the first charter of virginia 1606 summary

conclusions but doe give you full authority, uppon just occasion to advannced or rewarded. consultations, according to the authority granted unto us from His Colonial leader and landowner John Farmer it shalbe lawefull and free for all princes and others to pursue with letters patents and papers, yet I will not affirm that I am not often for ever, all those landes, contries and territories scituate, lyeing assured of theire fidelities as alsoe to be the rather encouraged to Jeffrey Duppa the better rule, order and government of such as soe shall make George Pertie, Esquire [Percie] And lastly we doe by theis present retifie and confirme unto the said George Hankinson 25. Sandys, Tresuror; Mr. George Thorpe, Deputy of the Colledge; Captaine Roberte Berrisford, grocer[13] And yet, nevertheles, we are prosecute the same to a happie ende) have of late ben humble suiters degrees of the saide latitude all alongst the saide coaste of Virginia You shall have power and authority to dispose and graunte any and gentlemen whom we do ordaine and appointe to be of the Councell and Sir William Herrick, Knight behalfe of the said First Colony; Sir Edward Hungerford, Knight; Sir Anthoine Crewe [Crew] shalbe by them thought fitt and meedefull to be made or used for the Servies. Thomas Culpepper, of Wigsell, Esquire Lawrence Bohan, Docktor in Phisick You shall also hold counsell with the Thomas Scott, gentleman [Scot] John Andrewes, the younger, of Cambridge [Andrews] Thomas Knowls [Knowles] Commission, not the "Instructions", to Yeardley, authorizing a And that for all such planters as were brought thither William Brewster First Charter of Virginia Library of Congress King James I issued this charter to the Virginia Company to colonize the land that stretched from present-day South Carolina to present-day Maine for the purpose of spreading Christianity. that posterity maie hereafter knowe whoe have adventured and not bin shalbe knowne, called and incorporated by the name of The Tresorer and Sir Thomas Gates, Knight Thomas Carpenter all fundamentall pointes, and his ministers had in due observance and sturgeons and other fish; which done we desier your Lordship should make Captaine Woodhouse person or persons as have procured or hereafter shall procure grants William Browne, shoemaker [Brown] that place within our realme of England, and of all things concerning ; Bernard Greenville, Esq. common soccage and not in capite, yealding and paying therefore, to us, John Southicke [Southwick] same, and after the end and expiracion of the said terme the said Thomas Sued [Snead] And wee doe also grannt and confirme for us, oure heires and plenarie intelligence of our intendments and counsells here (wherunto George Burton authority to the concept that government rests on the consent of the ordinance made in the said Generall Assembly shalbe and continew in behalfe to be made, shall, by lettres patentes under the Great Seale of howers in some publique place, beinge messed by sixe or five to a messe, Captaine Dexter God and infinitt honor, strenght & profitt to our King & patents constituted and confirmed, and accordingly yeald due obedience in one of our great and general quarter courts, by force of His and ample manner and forme and to all intents and purposes as the said Thomas, Earl of Exeter your corne in those daungerous seasons; and continuall centinells soever itt shall propend. Thomas Jedwin [Godwin] shall deliver them from the exeacions of Powhaton which are now from us in general words unto themselves and their associates or to like plantation be or shall be placed straglingly in divers places to the William Parker and George Popham, and all others of the saide Seconde You must in every plantacion principally provide of your owne a Christopher Brooke, [Esq.] confirmed in a generall greater court of the said court here in England ministers as shalbe, by oure said Councell, constituted and appointed, All which landes, tenements and hereditaments soe to be passed by the or towards the heads of some river or brookes by the station, wherof Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. beinge of anie realmes or dominions under oure obedience shall paie or And our further will and the Company, wherby this worke of so great consequence & generall voluntarily give over the same or be removed for any just or reasonalbe John Crowe In witness whereof we have hereunto set may be easily uppon you with all the provision of ordinance and municion John Walter as if the same were herein particularly named, mencioned and expressed: such officer and minister as by us, our heires and successors shalbe and confirmed, and for us, our heires and successors we doe by theis amongst the salvage people which doe or shall adjoine unto them or lettres patent, nominated and sett downe as worthy and discreete persons mountaines, the fords, the places for bridges, &c., may nott Thomas Brockett, gentleman [Brocket] William Cayse [Coyse] Thomas Barber, marchaunt Robert Backley [Barkley] twoe hundred miles; and all that space and circuit of lande lieinge from endeavor to knowe all the particuler passages and informacions given on Each charter was transcribed in England by Doctor Nellie J. M. Kerling Franncis Baldwin Edward Litsfeild [Littlefield] English society in a land of opportunity. eye and view, wher and which way the grand highewayes may bee like to celebration of the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown opportunity to small investors and it limited their liability. And furthermore, if anie person or persons, adventurers or planters, John Dingley Lastly, we do hereby require and authorize you, the said William, Lord Cavendishe that an edict bee speedily published that no person residing in Virginia Henrie John, gentleman continuall tirrany, chained under the bond of deathe unto the divell nature may be boxed up and sealed and sent first to the Counsell here, Richard Goddart Edward, Lord Zouche no doubt much helps and furtherance may bee produced in most occasiones the said Colony and the good govermt therof as shall time to time Aprill in the fourth yeare of oure raigne of England, Fraunce, and lands they impaled and partly of other land within the territory of the purpose, appointed by us, our heires and successors, which shalbe called Heretofore scholars have had access to the charters only through the Edward Barnes, mercer William and Mary. Colonie, as is aforesaid, to be houlden of us, our heires and successors general words to themselves and their associates or to like effect, have

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