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1582.
April 19. |
13. "Secret advertisements "from P. H. to Sir Fras. Walsingham.
There is a muttering among the Papists that Sir Humphrey
Gylberte goeth to seek "a newe founde lande," Sir George Peckham
and Sir Thos. Gerrard go with him. Has heard it said among the
Papists that they hope it will prove the best journey for England
that was made these 40 years. Extract. [Dom. Eliz., Vol. 153,
No. 14.] |
| June 6. |
14. Articles of Agreement between Sir Humphrey Gylberte of
Compton. co. Devon, and Sir Thos. Gerrard of Bynne, co. Lancaster, and Sir George Peckham of Denham, co. Bucks. Recites
Gylberte's patent of 11 June, 20 Eliz. [see ante No. 3]. Now said
Sir Humphrey, for better encouragement of said Sir Thomas and
Sir George and their associates, and in consideration that they
have adventured divers sums of money as principal adventurers
with said Sir Humphrey towards his now intended voyage for
discovery and inhabiting of certain parts of America so meant by
him or his assigns to be discovered as also for divers other good
considerations, said Sir Humphrey, doth covenant with said
Sir Thos. Gerrard and Sir Geo. Peckham, their heirs and assigns
that they shall at all times hereafter enjoy full power by virtue of
said patent to discover all lands and isles upon that part of
America between the Cape of Florida and Cape Bryton (? Breton)
and the seas adjoining, and to occupy and enjoy the same to their
own use for ever, two islands of any four by them taken or named
being no part of the now supposed continent at their choice out of
the lands and seas so discovered within three months after their
arrival or that of their assigns or at any time as said Sir Humphrey
or assigns shall make his or their choice of two of said four islands.
And also such quantity of said land within the supposed continent
lying as near unto said two islands as conveniently may be as shall
amount to fifteen hundred thousand acres with power to people and
manure the same, together with all privileges, commodities, and
emoluments whatsoever, holding same of said Sir Humphrey, his heirs
and assigns, by fealty in free soccage, yielding and paying to said Sir
Humphrey ten pounds sterling, and two-fifth parts of gold, silver,
pearls, and precious stones, out of which the Queen's part reserved
by said patent is to be answered for all duties, service, and demands
whatsoever: also paying for every thousand acres after the first seven
years fifteen pence and two-fifth parts of gold, silver, pearl, and
precious stones there found, the Queen's part included With free
liberty of trade to said Sir Thomas and Sir George and execution
of all laws, both marine and otherwise. And said Sir Humphrey
covenants by these presents to do his best endeavour to procure
her Majesty's leave that all who shall adventure with said Sir
Thos. and Sir George to be entered in a register book kept for that
purpose, may freely pass into those countries to remain or return
at their pleasure, and likewise said Sir Humphrey shall make such
further assurance within three months after the first return of said
Sir Humphrey or his associates from his said voyage of discovery
in such sort as by the said Sir Thos. and Sir George, or their
learned counsel shall be reasonably and lawfully required. [Close
Roll, 24 Eliz., Part 6.] |
| June 6. |
15. Articles of Agreement between Sir Humphrey Gylberte of
Compton, co. Devon, and Sir George Peekham of Denham, co. Bucks.
