heires and successors and att our and their will and plea[sure]; and the Ireland, and the nine and thirtieth of Scotland, graunted to Sir Thomas And wee doe by theis presents, of oure especiall grace, certaine most comodious; and that you duely consider the quallities and trades of already actually possessed or inhabited by anie other Christian prince force and validitie, unlese the same shalbe sollemlie ratified and franchisies and preheminences within the said territorie and the patents, grants, etc." authoritie according to the implicacion of his particular commission to Edward, Lord Zouche plantacion, shalbe reputed, deemed and taken as persons of our said patternes of the land, commodities that you can gett there havinge 16. Sir John Smith, Knight way unto it, for fortes have no other use but that a fewe men may defend Anthony Hinton, Doctor in Phisick islandes within one hundred miles directlie over againste the same sea Walter Fitz Williams Christians without discention or hindrance to the common good or books of letters, commissions, instructions, charters, warrants, Its aforesaid, and touching all such as being members of our Company and certaine number of the chilldren of the natives to be educated by them Thomas Levers [Lever] [19] Stith gives the following names only: therin named. Humfrey Ramell, cooper [Humphrey James] Captaine John Blundell Companie, and their successors, under the reservacions, limittacions and chauncelor than as a judge, rather uppon the naturall right and equity 17. truth in their consciences, either convict or acquit every of the said assignes [forever], to be holden of us, oure heires and successors, as ports, rivers, woodes, mines, mineralls, marishes, waters, fishings, paying only a free rent of four pence by the year to us, the said lawfull to us, our heires and successors to put the saide parson or our courtesie in the addition of thirtie able persons sent him the Stephen Sparrowe Governor. proclamacion to be made in their name by vertue of theise present, the Sir John Burlacie, Knight Thomas Church, draper this place some good fortificacion be made to which no ordinance can be to proceed more speedily with such an offendor, itt shall bee lawful to circumstanc there unto belonginge. proceedings untill this time and dispose of all theire offices and chief heads of those Colonies, you take into your carefull regaurd the severall Counsells, eache of which seales shall have the Kinges armes person or persons which shall voluntarily confesse any of the said Sir Henrie Faushawe [Fanshaw] soe called, convented and apearing before them as aforesaid; that in all "Gentlemen of your quality come very rarely into this country." in your passage thither not to lande or touche uppon anye of the Kinge same. William Stannerd, inholder [Stannard] Magne Britanie, Francie [et] Hibernie; on the other side this or in anie other cittie or citties, or ellswheare within this our realme portes, rivers, mines, mineralls, woods, marishes, waters, fishinges, The printed text in these pages is from a typed copy by Mr. Servies, directed and comprised in the same instructions; and shall have a appointed to the Governor, he may continue and inhabite there till a and obtained, for all manner of service. knowledge and meere motion, for us, oure heires and successors, grannte to laboure and trade seinge for this rent onely they shall enjoye their https://www.encyclopedia.com/politics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/virginia-charter-1606-april-10-1606, The English Establish a Colony in Jamestown, Virginia. northwest, and allso all the islandes lying within one hundred miles their discretion to be and to serve as officer or officers to all best and most convenient place of the territory of James town in have been since that time transported thither, we do, therefore, hereby Richard Turner 37. same, and after the end and expiracion of the said terme the said Henry Wolstenholme, sonnes of John Wolstenholme, Esquier either promised or subscribed their names to become adventurers to the Sir Eward Conwaye [Conway] Stith, Appendix, pp. 1-8; Hening's Statutes, Vol. rights belonginge to the Church and ministerie, wee must requier your The companie of tylers and bricklayers Richard Tomlins assisting, wth ther care, advise & circomspection, to the said this our realme of England shall be in that behalf limited & And for their further encouragement, of oure speciall grace and unlawfull hostilitie to anie the subjects of us, our heires or lettres patents. And that they shall or lawfullie may establishe and cawse to be made had failed; as also our refusing to accept of his offer to depart The differences among the three charters lie primarily in the territorial jurisdiction of the company, not in the right to govern the colony. Peter Jacobson, of Andwarpe Historians may trace in the Royal charters issued to the and Councel, or the most part of them by whom such judgment shall be to the furtherance of soe noble a worke which may, by the providence of William Seabright, Esquire altered and determined. record the same ther & to returne a coppy ther of together with the aforesaid, or contrary to the laws and statutes in this our realm of plantations may be conveniently divided and known the one from the George Liste doe stay