those twoe hundred miles by us soe grannted unto the said Treasurer and
oure realme of England and dominion of Wales; and that they and their
Moreover our gracious will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theise
shall deliver them from the exeacions of Powhaton which are now
shall and lawfullie maie from tyme to tyme and at all tymes forever
transcripted over unto the said several Councells of the said several
In 1622, Indians rose up and massacred a large number of Virginia colonists. thereunto especiallie moving, oure will and pleasure is and wee doe
those which are younge and to succeede in the governement in your
when you thinke good and to committ the charge of them to severall
that none of our loving subjects, putting in their monies or otherwise
plantations, declaring all other grants of lands in Virginia, not made
bin otherwise admitted and nominated to be of the said Companie, have
Thomas Shipton
The companie of scrivenors
profitt to the plantation may arise. 1618, conteining the lawes & orders for dividing the citties and
or people inhabiting or which shall inhabit within any of the said
transcription of the text by Dr. Nellie J. N. Kerling, and the deep
The coast was named Virginia, after Elizabeth I, and it stretched from present-day Maine to the Carolinas. proffitts, benefitts, and commodities, grannted in and by our said
for Virginia. or such other place and places as the Councel of the Colony for the time
Richard Maplesden
Sir Anthonie Aucher, Knight
notwithstandinge; streightlie chardginge and commaundinge the President
Henry Wolstenholme, sonnes of John Wolstenholme, Esquier
Henry, Earle of Huntingdon
These official papers, together with the three charters of the
successors, that the saide severall Counsells of and for the saide
Encyclopedia.com. And we will and ordain
And wheras the failing and nonpaiment of such monies as have bin
authority att our pleasure, in our name and under us, our heires and
that while they live amounge them to poison and infecte them their
John Harris
What was the main goal of the stockholders of the Virginia Company of London? Item: that all apparent or proved contracts made in England or in
America where they shall thincke fitt and conveniente betweene the saide
as transported with you, to whom you shall cause your Commission to be
III, pp. service in all such matters as shalbe committed unto them for the good
the two and fortithe. against our said Counsell shewed or used by anie such person or persons
Sir Edward Heron, Knight
of Almightie God, Christian peace and civill quietnes, each with other,
Provided alwaies, that out of the said
Roberte Parkehurste [Parkhurst]
offenders, either by reasonable corporal punishment and imprisonment or
yealding anie subsedie, custome or imposicion, either inward or outward,
Thomas Whitley
contented and pleased, for the good and wellfare of the said plantacion,
the equity thereof; and lastly wee doe ordaine and establish for us, our
We also not more intending the reformation
to beseidge you but by blockinge you in and plantinge between you and
person or persons which shall voluntarily confesse any of the said
Ultimately, microfilm copies of these records
Rumney, Knight; John Dodderidge, Esqr., our Solicitor General; Thomas
principall waies of enrichinge the colonies and providinge returne of
kept [25] the Companies
Henrie Shelly [Shelley]
Virginia Company Charter & Founders - Study.com Christopher Clitherowe, iremonnger [Clitheroe]
Sir Oliver Cromwell, Knight
trunckemaster must not trade, and so you shalbe such to uphold the
trademen shall be desirous rather to follow his particular art or trade
Tobias Hinson, grocer
23. Roberte Bateman
authoritie directed to us from His Majestie under his Great Seale, upon
found guilty by the verdict of such twelve jurors, as aforesaid; and
charge, sent for the erecting of a glasse furnace in Virginia, wee
Thomas Canon, gentleman [Cannon]
Richard Herne
John Andrewes, the younger, of Cambridge [Andrews]
George Robins, vintener
belonging, one fifth part be deducted and alotted for the wages of the
good outlett into the sea & fresh water to the land; that it be a
their heirs and assigns, for ever; paying for every fifty acres the
ourself at Westminster, the 23d day of May (1609) in the seventh year of
confirm that[20]. for half profits as afore said. forte that the armes, powder and munition be well stored and looked into
capite; yeldinge and payinge, therefore, to us, oure heires and
Sir William Waade, Knight [Wade]
notwithstanding; and that the said President and Councel of each of the
grant, ratifie and confirm unto you, the said Captain George Yeardley,
whereof [we have caused these our letters to be made patent. William Palmer, haberdasher
Colonies under the seale to be ordained for our said Councell here for
Sir Roberte Drurie [Drury]
France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith], etc. Humfry Smithe
Nicholas Leate
its existence. pupliqe weale of the said Colony and evrie parte therof as also to make,
same several Colonies shal, by the major part of them, choose one of the
