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sessions of judicature and manners of proceedings thereunto like 

 unto those established and used in our realme of England. Although 

 in these presents express mention be not made thereof, and by 

 Judges and by their officers, by them the said Governour, or his 

 Deputy and Committee of the said Company, or the major part of 

 them, or by the said Chief Governour or Governours of the island 

 St. Helena to be delegated to award process, hold please, judge and 

 determine all actions, suitts, and causes whatsoever of any kind 

 or nature, and to execute all and every such judgements, alwaies 

 the said laws, ordinances and proceedings be reasonable and not 

 repugnant or contrary, but as near as may be to the laws, statutes, 

 governments and policy, of our kingdom of England, and subject 

 to the saveings herein. And Wee do also confirme and grant unto 

 the said Governour and Company, and their successors, as also to 

 all and every such Governour or Governours of officers Ministers 

 and Commanders as shall be appointed by the said Governour, or 

 his Deputy, or Committees of the said Company as aforesaid, to 

 have power and authority of Government and command in and 

 over the said port and island and they and every of them shall 

 and lawfully may, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, 

 for their several defence, and safety, encounter, expell, repell, 

 resist, subdue, retayne and possess by force of armes as well by sea 



as by land, and by all waies and means what- 

 Military Power, soever, all and every such person or persons 



whatsoever, as without the special license and 

 authority of us, our heirs and successors, or of the said Governour 

 and Company or their successor shall attempt to inhabit within 

 the presincts and limmitts of the said island, and also every such 

 person and persons whatsoever as shall enterprize or attempt any 

 destruction or invasion, hurt, detriment, or annoyances thereunto 

 or to our subjects inhabiting within the same or any part thereof, 

 or to them, or any of their goods, merchandize, interests, property, 

 or estates whatsoever ; and Wee do further, for us, our heirs and 

 successors, hereby declare, ordayne and grant that such principall 

 Governours of the said island as shall from time to time bs duly 

 authorized and appointed, in manner aforesaid, shall have full 

 powers and authority in their respective places and charges to use 

 and exercise all such powers and authorities in their respective 

 places, in such cases of rebellion, mutiny, or sedition, of refusing 

 to serv^e in wars, flying to the enemy e, forsaking the colours or 

 ensignes or other of&cers, law custom and disaplene, military in as 

 large and ample a manner, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, 



as any Captain General of our Army, by virtue 



Governor to have of his office, have used and accustomed, and 



the power of may or might do ; and of our more especiall 



Captain General, grace, certain knowledge and meer motion. Wee 



do, for us, our heirs and successors, further 

 ordaine and grant, that it shall and may be lawfuU to and for the 

 said Governour of the said Company, or his Deputy for the time 

 being, or the appointment of the major part of the Committees 