Whereas her Majesty, by Letters Patents bearing date 11 June 1578,
hath granted to Sir Humphrey, his heirs and assigns, for ever, free
liberty to discover lands not possessed by any Christian Prince or
People, and to occupy and enjoy the same with all commodities,
jurisdictions, &c. Said Sir Humphrey for the more speedy executing
of her Majesty's said grant, the enlargement of her Dominions, and
the better encouragement of said Sir George and his associates, and
in consideration that said Sir George hath disbursed divers sums of
money and adventured the same as principal adventurer with said
Sir Humphrey towards his now intended voyage for discovery and
inhabiting of certain parts of America so meant by him or his
assigns to be discovered, as also for other considerations, doth
covenant, with said Sir George, his heirs and assigns, that the same
Sir George, his heirs, assigns, associates, adventurers, and people
shall at all times hereafter, enjoy free liberty to discover and also
to enjoy such lands at their choice adjoining so near as conveniently
may be to the islands and lands mentioned to be conveyed by
said Sir Humphrey unto said Sir George, and to Sir Thomas
Gerrard, by Articles of Agreement of the date of these presents,
as shall amount to five hundred thousand acres, with power to
inhabit, manure, and people the same, together with all jurisdictions, privileges, &c., for the governing, inhabiting, &c., of same,
paying to said Sir Humphrey, his heirs and assigns, yearly for
every 1,000 acres, after the first seven years, which the same shall
be actually possessed, fifteen pence and two-fifths of gold, silver,
and precious stones, said Sir George to have free trade in said
lands, isles, and countries, and the execution of all laws, said Sir
Humphrey to use his best endeavour to obtain Her Majesty's leave
to all adventurers, whose names shall be entered in a register book,
to travel or remain in said countries; and to discharge and save
harmless said Sir George, his heirs, &c., from the payment of the
ore and other duties, services, and demands to Her Majesty, Her
Heirs, &c., by said Letters Patents payable; and to make further
assurances of the premises, within three months next after the next
return of said Sir Humphrey, or his assigns, consorts, adventurers,
or associates from said voyage of discovery. [Close Roll, 24
Elizabeth, Part 6, No. 1126] |
| July 8. |
16. A "Writing indented" by which Sir Humphrey Gylberte,
"calling to mind the mortality of mankind, and the uncertain
event of long voyages in marine and martial affairs, and carefully
foreseeing least bro his death, captivity, or other mishap this
intended enterprise might 'quaell' thro' the misfortunes aforesaid,
and the minority of his next heir, for the avoiding of such inconveniences as might thereby ensue to the hindrance of so godly and
honorable an enterprise," assigns and appoints to his brother Sir
John Gilbert, of Greneway, co. Devon, Sir George Peckham of
Denham, co. Bucks, and William Aucher of Borne, co. Kent, all his
estate, right, and authority granted by her Majesty's Letters Patent
herein recited, bearing date at Westminster, 11 July (? June) 1578,
to the uses set down in a schedule annexed. The authority to be
to them jointly or any two of them after said Sir Humphrey's
death, or other impediments in his lifetime, whereby he shall not
be able to confirm all the grants for land to his adventurers as he
has covenanted. Also power to dispose of all offices during life,
countries, lands, &c., within said countries now to be discovered, to
govern the same, and dispose of the revenues thereof to the best
behoof of his wife and children, as hereafter is specified, reserving
all customs, chief rents, royalties, jurisdictions, and services to his
heirs male, and to Dame Anne his wife, during minority of his
eldest son, or heir, the third part of the whole revenues before
specified, and after his full age the fifth part thereof during life,
and also one entire seignory or lordship, fifty English miles square,
at her choice, which parcel to be for ever the jointure of the wife
of the Chief Lord and Governor of those countries under the
Crown of England, with authority to appoint two such other
seignories to the behoof of such other wives of the said Governors
living together as may happen to survive their husbands. And to
every one of his sons the like seignories at the least, and to every of
his daughters twenty square miles in like manner in fee simple,
and his wife and every of his children to have execution of justice
within every of their seigniories, paying unto the Chief Lord of
hose countries under the Crown of England, yearly after the first
seven years that they shall manure any part thereof, for every
thousand acres fourpence with one-fifth of the gold, silver, pearl,
and precious stones, in free soceage, only serving him in his wars
forty days in the year, at their own charge, with one soldier
sufficiently furnished for every five thousand acres inhabited,
