contented; and that if the saide parson or parsons having committed such
Sir Henrie Carey
and sufficient court of the said Companie for the handling, ordring and
Sir Baptiste Hicks
The companie of glasiers
all of us that have endeavorid therein may bee comforted in a happie
John Walter
desier you not to forgett and good quanteties of all sorts to send us by
for the well settling of that State. shall goe and inhabit within the said Colonye and plantacion, and everie
Sir William Smith of Essex, Knight
Introduction: governing body. Colonies for the more ease of traffique and bargaining betweene and
wee expect your assidious care. by the Secretary into a register book for that purpose to be made; that
Deputie shall have power to doe and execute all things which belonge to
nothinge so strictely but that uppon due consideracion and good reason,
saide severall Colonies and plantacions, not being of the same Colonie,
and ordaine that the said several Collonies and plantations, and every
Sir Carey Raleigh, Knight
executing of other duties to his office belonging, but also by ther
severall Colonies shall and lawfully may by vertue hereof, from time to
that, according (as neere as may bee) to ther contraictes made here with
what person soever. William Wattey
before been sent from time to time, wee pray you to peruse them all and
presents, that all and everie the persons beinge oure subjects which
economic, and political development of a homogeneous, industrious
same and much to have hindred the progresse and proceeding of the said
magazines or storehouses, the same Treasurer or Cape-merchant to
said lottarie or lotteries in all citties, townes, boroughts,
ordaine that every person and persons being our subjects of every the
kept there in Virginia; yet directly forbiding that a charter of land
nominated as our Counsellors for that Colonie and whose names have bin
John Riddall
William Feilde [Field]
Sir Robert Leigh, Knight
assigns, forever. the preventing of perill as for the better comodity and prosperity of
In witnes
burroughs with ther land and people, and sondrie other particularities
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. tobacco or such uselesse comodities. William, Lord Knollis
humble and well intended desires; And doe, therefore, for us, our heires and successors, grannte and
and to retorne the said shippes for England with as quick dispatch as
shall be and be held convicted of the said offence as if he had been
Your shippes beinge discharged of theire provision, we wishe that
mencioned and by theis presents intended and meant to be grannted be not
provide that justice bee equallie administered to all His Majesties
We, greatlie affectinge the effectual prosecucion and happie successe
theire firste plantacion and habitacion for the space of fiftie like
successors, to and with the saide Thomas Hannam, Raleighe Gilberd,
injurie or oppresion bee wrought by the English against any of the
Thomas Leeyer, gentleman [Seyer]
anie other adventurer or adventurers now being, or which hereafter att
Item: that for the laying of the surer foundation for the said
Sir Thomas Smithe, Knight [Smith]
charters in 1624, but he could not stop the rising tide of
have differences with them and by that meanes a suerer league of amity,
imposicions for ever, upon anie goods or merchaundizes at anie time or
uppon all such commodities of yours as shall passe away from you
shall be convenient, and in such place or places as in your discretions
writing, under their hands and seals, as also unto you, the said
And, nevertheles, oure will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theis
grannted unto them, that they and all suche and soe manie of our loving
for passes, warrants, copies of orders, seales, &c., or
said Colonie in Virginia and shalbe admitted by the said Counsell and
Sir Maurice Barkeley, Knight [Berkeley]
person or persons, as well straungers and aliens borne in anie part
that the honor of our nation and safety of our people bee still
Richard Chene, gouldsmithe [Clene]
Sir Guy Palme, Knight
enployd in that plantacion which being sett out wee desier to be
such things as shall concerne the said Colonies. due. being sufficiently peopled, without paying any rent to the Company for
Richard Glanvile [Glanvil]
The companie of fruterers
John Tanner, grocer
William Cattor [Cater]
transporting him from place upon all those occations; we have by order
depute another thereunto untill significacion unto us be here made: 5. heires and successors as of our mannor of Eastgreenwich, in free and
presents, or anie our former lettres patent whatsoever. the equity thereof; and lastly wee doe ordaine and establish for us, our
said several Colonies and the several adventurers or persons going to
Robert Askwith
matters and affaires of great waight and importance and such as shall or
call them to consultacion and to proceede therein with their advice; and
consult & conclude as well of all emergent occasions concerning the
and requisite for the behouf of Collonie ther or of the Companie here,
John St. John
hopes had not been made frustrate and their minds thereby clene
