soever or by what title soever they shall 

 be called which shall be lawfully sent or placed in the said island 

 St. Helena, as well for the good Government thereof and the in- 

 habitants there, as for the ordering, safe keeping and true accomp- 

 ing of and for all such laws, goods, profitts, commodities, matters 

 and things whatsoever, as shall be committed to their charge, or 

 any of their Government, charge, care and custody ; and also to 

 such persons as the Governour or said Deputy, with the major part 

 of the said Committees for the time being shall think meet for the 

 examination of, or clearing the truth in any case whatsoever 

 concerning the said Company and relating to the said island 

 St. Helena, or concerning any prisoner from thence proceeding 

 or thereunto belonging ; and Wee do, for us our heirs and successors, 

 give and grant unto the said Governour and Company, and their 

 successors, that the Chief Governour or Governours resident in the 

 said island of what names or title soever they be called, shall have 

 the like power to minister a formall and legall oath to all other 

 officers and inferior Ministers whatsoever on the said island 

 St. Helena for the just true and faithful discharge of their severall 

 places, duties and services as also unto any other person or persons 

 whatsoever for the examination, satisfying and clearing the truth 

 in any cause as well concerning the said Island St. Helena as any 

 other particular business there arising for the maintaining and 

 administration of peace and justice amongst the inhabitants of the 

 said island, or any other person in that place : and our pleasure is, 

 and Wee do, for us, our heirs and successors declare by these pre- 

 sents, that all and every the persons being our subjects which do 

 or shall inhabit within the said port or island, and every their 

 children and posterity which shall happen to be 

 Natives of St. borne within the presincts thereof, shall have 



Helena to be and enjoy all liberties, franchises, immunities, 

 Free Denizens capacities and abilities, of franchises and natural 



of England. subjects within any of our dominions, to all 

 intents and purposes as if they had been abiding 

 and borne~within this our realme of England or in any of our do- 

 minions ; and lastly our Will and pleasure is, and Wee do by these 