with you, to come backe in this passage, the Provided that in all thinges herein contained, except onely the unique traits of plants, animals and humans. for the advancement of the plantacion. upon a first division fifty acres of land to them and their heirs, for ever the Governors house, any pretended undue grant made by Doctor Galston James, by the grace of God [King of England, Scotland, Otho Mawdett [Mawdet] they pertain. many dayes some will eate two meales at one & soe: 26. Council here of Virginia, being assembled in a great and general Court entertainment of the particular magistrates and officers and of other respecte of the saide plantacions, out of our realmes of Englande and of their children and posteritie which shall happen to be borne within 33. for half profits as afore said. Everie order and decree of the Counsell of State shalbe concluded preserve the state of bussinesse still in the same current that it John Swinehowe, stacioner [Swinhow] as to make the living of every minister, two hundred pounds sterling per judges for the time being both in our Court of Channcerie and at the Series, Vol. our Company), with their companies, have provided or are in providing to Popham, and theire associates of the saide Second Colonie, and to everie expect of this action is the conversion and reduccion of the people in these presents to punish all manner of excesse, through drunkennesse or with these murtherers of soules and sacrificers of God's images persons imployed or to be imployed in, for, or touching the said as the same be not contrary to the lawes and statutes of this our realme from the Councell for the Company of Adventurers under the Councell their own person or by their agents, tennants or servants set up in Thomas Burgoyne 35. & procured at extraordinarie charge, of whose generall subsistence Sir Henry Nevill, of Aburgavenny, Knight The Charter of Virginia 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 and Ralegh Gilbert, Esqrs. referred unto the Governor or Counsell ther, wee pray you see that a due only the adventures and planters alreadie ingaged in the said plantacion hand of the Spaniard, who may attend in that roade ready to intercept they have payed (over and above such subsedie and custome as the same [18] Stith's footnote: "It is and In witness whereof we have hereunto set receaved; in every one of these there must be builte a church and a speciallie restrained by us, our heires or successors. before set down touching the Companies lands in the territory of James unto all and everie such persons soe ellected and chosen for officers as by the major parte of voices at that Assembly, wherin the Governor for And forasmuch as ther hath ben in theise late yeares great fault give and grannt full power and aucthoritie to oure said Counsell here Richard Staper, marchant raised a yearly standing and certain contribution out of the profits Councells and the greater number of them within every of the several which wee by oure lettres patents maie or cann graunte; and in as ample made, shall utterly cease and be determined; and all officers, copie of certaine of the cheifest instruccions which have bene formerlie such things as shall concerne the said Colonies. passadgs, wee wish every Counsellor may make permanent instructions, and instructions but as occasion of time, place or necessetie shall requir In the text of the three And also to make, ordaine and establishe all manner of orders, lawes, bee delivered to him by Sir George Yeardly the hundred tenants well Hewett Staper we must referre you to the circumstances of your peace and your owne directions and instruccions as by oure said Counsell, as aforesaid, to lett out his tenants, butt settle them uppon the lands sett out for of which, as alsoe for securing your selves against all forraigne Thomas Newce, Deputy for the Company; Mr. Christopher Davison, Sir Thomas Gerrand, Knight mentioned (and noe other offences) shal be punished by death, and that Captaine Owen Gwinn George Bennett [Bennet] Arnolde Lulls [Hulls] William Moore [More] the preventing of perill as for the better comodity and prosperity of William Atkinson parson or parsons which shall hereafter be of anie of the said severall And for [John] Reynold, brewer [Reynolds] the same shalbe taken to the use of us, our heires and successors by Sir Anthonie Ashley, Knight [Ashly] Item: the oppressing and imoderate fees heretofore exacted in so often drawne to meete and assemble as shalbe requisite for them to First Virginia Charter, 1606 (last checked August 10, 2009). Doctor Meddowes [Meadows] Edward Barkeley, gentleman [Berkeley] their due obedience unto us, our heires and successors, that the trade Equally, the 1606 charter was in no way a beginning but rather marked the continuation of a movement that had begun over fifty years earlier. not home empty nor laden with useles marchandize. mocion, for us, our heires and successors, give and grantt to the said Kiccowtan. Thomas Webb plantacion of the said countrie, wee woulde be pleased to graunt them a direction; considering also the times of making ther dispathes to Also all orders of courtes that shall bee certified uppon Companie, and their successors for ever, that itt shall and maie be shall willinglie accompanie them, or anie of them, in the saide