RALEGH, Esquire, and to his heirs and assigns forever, free liberty and license, from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter to discover, search, find out, and view such remote heathen and barbarous lands, countries and territories not actually possessed of any christian Prince, nor inhabited by christian people, as to him, his heirs and assigns, and to every or any of them shall seem good, and the same to have, hold, occupy and enjoy to him, his heirs and assigns forever; with all prerogatives, commodities, jurisdictions, royalties, privileges, franchises, and pre-eminences, thereto or thereabouts, both by sea and land, whatsoever we by our letters patents may grant, and as we or any of our noble progenitors have heretofore granted to any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate: and the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, and all such as from time to time, by license of us, our heirs and successors, shall go and travel thither, to inhabit or remain there to build or fortify, at the discretion of the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, the Statutes or Acts of Parliament made against fugitives, or against such as shall depart, remain or continue out of our realm of England without license, or any other statute, act, law, or any ordinance whatever to the contrary, in any wise notwithstanding.

And we do likewise by these presents, of our special grace, mere motion, and certain knowledge, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant full authority, liberty and power to the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, and every of them, that he and they, and every or any of them, shall and may at all and every time, and times hereafter, have, take and lead in the same voyage, and travel thitherward, or to inhabit there with him, or them, and every or any of them, such and so many of our subjects as shall willingly accompany him or them, and every or any of them to whom we do also by these presents, give full liberty and authority in that behalf, and also to have, take, and employ, and use sufficient shipping and furniture for the transportations and navigations in that behalf, so that none of the same persons, or any of them, be such as hereafter shall be restrained by us, our heirs, or successors.

And further, that the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, and every of them, shall have, hold, occupy and enjoy to

him, his heirs and assigns, and every of them forever, all the soil, and all such lands, territories, and countries, so to be discovered and possessed as aforesaid, and of all such cities, castles, towns, villages, and places in the same, with the rights, royalties, franchises, and jurisdictions, as well marine as other, within the said lands, or countries, or the seas thereunto adjoining, to be had, or used, with full power to dispose thereof, and of every part in fee simple or otherwise, according to the order of the laws of England, as near as the same conveniently may be, at his, and their will and pleasure, to any persons then being, or that shall remain within the allegiance of us, our heirs and successors, reserving always to us, our heirs and successors, for all services, duties, and demands, the fifth part of all the ore of gold and silver that from time to time, and at all times after such discoveries, subduing or possessing, shall be there gotten and obtained: All which lands, countries and territories, shall forever be holden of the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, of us, our heirs and successors, by homage, and by the said payment of the said fifth part, reserved only for all services.

And moreover, we do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant license to the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, and every of them, that he and they, and every or any of them, shall, and may from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter, for his and their defence, encounter and expulse, repel and resist, as well by sea as by land, and by all other ways whatsoever, all and every such person or persons whatsoever, as without the especial liking and license of the said WALTER RALEIGH, and of his heirs and assigns, shall attempt to inhabit within the said countries, or any of them, or within the space of two hundred leagues near to the place or places within. such countries as aforesaid (if they shall not be before planted or inhabited within the limits as aforesaid with the subjects of any christian Prince being in amity with us), where the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs or assigns, or any of them, or his or their or any of their associates or company, shall within six years (next ensuing) make their dwellings or abidings, or that shall enterprise or attempt at any time hereafter unlawfully to annoy, either by sea or land, the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs or assigns, or

any of them, or his or their, or any of his or their companies; giving and granting by these presents further power and authority, to the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs or assigns, and every of them, from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter, to take and surprise by all manner of means whatsoever, all and every those person or persons, with their ships, vessels, and other goods and furniture, which without the license of the said WALTER RALEGH, or his heirs or assigns as aforesaid, shall be found trafficking into any harbor or harbors, creek or creeks, within the limits aforesaid (the subjects of our realms and dominions, and all other persons in amity with us, trading to the new found lands for fishing as heretofore they have commonly used, or being driven by force of a tempest, or shipwreck only excepted); and those persons, and every of them, with their ships, vessels, goods and furniture, to detain and possess as of good and lawful prize, according to the direction of him the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, and every or any of them. And for uniting in more perfect league and amity, of such countries, lands, and territories, so to be possessed and inhabited as aforesaid, with our realms of England and Ireland, and the better encouragement of men to these enterprises, we do by these presents grant and declare that all such countries, so hereafter to be possessed and inhabited as is aforesaid, from thenceforth shall be of the allegiance of us, our heirs and successors. And we do grant to the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, and to all and every of them, and to all and every other person and persons, being of our allegiance, whose names shall be noted or entered in some of our courts of record' within our realm of England, that with the assent of the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs or assigns, shall in his journeys for discovery, or in the journeys for conquest, hereafter travel to such lands, countries and territories, as aforesaid, and to their and to every of their heirs, that they, and every or any of them, being either born within our said realms of England or Ireland, or in any other place within our allegiance, and which hereafter shall be inhabiting within any the lands, countries and territories with such license (as aforesaid), shall and may have all the privileges of free denizens, and persons native of England, and within our allegiance in such like ample manner and form, as if they