whereof as many to be horsed as may conveniently. And to
dispose of all the soil in fee farm reserving the best places for
the building of towns and forts with sufficient for their commons
of pasture, and for the provision of the captains or governors, to be
annexed rent free for ever to every such charge; and also for some
small portion, not execeding ten acres, to be allowed for every
house built for the better maintenance of the poor inhabitants,
reserving some small rents for the same. Also every one that shall
be sent over by the general charge of the realm with such provisions
as is hereafter mentioned, shall have in lease for three lives, sixty
acres of land, besides common for so much cattle in summer as they
can keep in winter, with allowance for housebote, hedgebote, and
ploughbote as the country may serve, and shall pay for the same
per annum being manured, after the first three years, two shillings,
with two-fifths of gold, &c., and the tenth of all metals and subminerals by the name of a toll, and after every death or alienation
a best beast for a Herriott, and one year's rent for a relief. The
provision that every of the poor must bring as aforesaid:
a quarter of wheat, 20s.: four bushels of barley, 6s. 8d.: four
bushels of oats, 3s. 4d.: two bushels of beans, 5s.: two bushels of
peas, 4s.; one hatchet, 12d.; one pickaxe, 12d.; one hand-saw,
12d.; one spade, 12d.: total, 43s.: besides allowance for transportation and apparel, to be received on their arrival by an officer
appointed for the purpose, and re-delivered when they shall be
appointed their dwellings, within forty days after their arrival for
boys and wenches sent over, their portions to be appointed at the
discretion of said officers and re-delivered with their lands and
dwelling places, when married or become able to take charge of
household. Provided always that the realm of England be repaid
said charge for these poor, every third year the whole country
standing charged for the same, which can be no loss to England.
And all that come furnished at their own charge, with a sword,
dagger, and "hargabusse of enerease," shall have on the like terms
six score acres. All that shall come over upon the general provision
of the realm of England or not at the charge of other adventurers
to be tenants to Sir Humphrey, his heirs, &c. Those coming over
at their own charge or at the charge of any adventurer who before
their arrival enrol themselves in the Master's or Purser's books of
the ship upon which they embarked, that they mind to be
adventurers, tenants, or servants to any one man by them to be
named, to have free liberty to do so, for which neither Sir
Humphrey, his heirs nor successors, shall be charged to give any
land. Every gentleman "or such person as shall be so there
allowed," that shall bring five men at his own charge, and furnished
as aforesaid, to have in fee simple, two thousand acres of land, and
he that shall send the like number in like sort, one thousand
acres, each man so brought to have six score acres in fee simple,
paying for a fine ten shilings for every hundred acres so allotted,
and yearly after the first three years, twenty shillings rent for
every thousand acres. No man to be capable of those benefits
unless an adventurer in the two next voyages, without special
allowance of Sir Humphrey or his assigns; every one of their men
to have allowed in fee simple six score acres, paying for a fine
twenty shillings, and yearly after the first three years two shillings
and sixpence, together with two-fifths of gold, &c., and the tenth
of metals and sub-minerals, and after every death of the chief lord
of that soil or alienation of the land, a best beast and one year's
rent. Similar proviso for every man that shall bring thither ten
men, the proportions of land being doubled, "and so more or less
according to the number that he shall then bring." And every
wife that brings five men or upwards in the next two voyages, to
be allowed also during their lives a third part, and every one of
their children a fourth part of as much as their husbands and
fathers had heretofore set down, paying rateably as their husbands
and fathers should have done Every tenant to sixty acres of land
to maintain a longbow and a sheaf of arrows together with a
sword, dagger, and a wooden target. Every man of six score acres
to do the like, with increase of a caliver furnished; and of
240 acres, to keep in his house an able man besides himself,
furnished for a "hargabyzier," to serve in the wars. Every
gentleman maintaining five men, and having 2,000 acres, to keep a
hight horse furnished for the wars "after such time as God shall
send sufficient horses in those parts, and in the meantime to keep
two men for shot, in lieu of every such horse." Every man allowed
4,000 acres to keep according to the like rates, and to build a house
for himself in the chief city of the Province, in such place agreed
upon by Sir Humphrey's assigns, payable for the same seat per
annum, fourpence. One half-penny sterling to be levied yearly on
