FOR THESE REASONS being desirous to shew our Favour to him, and to regulate the Conditions upon which we mean to grant him the said Commerce, after having deliberated this Affair in our Council, Of our certain Knowledge, full Power and Royal Authority, We by these Presents, signed by our Hand, have appointed and do appoint the said _Sieur Crozat solely to carry on a Trade in all the Lands_ possessed by Us, and bounded by New Mexico, and by the Lands of the English of Carolina, _all the Establishment, Ports, Havens, Rivers, and principally the Port and Haven of the Isle_ Dauphine, _heretofore called_ Massacre; _the River of_ St. Lewis, _heretofore called_ Missisipi, _from the Edge of the Sea as far as the_ Illinois; _together with the River of_ St. Philip, _heretofore called the_ Missourys, _and of_ St. Jerome, _heretofore called_ Ovabache, _with all the Countries, Territories, Lakes within Land, and the Rivers which fall directly or indirectly into that Part of the River of_ St. Lewis. The ARTICLES. I. Our Pleasure is, that all the aforesaid Lands, Countries, Streams, Rivers and Islands be and remain comprised under the Name of _The Government of_ Louisiana, _which shall be dependant upon the General Government of New France_, to which it is subordinate; and further, that all the Lands which we possess from the _Islinois_ be united, so far as Occasion requires, to the General Government of _New France_, and become Part thereof, reserving however to Ourselves the Liberty of enlarging as We shall think fit the Extent of the Government of the said Country of _Louisiana_. II. We grant to the said _Sieur Crozat_ for Fifteen successive Years, to be reckon’d from the Day of Inrolling these presents, a Right and Power to transport all Sorts of Goods and Merchandize from _France_ into the said Country of _Louisiana_, and to traffick thither as he shall think fit. We forbid all and every Person and Persons, Company and Companies of what Quality or Condition soever, and under any Pretence whatever, to trade thither, under Penalty of Confiscation of Goods, Ships, and other more severe Punishments, as Occasion shall require; for this Purpose we order our Governours and other Officers commanding our Troops in the said Country forcibly to abet, aid and assist the Directors and Agents of the said _Sieur Crozat_.