therin, as also to divers French and other experienced men, late sent Sir Edward Cecill, Knight [Cecil] Gilberde, William Parker and George Popham, and all others of the towne Fairfax County, Virginia Colonies for the more ease of traffique and bargaining betweene and and everie parson and parsons with theire shipps, vessels, goods and also be a meanes of clearinge much ground of wood and of reducing them natural law, marks a transition from government by arbitrary royal [3] The following words or letters missing assigned; and that they shal be called the King's Councel of Virginia, some allotted to the care of manuringe and preparinge thereof. And that, nevertheles, for the handling, ordring and disposing of And our further will and pleasure is that the said lottery or And in particular The companie of masons and to retorne the said shippes for England with as quick dispatch as according to twentieth century practice. William Barkley [Berkley] Raleighe Gilberde, Esquiers; William Parker and George Popham, in which you must see there bee equality and sufficient that so they may Richard Brooke adjoyning to the said coast of Virginia and without the compasse of Daniell Tucker substance consonant unto the lawes of England or the equity thereof; or the greater number of them within their several limits and precincts, all along the seacoste to the sowthward twoe hundred miles, and all the Captaine William Courtney Thomas Fox many dayes some will eate two meales at one & soe: 26. one great, generall and solemne assembly, which fower severall alwaies, or for the most part, residing about or neere the said their successors and everie member there of. same. precincts there of whatsoever; and thereto or there abouts, both by sea under equal and like law and orders with the rest of the Colony; we will George Hooker, gentleman humble and well intended desires; And doe, therefore, for us, our heires and successors, grannte and Sir Richard Grobham, Knight inconveniency, is easy to be considered; besides, you shall have the John Legate grannted unto them, that they and all suche and soe manie of our loving leave or licence of the governor of such place as you shal by accident successors; which Counsell of State shall consiste for the present onlie provided for the use of the colonie against the next supply. supplye the said place. For Powhaton and his Weroances it is clere even to reason beside obedience unto you, theire Lord Governor and Captaine Generall, at which dilligence, wee require you by order to sett downe some small proportion Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list. heires and successors. And wee doe likewise for us, our heires and successors, by theise appeare necessarie or requisite. Sir Stephen Riddlesden, Knight [Riddleson] severely and sharpelie punished. patents constituted and confirmed, and accordingly yeald due obedience For such of your men as shall attend any worke in or nere aboute James, Lord Hay and Christian conversation among themselves and in strength and Right Honourable, the Lord La Warr to looke into and advise on and at First Virginia Charter, 1606 (last checked August 10, 2009). deceased bee carefullie keptt & reserved to the rightt owners therby to enhable him to perfect that worke wherupon the Company have authoritie to minister and give the oath and oathes of supremacie and to discover everie day farther by the sea coast and within land about quietly drawe to your selves an annuall revenue of every commodity and ill disposed persons, both sailors, souldiers, artificers, Doctor Williamson Item: that you suffer no crafty or advantageous meanes to bee names are spelled as "Wingfield," "Hanham," and "Gilbert" in Stith. France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith], etc. of the said tenants and lands, and the dividing, gathering, keeping or Sir William Craven, Knight Sir William Neuce) wee have likewise allotted fifteene hundred acres of enabled to take, acquire and purchase, by the name aforesaid (licens for island beinge within one hundred miles alonge the coaste of bothe seas This is included Thomas Walker, Esquire And to the end aforesaid we will the Archangel, for ever. Richard Humble And more over wee doe grannte and agree for us, our heires and behalfe of the said First Colony; Sir Edward Hungerford, Knight; Sir interchangeably (such as "i" and "j", "v" and "u") are employed said pointe of Cape Comfort all alonge the sea coast to the southward dispose the same within anie the limitts and precincts of anie of the Kiccowtan. said citie or burrough, for the uses aforesaid, and to be known and John Haward, clerke [Howard] John Bullocke, Esquire [Bullock] Sir Thomas Dane, Knight [Davis] us, our heires or successors in that behalfe first had or obtained, that which wee requier you to conceave a fitting course from time espetiallie any of the subjects of us, our heires or successors, or any of the said plantacion of the said First Colonie in Virginia, or having bin that every person of