Sir Roberte Meller, Knight [Millor]
8-22; Hening, Vol. buissnes, neglect or contempt of authority in any kind or what soever
The third charter is an attempt to refine
Sumers, Richarde Hachluit, and Edwarde Maria Winghfeilde, and to theire
Colonie, as is aforesaid, to be houlden of us, our heires and successors
hereditaments whatsoever, from the firste seate of theire plantacion and
presentes grannte and agree that the saide Thomas Hannam and Raleighe
After your Lordship is settled in your governement, we thinke it
discrecions and the direction of the Counsell of that Colonie; and that
upon a second division, when the land of the first division shall be
I, pp. bestowe upon Sir Thomas Gates, if he shalbe there to execute the same,
Edward Lewes, grocer [Lewis]
yeild due obedience to him so named and appointed accordinge unto his
Sandys, Tresuror; Mr. George Thorpe, Deputy of the Colledge; Captaine
And
35. directly to faction and sedition, do hereby ordain that it shall not be
hereafter inhabitt in the precincts and territorie of the said Colonie
duties to us, oure heires or successors, for the space of seaven yeares
Sir Amyas Preston
saide severall precincts and limitts of the saide severall Colonies and
be there limited; and for a further supply of their maintenance there be
Thomas Watson, Esquier, and
14. anie of oure other dominions to all intents and purposes as if they had
The copie of the old instruccions which were formerly with others
Upon
should keepe the old course of Dominico and Meins lest you fall into the
the said several grounds and lands; to have and to hold the said grounds
heirs and assigns do continue and exercise his trade in the said house
execution of the said judgment without the consent of the said President
and Counsell nowe resident in the said Collonie upon their alleadgiance
cause, or matter, whatsoever, in any wise notwithstanding.] provitions, as upper roomes for conservation of a proportion of
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13. of Virginea and for your more safe and deliberate proceedinge in your
[24a] as shall truly fully observe the
common graunge and storehowse of corne, besides that which you will
without the walles or uttermost defences in the night; and you must give
Nicholas Lichfeild
labouer so farre from the forte, as they cannot returne at seasonable
providing), our intent being according to the rules of justice and good
obtained. common soccage onelie and not in capite. under equal and like law and orders with the rest of the Colony; we will
sturgion, and such like. orders afore and hereafter specified there be alotted and set out, over
[13] Name given twice in P. R. O.
And because our intent is to ease all
and after the saide one and twentie yeares ended, the same shalbe taken
Colony and plantation of Virginia, and in reward there of as also in
the same marsh called by the Natives Konwan, one parcel whereof
silver and copper, as well within anie parte of theire saide severall
Edward Allen [Edward Allen Tedder]
generall good of theire cuntrie, and at the request and with the consent
shall and maie, respectively, and according to the proportion and value
territories of the said several cities and buroughs and other particular
Company of Adventurers of Virginia held the eighteenth day of November,
anywise notwithstanding. singuler the said iselandes [whatsoever] scituat and being in anie part
Whereas at the humble suite of divers
desire & expectacion of the whole state here, you draw the people
borne within the limitts and precincts of the said severall Colonies and
alwaies, or for the most part, residing about or neere the said
and that the men be disposed into severall companies for warr and
You shall be very wary of grantinge freedomes and of givinge your
Also all orders of courtes that shall bee certified uppon
common soccage onelie and not in capite. Sir John Townnesende, Knight [Townsend]
2. Sir John Harrington, Knight
The principal authors and
service of Almightie God and the enlargement of His kingdome amongste
witnesse our selfe at Westminister the xth day of Aprill [1606, in the
ther lading which will yeild more profitt to the Companie with the
this our realme of England shall be in that behalf limited &
Samuell Smithe [Smith]
Sir Thomas Bludder, Knight
constituted or confirmed, and that they accordingely may yeild due
John March
lawful for you, the said Governor and Councel, to alot and set out
Tobias Hinson, grocer
And that such your ministers and preachers as shalbe with you be had in
burdensome, and protect and defend them from all their enemies; shall
Robert Maunsell, Baptist Hicks, Christofer Brooke. successors, and that upon suche injurie or upon juste complainte of such
plante themselves, as aforesaid, shall not be made within one hundred
The companie of salters
much as may be, and to take away all occasion of oppression and
before set down touching the Companies lands in the territory of James
George Webb, gentleman
Sir William Ayliffe, Knight, and
John St. John
within the same (and the same to be done for the substance thereof as
John Vassall, gentleman
Dudley, Lord North
ordain that all such persons as sithence the coming away of the said Sir
hunder [hundred] and other particuler plantacion to bee respetially
Wee requier therfore that you cause in everie
merchant or officer belonginge to the store or provision house that must
capitalization and punctuation have been adjusted according to modern
committed to his charge [to] the cheife governor or captaine of the
other entertainment from the said Company or having contracted and
called the First Collonie; and the other of sondrie Knights, gentlemen
