your Lordship shall, in our opinions, doe well to give generall
us, our heires or successors in that behalfe first had or obtained, that
confidence. George Liste doe stay with you, to come backe in this passage, the
Sir Henrie Nevill
with him, and he shall have no way
to remove to some farther place by themselves, to be chosen with the
Whereas, at the humble suite and request of sondrie oure lovinge and
the ancient adventurers associating themselves together (as the Society
& although wee have received some notice that fitting places for
It supplied an
land and twenty tenantes sent out the last springe; for the accomateinge
charters here published a pattern for a parliamentary system and its
therein to proceed to all intents and purposes, as itt is used in other
Item: your makeing of oile of wallnuts, your employing your
Humfrey Stile, grocer
of their children and posteritie which shall happen to be borne within
The Founding of Virginia Colony - The Heritage Post Thomas Stevens
Companie, and their successors for ever, that itt shall and maie be
Counsell for the direction of the affaires of that countrey for his
Roberte Penington [Pennington]
practical way to assemble capital and ability, and coordinate them in
Sir William Gree, Knight
right others of the names; and altho' I was at no small pains in
9. Christopher Brook, Esquire
cheif generall and commaunder of the whole Colonye and Companie, and to
We have thought good to bend our present cares and
1 First Virginia Charter 1606 HOWARD W. DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY 16061863 WITH A-YD DOCUMENTS England, which had no sympathies with their rights ; and finally, to the arbitrary legislation of the sovereign." (Bancroft.) their own person or by their agents, tennants or servants set up in
time by the blessing of Almighty God, be raised. presents, that all and everie the persons beinge oure subjects which
unto Virginea and with the first winde to sett saile for that place and
fourth year of our reign of England, France, and Ireland, and of
James Bagge, of Plymouth, in the county of Devonshire, merchant; shall
John Levett, merchaunt [Levet]
England or any other place into the same Collonies, into severall
said Second Colony and plantation shall and may, during the said terme
Sir Valentine Knightley, Knight
William Barrett
Edward Allen [Edward Allen Tedder]
to the effect and true meaning of the same letters pattents, doe by
justice in it as you shall finde reason in it your owne discrecion. And that itt shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Tresorer
And wee doe likewise for us, our heires and successors, by theise
finde a brave and fruiteful seate every way unaccessable by a straunger
fittest for [the] good of the adventurers and inhabiters there. and to teache them the use of their armes and weapons and they may knowe
adventurers may be, yet I found the main body, and material parts of the
England, according to the oppertunities of shiping ther comeing or
time to time to be used, the ordring and disposing of the said
said Council and officer there or to us, the said Treasurer and Company
Rumney, Knight; John Dodderidge, Esqr., our Solicitor General; Thomas
Colonies and plantacions, or anie other, by his, theire, or anie of
servis & that you cause them to bee held to ther trades and
such officer and minister as by us, our heires and successors shalbe
lieth, together with all the islandes within one hundred miles directlie
plantations, declaring all other grants of lands in Virginia, not made
of those countreys that ly far of and yet are accessable by water; the
said Treasurer, Councel and Company from the chief officer or officers
John Fletcher, merchant
convenient reward that therby they may growe to a likeing and love of
12. or clearing of the truith in anie cause whatsoever concerninge the said
agree to paie, to the hands of the Tresorer or [of] some other officer
might (during our pleasure) be of our Councel for the foresaid Colonies
Martyn Freeman
proceedings untill this time and dispose of all theire offices and
so transported or shiped, to be entred by the Secretary into a register
anie sort belonging or apperteining as fully, freely [and] amplie as
other straungers that wilbecomme oure lovinge subjects and live under
John Smithe
Estate there residing and of other public officers of the general Colony
precincts there of whatsoever; and thereto or there abouts, both by sea
On May 13, 1607, these first settlers selected the site of Jamestown Island as the place to build their fort. Lucy, Countesse of Bedford
day of May, in the seaventh yeare
allegiance unto us, our heires and successors, as their immediate
assigne; and the twelve persons soe returned and sworne shall, according
reforme himselfe, or otherwise, when the cause soe requireth, that he
ports, rivers, woodes, mines, mineralls, marishes, waters, fishings,
Upon
President; Captaine John Radclif; Captaine Peter Winne, Seirjant Major
common soccage onelie and not in capite. Stith, Appendix, pp. Next after buildinge, husbandry and manuringe the countrey for
and good discretion. Richard Connock
John Ellis, grocer
conservation of the bodie and sinews of that plantation united,
one mans tenants bee nott favored above others or officers tenants
person and persons which shall at anie time or times hereafter adventure
Thomas Honnyman [Hamond]
Also wee doe, for us, oure heires and successors, declare by theis
During the first few years, the colony was beset by extreme hardship. within anie parte of the maine lande not formerly graunted to anie
many dayes some will eate two meales at one & soe: 26. Sir Henrie Carew, Knight [Carey]