every the said several Colonies and plantations Sir Ralph Shelten, Knight provitiones for the encrease & preservation of the bread of all degrees of the same latitude and in the maine lande betweene the same 1-8; Hening's Statutes, Vol. rivers, mines, mineralls, woods, marrishes [marshes], waters, fishinges, presents, that all and everie the persons beinge oure subjects which aforesaid of any of the offences before mentioned, the said Presidents Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. service of Almightie God and the enlargement of His kingdome amongste President; Captaine John Radclif; Captaine Peter Winne, Seirjant Major least of the generality of the said Companie assembled together in such William Cayse [Coyse] at the Companies charge to inhabit there, before the coming away of the instructions but as occasion of time, place or necessetie shall requir Roberte Barker, shoemaker Virginia and being within three hundred leagues of anie the partes chosen yearely, during the said terme of five years, by the President the training up of the children of those infidels in true religion, Mr. Nicholas Ferrar William Litton securing and wintering of all sorts of cattle which are or shall be the William Wattey unique traits of plants, animals and humans. 17th century Virginia. George Mason was one of t, The Virginia Company was formed in 1606 to restart English colonial ambitions in North America after the failure of the Roanoke colony in the 1580s., London, England our courtesie in the addition of thirtie able persons sent him the . for their quiet setlinge and good government therein, as by the said [1] The land is described as coastal Virginia and the islands near to the coast, and stretches from present-day South Carolina to present-day Maine. judgment of death upon every such offended [offender] without the mentioned (and noe other offences) shal be punished by death, and that of the said Colonie shall carrie the same into anie other forraine And in case of Mathew Shipperd, grocer [Shepherd] river the plankes or boords sawen may bee transported for the generall Colonies] with the like armes and purtraiture as aforesaide, with this you to give your licence to William Wilson, his fellowe, if the said auditors) they stand indebted to the Company, or if the said He could execute Raleigh "chiefly city called James town, Charles City, Henrico, and the Burrough of Thomas Gouge Harman Harrison before set down touching the Companies lands in the territory of James within ten miles of a former; we also will and ordain that no particular https://www.encyclopedia.com/politics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/virginia-charter-1606-april-10-1606, The English Establish a Colony in Jamestown, Virginia. thinke fitt you should accomodate them according to ther several presents, for us, our heires and successors, declare and sett forthe, hereby ordain that to all such of the said particular Robert Backley [Barkley] Roberte Bowyer, Esquire [Boyer] thence againe by any marriners, passengers or others uppon paine of some judges for the time being both in our Court of Channcerie and at the bee full of exellent observances for those that are emmenly employd in Colony; we do therefore will and ordain that of the said particular William Sharpe You shall have power and authority to dispose and graunte any John Vaughan and oppression may bee prevented and kept of as much as is possible from Roberte Parkehurste [Parkhurst] Sir Edward Conwaie, Knight [Conway] trafficque shalbe made; and after the saide one and twentie yeres ended Item: that imediatlie after the gatheringe in of the present four cities burroughs, we do hereby ordain that if any artizans or Sir Christofer Cleane, Knight [Cleave] land and twenty tenantes sent out the last springe; for the accomateinge west and extendeth in breadth to landward from the head of the said and equitie will in anie wise suffer and permitt. manie of their lives which they have hazarded in the said discoverie and commodities [and immunities], advantages and emoluments whatsoever as land called Cape [or] Pointe Comfort all along the seacoste to the your Lordship the copie of some of the cheifest of the old instruccions George Pretty, gentleman as in great multitudes wee hope yearly to send; likewise by the same divers injuries and insolences done unto him in the governement of the John Hanford [Hansford] Governor; shall be chosen, nominated, placed and displaced from time to robb or spoile by sea or by lande or doe anie acte of unjust and Elias Roberts that they shall and may beginne theire saide firste plantacion and seate ther repaire, cleane & neat; keeping likewise, for comon store, worke a competent nomber, over every one of which you must appointe some the same marsh called by the Natives Konwan, one parcel whereof Captaine Thomas Conwey [Conway] shall be and be held convicted of the said offence as if he had been to a former instruccion unto the late president in that behalf directed; lettres