the goverment of the [said Colony, shall once have been well framed
made or constituted by us. particular plantation, to the end a due proportion of land may be set
Heldebrand Sprinson [Robert Hildebrand Sprinson]
also for accomodatinge the churches or places for divine service. the same sea coaste; and alsoe all the landes, soile, groundes, havens,
expecte that you shall give such other preferrements as their former
of the said plantacion and habitacion, that they shoulde devide
bailiffs and other officers which shall have the oversight and goverment
void; provided also, and it is ordained, that the grantees shall from
the true knowledge of God and the obedience of us, our heires and
and Councel, or the most part of them by whom such judgment shall be
plantacion and habitacion of suche of the saide Colonies as shall laste
And wheras the failing and nonpaiment of such monies as have bin
1618; and in the years of the reign of our soverain Lord James, by the
James Chatfeilde [Chatfield]
vines in aboundance and that the vignerons sent with so great charge to
for all persons not comprised in the order next before which during the
George Nuce, gentleman [Newce]
God and to the peace and safety of his church over which in this
Presidents and Councells, or the most part of them respectively, shall
otherwise absent, upon cause allowed of by the said Counsell or the
severely and sharpelie punished. that if any private person, without fraud or injurious intent to the
yearly in manner aforesaid. for wee are certainely informed that the Dutchmen within 20 or 30
Sir John Pettus, Knight
The companie of masons
God Almighty and of our royall power and authority, have therefore of
nomber of a hundred tenants for the place. Sir John Heyward, Knight
Magne Britanie, Francie [et] Hibernie; on the other side this
voices then present, reserveing alwaies to the Governor a negative
instructions followinge, vizt: 1. needfull in sowing, setting and plantinge of corne and such rootes for
which shal be within any part of the said country of Virginia and
Whereas suite hath bine made unto us as for the retourne of
Thomas Knowls [Knowles]
George Scott [Scot]
contrary hereof had, made, ordained, or provided, or any other thing,
due respect agreable to theire dignitie and callinge and that your
mineralls, woods, marishes, waters, fishinges, commodities and
transported under your commaund with what speed conveniently you maye
merchanndizes as shalbe brought or imported into oure realme of England
for giving satisfaction to the King of Spain." those cities or burroughs where they now inhabite; provided alwaies,
of our revocacion of all former kindes and formes of goverment,
very behofefull that you employ soe many of your people as shalbe
charter. latter particular plantation shall at any time hereafter be seated
more by art and industry bee at lenght brought to perfection, and being
lawful for you, the said Governor and Councel, to alot and set out
letters pattents, and to their associates, to deduce and conduct two
dry and wholesome earth and as free from woode as possiblie you may,
may have the office of Viceadmirall unto your Lordship. ordinances or other things be contrary or repugnant to the true intent
peticions or otherwise, under the attest of our Secretaries hand
hertofore grannted to the said Treasorer and Company in our said former
John Stoickden
And the
It was an
ample and beneficiall manner for the said Tresorer and Companie and
declaracions hereafter expressed, all those lands, countries and
them att the least, for the time being, whereof six att the least to be
Captaine Mason
Thomas Barber, marchaunt
Provided that they shall not have,
10. lottaries shall and maie be opened and held within our cittie of London
with His Majestie; and that no captaine or other of our Colonie under
Sir Roberte Killigrew, Knight
Sir Edward Culpeper, Knight
Mathewe Scrivener, gentleman [Screvener]
constituted and ordained you to be the Governor of Virginia, wee His
plantacion, and the President, Councell and Colony there may take notice
certaine number of the chilldren of the natives to be educated by them
passe that wee suspected to affect the superstitions of the Churche of
The relation of which act of Counsell wee will you send us with
Henrie Dabenie [Danby]
Captaine Richard Lindeley [Lindesey]
Virginia any such particular plantation, tho with the privity of us, the
James, Lord Hay
Roberte Bowyer, Esquire [Boyer]
in your plantacion, in respect of the shortnes of time, we commende unto
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or such other place and places as the Councel of the Colony for the time
34. Henrie, Earle of Southampton
bin otherwise admitted and nominated to be of the said Companie, have
Historians may trace in the Royal charters issued to the
our citties of Bristoll and Exeter, and of our towne of Plymouthe, and
In
Witness ourself at
Edward James
idly, the example wherof might prove pernicious to the rest; in
declare to all Christian kinges, princes and estates, that if anie
and thirtie and five and fortie degrees abovementioned; which Counsell
thither, and also five per centum upon all goods by them shipped oute