every aere of land and wood after the first ten years that any of
the same shall be manured, which money shall be only employed
towards the maintenance of a navy and soldiers for the general
defence of those countries, and employed with the consent of the
Chief Governor, and the more part of thirteen Councillors to be
chosen by the people. Every minister to give yearly the twentieth
part of their whole livings, and every landlord being a temporal
man. the fortieth part of his land towards the maintenance of
maimed soldiers, and of learning, lectures, schools, and other good
and godly uses, in such sort as is thought most meet by the chief
magistrates, and law makers. Every country parish to contain just
three English miles square, and the church to be in the midst
thereof: every minister to have besides his tythes, three hundred
acres of good land, as near to the church as conveniently may be,
with allowance of common of pasture in the waste, and other
privileges. No minister to have at one time above one benefice,
nor any at all except he be resident thereon at least six months in
the year. Every bishop to have ten thousand acres in one seigniory,
two thousand of which to be tythe free. Every archbishop twenty
thousand acres in two seigniories. Said assigns of Sir Humphrey
not to dispose of any of the premises, any longer than during the
minority of his heirs. Four membranes or skins. [Close Roll,
24 Eliz., Part 7, m. 8.) |
| Aug. ? |
17. Articles of petition by Sir Thomas Gerrarde and Sir George
Peckham to Secretary Sir Francis Walsingham. That whereas
Sir Humphrey Gylberte hath granted and assigned his Patent to
discover and possess, &c., certain heathen lands, &c., to petitioners.
They pray that all persons whose names shall be set down in a
book may have license to travel into those countries at the next
voyage for conquest, there to remain or return back to England at
their will. That recusants of ability may have liberty to travel
there, upon discharge of the penalties due to her Majesty; also
those not able to discharge the same, provided they pay when able
to do so. That none under colour of this license go to any other
foreign Christian realm, or do anything tending to the breach of
any league between the Queen and any other Prince. That the
tenth person which petitioners shall carry with them, shall not have
any certainty whereupon to live or maintain themselves in England.
1 p. [Dom. Eliz., Vol. 146, No. 40.] |
| Nov. 2. |
18. Articles bipartite indented, between Sir Humphrey Gylberte
and the Merchant Adventurers with him. Said Adventurers and
their posterity, and their apprentices serving seven years, to be
wholly free of all manner of trade, in all countries to be discovered
by Sir Humphrey by virtue of her Majesty's Letters Patents to him
granted of 11 June 1578, and to sue and be sued by the name of
the Merchant Adventurers with Sir Humphrey Gylberte, until they
shall be incorporated by some other name, upon payment to Sir
Humphrey, his heirs and assigns, of half customs by said Merchant
Adventurers, and of the whole customs by said apprentices. A
perpetual staple, receipt, and repository for all manner of merchandizes in said territories laden, to be kept only in the town of
Southampton; and nowhere else shall said merchandizes be discharged or landed, without special license of the Governor and
Society aforesaid. Sir Humphrey, before his present departure out
of England, to nominate and appoint a Governor, Treasurer, Agent,
and Secretary and their successors; but if Sir Humphrey be absent,
then Sir Francis Walsingham to prick a successor out of three
persons to be nominated by said Society, within twenty days of
said nomination. Eight assistants to be appointed upon first day of
August next ensuing, by and out of said society, to establish convenient orders and statutes. General Courts to be held on the first
two days of August and March in every year for ever, with power
to assemble themselves together as often as they shall think meet
for the direction of newly emergent causes. Power to admit new
Adventurers upon certain fines, with reservation of part of said
fines to Sir Humphrey, his heirs and assigns. Every Adventurer of
five pounds, whose name shall be set down in a Schedule of Adventurers, to have one thousand acres of ground, over and above
the return of his adventure. Every Adventurer in person, and not
in goods, in this first voyage, to be free of all trade in said territories,
paying to Sir Humphrey, his heirs and assigns, half customs for
their goods; and every officer and gentleman, in respect of the
adventure of his person, to be admitted an Adventurer of a double
adventure, and every private person of a single adventure. Every
person that shall in this first voyage adventure in stock and in
person, to have a double proportion of land in said territories
Every gentleman may have four adventures, and every private
man two adventures. Further privileges to those who will tarry
with Sir Humphrey, in this first voyage, in said territories eight
