(Part 1)
James, by the grace of God [King of
England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith;] to
all to whom [these presents shall come,] greeting. Whereas at the
humble suite of divers and sundry our lovinge subjects, aswell
adventurers as planters of the First Colonie in Virginia, and for
the propagacion of Christian religion and reclayminge of people
barbarous to civilitie and humanitie, we have by our lettres
patent bearing date at Westminster the three and twentieth daie
of May in the seaventh yeare of our raigne of England, Frannce
and Ireland, and the twoe and fortieth of Scotland, given and
grannted unto them, that they and all suche and soe manie of our
loving subjects as shold from time to time for ever after be
joyned with them as planters or adventurers in the said
plantacion, and their successors for ever, shold be one body
politique incorporated by the name of The Treasorer and Planters
of the Cittie of London for the First Colonie in Virginia;
And whereas allsoe for the greater good and benefitt of the said
Companie and for the better furnishing and establishing of the
said plantacion we did further [give], grannte and confirme by
our said lettres patent unto the said Treasorer and Companie and
their successors for ever, all those landes, contries and
territories scituate, lyeing and being in that part of America
called Virginia, from the point of land called Cape [or] Pointe
Comfort all along the seacoste to the northward twoe hundred
miles, and from the said point of Cape Comfort all along the
seacoste to the sowthward twoe hundred miles, and all the space
and circuit of land lying from the sea coste of the precinct
aforesaid up or into the land throughout from sea to sea, west
and northwest, and allso all the islandes lying within one
hundred miles along the coast of both the seas of the precinct
aforsaid, with diverse other grannts, liberties, franchises,
preheminences, privileges, profiitts, benefitts, and commodities,
grannted in and by our said lettres patent to the said Tresorer
and Companie, and their successors, for ever:
Now for asmuchas we are given to undestande that in these seas
adjoyning to the said coast of Virginia and without the compasse
of those twoe hundred miles by us soe grannted unto the said
Treasurer and Companie as aforesaid, and yet not farr distant
from the said Colony in Virginia, there are or may be divers
islandes lying desolate and uninhabited, some of which are
already made knowne and discovered by the industry, travell, and
expences of the said Company, and others allsoe are supposed to
be and remaine as yet unknowen and undiscovered, all and every of
which itt maie importe the said Colony both in safety and pollecy
of trade to populate and plant, in regard where of, aswell for
the preventing of perill as for the better comodity and
prosperity of the said Colony, they have bin humble suitors unto
us that we wold be pleased to grannt unto them an inlardgement of
our said former lettres patent, aswell for a more ample extent of
their limitts and territories into the seas adjoyning to and
uppon the coast of Virginia as allsoe for some other matters and
articles concerning the better government of the said Company and
Collony, in which point our said former lettres patents doe not
extende soe farre as time and experience hath found to be
needfull and convenient:
We, therefore, tendring the good and happy successe of the said
plantacion both in respect of the generall weale of humane
society as in respect of the good of our owne estate and
kingedomes, and being willing to give furtherannt untoall good
meanes that may advannce the benefitt of the said Company and
which maie secure the safety of our loving subjects, planted in
