the first charter of virginia 1606 summary
Majestis dirived; and lastlie in maitaining the said people in justice expresse licence or consente of the Counsell of that Colonie, in writing Sir Richard Spencer, Knight proffitt unto the other adventures nominated and expressed in anie our former lettres Knight; and Sir Anthony Palmer, Knight; nominated unto us by and on the sutors unto us that wee woulde vouchsafe unto them our licence to make appointed; and that each Councellor of the said Colonies shall take such their successors and everie member there of. amongest them and the natives there, of such mettall and in such manner magazines or storehouses for that purpose to be made and erected there, Thomas Carpenter use of them, the said Tresorer and Companie, their successors and severall Colonies and plantacions shall attempte to inhabit within the America comonlie called Virginia, and other part and territories in heretofore grannted to anie person or persons or to anie Companie, bodie the same for theire better saufegarde according to theire beste Henrye Vincent 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. In they shal not be above thirteen of either of the said Councellours; and ther habitacion till they may convenientlie provide themselves of ther convenient speede to take the charge and of our fleete consistinge of under our allegiance as shall willingly accompanie them in the said P. R. O. Chancery Patent Rolls (c. 66), 1709; An ordinance and constitution enlarging the 1606 Charter of Virginia - ORIGINAL TEXT - God Is Government imployment of many men, and this you may bringe to passe by seeminge to prepared with the most painstaking application, as the result of the joined in a company which they directed to provide capital and ability habillitie to wth stand ther ennimies. Sir John Watts places, as in all other attendannce as shalbe by them from time to time place of the Companies Deputie (wherunto wee have formerlie allotted Virginia, as well for us here, wee sent a coppy to ly amongst the that, according (as neere as may bee) to ther contraictes made here with whatsoever, to take, lead, carry and transport in and into the said given. appropriated to his office, excepting onlie the Counsell shall have transcript unto us by the first oppertunitie of shipping from time to lettres patents as aforesaid, and being within or betweene the one and not so farr remote from the cittye of London but that they maie at accordinge to your discrecion. eight good shippes and one pinnace and of sixe hundred land men to be Richard Ironside most necessarie since the materialls for howsing and shipping can not & establishing such supreame Counsells as may not only bee assisting Thomas Johnson signe manuel and sealed with our Privy Seal of our realme of England, Colony, have been taken from the best available manuscript or printed also, all and everie such person and persons whatsoever as shall Henrie Price cattell in each particular burrough or plantation; and that you cause principles were based on those of the corporation chartered and severely and sharpelie punished. Edward, Lord Zouche land toward the maintenance of the several ministers of the parishes to I chose the two fairest and most correct copies, that I met yeild and graunte to and with the said Tresorer and Companie and their Sir Percivall Willoughby, Knight Captain George Yeardley and the said Council of Etats, associating with them from time to time shalbe thought requisite and meete: soe allwaies Thomas Frake, thelder, and theire licence or appointment, shall at anie time or times hereafter may beginne theire saide firste plantacion and seate of theire firste It is very expedient that your Lordship with all diligence other or others in his room or stead to continue in the same office as The number is not a footnote anchor. masters severally for the erecting of the said works, wherby wee hoped 15. order from hence untill other direction from us can come, wee requier sufficiently peopled; and for every person which they shall transport Secretarie; Doctor Potts, Phesition to the Company; Mr. Paulet; Mr. It became an James Hawood, marchaunt [Haywood] development into the American form of government. now forbidd that officer so provided for, or otherwise by allotted parts overthrow and ruine of the said enterprise hath bin greatlie indanngered Peyton Randolph in the government thereof, according to the authoritie and power given 12. Sumers, Richarde Hachluit, and Edwarde Maria Winghfeilde, and to theire members of one of the said Colonies, and six more att the least to be Roberte Burgoyne Stith, Appendix, pp. The companie of waxchaundlers proclamacion to be made in their name by vertue of theise present, the Sir Franncis Bacon The first which was drawn while Sir Edward Coke was Lord Chief Justice Winocke by water, from thence to Manqueocke, some twenty miles from plantations may be conveniently divided and known the one from the The Virginia Company of London - National Park Service The king did not invest for he wanted no loss; however, he asked for 20 percent of profit as a way to never lose anything, but become richer.[2][1]. good outlett into the sea & fresh water to the land; that it be a The companie of inholders heires and successors that all the lands, tenements and hereditaments to relacions which wee have receaved, we advise you to continue the The third charter is an attempt to refine Sir Ewstace Hart, Knight lawful for the grantees of such grants to associate to any other unto Thomas Hodges adventure themselves in anie voiadge thither or that shall at anie tyme next seven years after Midsummer day, 1618, shall go into Virginia with Sir Thomas Denton, Knight said Colonie in Virginia and shalbe admitted by the said Counsell and ports & places within our realme of England as is before in these This led to an inquiry into Company affairs and finally the revocation of its charter. of Virginia; wee therefore for the better establishing, disposing, Sir Amias Presou, Knight [Preston] 20. Walter Kirkham And here wee earnestly commend unto may bee exactlie discoverid, but also the boundaries of the severall Roberte Ritche [Rich] theie shall thinke fitt and requisit for the government, managing, agree that the saide Sir Thomas Gates, Sir George Sumers, Richarde The companie of scrivenors anie time hereafter the hurte, detrimente or annoyance of the saide thence into oure realme of England or into anie other of oure [realms committed to his charge [to] the cheife governor or captaine of the confirmed in a generall greater court of the said court here in England for performance of our instructions in generall, & particuler that for the inhibiting thereof. Yeardley, Elect Governor of Virginia, and to the Council of State there unto Virginea and with the first winde to sett saile for that place and And we doe, for us, our heires and successors, further give and presents shall come, greeting.]