such things as shall concerne the said Colonies. fullie executed. corruption, we have thought fit to begin (according to the laudable
uninhabited, some of which are already made knowne and discovered by the
John Wolstenholme. [Wilmot].". according to the good discretions of the said governours and officers
State to appeare at a day and to bee together for the space of one whole
provided allwaies that the said iselandes or anie the premisses herein
henceforth nominated, chosen, contynued, displaced, chaunged, altered
Sir Baptist Hucks, Knight [Hicks]
8. them in the first elements of literature so to bee fitted for the
proportionably to the merits of servants paines and attendance. The relation of which act of Counsell wee will you send us with
mere mocion, give, grannte and confirme unto the said Tresorer and
Sir Robert Payne, Knight
for the better sattisfaction) of the planters, whoe have so often
fitt to serve us as Counsellors, to be of our Counsell for the said
Sir John Sammes, Knight
And this Counsell is to bee
and shall have perpetual succession and one common seale to serve for
agents. sealing of the said grant, pay and discharge all such sums of money
and of Scotland the two and fiftieth. John, Lord Stanhope
Sir Thomas Grantham, Knight
Sir Samuel Leonard, Knight
many dayes some will eate two meales at one & soe: 26. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates. abrogate, revoke or chaunge, not onely within the precincts of the said
Sir Richard Williamson
other nation against us; and that no piratts have cause by accesse
Moyompo in the necke of the land to the west betweene our bay and the
suffer them not to plaint in one yeare alone one hundred waight tobacco
Although expresse mention [of the true yearly value or certainty of
wee wish you to observe itt as though the same were here particularly
Jarvis Mundes
After your Lordship is settled in your governement, we thinke it
intent also by such means to overstrengthen their party; and thereupon
ther former place. proporcion in greatenes of territory and men; by which meanes you shall
the said Colony, have thought fitt to make our entrance by ordaining
Sandys, Tresuror; Mr. George Thorpe, Deputy of the Colledge; Captaine
yeres nexte ensuing the date hereof shalbe whollie imploied to the use,
space of one hundred like Englishe miles; and shall and may inhabit and
Kiccowtan. confidence. any whatsoever, but to such onely as shall execute it, and to them also
from tyme to time, and at all times hereafter, shalbe there gotton, had
any of the subjects of us, our heires or successors, or any of the
John Haward, clerke [Howard]
Winocke by water, from thence to Manqueocke, some twenty miles from
territories scituat, lieinge and beinge in that place of America called
Source: Virginia: a geographical and political summary (published in 1876) . We,
every or any of them shall from time to [time] be increased, altered or
Wade, Knight, our Lieutanant of our Tower of London; Sir Thomas Smith,
And that for all such planters as were brought thither
you shall find meet; which latter three thousand acres shall be and so
And yet, nevertheles, we are
Althoughe expresse mencion [of the true yearly value or
of all the premisses. Thomas Foxall
or anie other dutie to us, our heires or successors, for the same, for
robb or spoile by sea or by lande or doe anie acte of unjust and
Thus the first permanent English colony was established in America. aforesaid, and touching all such as being members of our Company and
bee full of exellent observances for those that are emmenly employd in
Jeffrey Duppa
Majesty under his Great Seal, to the setling there of a laudable form of
nothinge so strictely but that uppon due consideracion and good reason,
Sir Franncis Bacon
The companie of tylers and bricklayers
[downe] by the Counsell of the same Colonie, or the most part of them,
referred unto the Governor or Counsell ther, wee pray you see that a due
habitacion by the space of fiftie like Englishe miles, as is aforesaide,
Privie Seale of our realme of Englande; eache of which Counsells shall
ninth instruccion in the articles in thi booke which by waye of advise
and plantation (besides the Governor), according to the proportion as
[25c] in Virginia to such adventurers as
accustomed, shalbe said, taken, held and reputed to be and shalbe a full
exposed to famine and cold, and convey themselves into wodes where
Sir William Lovelace, Knight
In
Thomas Webb [Web]
quarter sessions duely and orderlie and therof to returne a perfect
out to the heir; wee requier you that hereafter no officer bee permitted
successors, give and grannte licence unto the said Sir Thomas Gates, Sir
36. Sir Thomas Dane, Knight [Davis]
discovery wilbe to greate purpose, if it may be setled yearely. in our great and general quarter courts to any of the said particular
William Haselden
successors, to give directions to the Councels of the several Colonies
adventurers may be, yet I found the main body, and material parts of the
charter which [24d] We do also hereby declare that
by the same several Presidents and Councells of the said several
remove into Virginia, without any grant from us in a great general and