our said Colony under the favour and proteccion of God Almighty
and of our royall power and authority, have therefore of our
especiall grace, certein knowledge and mere mocion, given,
grannted and confirmed, and for us, our heires and successors we
doe by theis presents, give, grannt and confirme unto the said
Treasurer and Company of Adventurers and Planters of the said
Citty of London for the First Colony in Virginia, and to their
heires and successors for ever, all and singuler the said
iselandes [whatsoever] scituat and being in anie part of the said
ocean bordering upon the coast of our said First Colony in
Virginia and being within three hundred leagues of anie the
partes hertofore grannted to the said Treasorer and Company in
our said former lettres patents as aforesaid, and being within or
betweene the one and fortie and thirty degrees of Northerly
latitude, together with all and singuler [soils] landes,
groundes, havens, ports, rivers, waters, fishinges, mines and
mineralls, aswell royal mines of gold and silver as other mines
and mineralls, perles, precious stones, quarries, and all and
singuler other commodities, jurisdiccions, royalties,
priviledges, franchises and preheminences, both within the said
tract of lande uppon the maine and allso within the said
iselandes and seas adjoyning, whatsoever, and thereunto or there
abouts both by sea and land being or scituat; and which, by our
lettres patents, we maie or cann grannt and in as ample manner
and sort as we or anie our noble progenitors have heretofore
grannted to anie person or persons or to anie Companie, bodie
politique or corporate or to any adventurer or adventurers,
undertaker or undertakers of anie discoveries, plantacions or
traffique, of, in, or into anie foreigne parts whatsoever, and in
as lardge and ample manner as if the same were herein
particularly named, mencioned and expressed: provided allwaies
that the said iselandes or anie the premisses herein mencioned
and by theis presents intended and meant to be grannted be not
already actually possessed or inhabited by anie other Christian
prince or estate, nor be within the bounds, limitts or
territories of the Northerne Colonie, hertofore by us grannted to
be planted by divers of our loving subjects in the northpartes of
Virginia. To have and to hold, possesse and injoie all and
singuler the said iselandes in the said ocean seas soe lying and
bordering uppon the coast or coasts of the territories of the
said First Colony in Virginia as aforesaid, with all and singuler
the said soiles, landes and groundes and all and singular other
the premisses heretofore by theis presents grannted, or mencioned
to be grannted, to them, the said Treasurer and Companie of
Adventurers and Planters of the Cittie of London for the First
Colonie in Virginia, and to their heires, successors and assignes
for ever, to the sole and proper use and behoofe of them, the
said Treasurer and Companie and their heires, successores and
assignes for ever; to be holden of us, our heires and successors
as of our mannor of Eastgreenwich, in free and common soccage and
not in capite, yealding and paying therefore, to us, our heires
and successors, the fifte part of the oare of all gold and silver
which shalbe there gotten, had or obteined for all manner of
services, whatsoever.
And further our will and pleasure is, and we doe by theis
presents grannt and confirme for the good and welfare of the said
plantacion, and that posterity maie hereafter knowe whoe have
adventured and not bin sparing of their purses in such a noble
and generous accion for the generall good of theire cuntrie, and
at the request and with the consent of the Companie afore said,