months after his first arrival there; paying to Sir Humphrey, his
heirs and assigns, after the first seven years, as quit-rent, ten shillings
for every thousand acres yearly for ever. All Adventurers in this
first voyage with Sir Humphrey, their heirs and successors for ever,
to be free, in person and goods, of all tortures, martial laws, arrests,
and attachments whatsoever. Sir Humphrey, his wife, and all their
kindred in blood, to be for ever free in said territories, and to enjoy
all privileges, without any fines whatsoever, in as large manner
as any of said Society. Provided always that none of the now
Merchants of the Muscovy Company, or of the now inhabitants of
Southampton, or the children or issue of either of them, who neither
adventured with Sir Humphrey in his first pretence of discovery,
or now in this last voyage, shall hereafter be capable of the freedom
or privileges aforesaid by any means whatsoever. In consideration
whereof Sir Humphrey, his heirs and assigns, covenants with said
Society to confiscate and seize all goods, &c., found in said territories
belonging to any person not free of said Society, to be diyided in
equal proportions between Sir Humphrey and said Society. All
those certified by Sir Humphrey to have been Adventurers in the
last pretence of discovery with him, and also all those which continued with him in the voyage until the breaking up thereof at
Kinsale in Ireland, to be as free to all intents and purposes as the
now Adventurers. Sir Humphrey, towards the comfort and relief
of the poor travellers and decayed persons of said Society, and
other good uses to be bestowed and employed in said town of
Southampton, gives and grants to said Society ten thousand acres
of land for ever in said territories in soccage tenure, also one pound
of every his hundred pounds out of his fifth part of fines aforesaid
during fifty years, which said Society will also give to said uses in
money out of every hundred pounds to be hereafter gotten out of
the yearly profits of the whole Company for ever. Sir Humphrey
to ratify, as soon after his first arrival in said countries as may be,
to said Adventurers, their heirs and posterity, all lands, freedoms,
&c., requisite and incident thereunto. Any difference arising
between Sir Humphrey, his heirs and assigns, and said Society,
about any ambiguous construction of any articles in these presents
to be finally determined by the Lord Chancellor of England.
16 pp. [Dom. Eliz., Vol. 155, No. 86.] |
| Dec. 12.? |
19. Additions to the preceding Articles between Sir Humphrey Gylberte and the Merchant Adventurers [of Southampton]
Every person intending to go into the remote countries aforesaid
shall first enter into bond of said Society, to go such course as near
as may be, as shall be set down by said Society, and not to attempt
anything contrary to the true meaning of her Majesty's Commission
granted to Sir Humphrey; and, upon arrival in those countries,
to do everything to the use of said Sir Humphrey, his heirs and
successors, in such manner as the now Adventurers with Sir
Humphrey, do or ought to do according to said Articles. Power
to said Society to admit to this action for discovery any persons,
upon the conditions aforesaid, or such conditions as by said Society,
with the consent of Sir Francis Walsingham, shall be thought meet,
so that they depart from England before the end of April next, and
their names be enrolled in the records of Southampton, to enjoy
the like privileges as the now Adventurers in person with Sir
Humphrey, but if said persons do anything tending to the destruction of Sir Humphrey, or commit piracy or hostility, whereby
said Letters Patents may be made void, these present additions in
such case to become void. Power to said Society to arm and set
out ships to discover remote, heathen, miscreant and barbarous
lands not possessed by any Christian Prince, and to people same
under the authority of her Majesty. Grant to Sir Humphrey
such lands to be occupied and governed under Sir Humphrey,
according to the Articles aforementioned, and with the privileges
therein set forth. |
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The high and honourable personages here underwritten, and their
heirs for ever, by the free gift and full consent of Sir Humphrey
Gylberte and the Society aforesaid, after their several adventures
herein entered, rateably as in these Articles expressed, shall have
free trade in the countries within written, now intended to be
discovered, in as ample manner as the said now Merchant Adventurers:— |
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Sir Thos. Bromley, Lord Chancellor of England: Wm. Lord
Burghley, High Treasurer of England: Earl of Sussex, High
Chamberlain of England; Earl of Warwick, Robert Earl of Leicester;
Sir Christr. Hatton, Vice-Chamberlain to her Majesty; Sir Francis
Knowles, Sir James Acroft, Sir Walter Mildmay, Sir Henry Sydney,
and also divers others, Knights, Esquires, and Gentlemen, viz.:—Philip Sydney, Sir George Peake. Sir Henry Knevett, Thomas