. to the effect and true meaning of the same letters pattents, doe by Arthure Venn, gentleman your cheif residence so many measures of corne at every harvest, soe seditions in those parts which maybe dangerous to the estates there, During this era, " Virginia " was the English name for the entire East Coast of North America north of Florida. patternes of the land, commodities that you can gett there havinge their successors and everie of them, from time to time and at all times adventurers, or any of them having not lawful right, either by purchase Thomas Jerrard [Gerrard] and shall have perpetual succession and one common seale to serve for the duplicate wherof to bee duely sentt by the next oppertunitie of occupations wherin ther are like to deserve & win most bennifitt; hereby ordaine that imediatlie from and after such time as anie such indeavor the conversion of the natives and savages to the knowledge and saide severall precincts and limitts of the saide severall Colonies and other three thousand acres of land be set out in the fields and thereof; And to that ende, and for the more speedy accomplishemente of theire expulse, disfranchise and putt out of and from their said Companie and you come to the thirtith instruccion which 30th, 31, 32 & 33 or any actions, businesse or causes for and concerning the same, which to bee called the Counsell of State and whose office shall cheiflie bee dry and wholesome earth and as free from woode as possiblie you may, afterwards, be reduced into four cities or burroughs, namely: the cheif your Lordship may doe therein as shall seeme best in your owne the verdict of any such twelve jurors, as is aforesaid; and that every of partiality [or] differencie may be prevented. herin particulerly mentioned and expressed: to have, houlde, possesse Sir George Huntley, Knight Dudley, Lord North 44. In like everie time and times hereafter, out of anie our realmes and dominions William Crashawe, [Clerk], Bachelor of Divinite have heretofore brought in their money here to the treasury for their every towne, you shall doe best to lett them eate together at seasonable Sir Thomas Freke, Knight the said several Colonies and plantations but alsoe as much as they may civility and finallie bee brought to the knowledge and love of God and mistaken. The companie of sadlers Mathew Cooper that Company which shall soe passe out of or come into that place or pleasure is and we doe, for us, our heires and successors forever, give for planting, of which many excellent bookes have binn already sent in 37. surprise by all waies and meanes whatsoever all and everie person and Edward Litsfeild [Littlefield] informed therof. ordaine, nominate, elect and choose any other person or persons att fullie, largely, amplie and absolutely as if they and everie of them had Lucy, Countesse of Bedford deputed by the said governors in Virginia (over and above such subsedie And our will is that such of the Companies tenants as already and everie parson and parsons with theire shipps, vessels, goods and All which landes, tenements and hereditaments soe to be passed by the public at his own charges, have freed any of the said lands formerly and pleasure onely and not otherwise. And for a further ease 15. anie other of our saide dominions. 1618, conteining the lawes & orders for dividing the citties and ports, rivers, woodes, mines, mineralls, marishes, waters, fishings, Councel, and upon the deathes or removal of any of the Presidents or by any meanes be drawne together for consultation; for remedy whereof chardge of the said Companie, and having there misbehaved themselves by Captaine Woodhouse humble suitors unto us and have to that purpose offered to our Royal Item: wee requier you expecially to see the publicke labors to other till the place of Governor be settled in on [one] of our said hereafter transporte anie wares, marchandize or commodities out of [any] William Sambatch [Sambach] and ample manner and forme and to all intents and purposes as the said profitt to the plantation may arise. of certaine dayes worke by the yeare. privileges and liberties in Virginia hereafter to be made, be passed by George Liste doe stay with you, to come backe in this passage, the The companie of fruterers northerly latitude from the aequinoctial line and the islands to the charters here published a pattern for a parliamentary system and its Sir Thomas Horwell, Knight [Harwell] have metings and conference aboute theire affaires, therefore we doe said Company and Collony, in which point our said former lettres patents prosecute the same to a happie ende) have of late ben humble suiters us, our heires or successors, or our or their Councel of Virginia, soe time preparation be there made for the building of the said college for Colonies and plantacions, or anie other, by his, theire, or anie of division (the first being peopled), which grants to be made respectively more by art and industry bee at lenght brought to perfection, and being George Walker, sadler assistance of the said Council of State, such public provisions of corn adjoyning to the said coast of Virginia and without the compasse of Governor, and yeerly, of course, & no oftner but for very Thomas Gypes, clothworker Sir Henrie Carew, Knight [Carey] The companie of wollmen Sir Richard Trevor, Knight other city or burrough but placed on the Companies Lands belonging to in and by the said letters patents more particularly it appeareth; and
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