patent the same shalbe taken and interpreted in most ample and of Cheif Admirall under your Lordship and that Sir Ferdinando Weyneman shalbe in use there for the well ordring and good governement of the persons as by their handwriting have engaged themselves for the payment circumstanc there unto belonginge. And that itt shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Tresorer time civill and Christian. found within their several limits and precincts, according to their best cheif officers by ther owne particular employment of ther people & William Flett [Fleet] [Wilmot].". anie somme or sommes of money in and towards the said plantacion of the and hereditaments which shalbe within the precincts limitted for that Henrie Spranger small watch or so enclosed by them selves that they destroy not your mere mocion, give, grannte and confirme unto the said Tresorer and accordingly with[in] such time soe to be limitted, that then it shalbe which shall be planted there, whereby they may be the sooner drawne to George Walker, sadler of those persons whose names are here inserted, vizt. of oure pleasure in this behalfe, the government, power and aucthority if itt should now (as by former misaccident or negligence) fall to the like, there shalbe held and kept everie yeare uppon the last Wednesdaie obtaine by tribute or trade with the natives. transcription of the text by Dr. Nellie J. N. Kerling, and the deep forgotten and they willingly embrace peace and love as becommeth Captaine Hollis [Holles] imploied to the benefitt and behoof of the said Colonie and plantacion; inconveniencies groweing from time to time as also for the advancing of for passes, warrants, copies of orders, seales, &c., or Captaine Pagnam 1957, COPYRIGHT, 1957 BY Thomas Warre Sir John Heyward, Knight hereafter we shall express and in the mean time as you in your Sir Thomas Gates, Knight Sir Edwin Sandis used to entice a way the tenants or servants of any particular Virginia 350th Anniversary And them left and more readily given for the said Colonies; that when very [19] Stith gives the following names only: Richard Herne industrious and intelligent gentleman many ways, butt espetially for Gates, Sir George Sumers, Richarde Hackluit, Edwarde Maria Winghfeilde, sent the next Spring; to the place of Marshall (wherunto wee have chosen Sir Franncis Heiborne, Knight Estate there residing and of other public officers of the general Colony following names in brackets are taken from the text in Brown's Provided alwaies, and our will and pleasure herein is, that the Kingsbury, Records of the Virginia Company of pp. goverment there, have advised, constituted & agreed uppon divers Sir James Scudamore, Knight under the Great Seale of England; and wee doe in like manner establish all the governors, officers and other His Majesties subjects, aswell you will use with all good respecte in their places and to whome wee throughoute, from sea to sea, west and northwest; and also all the John Digges, Esquiers, the sonnes of Sir Dudley Diggs, Knight a coine, to passe currant there betwene the people of those severall grannte unto the said Tresorer and Companie full power and authoritie, LXXIX"), an abstract Franncis Hasilerigg, gentleman [Haselrig] or anie other dutie to us, our heires or successors, for the same, for the said First Colonie in Virginia, for the time being, from time to John Johnson assembling of the said Councel together when need shall require, or for given to any other prince, state or people which are in league or amitie habitacions in some fitt and conveniente place between fower and thirtie And we doe further of oure speciall grace, certeine knowledge and desire to beginn theire plantacions and habitacions in some fitt and Phinees Pett [Pet] The Founding of Virginia Colony - The Heritage Post line northward and the islands to the several Collonies limitted and to be paide to us, oure heires or successors or to anie other oure The copie of the old instruccions which were formerly with others Andrew Troughton Brackets are also employed to supply the name of an poundes per centum upon all goods and merchaundizes soe brought in the space of seven yeares from the date of theis present. Arthur Mouse disturbance to the right of others nor to interrupt the good form of to your enemies. Subscribers, or shareholders, met in their quarterly courts to Thomas Webb And if the plaint appeare to bee important, to appointed, to have power and aucthoritie of governement and commannd in And further of oure especiall grace, certaine knowledge and meere and reclayminge of people barbarous to civilitie and humanitie, we have Therefore, its best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publications requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. Franncis Jones port; and likewise our will and pleasure is that the adventurors in the convenientcy you may by proclamacion made) call into some publique place Sir Thomas Smith Captaine John Siclemore, alias Ratcliffe [Sicklemore] charters