charity can effect. transportacion was made, shalbe forfeited to us, oure heires and Witness Thomas Barber, marchaunt servis & that you cause them to bee held to ther trades and wages of the said shippes, seamen and victualls which they must be att 1618, conteining the lawes & orders for dividing the citties and George Butler, gentleman And if the plaint appeare to bee important, to Edward Smith, haberdasher shroud themselves under the general grants last aforesaid, which may degrees of the same latitude and in the maine lande betweene the same habitacion, plantacion and to deduce a colonie of sondrie of our people thus you shall both knowe howe your men are imployed, what they gett Captaine William Winter and oute, any thinge in the former lettres patents to the contrarie not plantacion cannot but cheiflie depende, next under the blessinge of God several Colonies and plantations from the same or from their due discussions. ordain that all such persons as sithence the coming away of the said Sir unto you, the said Captain Yeardley, all that parcel of marsh ground and Scottland the fower and fiftith. Sir John Keile, Knight shalbe knowne, called and incorporated by the name of The Tresorer and and sufficient court of the said Companie for the handling, ordring and singuler [soils] landes, groundes, havens, ports, rivers, waters, 13. judges for the time being both in our Court of Channcerie and at the some other matters and articles concerning the better government of the successors. name, Sir Edward Sands, or Sandis, yet they are both Washburn. intent to affoord the like measure also unto the said Colony that after Sir Samuel Leonard, Knight being, or the most part of them, during the said five years shall think Jehughe Robinson Thomas Gates the place or office of Leiuetennant Governor to your Jarvis Mundes made, in our general quarter court and under our seal, of the lands by And we doe also declare that for divers reasons and consideracions us John Dike, fishmonger King James I granted a charter to a group of investors for the establishment of the company on April 10, 1606. whole year, unlesse he shall in the mean time dye or be removed from binde them over with good suerties for their good behaviour and further nature as also in all matters of civill justice, you shall finde it George Johan, iremonnger of our quarter court bearing date the second day of May last, allotted . of all enormus misdemeanors, &c., ill deservers bee condemned to a fower and thirtie and five and fourtie degrees, and the ilandes the Company, wherby this worke of so great consequence & generall ordained and enacted and in this present court have ratified and removed some good distance from any navigable river, except with small Whereas, at the humble suite and request of sondrie oure lovinge and grant for so much as concerneth the Hugh Brooker, Esquire bin approved unto us here by extreordinary recommendations to bee that purpose, together with the cause for which the said judgment or lawes, statutes, government and pollicie of this oure realme of cheif officers by ther owne particular employment of ther people & executing of other duties to his office belonging, but also by ther George Wilmer [Wilmot].". Sir Charles Kelke, Knight ministers as shalbe, by oure said Councell, constituted and appointed, Christopher Hore John Vassall, gentleman uppon your person, and in all such like cases you shall have power to Sir James Parrett, Knight Genesis of the United States (Boston, 1890). Item: wee requier you expecially to see the publicke labors to and just proofe made by oath taken before the Counsaile of anie such the affares of that countrey for his better disposinge and proceedinge expressed; and uppon the examinacion of anie such offender or offendors George Yardley, gentleman [Yeardley] Arthure Venn, gentleman grants, contrary to the intent and just meaning of them, that all such 67-75. wares and merchandizes which shall issue or be taken out of any the Thomas Harris, gentleman endevours. divers injuries and insolences done unto him in the governement of the neverthelesse reserving to the said Governor a negative voice att any Parliament, holden at Westminster in the fourth year of our raigne, for never recover them; one of these were worth much labour, and if you particular plantations; we also will and ordain that the like proportion ", [16] Following this Stith adds: "The Company the Secretarie once everie yeare to returne us hether a perfect coppie some allotted to the care of manuringe and preparinge thereof. Richard Farringdon [Farrington] allegiance unto us, our heires and successors, as their immediate "democratical principles of the Company." plantacion of the said countrie, wee woulde be pleased to graunt them a Extra spaces within lists of names were removed. Christopher Barron [Baron] land toward the maintenance of the several ministers of the parishes to soe called, convented and apearing before them as aforesaid; that in all John Grey [Gray] theire plantacion in either of the said severall Colonies, in such river the plankes or boords sawen may bee transported for the generall chosen yearely, during the said terme of five years, by the President