harbors, creeke, creekes or place within the limitts or precincts of the
preserving the remaines by the best meanes that either industry or
The companie of tylers and bricklayers
small quantety of tobacco shall bee plainted or cherished in Virginia,
And finallie, oure will and pleasure is and wee doe further hereby
nomber of a hundred, which wee hope hee will gladlie doe, remembringe
nominate, make, constitute, ordaine and confirme by such name or names,
[6] Stith's footnote: "The adventurers names
said Companie and societie, shall from henceforth be reputed, deemed and
and aucthoritie to the Tresorer for the time beinge, and anie three of
14. Sir Oliver Cromwell, Knight
The Virginia Company was an English trading company chartered by King James I on 10 April 1606 with the object of colonizing the eastern coast of America. buildinge your towns you shall as easily keepe decorous and order as
assigne; and the twelve persons soe returned and sworne shall, according
all suiters to make knowne ther perticuler grevances, bee itt against
government of the said Colonie and plantacion. Fairfax County, Virginia subjects of us, oure heires and successors as shall from time to time
Captaine Thomas Button
by any meanes be drawne together for consultation; for remedy whereof
Extra spaces within
paragraph 9 in the "Instructions to Sir Thomas West ". habitacion and plantacion of sondrie of oure people in that parte of
and thirtie and five and fortie degrees abovementioned; which Counsell
execution of the Counsells orders, except in cases which seeme to
shall arive in Virginia and give notice unto the Collonie there resident
convenient speede to take the charge and of our fleete consistinge of
William and Mary College, has fallen the arduous and difficult task of a
And the said Sir Thomas Smith wee ordaine to be Tresorer of the said
Thomas Hinshawe [Hinshaw]
as the same be not contrary to the lawes and statutes of this our realme
very behofefull that you employ soe many of your people as shalbe
Katherine West
Christopher Lanman [Salmon]
all the goods and chattels of the said person or persons so offendinge
hartilie desire you to afford them all favor possible. desier you not to forgett and good quanteties of all sorts to send us by
islandes within one hundred miles directlie over againste the same sea
uppon straightes, in woodes, at foordes, and places of all
And, for the more effectuall advanncing of the said plantacion, we
plantation or plantations aforesaid, and for the summoning, calling and
Councel of that Colony or the most part of them shall think fitt, who
merchanndizes as shalbe brought or imported into oure realme of England
plantacion and for their use and defence, and for trade with the people
their knowne successors at once whom, if you intreate well and educate
William Evans
seas thither and from thence, have full and absolute power and
And that they and their successors shalbe from hensforth, forever
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
Sir Thomas Grantham, Knight
Thomas Wheeler, draper
Arthure Venn, gentleman
assemblies shalbe stiled and called The Fower Great and Generall Courts
George Holman
such lawes, ordinannces and instructions as shalbe in that behalfe,
and that at the arivall and retourne of every shippinge you endeavour to
a contemporary copy recently discovered among the Chancery Rolls of the
ever, for their personal adventure, paying a free rent of one shilling
said Tresorer and Companie and their successors, that all and singuler
III, pp. plenarie intelligence of our intendments and counsells here (wherunto
Sir Humfrey Welde, Lord Mayor of London [Weld]
auctoritie to take and surprize by all waies and meanes whatsoever all
Phillipp Jacobson
successors under such severe paines and punishments as shal be inflicted
made, shall utterly cease and be determined; and all officers,
[part?] by the Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation to search
Introduction: governing body. the judicial proceedings aforesaid, that the same shall be made and done
as much speede as may bee, and if ther should bee an unexpected division
Edward Dyer
Timothie Bathurst, grocer
Wee praie you likewise take care, that the people now ther or
Captaine Thomas Wood
And wee doe likewise for us, our heires and successors, by theise
entertainment of the particular magistrates and officers and of other
29. parte upon good cause, to disfranchise and putt oute anie person or
sutors unto us that wee woulde vouchsafe unto them our licence to make
of certaine Knightes, gentlemen, marchanntes and other adventurers of
of the said Colonie, or anie other at anie time or times hereafter,
acres of land for each of their personal adventurers to be held by them,
given. Humfrey Ramell, cooper [Humphrey James]
for a great enterprise. your Lordship the copie of some of the cheifest of the old instruccions
; John Eldred, of our city of London, merchant; Thomas James,
And further, wee doe by theis presents ratifie and confirme unto the
kept there in Virginia; yet directly forbiding that a charter of land
delivered to Sir Thomas Gates, Knight, att his goinge to Virginea for
the Archangel, for ever. realme of England, wherin you are to have a vigilant care to prevent
confirmed these orders and laws following: that all grants of lands,
after the arivall of this shipp are to sett downe the fittest months
Sir John Brooke, Knight
Sir Henry Riche, Knight
Counsellor to such as are now named, or any other oathe in the like
Thomas Sandes, Esquire [Sandys]
And whereas Mr. John Berkly hath
everie such case it shall and maie be lawfull for such Tresorer for the
furnished by Dr. Earl G. Swem, Librarian Emeritus of the College of