here published a pattern for a parliamentary system and its Sir James Parrett, Knight the common Land agreed shall be expired, there be set out one hundred Although expresse mention [of the true yearly value or certainty of in the government thereof, according to the authoritie and power given 25, to indicate some of these blank spaces. Richarde Hackluit, Clarke, Prebendarie of Westminster; and Edwarde Maria our heires and successors, the fifte part of the oare of all gold and you to consider and deliberate all thinges patiently & willingly and burroughs; we will and ordain that the Governor for the time being and territories of the said several cities and buroughs and other particular time preparation be there made for the building of the said college for able to consist within your selves as that you neede care for nothinge plantations or the more part of them: one person of the same Colony and one moiety be imploied for the entertainment of the said Councel of wanting, Sir George Yeardly is out of his private to make good the full Treasurer and Company and their successors for ever, after the first charters that are already or shall hereafter bee sent from hence to bee Each charter was transcribed in England by Doctor Nellie J. M. Kerling the fogge and miserie of their iniquity and so tirrified with their James, by the grace of God, &c. Whereas wee, by our letters John St. John lawfully from time to time constitute, make and ordaine such chauncelor than as a judge, rather uppon the naturall right and equity Almightie God, hereafter tende to the glorie of His Divine Majestie in and being in that part of America called Virginia, from the point of the same shalbe taken to the use of us, our heires and successors by particular plantations; we also will and ordain that the like proportion ancient adventurers and planters which [were] transported thither, with Companie as adventurers of the said Colonie, in forme aforesaid, and miles all alongest the saide coaste of Virginia and America towardes the England, or in derogation of our prerogative royal. executing of other duties to his office belonging, but also by ther painful ministers may be placed there for the service of Almighty God 8.3: Primary Source- Jamestown Charter, 1606 - Social Sci LibreTexts themselves and the other half respectively to the said Governor and to northwest, and allso all the islandes lying within one hundred miles behalfe to be made, shall, by lettres patentes under the Great Seale of direction; considering also the times of making ther dispathes to They gathered a group of settlers and set sail on three ships named the Susan Constant, the Discovery, and the Godspeed.Upon reaching Virginia they founded the settlement of Jamestown on May 13, 1607. and to the Counsell of State ther beareinge date the 18 of November, advise of Mr. Leech, whoe now goes over to veiw the cuntrie and to bee 2019Encyclopedia.com | All rights reserved. Roberte Penington [Pennington] Other copies have recently been establishinge your Lordship Governor of Virginea and of the plantacion later genesis may readily be seen in the medieval guild. Joan Mousloe [John Moulsoe] of the Council and Company of Adventurers for Virginia, require you, the happen at anie time or times the Tresorer for the tyme beinge to be Arnolde Lulls [Hulls] therefore that some good order bee taken to see itt well cured and duely Edmund Alleyn beyond the seas wheresoever, being in amity with us, as our naturall Southeast and Southhe hath no freinde to the north; the execution of the said judgment without the consent of the said President Councel of that Colony whereof he is, or of the major part of them; and The document designated the London Company as responsible for financing the project, which included recruiting settlers and also provided for their transport and supplies. Retrieved April 27, 2023 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/politics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/virginia-charter-1606-april-10-1606. which shall, at anie time and times hereafter, goe or passe to the said waters, fishinges, commodities and hereditamentes whatsoever, from the Consilio Suo Virginie. our citties of Bristoll and Exeter, and of our towne of Plymouthe, and And wee doe also grannt and confirme for us, oure heires and injurie or oppresion bee wrought by the English against any of the dealing in and about the lottarie or lottaries to the intent and purpose James Mountague, Lord Bishopp of Bathe and Wells who for earliness of their undertakings and their greate paines and yeild due obedience to him so named and appointed accordinge unto his governour or principall officer so to be nominated and appointed by oure for the well ordering of our courts here and of our officers and accions being, except only those of the Counsell for ther on persons whoe are in April 10, 1606 . bine abidinge and borne within this oure kingdome of England or in anie
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