that our trusty and welbeloved subjects.
George, Lord Archbishopp of Canterbury
Gilbert, Earle of Shrewsberry
Mary, Countesse of Shrewes
Elizabeth, Countesse of Derby
Margarett, Countesse of Comberland
Henry, Earle of Huntingdon
Edward, Earle of Beddford
Lucy, Countesse of Bedford
Marie, Countesse of Pembroke
Richard, Earle of Clanrickard
Lady Elizabeth Graie
William, Lord Viscount Crambome
William, Lord Bishopp of Duresme
Henry, Lord Bishopp of Worceter
John, Lord Bishopp of Oxonford
William, Lord Pagett
Dudley, Lord North
Franncis, Lord Norries
William, Lord Knollis
John, Lord Harrington
Robert, Lord Spencer
Edward, Lord Denny
William, Lord Cavendishe
James, Lord Hay
Elianor, Lady Cave [Carre]
Maistres Elizabeth Scott, widdow
Edward Sackvill, Esquier
Sir Henry Nevill, of Aburgavenny, Knight
Sir Robert Riche, Knight
Sir John Harrington, Knight
Sir Raphe Wimwood, Knight
Sir John Graie, Knight
Sir Henry Riche, Knight
Sir Henry Wotton, Knight
Peregrine Berly, Esquier [Berty]
Sir Edward Phelipps, Knight, Maister of the Rolls
Sir Moile Finche, Knight
Sir Thomas Mansell, Knight
Sir John St. John, Knight
Sir Richard Spencer, Knight
Sir Franncis Barrington, Knight
Sir George Carie of Devonshire, Knight
Sir William Twisden, Knight
Sir John Leveson, Knight
Sir Thomas Walsingham, Knight
Sir Edward Care, Knight
Sir Arthure Manwaringe, Knight
Sir Thomas Jermyn, Knight
Sir Valentine Knightley, Knight
Sir John Dodderidge, Knight
Sir John Hungerford, Knight
Sir John Stradling, Knight
Sir John Bourchidd, Knight [Bourchier]
Sir John Bennett, Knight
Sir Samuel Leonard, Knight
Sir Franncis Goodwin, Knight
Sir Wareham St. Legier, Knight
Sir James Scudamore, Knight
Sir Thomas Mildmaie, Knight
Sir Percivall Harte, Knight
Sir Percivall Willoughby, Knight
Sir Franncis Leigh, Knight
Sir Henry Goodere, Knight
Sir John Cutt, Knight
Sir James Parrett, Knight
Sir William Craven, Knight
Sir John Sammes, Knight
Sir Carey Raleigh, Knight
Sir William Maynard, Knight
Sir Edmund Bowyer, Knight
Sir William Cornewallis, Knight
Sir Thomas Beomont, Knight
Sir Thomas Cunningsby, Knight
Sir Henry Beddingfeild, Knight
Sir David Murray, Knight
Sir William Poole, Knight
Sir William Throgmorton, Knight
Sir Thomas Grantham, Knight
Sir Thomas Stewkley, Knight
Sir Edward Heron, Knight
Sir Ralph Shelten, Knight
Sir Lewes Thesam, Knight
Sir Walter Aston, Knight
Sir Thomas Denton, Knight
Sir Ewstace Hart, Knight
Sir John Ogle, Knight
Sir Thomas Dale, Knight
Sir William Boulstrod, Knight
Sir William Fleetwood, Knight
Sir John Acland, Knight
Sir John Hanham, Knight
Sir Roberte Meller, Knight [Millor]
Sir Thomas Wilford, Knight
Sir William Lower, Knight
Sir Thomas Lerdes, Knight [Leedes]
Sir Franncis Barneham, Knight
Sir Walter Chate, Knight
Sir Thomas Tracy, Knight
Sir Marmaduke Darrell, Knight
Sir William Harrys, Knight
Sir Thomas Gerrand, Knight
Sir Peter Freetchvile, Knight
Sir Richard Trevor, Knight
Sir Amias Bamfeild
Sir William Smith of Essex, Knight
Sir Thomas Hewett, Knight
Sir Richard Smith, Knight
Sir John Heyward, Knight
Sir Christopher Harris, Knight
Sir John Pettus, Knight
Sir William Strode, Knight
Sir Thomas Harfleet, Knight
Sir Walter Vaughan, Knight
Sir William Herrick, Knight
Sir Samuell Saltonstall, Knight
Sir Richard Cooper, Knight
Sir Henry Fane, Knight
Sir Franncis Egiok, Knight
Sir Robert Edolph, Knight
Sir Arthure Harries, Knight
Sir George Huntley, Knight
Sir George Chute, Knight
Sir Robert Leigh, Knight
Sir Richard Lovelace, Knight
Sir William Lovelace, Knight
Sir Robert Yaxley, Knight
Sir Franncis Wortley, Knight
Sir Franncis Heiborne, Knight
Sir Guy Palme, Knight
Sir Richard Bingley, Knight
Sir Ambrose Turvill, Knight
Sir Nicholas Stoddard, Knight
Sir William Gree, Knight
Sir Walter Coverte, Knight