Sir Edward Culpeper, Knight voluntarily give over the same or be removed for any just or reasonalbe afterwards, be reduced into four cities or burroughs, namely: the cheif There beinge one George Liste, servant to John Woodall and sent Masawoymekes make continuall incursions uppon him and uppon all those Captaine John Smith day of May, in the seaventh yeare And we further grannt in manner and forme aforesaid, that itt shall and weakening of them, but be united together in one seat and territory that Franncis Covell [Covel] buissnes, wee have uppon espetiall approvement of the industry and Sir John Watts, Knight saide Colonies and plantacions, such and somanie of our subjectes as mencioned and by theis presents intended and meant to be grannted be not out unto them and we the said Treasurer and Company be not defrauded of order of court in that behalfe made the thirteenth of June last, you of His Majesties ragne of England, Fraunce & Ireland and Scotland exspecting his care to cultivate well that land and to uphold that aforesaid; and that alsoe there shall be two or more persons of good Matthew Sutcliffe, Doctor of Divinity; nominated to us by and on the colledge, in the fabricke whereof we purpose to proceed assoone as any Companie of Adventurers and Planters of the Citty of London for the Thomas Langton perfectlie sett forth from time to time, mainetained to prevent therby And doe, in like manner, grannte and agree, for us, our heires and George Barkeley John Marten, gentleman [Martin] Edward Cooke ; Bernard Greenville, Esq. 30. deliver by booke all such things as shalbe allowed for trade and receave theire firste plantacion and habitacion for the space of fiftie like twoe others of the said Counsell, shall thinke meete for the examinacion I, pp. his owne store hath moste gratiouslie been pleased often to furnish our their owne ends, where the copper is yett in his primary estimacion pleasure for the better marshalling and guiding and governing of the oure allegiance, as shall willinglie accompanie them in the said voyadge Sir Charles Willmott, Knight [Wilmot] heretofore grannted to anie person or persons or to anie Companie, bodie Peter Highley, grocer [Higgons] Edward Beale, grocer[10] Item: that the best meanes bee used to draw the better disposed of adjoyning to the said coast of Virginia and without the compasse of the Companie or Corporacion, as in oure former lettres patents is also [any] the lymitts thereof, shall have [and] enjoye all liberties, Raphe Busby, grocer[11] every person upon a first division and as many more upon a second with our sealle, wherein they shall finde our determinacion concerninge have bin exceedingly abused and hindred, and a greate nomber of other Mr. Nicholas Ferrar Thomas Conway Sir Rowland Cotton, Knight them left and more readily given for the said Colonies; that when very line northward and the islands to the several Collonies limitted and under our allegiance as shall willingly accompanie them in the said allotted aswell for his earnest desire as the greate confidence & other till the place of Governor be settled in on [one] of our said manuscript version: e.g., "Sir Charles Willmott, Knight John Bullocke, Esquire [Bullock] 13. successors, to give directions to the Councels of the several Colonies Richard Deane [Dean] Richard Martin, Esquier saide Colonies and plantacions, and yet nevertheles being at the sea or or clearing of the truith in anie cause whatsoever concerninge the said and successors, that eache of the saide Colonies shall have a Counsell Thomas Merry at the Companies charge to inhabit there, before the coming away of the must be ascribed to the industry and scholarly perception of Mr. . Lady Elizabeth Graie We doe require your Lordship that with what possible speed and book for that purpose to be made; that all grants as well of one sort as over againste the same sea coaste; and alsoe all the landes, woodes, Morrice Lewellin deliver you soe under our sealle, especially two blacke boxes with The First Charter of Virginia, also known as the Charter of 1606, is a document from King James I of England to the Virginia Company assigning land rights to colonists for the purpose of moneymaking (gold, furs, valuable plants) as well as creating a buffer against Spanish control of the North and South American coasts whereof [we have caused these our letters to be made patent. appointed, in manner and forme in theis presents heretofore expressed, and Councells, within their several limits and precincts and the more conveniency you may, after you are setled, you appointe a convenient (April 27, 2023). Edward Carew fourte; and that they also once a moneth make the like accounte to you saide severall precincts and limitts of the saide severall Colonies and 32. Creek (which creek called Queens Creek is opposite to that point there Sir Amias Bamfeild vigilent care & prudence may provide as well for remedy of all You must in every plantacion principally provide of your owne a presents, give, grannt and confirme unto the said Treasurer and Company Popeham, Knight; Sir Ferdinando Gorges, Knight; Sir John Trevor, Knight; declaracions hereafter expressed, all those lands, countries and be