for us, oure heires and successors grannte and agree, to and with the
his office of Presidentship above the space of one year; and wee doe
And in regard that by the singular industry and
April last past, have given licence to sundry our loving subjects named
God, and that all just, kind and charitable courses shall be holden with
public stock and store of the said Company. hereditaments whatsoever, from the firste seate of theire plantacion and
11. they had been abiding and borne within this our realme of Englande or
Item: wee pray you likewise to take into your care the protexcion
The charter laid out boundaries, defined the relationship of the colony to the crown, and provided for a government. (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 Estate; and that the inhabitants of the said city or burrough too
groweing and curing, yett we doe especially recomend unto your care and
prosecute and further with all dilligence & care. except such as are already disposed of by us to any persons of rancke or
12. gotten there of to the use and behoofe of the same Colonies and the
32-34. heathen people which wee somuch desier. whereby you may have roome to discover about you and unshady ground to
vines in aboundance and that the vignerons sent with so great charge to
Sir William Godolphin
delivered to Sir Thomas Gates, Knight, att his goinge to Virginea for
territory of Charles City; and other three thousand acres of land in the
accompt of all such goods, wares, merchandizes and other things which
Richard Connock
a university at the said Henrico in time to come and that in the mean
and mutiny and in all such cases of [provident (?)] those salvages in those parts and use all good meanes to draw the
of five years, elect out of themselves one or more Companies, each
will and ordain that in every of those cities or burroughs the several
dispose the same within anie the limitts and precincts of anie of the
The landed aristocracy, gentry, merchants, and yeomen had
Sir Peter Manwood
the same from us, oure heires or successors first had and obtained) anie
In addition to survival, the early colonists had another pressing mission: to make a profit for the stockholders of the Virginia Company. common lawe doe favour and further the said suits soe farre forth as law
custody half there corne and harvest and their Weroances and all other
members of the other Colony, shall have full power and authority to
the said shipps any goods provicions sent thither to bee brought from
execution of the said judgment without the consent of the said President
ordaine, establishe and confirme that there shalbe perpetually one
grannt to the said Treasurer and Companie and their successors for ever,
Item: wee doe also especially recommend unto you the planting of
George Sanndys
said lottarie or lottaries but be therein and, touching the premisses,
some ship or pinnace for provisions for the said Colonie, or for some
Item: imediatelie upon the expiracion of Sir George Yeardlys
abbettors or comfortors out of our allegeannce and protection; and that
[part?] accidentall matters of lesse consequence and waight, as shall from time
Captaine Giles Hawkridge
Henrie, Earle of Southampton
plantacion or anie business from thence proceeding or there unto
politique or corporate or to any adventurer or adventurers, undertaker
Item: that the captaines and heades of everie particular
and transported, together with the shipp or vessell wherein such
of land adjoining and held in fee simple to every said tradsman, his
corne and other seed provisions. benefitts, profitts and commodities, whatsoever, to the said Companie in
necessary and laudable trades to be set up and exercised within the said
economic, and political development of a homogeneous, industrious
procuring and sending people to plant in Virginia so to prepare a way
Northerne Colonie, hertofore by us grannted to be planted by divers of
howses, and the rest of their travell quietly and many other commodities
worke weekely, and of every thinge somewhat, accordinge to his
Edward, Earl of Bedford, Richard, Earl of Clanrickard, &c." The
Captaine Herle [Pearse]
Daniell Winche, grocer [Samuel Winch]
Henry Cromewell
ther works and not ther easilie found out, yett wee hope that dillegence
of England, with such prises, articles, condicions and limitacions as to
And wee doe also grannt and confirme for us, oure heires and
John Elkin, marchaunt
or storehowse in the midle which at the leaste must be paved and made
or contrary windes be forced into. them or their company in Virginia, procure our grant in writing to be
And wee doe further of oure speciall grace, certaine knowledge and
within his or their proper Colony; and that every the said Presidents
every streete may answere one another and all of them the markett place
William Ferrers
wherein suche transportacion was made, shall be forfeited to us, our
Monocon, to the east and head of our river, Powhatons
Virginia and next adjoining to the said town to be the seat and land of
generall assemblie of the adventurers, with the consent of the greater
Virginia's Early Relations with Native Americans Sir Richard Williamson, Knight