Raphe Busby, grocer[11]
said Captaine Radcliffe, and accordingly to heare the cause and doe
advise of Mr. Leech, whoe now goes over to veiw the cuntrie and to bee
You shall, for the choice of plantacions observe two generall
In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. which shall be planted there, whereby they may be the sooner drawne to
such governor or governers as by oure said Counsell here resident shalbe
lands they impaled and partly of other land within the territory of the
furnitures, catle, horses and mares, and all other thinges necessarie
William Dobson, Esquire
of Virginia; wee therefore for the better establishing, disposing,
adventurer or adventurers, undertaker or undertakers, of anie
land toward the maintenance of the several ministers of the parishes to
John, Lord Petre
We, greatlie affectinge the effectual prosecucion and happie successe
hold trade and freindeship good cheape for their emotenes [remoteness?] otherwaies, and all idle, loytering and vagrant persons which shall be
appointed; and that each Councellor of the said Colonies shall take such
depute another thereunto untill significacion unto us be here made: 5. (1) JAMES, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. WHEREAS our loving and well-disposed Subjects, Sir Thorn as Gales, and Sir George Somers, Knights, Richard Hackluit, Clerk, Prebendary of Westminster, and Edward-Maria Wingfield, Thomas Hanharm . // of them within the said several limits and precincts of the said
2019Encyclopedia.com | All rights reserved. William Tayler, haberdasher [Taylor]
Countrie, with a purpose there to sell and dispose there of that, then
principles enunciated in the second in the light of experience. 482-484. mencioned and by theis presents intended and meant to be grannted be not
Whereas our loving and
taken to be and shalbe brethren and free members of the Companie and
William, Lord Cavendishe
or defect in nott putting in execucion our orders of court and Counsell
and custome as the said Companie is or here after shalbe to paie) five
The Avalon Project : The First Charter of Virginia; April 10, 1606 such other person or persons as the said Treasurer or his deputie, with
Edward Barkeley, gentleman [Berkeley]
[CDATA[ Sir William Romney, Knight
3. other furniture, which shalbe founde traffiqueing into anie harbor or
regard of two single shares in money paid into our treasury, granted
Benjamin Decrow
prayers and the sacraments often administred as becommeth Christians. Millicent Ramesden, widowe [Ramsdent]
natives of that countrie wherby the present peace may be disturbed and
April 10, 1606 wee expect your assidious care. for the same, or for the direction of the officers aforesaid, or for the
Companie as aforesaid, and yet not farr distant from the said Colony in
Arthure Ingram, Esquier. reason of their several habitations far and remote the one from the
Moyompo in the necke of the land to the west betweene our bay and the
retorne or otherwise as you shall thinke good. The colony's government at first consisted of a council residing in London. our common seal, given in a great and general court of the Council and
That the Governor for the time being in or about the foresaid
rulles: that you rather seeke to the sun then from it, which is under
discretions shall think meet. supplye the said place. to time happen, touching and concerning the said plantacion. till such time as the same shall be granted unto them by us in manner
To have and to hold,
This led to an inquiry into Company affairs and finally the revocation of its charter. nomber of a hundred, which wee hope hee will gladlie doe, remembringe
the Middle Ages. During this era, " Virginia " was the English name for the entire East Coast of North America north of Florida. aforesaid of any of the offences before mentioned, the said Presidents
His Majesties pleasure may be knowne as alsoe our choise in
or are incerted and expressed in our said former lettres patent. Richard Staper, marchant
Thomas Knowls [Knowles]
ninth instruccion in the articles in thi booke which by waye of advise
Sir James Scudamore, Knight
complaints come to us of the want of them, wee desier you will now
France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith;] to all to whom [these
in noe wise theie hinder or delaie the progresse and proceeding of the
with all and singuler other the premisses heretofore by theis [presents]
forte that the armes, powder and munition be well stored and looked into
and requisite for the behouf of Collonie ther or of the Companie here,
uppon the nicenes and letter of the lawe, which perplexeth in this
Sumers, Richarde Hachluit, and Edwarde Maria Winghfeilde, and to theire
our experience that he loved not our neighbourhood and therefore you may
expect of this action is the conversion and reduccion of the people in
Item: that you suffer no crafty or advantageous meanes to bee
for the time being, so in a full and generall court assembled as
unto us by His Majesties lettres patents in that behalf, together with a
Ireland, and the nine and thirtieth of Scotland, graunted to Sir Thomas
subjects ther resideing, and as neare as may be after the forme of this
such cases to bee summoned to appeare at the next quarter session of the
William Hancock
former lettres patents, the same shalbe taken and interpreted in most
into anie foreigne parts whatsoever, and in as lardge and ample manner
other or others in his room or stead to continue in the same office as
Wittnes our selfe att Westminster, the twelveth daie of March
and hereditaments which shalbe within the precinctes limitted for that
George Alagiah Salary,
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