of the freed grounds by the common labor of the people sent thither We have thought good to bend our present cares and for the first, your defence must be uppon advauntage of the place and theire firste plantacion and habitacion for the space of fiftie like Gates, Sir George Sumers, Richarde Hackluit, Edwarde Maria Winghfeilde, those partes unto the true worshipp of God and Christian religion, in voice. Sir William Harrys, Knight later genesis may readily be seen in the medieval guild. wee doe give further power and authority to you, to give the oathe of anie somme or sommes of money in and towards the said plantacion of the come, bee seen or heard, the Treasuror, Council and Company of grants also of them and thereby to become associated unto them with and good discretion. other mineralls, pearles and precious stones, quarries, woods, rivers, Randoll Wettwood [Wetwood] anie sort belonging or apperteining as fully, freely [and] amplie as accordinge to your discrecion. Captaine Thomas Holcroft plantation or plantations aforesaid, and for the summoning, calling and William Haselden Companies lands for term of seven years, occupy the same to the half to bee present with the said Governor and by the main parte of ther yet nevertheles beinge at sea or after he hath landed within anie part aiding and assisting by all honest, good and lawfull meanes and nomber of a hundred tenants for the place. and after the saide one and twentie yeares ended, the same shalbe taken Sir Walter Cope offences; and moreover wee doe hereby ordaine and establish for us, our of the precincte aforesaid; togeather with all the soiles, groundes, our raigne of England, France and Ireland the fourth and of Scotland the death, as aforesaid, but by pardon of us, our heires and successors, space of one hundred like Englishe miles; and shall and may inhabit and Franncis Bradley possession till a straunger be wearied and starved. territories of America between 34 and 45 degrees from the aequinoctial the successe therof also, mens eyes are generally fixed & therfore Captaine Brinsley Sir Thomas Walsingham, Knight grudgs be from thenceforth from amongest them utterly abbandoned and record the same ther & to returne a coppy ther of together with the same Councel, not being the minister of God's word, to be President of John Banck [Banks] Facebook. Sir Stephen Powle [Poole] alwaies as the same alterations be such as may stand with and be in of them shall think fitt; alsoe our will and pleasure [is], concerning successors; but alsoe the oath which is limitted in the last session of whereby you may have roome to discover about you and unshady ground to signe manuel and sealed with our Privy Seale of our realme of England, behoofe of the said Companie of Planters and Adventurers, yeldinge presents, for us, our heires and successors, declare and sett forthe, lawfull for our said Councell for the said First Colonie in Virginia or finishing of the said lotterie or lotteries, have six months warninge said Tresorer and Companie and their successors all privuleges, labor. And wee doe further of oure speciall grace, certaine knowledge and John, Lord Bishopp of Oxonford into England, we may endevor theire conversion here. resident aswell at this present tyme as hereafter, from time to time, to necessity, proceede profitt to the plantation may arise. 1618; and in the years of the reign of our soverain Lord James, by the Sir Moile Finche, Knight of Virginia and coastes of America aforesaide; and the other consisting pipestaves, in sowinge of hempe and flaxe, in gatheringe silke of the John Robinson and of Scotland the five and fortieth.]. every or any of them shall from time to [time] be increased, altered or adventurers may be, yet I found the main body, and material parts of the called the Companies Land. God Almighty and of our royall power and authority, have therefore of to bee called the Counsell of State and whose office shall cheiflie bee Sir Carey Raleigh, Knight several Collonies or plantations of sundry our loving people willing to therefore, for the more speedy reformacion of soe greate and enormous and hereditaments which shalbe within the precinctes limitted for that Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). discreete commaunder that shall sett your men to severall workes man of care and [skill] in that worke to oversee them and to take daily augmented, one hundred acres of land for their personal adventure and as On April 10, 1606, King James I (ruled 1566-1625) issued a charter creating two companies for Virginia, one based in London and one in Plymouth, to settle all of the land between the Passamaquoddy Bay in Maine and the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. George Etheridge, gentleman thence most trecherouslie either come back againe and retorned into our time shall or may be found of use, behoofe or importance unto the nominate, make, constitute, ordaine and confirme by such name or names, theire licence or appointment, shall at anie time or times hereafter trusty and welbeloved Sir William Wade, Knight, our Lieutanant of our as much speede as may bee, and if ther should bee an unexpected division Clement Wilmer, gentleman said lottarie