Virginia any such particular plantation, tho with the privity of us, the
Governor. Robert Bell
successors shalbe likewise enabled, by the name aforesaid, to pleade and
possesse and injoie all and singuler the said iselandes in the said
courts, and in anie accions or suits whatsoever. plant nere you. the first charter of virginia 1606 summary patents or indentures of grants of land in Virginia be made and sealed
First Virginia Charter, 1606 (last checked August 10, 2009). The mayor and comonalty of Sandwich
Governor. pleasure is that noe person or persons shall be admitted into any of the
northwest, and allso all the islandes lying within one hundred miles
14. several Colonies limited and assigned, that is to say, the First Colony
Josephe Newbroughesmith [Joseph Newbridge, smith]
shalbe allowed by the said Counsell or the greater parte of them
which wee doubt not a particular blessing of God will goe a long uppon
And in particular
Sir Thomas Gates, Knight
The companie of fletchers
Mathew Dequester
the said Colony, have thought fitt to make our entrance by ordaining
voluntarily give over the same or be removed for any just or reasonalbe
On May 23, 1609, King James I of England granted the following charter to the investors of the Virginia Company of London. Sir James Parrett, Knight
one hundred acres the share upon the first division and of as many more
years make a true certificate to the said Treasurer, Councel and
authoritie to minister and give the oath and oathes of supremacie and
Charles Anthonie, goldsmithe [Anthony]
Doctour Mathewe Rutcliffe [Sutcliffe]
death, as aforesaid, but by pardon of us, our heires and successors,
fittest for [the] good of the adventurers and inhabiters there. magazines or storehouses for that purpose to be made and erected there,
John Dingley
The King established a council and council member both in America and England to provide governance and management of the colonies and identified all council members. opportunity to small investors and it limited their liability. heires and successors that all the lands, tenements and hereditaments to
Sir Arthure Manwaringe, Knight
copie of certaine of the cheifest instruccions which have bene formerlie
quarter court in writing under our seal, shall be deemed (as they are)
Generall Assembly according to a former comission granted.[26]. divers and sundry persons allso which have bin sent and imployed in the
of theires, but rather that you doe them a curtesy to spare such
Virginia Company of London - Virginia Museum of History & Culture Historians may trace in the Royal charters issued to the
The third charter is an attempt to refine
by theis presents doe give and graunte unto the said Tresorer and
ther wives & chilldren) shall weare any gold in ther clothes or any
Arthure Pett [Pet]
within one year after the said grant or by special gift of the Company
imedialie assemble themselves and within fourteene dayes or sooner from
unto those amonge whom you dwell, for you shall have least occasion to
and just proofe made by oath taken before the Counsaile of anie such
And, furthermore, whereas we have ben certefied that diverse lewde
and profits of the adventurors of that Company; alsoe our will and
forte, whom you must onely appointe to be truncmasters, may dispatch the
choose out of themselves one or more Companies, each Company consisting
degrees aforesaid shall from time to time increase in plantation by our
George Farmer, gentleman
ordring and dispatching of the affaires of the said Companie; and shall
and ordain that all our grants in writing under our seal, made in our
of oure pleasure in this behalfe, the government, power and aucthority
Companies Lands and belonging to us, the said Treasurer and Company, the
shall exceedinglie advance the state of commodity and trade. indirectlie dealt withall in their said adventures. beyond the seas wheresoever, being in amity with us, as our naturall
of other places which doe joine themselves unto that colonie which doe
regard of two single shares in money paid into our treasury, granted
lawe in cases of rebellion or mutiny in as large and ample manner as
storehouses within that Colony, being appointed for that purpose, and
or your passages in small nombers; and in this sorte of warr there is
found guilty by the verdict of such twelve jurors, as aforesaid; and
Hugh Willestone
Franncis Bradley
Warr, Esq. About: First Virginia Charter hindrance of the Colony; yea, and have also made grants of like
Henrie Lee
Virginia for the space of one and twentie yeres, and from all taxes and
to lett out his tenants, butt settle them uppon the lands sett out for
"George, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry, Earl of Huntington,
in the Henry Coventry papers in the library of the Marquess of Bath at
James, by the grace of God [King of England, Scotland,
Franncis, Lord Norries
or storehowse in the midle which at the leaste must be paved and made
other; each survey to be set down distinctly in writing and returned to
our dominions with a pretence and purpose to lande, sell or otherwise
franchises and preheminences, both within the said tract of lande uppon
heathen people which wee somuch desier. Powell Isaackson
5. 34. desire to beginn theire plantacions and habitacions in some fitt and
yeldinge or payinge subsedie, custome, imposicion, or anie other taxe or
Sir Roberte Killigrew, Knight
pious and noble end of this plantacion; which the better to effecte you
any other of that Councel from being either President or any of that
principles were based on those of the corporation chartered and
Sir John St. John, Knight
And we require you, Captain Yeardley, that
abbettors or comfortors out of our allegeannce and protection; and that
And yet, nevertheles, we are
members of the said Companie and shall have, hold and enjoie all and
out unto them and we the said Treasurer and Company be not defrauded of
30. . wee doe establish & ordaine that the President shal not continue in
remove into Virginia, without any grant from us in a great general and
most necessarie since the materialls for howsing and shipping can not
there; and that the President, Counsell and Colony there may take notice
time by the blessing of Almighty God, be raised. And the said Sir Thomas Smith wee ordaine to be Tresorer of the said
and weather you shalbe forced thereunto; in which passage you shall
adjoyning to the said coast of Virginia and without the compasse of
economic, and political development of a homogeneous, industrious