were born and personally resident within our said realm of England, any law, custom, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. And forasmuch, as upon the finding out, discovering, or inhabiting of such remote lands, countries, and territories as aforesaid, it shall be necessary for the safety of all men, that shall adventure themselves in those journeys or voyages, to determine to live together in Christian peace and civil quietness, each with the other, whereby every one may with more pleasure and profit enjoy that whereunto they shall attain with great pain and peril, we, for us, our heirs and successors, are likewise pleased and contented, and by these presents do give and grant to the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns forever, that he and they, and every or any of them, shall and may from time to time forever hereafter, within the same mentioned remote lands and countries in the way by the seas thither, and from thence, have full and mere power and authority to correct; punish, pardon, govern, and rule by their and every or any of their good discretions and policies, as well in causes capital, or criminal, as civil, both marine and other, all such our subjects as shall from time to time adventure themselves in the said journeys or voyages, or that shall at any time hereaf ter inhabit any such lands, countries, or territories, as aforesaid, or that shall abide within 200 leagues of any of the said place or places, where the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs, or assigns, or any of them, or any of his or their associates or companies, shall inhabit within six years next ensuing the date hereof, according to such statutes, laws and ordinances, as shall be by him the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, and every or any of them, devised, or established, for the better government of the said people as aforesaid. So always as the said statutes, laws, and ordinances may be as near as conveniently may be, agreeable to the form of the laws, statutes, government, or policy of England, and also so as they be not against the true Christian faith, now professed in the Church of England, nor in any wise to withdraw any of the subjects or people of those lands or places from the allegiance of us, our heirs and successors, as their immediate .sovereign under God.

And further, we do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant full power and authority to our trusty and

well beloved counsellor Sir WILLIAM CECILL, Knight, LORD BURGHLEY, our high Treasurer of England, and to the Lord Treasurer of England, for us, our heirs and successors for the time being, and to the privy council, of us, our heirs and successors, or any four or more of them, for the time being, that he, they, or any four or more of them, shall and may from time to time, and at all times hereafter, under his or their hands or seals by virtue of these presents, authorize and license the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs. and assigns, and every or any of them by him, and by themselves, or by their, or any of their sufficient attorneys, deputies, officers, ministers, factors, and servants, to embark and transport out of our Realms of England and Ireland, and the dominions thereof, all, or any of his, or their goods, and all or any the goods of his and their associates and companies, and every or any of them, with such other necessaries and commodities of any our Realms, as to the said Lord Treasurer, or four or more of the privy council, of us, our heirs and successors for the time being (as aforesaid) shall be from time to time by his or their wisdom or discretions thought meet and convenient, for the better relief and support of him the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, and every or any of them, and of his or their or any of their associates and companies, any act, statute, law, or other thing to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

Provided always, and our will and pleasure is, and we do hereby declare to all Christian Kings, Princes and States, that if the said WALTER RALEGHI, his heirs or assigns, or any of them, or any other of their license or appointment, shall at any time or times hereafter, rob or spoil, by sea or by land, or do any act of unjust or unlawful hostility, to any of the subjects of us, our heirs or successors, or to any of the subjects of any the kings, princes, rulers, governors, or estates, being then in perfect league and amity with us, our heirs and successors, and that upon such injury, or upon just complaint of any such prince, ruler, governor, or estate, or their subjects, we, our heirs and successors, shall make open proclamation within any the ports of our Realm of England, that the said WALTER RALEGH, his heirs and assigns, and adherents, or any to whom these our letters patents may extend, shall within the terms to be limited by such proclamation, make full restitution and satisfaction of all such injuries done: so as both we and