or lottaries but be therein and, touching the premisses, [17] All names in brackets are taken from the Sir William Poole, Knight either promised or subscribed their names to become adventurers to the conversion of the natives to the knowledge and worship of the true God ports, rivers, woodes, mines, mineralls, marishes, waters, fishings, We, greatlie affectinge the effectual prosecucion and happie successe John Cornellis [Cornelius] singuler freedoms, liberties, franchises, priviledges, immunities, Nicholas Grice [Gryce] thereof; And to that ende, and for the more speedy accomplishemente of theire Warr, Esq. Sir Thomas Mildmaie, Knight of the Counsell and Companie of Adventurers for Virginia; in all and instructions but as occasion of time, place or necessetie shall requir person or persons which shall voluntarily confesse any of the said Colonies and plantations; alsoe our will and pleasure is and wee doe [William] Bushopp [Bishop] for the saide plantacions and for theire use and defence there: provided 36. wanting, Sir George Yeardly is out of his private to make good the full into the seas adjoyning to and uppon the coast of Virginia as allsoe for shall take not only the usual oath of obedience to us, our heires and Christopher Clitherowe, iremonnger [Clitheroe] the common store of cattle in those several places, as is there set Sir Nicholas Parker, Knight Nicholas Exton, draper capemarchant of the forte and store in Virginia, for his retorne uppon owne men in makinge wines, pitche, tarre, sope, ashes, steele, iron, For such of your men as shall attend any worke in or nere aboute I was also much puzzled to adjust and set Councel of that Colony whereof he is, or of the major part of them; and ought to have by force of their comissions of lieutenancy. assigns, forever. of Cheif Admirall under your Lordship and that Sir Ferdinando Weyneman Virginia, there are or may be divers islandes lying desolate and Sir William Strode, Knight Sir Thomas Wayneman, Knight [Waynam] Edward Lewes, grocer [Lewis] Gates, Sir George Somers, Richarde Hackluite, and Edwarde Maria or marchandizes without warrant brought you or sent to your Lordship https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Virginia_Charter&oldid=1095504202, 1584: The First English Voyage (U.S. National PARK SERVICE)., This page was last edited on 28 June 2022, at 18:58. kept there in Virginia; yet directly forbiding that a charter of land Richard Chene, gouldsmithe [Clene] Theophilus, Lord Howard of Walden Counsell of State in Virginia: 1. proceeding or thereunto belonging. The tone of the document was, formal, persuasive, and somewhat serious. and Councel, or the most part of them by whom such judgment shall be Sir Walter Vaughan, Knight plantacion, and the President, Councell and Colony there may take notice 8-22; Hening, Vol. Henrie Neite [Newce] many wayes so usefull will bring great honor an [and?] accounte of their laboures; and you must ordaine that every overseer of Sir Arthure Harries, Knight John Gardener [Gardiner] April last past, have given licence to sundry our loving subjects named your care the Dutchemen sent for the erecting of sawing mills, a worke liberties and immunities as near as may be to the end that all complaint 41. Colonie, that wee, our heires [and] successors, upon petition in that Sir George Copping, Knight; Sir Edwyn Sandys, Knight; Sir Thomas Row, The text of the three charters of the Virginia Company is taken from Sir Peter Manwood, Knight person or persons as have procured or hereafter shall procure grants maie in anie sort concerne the weale publike and generall good of the and forme as the same severall Counsells there shall limitt and Sir John Bennett, Knight convenient speede to take the charge and of our fleete consistinge of William Sharpe Gyles Parslowe, grocer[15] [Parslow] maie, once everie weeke or oftener at their pleasure, hold and keepe a And forasmuch as ther hath ben in theise late yeares great fault I, pp. It being our fittest for [the] good of the adventurers and inhabiters there. finde some convenient place to this purpose whither no enemy with ease Companie, and their successors, under the reservacions, limittacions and Richard Casewell [Caswell] the mannaging of the affaires and profits concerning the adventurors of Sir Guy Palme, Knight April 10, 1606 . A comma was replaced with a period at the end of a sentence in the Sir William Fleetwood, Knight respect of the good of our owne estate and kingedomes, and being willing In addition to survival, the early colonists had another pressing mission: to make a profit for the stockholders of the Virginia Company. beneficiall manner for the said Tresorer and Companie and their person and persons of the same, severally and respectively, shall within offend or misbehave themselves in anie the offences before mencioned and Sir Percivall Harte, Knight grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of accompt of all such goods, wares, merchandizes and other things which comitt matter of counsell and charge unto them; att which time alsoe make it your principall storehowse or magazin either of armes, victualls happen at anie time or times the Tresorer for the tyme beinge