The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12: America, Part IHakluyt, Richard
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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12: America, Part I
Hakluyt, Richard
Discoveries in geography -- English; Voyages and travels
Moreouer, for the consideration aforesayd by vertue hereof, we giue and
graunt vnto the sayd Adrian Gylbert, his heires and assignes for euer, free
libertie, licence and priuilege, [Sidenote: This Patent remained in force
fiue yeeres.] that during the space of fiue yeeres next and immediately
ensuing the date hereof, it shall not be lawfull for any person or persons
whatsoeuer, to visit, haunt, frequent, trade, or make voyage to any Iles,
Mainlands, Countreys, Regions, Prouinces, Territories, Seas, Riuers, Ports,
Bayes, and Hauens, nor to any other Hauens or places whatsoeuer hitherto
not yet discouered by any of our subiects by vertue of this graunt to be
traded vnto, without the special consent and good liking of the said Adrian
Gylbert, his heires or assignes first had in writing. And if any person or
persons of the associats of the sayd Adrian, his heires or assignes or any
other person or persons whatsoeuer, free of this discouery, shall do any
act or acts contrary to the tenour and true meaning hereof, during the
space of the sayd fiue yeeres, that then the partie and parties so
offending, they and their heires for euer shall loose (ipso facto) the
benefite and priuilege of this our graunt, and shall stand and remaine to
all intents and purposes as persons exempted out of this graunt.
[Sidenote: Authoritie to proceede at Sea against mutiners.] And further by
vertue hereof wee giue and graunt, for vs, our heires and successours at
all times during the space of fiue yeers next ensuing the date hereof,
libertie and licence, and full authority to the sayd Adrian Gylbert, and
his heires and assignes, that if it shall happen any one or moe in any ship
or ships sayling on their sayd voyage, to become mutinous, seditious,
disordered, or any way vnruly to the preiudice or hinderance of the hope
for the successe in the attempt or prosecuting of this discouerie or trade
intended, to vse or execute vpon him or them so offending, such punishment,
correction, or execution, as the cause shall be found in iustice to require
by the verdict of twelue of the companie sworne thereunto, as in such a
case apperteineth: That expresse mention of the certaintie of the
premisses, or of other gifts or graunts by vs to the sayd Adrian Gylbert
and his associats before this time made is not mentioned in these presents,
or any other lawe, act, statute, prouiso, graunt, or proclamation
heretofore made or hereafter to be made to the contrary hereof in any wise
notwithstanding. [Sidenote: 1583.] In witnesse whereof we haue made these
our Letters to bee made patents: Witnesse our selfe at Westminster, the
sixt day of Februarie, in the sixe and twenty yeere of our reigne.
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The first voyage of M. Iohn Davis, undertaken in June 1585. for the
discouerie of the Northwest passage, Written by M. Iohn Ianes Marchant,
sometimes seruant to the worshipfull Master William Sanderson.
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