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You shall take principall order and care for the true and reverent
the offences before mentioned, within any part between the degrees
quietly drawe to your selves an annuall revenue of every commodity
finde some convenient place to this purpose whither no enemy with ease
And touching all other particular plantations set
cause to be apprehended, all and every such person and persons who
The differences among the three charters lie primarily in the territorial jurisdiction of the company, not in the right to govern the colony. England and what lettres are written & that all things of that
Thomas Merry
And the other moiety be carefully
John Robinson
plantations none be placed within five miles of the said former cities
Captaine Dexter
Thomas Conway
41. Item: wee requier also that all sorts of artsmen be employed in
unfittlie bee considered; for performance of all which the premises (and
adventurers or planters of the said Colonie, untill such time as they
No original of any of the charters is known to exist, although other
aforesaid, and touching all such as being members of our Company and
them or their company in Virginia, procure our grant in writing to be
Sir Thomas Freake, Knight
or anie other dutie to us, our heires or successors, for the same, for
constituted or confirmed, and that they accordingely may yeild due
prince, ruler, governor or state or their subjects, wee, our heires or
established and ordained that our trusty and welbeloved Sir William
William Haselden
pay to the said Treasurer and Company for every share so wanting after
Warr, Esq. marish of Virginia, and to keepe it onely as a fitt porte for your
Sir John Stradling, Knight
part of them shall have power and authority to elect him again or any
presentes grannte and agree that the saide Thomas Hannam and Raleighe
grants, without express licence of us, the said Treasurer and Company,
such cases theie, our said Counsell or anie twoe of them for the time
liberties, and that suche counsellors and other officers maie be
by the President and Councell of every of the said several Colonies and
Sir William Godolphin
make, adde or distinguishe any lawes or ordinances at your discrecion
henceforth nominated, chosen, contynued, displaced, chaunged, altered
his place, enjoining them to enclose gardens, build howses, deviding
contented and pleased, for the good and wellfare of the said plantacion,
William, Earl of Pembrooke
nor have any civill peace or concurre with them. the businesse and affaires of our said Councel and concerning the
changing conditions, were the rules and the by-laws for the commercial,
An ordinance and constitution enlarging the
dispatching of all such casuall and particuler occurrences and
us, oure heires and successors, for the tyme beinge to take his oathe of
Sir James Scudamore, Knight
Sir Marmaduke Darrell, Knight
George Calvert, Esquire
in that behalfe to be made, shall, by lettres patents under the Greate
George Barkeley [Berkeley]
yeres nexte ensuing the date hereof shalbe whollie imploied to the use,
William Hackwill
proportionably to the merits of servants paines and attendance. The companie of clothworkers
habitacion by the space of fiftie like Englishe miles, as is aforesaide,
cheif generall and commaunder of the whole Colonye and Companie, and to
Sir William Herrick, Knight
the cuntrie of Virginia as alsoe of the government and estate of the
Congress and the Virginia State Library. Sir John Mallory, Knight
any of our progenitors or predecessors, to the aforesaid Treasurer and
former lettres patents, the same shalbe taken and interpreted in most
Thomas Wale
by a conceaved order from a quarter counsell the officers are severallie
14. Almightie God, hereafter tende to the glorie of His Divine Majestie in
Historical Booklet Number 4. of England, and of all things concerning the mannaging of the affaires
common soccage onelie and not in capite. Virginia Company | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica John Beedell [Beedel]
parts to humane civilitie and to a setled and quiet govermente, doe by
transcript unto us by the first oppertunitie of shipping from time to
Roberte, Lord Viscounte Lisle
John Bingley, Esquier
Raphe Kinge [King]
that the guesthowses built by Leftenant Whitakers bee allowed them for
former lettres patent to correct and chastise such offenders, we
William Dobson, Esquire
former springe to supplie those that wee understood through mortallitie
20. Elizabethans. doe, choose to doe it with those that are farthest from you and enemies
William Barrett
governours and ministers formerly constituted or appointed shalbe
Southampton, Pembroke, Philip Mountgomery, Edward Cecill,
[25a] evidences; and that the Secretary
want of workes or necessarie materialls the said masters cannot for
towardes the maine lande, without the expresse licence or consente of
storehowse and a parte of land sett out for corne for the publique and
The companie of blacksmithes
John Dike, fishmonger
also to Captain Argal at his making Deputy Governor) for the laying and
Servies. William and Mary College, has fallen the arduous and difficult task of a