Beliefs and Profession of our Faith and Religion: and 

 to draw them from the ignorance and unbeliefs wherein 

 they are. Having also of a long time knowne by the 

 Relation of the Sea Caj^taines, Pilots, Merchants and 

 others, who of long time have haunted, frequented and 

 trafficked with the peoi3le that are found in the said places, 

 how fruitfull, commodious and profitable may be unto us, 

 to our Estates and Subjects, the Dwelling, Possession, 

 and Habitation of those Countries, for the great and 

 apparent profit which may be drawne by the greater fre- 

 quentation and habitude which may bee had with the 

 people that are found there, and the Trafficke and Com- 

 merce wliicli may be by that means safely treated and 

 negotiated. 



We then for these causes fully trusting on your great 

 wisdome, and in the knowledge and experience that you 

 have of tlie qualitie, condition and situation of the said 

 Countrie of La Cadia ; for divers and sundry Navigations, 

 Voyages and Frequentations that you have made into 

 those parts, and others neere and bordering upon it: 

 Assuring our selves that this our resolution and inten- 

 tion, being committed unto you, you will attentively, dili- 

 gently, and no lesse couragiously and valorously execute 

 and bring to such perfection as we desire : Have expressly 

 appointed and established you, and by these Presents, 

 signed with our owne hands, doe commit, ordaine, make, 

 constitute and establish you, our Lieutenant Grenerall, 

 for to represent our person, in the Countries, Territories, 

 Coasts and Confines of La Cadia. To begin from the 40. 

 degree unto the 46. And in the same distance, or part of 

 it, as farre as may bee done, to establish, extend and 

 make to be knowne our Name, Might, and Authoritie. 

 And under the same to subject, submit and bring into 

 obedience all the peo])le of the said Land, rnd th'^ Bor- 

 derers thereof : And by the meanes thereof, and all law- 

 full wayes, to call, make, instruct, provoke and incite 

 them to the knowledge of God, and to the light of the 

 Faith and Christian Religion, to establish it there : And 



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