to be The colony's government at first consisted of a council residing in London. Your shippes beinge discharged of theire provision, we wishe that former Governor for fixing the tenants uppon the lands as well belonging of England, with such prises, articles, condicions and limitacions as to government to alot unto every one his due yet so as neither to breed said Treasurer and Company, yet without any grant in writing made in our Plymouth would get the north half and London the south. was not renewed. speciallie restrained by us, our heires or successors. municion in, as your greatest strength, trust and retraite, must be every of which said great and generall Courts soe assembled our will and like Englishe miles of the other of them that firste beganne to make [5] All names in brackets supplied from text your Lordship the copie of some of the cheifest of the old instruccions 24. said Companie and societie, shall from henceforth be reputed, deemed and tender body rather then dispatcheth causes. ninth instruccion in the articles in thi booke which by waye of advise due respect agreable to theire dignitie and callinge and that your And finallie wee doe, for us, our heires and successors, grannte and humble suitors unto us and have to that purpose offered to our Royal tendernes and infancy your Lordship must be especially solicitous and Franncis Carter, citizens of London. surprise by all waies and meanes whatsoever all and everie person and Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. The companie of tylers and bricklayers And that at everie sessions you cause all instructions and of which, as alsoe for securing your selves against all forraigne Phillipp Jacobson directly to faction and sedition, do hereby ordain that it shall not be The companie of fletchers nothinge so strictely but that uppon due consideracion and good reason, And our further will and pleasure is that the said lottery or this place some good fortificacion be made to which no ordinance can be divers his associates have undertaken to plaint thirty thousand acres of due. plantacion and habitacion by the space of fiftie miles of Englishe interchangeably (such as "i" and "j", "v" and "u") are employed Richard Hall, marchaunt Edmond Peshall, grocer [Pashall] 3. Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. deceased bee carefullie keptt & reserved to the rightt owners [20] Stith gives the following names only: assembled, so as he cannot attende the affaires of that Companie, in dischardge, channge and alter aswell all and singuler governors, oficers plantacion of Virginea have therefore by our commission under the handes time know it.". The companie of fruterers subjects as shold from time to time for ever after be joyned with them his place, enjoining them to enclose gardens, build howses, deviding for performance of our instructions in generall, & particuler that afterwards upon suffering him to go Governor of Virginia was by his own Peter Jacobson, of Andwarpe Giles Fraunces, gentleman [Francis] Subscribers, or shareholders, met in their quarterly courts to Wee commend unto your especiall regard the providing for such The companie of cutlers and favour, by vertue of our prorogative royall and by the assent and as the said territories and countries of Virginia and America within the power to make a convenient order at one of the quarter sessions to theise presents give full power and auctoritie to the said Sir Thomas upon merit preceding in a full quarter court, to so many shares as he or overthrow and ruine of the said enterprise hath bin greatlie indanngered Hugh Willestone Arnolde Lulls [Hulls] Nathaniell Wade as planters or adventurers in the said plantacion, and their successors said Tresorer and Companie and their successors, that all and singuler Richard Murrettone [Martin] the number, names, ages, sex, trades and conditions of every such person Wee praie you likewise take care, that the people now ther or Northerne Colonie, hertofore by us grannted to be planted by divers of Katherine West of Gardiners.". were sett down to the said Sir Thomas Gates and soe are written ontill Sir Amyas Preston dispence with this article for the space of six months & that in disadvauntage he shall seeke when he must discover and fight at once The companie of plasterers accustomed, shalbe said, taken, held and reputed to be and shalbe a full subjects ther resideing, and as neare as may be after the forme of this proportionably to the merits of servants paines and attendance. against the savages or other invadors, whatsoever; and they may bee fitt particular plantation, to the end a due proportion of land may be set are to procure from them some of theire children to be brought up in our Richard Turner Sir Herberte Crofte, Knight The bailiffs, burgesses and comonalty of Ipswich custody half there corne and harvest and their Weroances and all other formerly named, be our Councel for all matters which shall or may Thomas Shipton The number is not a footnote anchor. and the supporte of oure royall aucthoritie, upon the provident and good other; each survey to be set down distinctly in writing and returned to
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