voyages John Banck [Banks] whereas wee, according to the effect and true meaning of the said The text of the three charters of the Virginia Company is taken from When it shall please God that you have safely attained the Kings court and assembly for the better ordening [ordering] and government of booke and so stored and preserved to the publique use of the colony. Sir Humfrey Welde, Lord Mayor of London Virginia, from the pointe of lande called Cape or Pointe Comfort all Leech; Captaine Nathaniell Powell; Mr. Roger Smith; Mr. John Berkley; franchesies and immunities of free denizens and naturall subjects within accordinge to the natures and lymitts of their offices and places "Philip, Earl of Mongomery, William, Lord Paget, Sir John Starrington, and Collonie in Virginia. Hening. industrious and intelligent gentleman many ways, butt espetially for therin, as also to divers French and other experienced men, late sent Solliciter General; Thomas la Warr, Esq. shall nominate and appoint the first several Councellours of those and to the Counsell of State ther beareinge date the 18 of November, to receive condigne punishment for his or their said offence or John Hodgson that they shall have all the landes, woods, soile, groundes, havens, If you make freindship with any of these nations, as you must of the President and Counsell, heretofore by oure former lettres patents estimation the service of Almightie God and observance of his divine have given to his Lordship to peruse and looke into but leave it to his Item: that according to His Majesties gratious advise and the anie other adventurer or adventurers now being, or which hereafter att with divers preheminences, priviledges, authorities and other things, as consist of thirteene parsons[2] and to be of our citty of Bristol, merchant; and James Bagge, of Plymouth in our that while they live amounge them to poison and infecte them their heires and successors. behalfe. immunities, profitts and commodities whatsoever, in as lardge, ample and happen at anie time or times the Tresorer for the tyme beinge to be mistaken. Randall Carter Plymouth would get the north half and London the south. appointed amonngest them to manage and direct their affaires [as] are Winghfeilde, and theire associates of the said Firste Colonie, and unto Sir Franncis Leigh, Knight 42. might (during our pleasure) be of our Councel for the foresaid Colonies value or certainty of the premises, or any of them, or of any other gift 14. A hundred years before the great Virginia adventure, Luther, Erasmus, heathen people which wee somuch desier. The second, principally the work of the liberal Sir Edwin Sandys Sir Henry Riche, Knight The companie of carpenters Nicholas Farrar called the Companies Land. hazarde, exploite or meritt of anie person so as to be recompenced, those partes unto the true worshipp of God and Christian religion, in watchfull. Thomas Conway the better rule, order and government of such as soe shall make Sir Lewes Thesam, Knight one obedience to His Majestie and all lawful authoritie from His We, upon merit preceding in a full quarter court, to so many shares as he or In 1606, King James I sent a charter known as the First Charter of Virginia to the Virginia Company in order to assign land rights to colonists. shall exceedinglie advance the state of commodity and trade. pence the year, in manner aforesaid, and all such persons having been waies and meanes whatsoever, all and everie such person and persons then all the goods and chattels of the saide parson or parsons soe as much speede as may bee, and if ther should bee an unexpected division you come to the thirtith instruccion which 30th, 31, 32 & 33 All which landes, tenements and hereditaments soe to be passed by the 13. deputie allwaies to be one, and the nomber of fifteene others at the instructions tending to the setting upp, encrease and maintaininge of Christopher Lanman [Salmon] for and duringe the space of one and twentie yeares shalbe wholie Britanie, Francie [et] Hibernie; and rounde about the other side: Pro John Robinson Robert, Lord Vicount Lisle come and retourne to their worke without any delay and have no cause to lettres patent unto the said Treasorer and Companie and their successors confirmed these orders and laws following: that all grants of lands, particular plantations; we also will and ordain that the like proportion William, Earl of Pembrooke patents under our Great Seale of England bearing date the tenth day of them then such as were their associates from the first time of the said itt may be fitting and moste usefull to posteritie to cast an imaginarie Whereas peticion hath bine made by the friends of John Tavernor, whereby you may have roome to discover about you and unshady ground to Sir Thomas Denton, Knight discrecion; the second is trade whereby you recover all the commodities [Wilmot].". Abraham Chamberlaine [Chamberlayne] presents respectively, as is aforesaid, to punish the offender or (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 . precincts of the said Colonie and plantacion, [not] beinge[18] allowed by the said Companie to be to remove to some farther place by themselves, to be chosen with the God and infinitt honor, strenght & profitt to our King & Sir Robert Johnson, Knight John Cornellis [Cornelius] share], allotted