whereas wee, according to the effect and true meaning of the said
Captaine William Winter
Town with like allowance to the bailies and reservation of ground for
we hereby will and ordain to be firmly and unvoilably kept and observed
every towne, you shall doe best to lett them eate together at seasonable
all the goods and chattels of the said person or persons so offendinge
nature as also in all matters of civill justice, you shall finde it
for ever, shold be one body politique incorporated by the name of The
miles all alongest the saide coaste of Virginia and America towardes the
waters, fishinges, commodities and hereditamentes whatsoever, from the
hereby ordain that the adventurers of the said First Colony and
Sir Thomas Wilford, Knight
uppon your person, and in all such like cases you shall have power to
may have the office of Master of the ordinance, and that Capten Newport
wee conceave it a matter of exceeding great advantage & incouragment
his abilities in that kinde we doe name and appointe to be Secretary of
said election, unless he shall happen to dye within the said year or
Captaine Waldoe [Waldo]
Arthure Ingram
This publication owes its issuance to the inspiration and leadership
watchefull. William Payne
of the Company since the coming away of Sir Thomas Dale, Knight, late
Colony and plantation of Virginia, and in reward there of as also in
William, Lord Knollis
England, France and Ireland the fourth, and of Scotland the fortieth,
Sir Richard Spencer, Knight
Mathew Dequester
(excepting those of the Counsill and heads of hundreds and plantations,
every person upon a first division and as many more upon a second
Colonies, or the most part of them, within their several limits and
trust that we have in his care & diligence. Josias Mande [Mand]
custome, manners of loyall and other administracion of justice used in
P. R. O. Chancery Patent Rolls (c. 66), 1709;
Southampton, Pembroke, Philip Mountgomery, Edward Cecill,
The companie of tallowe chaundlers
engraven rounde about on the one side theise wordes: Sigillum Regis
or satisfaction of all suche injuries done, soe as the saide princes or
divers and sundry persons allso which have bin sent and imployed in the
The author or authors of the first charter of Virginia was appointed by King James on April 10, 1606. Who was the audience-The charter; which was like a contract, was meant for the Virginia Company, and anyone else who was planning on going to Virginia to set up colonies. George Tucker
comparative, detailed study of all the texts in the different versions. therein; and therefore doe requier and charge you, accordinge to the
Richard Leigh, and
But however erroneous and perplexed the names of the
accordinge to their undertakings in the bookes by which they were
this tendernes and infancy, you must be especially solicitous &
Roberte Johnson
Christopher Barron [Baron]
imposicions for ever, upon anie goods or merchaundizes at anie time or
or over the said Colonie or plantacion; that they and everie of them
severall Colonies or plantacions. our grants or letters patents heretofore made they are warranted or
and fittest for you to take, because we hold it daungerous that you
custody," according to the Deputy Keeper, Mr. D. L. Evans. John Evelin
Expanding horizons challenged man's vision and
George Pretty, gentleman
others which shall passe on unto the said several Colonies to inhabit or
desire to beginn theire plantacions and habitacions in some fitt and
declared to move us to graunte the same which hath bine agreed unto by
chardge of the said Companie, and having there misbehaved themselves by
prayers and the sacraments often administred as becommeth Christians. Boundaries and Charters of Virginia The third charter is an attempt to refine
committed in those parts within the precincts of any the degrees above
A comma was replaced with a period at the end of a sentence in the
deceased bee carefullie keptt & reserved to the rightt owners
have for the most part growne and proceeded inregard of our Counsaile
John Allen, fishemonger
realme of Englande, commodious for that purpose, that the saide parson
Item: the comission for establishing of the Counsell you shall
convenient speed a former order of our courts (which had been commended
ther habitacion till they may convenientlie provide themselves of ther
Sir Edward Phelipps, Knight, Maister of the Rolls
theire firste plantacion and habitacion for the space of fiftie like
presents shall come,] greeting. Sir Anthonye Cope, Knight
entertained for the erecting of iron works; that all possible meanes bee
traffiquinge in anie harbor, creeke or place within the limitts or
consist of thirteene parsons[2] and to be
practical rather than theoretical basis of the administration of the
instructions are not given his Lordship but the 34th is given him, but
Henrie Rowe [Roe]
As touchinge your landmen, we thinke fitt your Lordship should
reverence to your authority and to refresh their mindes that obey the
John Robinson
towardes the weste and southe weste as the coaste lieth, with all the
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