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his Ma ts lawes, for whatsoever crime or offence comitted by them out of his 

 Ma ties Dominions, before their transporting to the said Burghe they alwayes 

 living vnder the obedience of his Ma ties Lawes, after their reparing to the 

 same. And also gives and graunts to the inhabitants of the said Burgh, 

 (having the liberties and pvilidges thereof) and their successo rs , full power 

 pvilidge and liberty to sayle and trade w th their shipps and Barkes, and to 

 have comerce and traffique therew th w th in any part of Christendome in 

 Barbara, Asia, Affrica, East and West Indies, and Newfound Lands beeing 

 his Ma ties Freinde and Confederates and no otherwise. 



Signed by S r WILLIAM ALEXANDER 

 Secretary for Scotland. 



APPENDIX E. 



PROPOSALS CONCERNING THE LEWIS FISHERIES (1629). 



State Papers. Domestic. Charles I. Vol. 152. No. 66. 

 Cap 11 Mason his Overture concerning the Island of the Lewes. 



1. The Earle of Seaford his Patent to be cancelled, and the King and his 

 Adventurers to purchase the Island. And the Hollanders to be discharged 

 and sent away by the said Earle. 



2. Intimation to be made to the Burrough Townes on the Sea Coasts that 

 free lybertie shalbe graunted for them to fish as in former tymes about the 

 Lewes, and to make vse of the shoare for Packing and Pealing in convenient 

 places to be appointed, paying ground leave. And that they give their con- 

 sents that the King settle certeine Fisheries for the vse of himself and 

 Adventurers with him. 



3. A Proposition to be likewise made to the Fyshermen of the said Townes, 

 that such as will become Tennants to landes and live in the Lewes, shalbe 

 admitted. And all their fish shalbe taken off their hands dayly as they bring 

 it from the Sea at resonable rates, and payment shalbe made therefore in 

 money. And yf they want any commodity it shalbe furnished them out of the 

 Magazins to be erected and at resonable rates. 



4. That 12 Magazins and 12 Stages be built in the Broad Lough and Lough 

 Sternoway. 



5. That Salt Caske and men to dresse and packe and peale fyshe shalbe 

 provided allso for composicSn by the last of fyshe. 



6. That competent quantities being gotten togeather to make certeine 

 shipps ladings, shipps shalbe freighted out of Scotland to transport the fishe, 

 for soe much p last to the Marketts. 



7. That the Island being paid for, by the Company of Adventurers who 

 ought to be naturalized Scotiishmen, the King is to grant it them in Fee Farm, 

 paying the same duties that the Earle of Seaford paid to his Ma tie . And the 

 Island may be divided into soe many lotts as there are chief Adventurers. 

 And every Lott to be created a Barony after the manner of Scotland. And 

 amongst the whole nomber of Baronies, a free Burrough Towne to be erected, 

 and seated vppon the chief Fyshing harbour, having such priveledges as were 

 graunted to the Hollanders, the particulers whereof will appeare in that 

 Signature which is in the custody of S r William Alexander. 



8. It is thought very requisite, that the Earle of Seaford be kept in for an 

 Adventurer with the rest proporconally, for he may much accommodate the 

 buisines, and keepe the Islanders in awe. 



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