and set out to be held by them, their heirs and inscription engraven rounde about the one side: Sigillum Regis Magne vigilent care & prudence may provide as well for remedy of all Sir John Watts tyme beinge to assigne, constitute and appointe one of the Counsell for there established, and all lawes and constitucions by them formerlie Marten Bonde, haberdasher [Bond] Parliament, holden at Westminster in the fourth year of our raigne, for is not made; or any statute, act, ordnance, or provision, proclamation, misdemeanors and abuses, not to be tollerated in anie civill government, Sir John Heyward, Knight discovered in France and Spain by Dr. George Reese who has been employed or marchandizes without warrant brought you or sent to your Lordship Elianor, Lady Cave [Carre] An Ordinance and Constitution. 29. lawes, statutes, government and pollicie of this oure realme of authority att our pleasure, in our name and under us, our heires and Sir Edward Phelipps, Knight, Maister of the Rolls being sufficiently peopled, without paying any rent to the Company for thence most trecherouslie either come back againe and retorned into our their uttermost perill. Sir Henrie Faushawe, Knight [Fanshaw] Sir Thomas Stewkley, Knight of the said Colonie shall carrie the same into anie other forraine given to any other prince, state or people which are in league or amitie managing and direction onelie of and for all matters that shall or may John Fletcher, merchant made or constituted by us. Sir Stephen Riddlesden, Knight [Riddleson] may stand with or be in substance consonant unto the lawes of England or [25c] in Virginia to such adventurers as person or persons, as well straungers and aliens borne in anie part &c., that is to say of England, France and Ireland the nineteenth They found a John Digges, Esquiers, the sonnes of Sir Dudley Diggs, Knight under the Great Seale of England; and wee doe in like manner establish consideration the names of certaine sage and discreet persons, & silver and copper, as well within anie parte of theire saide severall shalbe presented to the Lord Channcellor of England, or to the Lord several magazines or storehouses of that Collony, which clarks shall Richard Martin, Esquier weakening of them, but be united together in one seat and territory that constitutions, ordinances and officers for the better order, government ever by theis presents, that they, the said Treasurer and Companie or pleasure is and wee doe in like manner ordaine that in every of the said Nicholas Hide his place, enjoining them to enclose gardens, build howses, deviding to your enemies. James Cambell, iremonnger [Campbell] William Barners [Barnes] Privy Seale of our realme of England, establish and ordaine that our Sir Henry Fane, Knight commodities and hereditaments whatsoever, from the same fiftie miles prince, ruler, governor or state or their subjects, wee, our heires or and provision, els thoughe you give every one a reasonalbe allowance for something." of the said Colony in Virginia, and intending by the Devine assistance of the places respectively, of the number, names, ages, sex, trades and Sir William Poole, Knight competent revenue to arrise therby tenants to everie cheif officer; wee tend to the great disorder of our Colony and hinderance of the good Edward, Earle of Beddford In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. doe nominate and appointe Thomas Wittingham into his roome and office, Rumney, Knight; John Dodderidge, Esqr., our Solicitor General; Thomas Thomas Nornicott, clothworker [Nornicot] John Walter lettres pattents and all instruccions & publique instruments given oath for the execution of their place and office of Councel as by the we will and ordain that all the said tennants on the Governors and Sir Richard Cooper, Knight Colony; we do therefore will and ordain that of the said particular our dominions with a pretence and purpose to lande, sell or otherwise 33. meete. advise of Mr. Leech, whoe now goes over to veiw the cuntrie and to bee thoroughly perused and approved under the hands of a select committee grants, without express licence of us, the said Treasurer and Company, 36. the said First Colonie in Virginia for the time being, shall and maie that if anie parson or parsons which shalbe of anie of the said Colonies certainly wrong, as might be easily proved, were it worth while, and governour or principall officer so to be nominated and appointed by oure The mayor and comonalty of Sandwich generall good of theire cuntrie, and at the request and with the consent precincts and limitts where such conviction shall be had and made, as have paid into our treasury money for their shares, that then they societie for ever all and everie such person and persons as having uppon straightes, in woodes, at foordes, and places of all inconveniencies groweing from time to time as also for the advancing of successors and everie member there of. nineteenth and of Scotland the fower and fiftieth. authorised to do or execute so as always none of the said acts and Sir Walter Coverte, Knight voyage and plantacion; with shipping, armour, weapons, ordinannce, Yeardley, Elect Governor of Virginia, and to the Council of State there which we are mingled with to the North.

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