Knevett, Wm. Archer and his son Wm. Archer, John Dee, Anthony
Packhurst, James Parkinson, Richard Bingham, John Mawle,
Andrew Mallery, Laurence Thompson. Edward Cordell, William
Parry. |
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The Names and Surnames of such persons with their several
sums of money and commodities, adventured with the said Sir
Humphrey Gylberte in this present voyage of discovery, here
ensueth, viz.:— |
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£ |
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Sir Francis Walsingham |
50 |
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Wm. Barwick, Mayor of Southampton |
10 |
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Edward Cotton, of Southampton |
50 |
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Nicholas Caplin. Merchant of do. |
20 |
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Robert Knaplock, of the Town of Hampton |
20 |
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Wm. Knaplock, of Clement's Inn, gent. |
30 |
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Rich. Goddard, of Southampton, Merchant |
40 |
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John Knight, of do., Ironmonger |
10 |
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Robt. Moore, of do., Merchant |
20 |
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John Errington, of do., do. |
10 |
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John Smith, of the Town of Hampton, gent. |
20 |
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Thomas Holmes, of Southampton |
50 |
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Francis Mills, of do., gent. |
10 |
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Edward Staflord, of do., do. |
10 |
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John Eyles, of do., Mercer |
5 |
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Barnard Courtnill, of do., Merchant |
10 |
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John Hopton, of do., Draper |
5 |
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Andrew Studley, of do., Mercer |
15 |
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Rich. Waterton, of do., gent. |
10 |
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Edmund Capelin, of do., Merchant |
5 |
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Thomas Demaresk, of do., do. |
5 |
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Robert Russell, of do., Beerbrewer |
5 |
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Henry Moore, of the Town of Hampton, gent. |
5 |
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Wm. Grove, of Southampton, Mercer |
5 |
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Thos. Courtnill, of do., Baker |
5 |
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Thos. Haward, of do., Draper |
5 |
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John Sedgwick, of do., Merchant |
20 |
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Paul Elliott, of do., Merceer |
5 |
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Lawrence Grosse, of do., Mercer |
5 |
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Thos. Griston, of do., Shipmaster |
5 |
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John Grein, of do., Yeoman |
5 |
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Hugh Dervall, junr., of do., Mercer |
5 |
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Christopher Kenn, Esqr. |
10 |
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Wm. Eling, of Southampton |
5 |
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Sampson. Thomas, of do., Beerbrewer |
5 |
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Sir William Winter [blank in original]. |
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William Winter, gent. [blank in original]. |
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Helen Edmondes, of Southampton, Widow |
5 |
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Harry Edmondes, of do., Yeoman |
5 |
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Thomas Clark, senr., of Burton, co. Dorset |
5 |
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Nicholas Roche, of Southampton, Merchant |
5 |
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Roberte Mawle, of Chalock in Kent |
20 |
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John Elsey, of Southampton, Merchant |
5 |
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John Deslile, of do., do. |
5 |
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John Smith, of do., Tailor |
5 |
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Robt. Studley, of do., Baker |
5 |
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These hereunder written are free also of said trade by gift aforesaid, according to proportion of a single adventure, but not to enjoy
the division of any gains until they put in their stocks:—
Henry Hopkins, of Southampton, Clerk.
