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Mr. Towxr,
Th'e original ideas entertained both by Sovereign and people,
at the fipft emigration from England to North-America,
are so clearly fttwn in the letters patent granted by Queen
Elizabeth to Sir Walter Raleigh, that )ou uni oblige and
entertain many of youi readers by pb^ing the encloted
authentic pafei from Eakiteyt <, ;<y.. k es, 2. vol. page
2 43° V'c fee therein no rcl-n.& right of monopolizing
cur trade, of unpe^r^ ^x.s, ci cf legislating for the co
lenrfls in ar, u^ua^. .Ln the contra:), the countries to
be difc. v<rco wern&& he : homage and allegiance,
the ho^, cobut.&irg -< 1 1 b<vein the old and the new.
ProhLicn was only to be removed " if the laid Walter
Ralegh, &c. Ilwulddo any ad of unjult or unlawful hoftilitie
to any thelubje&s of us,&c." The pretentrulers in England
have th ught proper to exclude the inhabitants of these co.
levies from the prott&icn of the Biitifh crown, andto cast off
their allegiance, because they have opposed attempts to
take from them without their consent, “ that whereunto
they shall attune with great paine and perill," as it is ex
pressed in this ancient charter, and which thatjuft Queen
thought they ought to enjoy with pleasure and profit.
A. B.
The letters patents granted by the Queene's Majeftie to
M. Walter Ralegh, now Knight, for the difeovering and
planting of new lands and countries, to continue the space
of fix yeeres and no more.
E\ LIZABETH, by the grace of God, of England,
;France and Ireland Queene, Defender of the Faith,
.&c. to all people to whom theft presents fhal come
greeting ; Know ye that of our especial grace, cer
taine science and meere motion, we have given and granted,
and by these presents for us, our heires and successors, doe
give and grant to our trusty and welbeloved servant Walter
Ralegh, Eiquire, and to his heires and affignes for ever, free
liberty and licence, from time to time, and at all times for
ever hereafter, to discover, search, finde cut, and view such
remote heathen and barbarous lands countreis and territories,
not adually possessed of any Christian Prince, nor inhabited
by Christian people, as to him, his heires and affignes, and
to every or any of them, shall feeme good, and the fame to
have, holde, occupy and enjoy to him, his heires and affignes
for ever, with all pierogatives, commodities, jurisdictions,
royalties, priviledges, franchises, and preeminences, thereto
or thereabouts, both by sea and land, whatsoever, we, by
our letters patents, may grant, and as we or any of our no
ble progenitors have heretofore granted to any person or per
sons, bodies politique or corporate ; and the faide Walter
Ralegh, his heires and affignes, and all such as frora time to
time, by license of us our heires and successors Aral goe or
travaile thither to inhabite or remaine, there to build and
fprtifie, at the diferetion of the said Walter Ralegh, his heires
and affignes, the statutes or aft of parliament made against
^gitives, or against such as shall depart, remaine or continue
ourof our realme of England without license or any other
statute, a&, law, or any ordinance whatsoever to the contrary
in any wife notwithstanding.
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And we do likewise, by these presents, of our especial
grace, meere motion, and certaine knowledge, for us, our
heires and successors, give and graunt full authoritie, libertie
and power to the said Walter Ralegh, his heires and affignes,
and every of them, that he and they, and every or any of
them, shall and may at all and every time and times hereaf
ter, have, take, and leade in the fayde voyage and travaile
thitherward, or to inhabite there with him or them, and
every or any of them, such and so many of our fubjeds as
shall willingly accompany him or them, and every or any of
them, and to whom also we doe by these presents-give full li
beitie and authoritie in that behalfe, and also to have, take
and employ, and use fufficient flipping and furniture for the
transportations and navigations in that behalfe, so that none
of the fame persons, or any of them, be such as hereafter
shall be retrained by us, our heires or successors.
And further, that the said Walter Ralegh, his heires and
affignes, and every of them, shall have, holde, occupie and
enjoy to him his heires and affignes, and every of them for
ever, all the foyle of all such landes, territories and countreis,
so to be discovered and possessed as aforefayd, and of all such
cities, castles, townes, villages and places in the fame, with
the right, royalties, franchifes and jurifdi&ions, as well ma
rine as other within the fayd landes, countreis, or the seas
thereunto adjoyning, to be had or used, with full power to
dispose thereof, and of every part in fee Ample or otherwise,
according to the order of the lawes of England, as neere as
the fame conveniently may be, at his and their will and
pleasure, to any persons then being, or that shall remaine
within the allegiance of us, our heires and successors; reserv
ing alwayes to us our heires and successors, for all services,
dueties and demaunds, the fift part of all the oare of golde and
silver, that from time to time, and at all times after such dif
coverie subduing and possessing, shall be there gotten and ob
teined : All which lands, countries and territories, shall for
ever be holden of the fayd Walter Ralegh, his heires and
assigns of us our heires and successors, by homage, and by the
fayd payment of the fayd fift part, reserved onely for all services.
And moreover we do, by these presents, for us, our heires
and successors, give and grant licence to the said Walter
Ralegh his heires and affignes, 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 expulfe,'repel!, and refill, as well by sea as by
lande, and by all other wayes whatsoever, all and every such
person and persons whatsoever, as without the especial! liking
and licence of the fayd Walter Ralegh and of his heires and
affignes, shall attempt to inhabite within the fayde countryes,
or any of them, or within the space of two hundreth leagues
neere to the place or places within such countryes as afore
fayde (if they shall not bee before planted or inhabited within
the limits as aforefayd with the fubjeds of any Christian
Prince being in amitie with us) where the fayd Walter Ralegh
his heires or affignes, or any of them, or his or their cr any
of their affociats or company shall within fixe yeeres (next en
suing) make their dwellings or abidings, or that shall enter
prise or attempt at any time hereafter unlawfully to annoy.
[Num. 212,