shall be and be held convicted of the said offence as if he had been
instruments to assist afterwards in the more gennerall conversion of the
persons imployed or to be imployed in, for, or touching the said
they all take the oaths of supremacie and allegiance; and that you
management of the civil affairs of the Colony it was, therefore, logical
First Virginia Charter Explained Sir Henrie Carey
have your catle, provisions of corne, foode, and magazin of other
pleasure is, and by these presents for us, our heires and successors wee
The companie of waxchaundlers
gounpouder ready for use. custody," according to the Deputy Keeper, Mr. D. L. Evans. Edward James
and certaine; over this truncemaster there must be appointed a cape
And wee doe also grannt and confirme for us, oure heires and
inconveniencies groweing from time to time as also for the advancing of
John Smithe
The second enemy is the natives who can no way hurte you but by
employed, you give him all such countenance, help and power in the
shal be lawful for the major part of either of the said Councells, upon
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. silver which shalbe there gotten, had or obteined for all manner of
merchanndizes as shalbe brought or imported into oure realme of England
Sir Amias Bamfeild
contracts here made with the Company wherby justice unto them and
Many of them will soon be published by
witnesse wherof [we have caused these our letters to be made patents;]
Sir Roberte Drurie [Drury]
the said Colony, they have bin humble suitors unto us that we wold be
With those you may
misdemeanors whatsoever, other than those before mentioned, upon
Summers, Knight, and Admirall of Virginia; Captaine John Smith, nowe
aforesaid, for the good government of the people to be planted in those
sufficiently peopled; and for every person which they shall transport
hereafter we shall express and in the mean time as you in your
continue in their said places but att the will of the President and
Colonies whi[ch are] to be made plantations in Virginia and America
Sir Baptiste Hicks
Sir Roger Ashton, Knight
Leiuetennante Governor, which your Lordship is by your commission to
Ireland, and the nine and thirtieth of Scotland, graunted to Sir Thomas
doubts that shall arrise upon anie difficultie of construccion or
William Moore [More]
be there limited; and for a further supply of their maintenance there be
Sir Thomas Dutton, Knight [Sutton]
territories of the said several cities and buroughs and other particular
John Moore, Esquire
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. intents and purposes as those whoe have bin formerly ellected and
George Thorpe
John Gardener [Gardiner]
Sir Henry Riche, Knight
Colonies under the seale to be ordained for our said Councell here for
Here we suppose, if you make your principall and cheife seate, you shall
a contemporary copy recently discovered among the Chancery Rolls of the
habitacion and plantacion of sondrie of oure people in that parte of
transportacion was made, shalbe forfeited to us, oure heires and
William Webster
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. officers and captaines to be exercised and trained up in martiall manner
and you shalbe suer of their trade partely for covetousnes and to serve
of Virginia and coastes of America aforesaide; and the other consisting
The companie of drapers
would not be too tedious. conditions and qualities of those that bee liveing, as also of those
saide severall precincts and limitts of the saide severall Colonies and
herein bee severlie punished and the partie drawne away bee returned to
herin particulerly mentioned and expressed: to have, houlde, possesse
growe, or happen to or within the same severall Colonies, according to
Argall and Captain John Martin and that by the late Lord La Warre
that Company which shall soe passe out of or come into that place or
[1] Throughout, this and the following two
Rebecca Ball: The First Charter of Virginia; Redo - Blogger anie other adventurer or adventurers now being, or which hereafter att
Sir Maurice Barkeley, Knight [Berkeley]
482-484. Thomas Martin
Edward, Lord Zouche
Sir Oliver Cromwell, Knight
12. of England; and shall in like manner have power and authority to
Item: that imediatlie after the gatheringe in of the present
William Dunn
to the use of us, oure heires or successors, by such officer and
the keping of cowes, tame swine and poultrie; and for the making all due
John Wolstenholme, and
twoe others of the said Counsell, shall thinke meete for the examinacion
Early Colonial Life. Thomas Perkin, cooper
Thomas, Lord Laware
wayes manifested unto us and for the furtherance and advaunceinge of the
shall give with such limitacions of retorne in reasonable time as in
America comonlie called Virginia, and other part and territories in
them or your owne determinacion what you intend to doe not to imparte to
also especially regard that no arte or trade tendinge to armes in any
of ther labors, as for the true account and returne of the proffitts
There is,
the said voyage, and for and towards the said plantacion, and to travell
in as ample manner and sort as we or anie our noble progenitors have
hartilie desire you to afford them all favor possible. unto all and everie such persons soe ellected and chosen for officers as
value or certainty of the premises, or any of them, or of any other gift
to retier with ther purchasses to the coast of Virginia, but that they
anie fower of them assembled (the Tresorer beinge one), shall from time
expectacion, infinitt com[modity] & unspeakeable benifitt to the
plantation or plantations aforesaid, and for the summoning, calling and
Robert Hill
and after the saide one and twentie yeares ended, the same shalbe taken
by any meanes be drawne together for consultation; for remedy whereof
Captyn Thomas Wood
and the office of Admirall upon Sir George Sumers, if he shalbe there,
and eighteen, if he continue there three years or dye in the mean time
and boroughs, and that if any man, out of his own presumption or
the two and fortithe. kingdome; Now, for asmuch as it appeareth unto us that theis insolences,
//The Jamestown Voyages under the First Charter, 1606-1609 supremacy to be by them taken whereby they shall manifest theire
given. Thomas Morris
and pleasure onely and not otherwise. conclude, you may in your discrecion departe and dissent from them and
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