John Calvert, of do., do.
Emery Lakes, of do., Merchant.
Thomas Dickenson, of do., Yeoman.
John Riges, of do., do.
Robt. Kenninges, of do., do.
Rich. Jackson, of do., do.
Rich. Mudford, of do., do.
George Dalton, of do., do.
Augustin Reynolds, of do.
John Pavor, of do., Clerk. Merchant.
Dionis Brett, of Sale, co. Norfolk. |
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These also whose names are here written, which adventured with
Sir Humphrey Gylberte in his first voyage, in money or commodities, not inhabiting within the Town of Southampton, shall in
like sort be free of trade:— |
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Lord North, Mr. Edmondes of the Privy Chamber, Sir Mathew
Arrundell, Sir Edward Horsey, Sir William Morgan, Sir John
Gilbert, Sir George Peckham, Chas. Arrundell, Mr. Mackwilliam,
Walter Rawley, Carew Rawley, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Edward, Henry
Nowell, Mr. Wigmore, John Dudley, Thos. Dudley, Will. Moham,
Edward Bartley. Thos. Smith Customer of London, Edmund
Eltoft, George Carrowe of Okington, Mr. Rudgwaye, Lawrence
Radford, Adrian Gilbert, George Carrowe, Charles Champernowne,
Robert Wraye, Thos. Hamond, Mr. Whelst, Edward Snelling,
Mr. Haies, gent. of Leerpole [? Liverpool], John Upton, William
Hawkins, James Hilston, Barnard Smith, John Periam, William
Weymouth, William Martin, Lawrence Barckham, John Radford,
Simon Bowiar, George Mayer, John Amerrideth, John Robertes,
Mr. Warckhope. |
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Also those persons hereunder written, who adventured with
Sir Humphrey in his first voyage, and continued with him until
the breaking up thereof at Kinsale in Ireland. [There are not any
names underwritten.] |
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Also all other Adventurers with Sir Humphrey, of Totness and
Dartmouth, and all others adventuring with him under the name
of Sir John Gilbert, the elder brother of Sir Humphrey, Barnard
Drake, or Anthony Bridham, to be free of the traffic aforesaid. |
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The names of all such as now in this present discovery adventure
in person with Sir Humphrey Gylberte. [There are no names,
but a blank space left.] |
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The names of the four principal officers of said Society, that is
the Governor, Treasurer, Agent, and Secretary, elected and chosen
by Sir Humphrey before his now departure out of England. Space
left blank. 11 pp. [Dom. Eliz., Vol. 156, No. 13.] |
| Dec. 12. |
20. Instructions left by Sir Humphrey Gylberte unchangeably
to be observed. 1. The yellow wax is to be broken up at the
Land's End of England, and not before, for that it is for their course
only. 2. The red wax is not to be broken up before they come
upon the coast of America, or within a hundred leagues thereof.
3. The parties to whom the same are delivered are to give their
faiths not to do anything contrary to this direction. "There are
12 of the same bales for direction, delivered upon the delivery
of Articles of our Agreement, and one little roll with a label
wrapped up in red wax, and sealed as the other this 12th of Dec.
1582." Sir Humphrey would have these writings, the Letters
Patent, the Grant to the Town, and the Sea Card, and all other
things touching this matter, put into an iron chest with three
locks and not to forget to speak with Iron Simcottes, merchant of
London, at his return from Barbary, for this grant Sir Humphrey
had conference with him about before departure. The keys to be
kept, one by the Mayor of Southampton, one by Rich. Goddard,
and the third by Robert Moore, until the officers be known. 1 p.
[Dom. Eliz., Vol. 156, No. 13.] |
