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or Committees of the said Company or the major part of them 



present at any such Court of Committees as 

 To the extent of aforesaid, the said Govemour or his Deputy being 

 Life and Limb, alwaies one shall seem necessary requisite and 



convenient for the observation of the same laws, 

 constitutions, orders, and ordinances and for the punishment of 

 offenders against the same ; so also as the said laws constitutions 

 orders ordinances pains, punishments penalties be consonant 

 to reason and not repugnant nor contrary, but as neer as may be 

 agreeable to the laws of this our realme of England and subject 

 to the saveings therein contained. And also of our further espe- 

 ciall grace, certain knowledge and meer motion, Wee do by these 

 presents, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant unto the 

 said Govemour and Company and their successors, that it shall and 

 may be lawfull to and for the said Govemour or his Deputy and the 

 said Committees of the said Company for the time being, or the 

 major part of them, at any of them said Courts commonly called 

 the Court of Committees, holden for the said Company from time 

 to time to nominate, make and constitute and ordain and confirme 



by such name or names, stile or stiles, as to them 



Power tb appoint shall seem good such Govemour or Governours, 



Governours and or Ministers cheife factors, and agents or other 



other Ministers, factors or agents as shall be by them thought fitt 



and needfull to be made and used for the Govern- 

 ment, and other use and uses of the said island St. Helena, and of 

 the Castles, forts, fortifications, and other the premises hereby 

 granted and such Govemour and Governours, Officers and Ministers, 

 Factors or agents at their directions to revoake, discharge, alter 

 and change, and also to discharge, alter and change all and singular 

 the Govemour, Governours officers and Ministers as heretofore 

 have bin by us made and appointed for the Government and other 

 use of the island of St. Helena, or any of the forts, fortifications, 

 limmetts, etc., or presincts therefore ; and Wee are also pleased, 

 and by these presents for us, our heirs and successors do give and 

 grant unto the said Govemour and Company, and their successors 

 that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Govemour or 

 his Deputy and Committees of the Company for the time being, 

 or the major part of them, by themselves or by their Govemour 

 or Governours, Officers or Ministers, Factors and agents, to be 

 ordained and appointed as aforesaid, according to the nature and 

 limitts of their respective offices and places within the said island 



St. Helena, the territories and presincts thereof, 

 Judicial Powers, to correct, punish govern and rule, all and every 



the subjects of us our heirs and successors that 

 now do, or any time hereafter shall inhabit within the said island 

 and presincts thereof, according to such laws, ordinances, orders 

 and constitutions, as by the samesaid Govemour and Company 

 at any Generall Court, or Court of Committees as aforesaid shall be 

 established and to do all and every other thing and things which is 

 to the complete establishment of justice doth belong by court 



