A. D. 1620. 301 



tlement of a trade and commerce in thofe parts of the continent of 

 America near the river of Amazons, which were prefuppofed not to be 

 under the obedience and government of any other prince or ftate, hath 

 fecretly conveyed himfelf away, and difloyally precipitated and embark- 

 ed himfelf and followers on this defign, contrary to our royal pleafure 

 and commandment exprefsly lignified to him by one of our principal 

 fecretaries ; our admiral of England having alfo refufed him leave to 

 go : We then, out of weighty confiderations and reafons of ftate, and 

 upon the deliberate advice of our privy-council, have refolved to fufpend 

 and reftrain the faid plantation and voyage for a time ; and have there- 

 upon ftraightly commanded the faid North and aflbciates for a while to 

 furceafe their laid defign, till our farther pleafure be known. We have 

 therefor held it fit hereby to make a public declaration of our miflike 

 and difavowment of this their rafli, undutiful, and infolent attempt : and 

 do hereby revoke and difannuU all power, authority, and commiflion, 

 vv'hich they may pretend to derive from us. And we do hereby charge 

 them immediately to make their fpeedy return home, with all their 

 ihipping, &c. and forthwith to prefent themfelves to fome of our privy- 

 council. And we do hereby ftridly require, as well the governors as 

 all other the partners and adventurers interefted as members of the 

 company and incorporation intended for that plantation ; as all other 

 merchants, captains, mariners, &c. not to aid, abet, or comfort, the faid 

 iVorth and his afl/jciates, with any fliipping, men, money, ammunition, 

 provifions, &c. And our admirals, captains, &c. of any of our fub- 

 jed:s fhips, if they meet them at fea, or in harbour, fliall attack, feize, 

 and fummon them to return home, and ftiall bring them back, and 

 commit them to the charge of fome of our officers, &c. till we give 

 farther order concerning them. [Fa'dera, P. xvii, p. 215.] 



Sir Henry Savill made a noble efiablifliment for two profefibrs of 

 mathematics in the univerlity of Oxford ; one of which was for geo- 

 metry, and the other for afironomy : the falaries of each being Li 60 

 per annum, lioth thefe branches of mathematics are v.ell known to 

 be greatly beneficial to navigation and commerce. \_F(xdera, V. xvii, 



/• 217.J 



King James I is univerfallv known to have had a mortal averfion to 

 tobacco ; of which we have the following evidence in the preamble to 

 a proclamation. 



' Whereas v/e, out of the diflike we had of the ufe of tobacco, tend- 

 ' ing to a general and new corruption both of mens bodies and nian- 

 ■ ners ; and yet, nevertlielefs, holding it of the two, more tolerable 

 ' that the fitme fnould be imported, amongil: many other vanities and 

 ' fuperfluities which come from beyond leas, than be permitted to be 

 ' planted liere within this realm, thereby to abufe and mifeniploy the 

 ' foil of this fruitful liingdom ; and whereas we have taken into our 