Sir Thomas Eversfeild, Knight
Sir Nicholas Parker, Knight
Sir Edward Culpeper, Knight
Sir William Ayliffe, Knight, and
Sir John Keile, Knight
Doctor George Mountaine, Dean of Westminster
Lawrence Bohan, Docktor in Phisick
Anthony Hinton, Doctor in Phisick
John Pawlett
Arthure Ingram
Anthony Irby
John Weld
John Walter
John Harris
Anthony Dyott
William Ravenscrofte
Thomas Warre
William Hackwill
Lawrence Hide
Nicholas Hide
Thomas Stevens
Franncis Tate
Thomas Coventry
John Hare
Robert Askwith
George Sanndys
Franncis Jones
Thomas Wentworth
Henry Cromewell
John Arundell
John Culpeper
John Hoskins
Walter Fitz Williams
Walter Kirkham
William Roscarrock
Richard Carmerdon
Edward Carne
Thomas Merry
Nicholas Lichfeild
John Middleton
John Smithe, and
Thomas Smith, the sonnes of Sir Thomas Smith
Peter Franke
George Gerrand
Gregory Sprynte
John Drake
Roger Puleston
Oliver Nicholas
Richard Nunnington [Monyngton]
John Vaughan
John Evelin
Lamorock Stradling
John Riddall
John Kettleby
Warren Townsend
Lionell Cranfeild
Edward Salter
William Litton
Humfrey May
George Thorpe
Henry Sandys, and
Edwin Sandys, the sonnes of Sir Edwin Sandys
Thomas Conway
Captaine Owen Gwinn
Captaine Giles Hawkridge
Edward Dyer
Richard Connock
Benjamin Brand
Richard Leigh, and
Thomas Pelham, Esquiers
Thomas Digges, and
John Digges, Esquiers, the sonnes of Sir Dudley Diggs,
Franncis Bradley
Richard Buckminster [Buck]
Franncis Burley
John Procter
Thomas Frake, thelder, and
Henry Freake, thelder, Ministers of God's word
The mayor and citizens of Chichester
The mayor and jurates of Dover
The bailiffs, burgesses and comonalty of Ipswich
The mayor and comunalty of Lyme Regis
The mayor and comonalty of Sandwich
The wardens, assistants and companie of the Trinity House
Thomas Martin
Franncis Smaleman
Augustine Steward
Richard Tomlins
Humfrey Jobson
John Legate
Robert Backley [Barkley]
John Crowe
Edward Backley [Barkley]
William Flett [Fleet]
Henry Wolstenholme
Edmund Alleyn
George Tucker
Franncis Glanville
Thomas Gouge
John Evelin
William Hall
John Smithe
George Samms
John Robinson
William Tucker
John Wolstenholme, and Henry Wolstenholme, sonnes of John
Wolstenholme, Esquier
William Hodges
Jonathan Mattall [Nuttall]
Phinees Pett
Captaine John Kinge
Captaine William Beck
Giles Alington
Franncis Heiton, and
Samuell Holliland, gentleman
Richard Chamberlaine
George Chamberlaine
Hewett Staper
Humfrey Handford
Raph Freeman
George Twinhoe [Swinhoe]
Richard Pigott
Elias Roberts
Roger Harris
Devereux Wogan
Edward Baber
William Greenewell
Thomas Stilles
Nicholas Hooker
Robert Garsett
Thomas Cordell
William Bright
John Reynold
Peter Bartley
John Willett
Humfry Smithe
Roger Dye
Nicholas Leate
Thomas Wale
Lewes Tate
Humfrey Merrett
Roberte Peake
Powell Isaackson
Sebastian Viccars
Jarvis Mundes
Richard Wamer
Gresham Hogan Warner
Daniell Deruley
Andrew Troughton
William Barrett
Thomas Hodges
John Downes
Richard Harper
Thomas Foxall
William Haselden
James Harrison
William Burrell
John Hodsall
Richard Fisborne
John Miller
Edward Cooke
Richard Hall, marchaunt
Richard Hall, ankersmith
John Delbridge
Richard Francklin
Edmund Scott
John Britten
Robert Stratt
Edmund Pond
Edward James
Robert Bell
Richard Herne
William Ferrers
William Millett
Anthony Abdy
Roberte Gore
Benjamin Decrow
Henry Tunbedey [Timberly]
Humfrey Basse
Abraham Speckart
Richard Moorer
William Compton
Richard Poulsoune [Pontsonne]
William Wolaston
John Desmont, clothier [Beomont]
Alexannder Childe
William Fald, fishmonger
Franncis Baldwin
John Jones, marchant
Thomas Plomer
Edward Plomer, marchants
John Stoickden
Robert Tindall
Peter Erundell
Ruben Bourne
Thomas Hampton, and
Franncis Carter, citizens of London,
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