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
allegiance of vs, our heires and successours, paying vuto vs, for all
seruices, dueties and demaunds, the fift part of all the oare of gold and
siluer, that from time to time, and at all times after such discouerie,
subduing and possessing shall be there gotten: all which lands, countreys,
and territories, shall for euer bee holden by the sayd Sir Humfrey, his
heires and assignes of vs, our heires and successours by homage, and by the
sayd payment of the sayd fift part before reserued onely for all seruices.
And moreouer, we doe by those presents for vs, our heires and successours,
giue and graunt licence to the sayde Sir Humfrey Gilbert, his heires or
assignes, and to euery of them, that hee and they, and euery or any of them
shall, and may from time to time and all times for euer hereafter, for his
and their defence, encounter, expulse, repell, and resist, as well by Sea,
as by land, and by all other wayes whatsoeuer, all, and euery such person
and persons whatsoever, as without the speciall licence and liking of the
sayd Sir Humfrey, and of his heires and assignes, shall attempt to inhabite
within the sayd countreys, or any of them, or within the space of two
hundreth leagues neere to the place or places within such countreys as
aforesayd, if they shall not be before planted or inhabited within the
limites aforesayd, with the subiects of any Christian prince, being in
amitie with her Maiesty, where the said sir Humfirey, his heires or
assignes, or any of them or his or their, or any of their associates or
companies, shall within sixe yeeres next ensuing, make their dwellings and
abidings, or that shall enterprise or attempt at any time hereafter
vnlawfully to annoy either by Sea or land, the said sir Humfrey, his heires
and assignes, or any of them, or his or their, or any of their companies:
giuing and graunting by these presents further power and authoritie to the
sayd sir Humfrey, his heires and assignes, and euery of them from time to
time, and at all times for euer hereafter to take and surprise by all maner
of meanes whatsoeuer, all and euery person and persons, with their shippes,
vessels, and other goods and furniture, which without the licence of the
said sir Humfrey, or his heires or assignes as aforesayd, shall bee found
traffiquing into any harborough or harboroughs, creeke or creekes within
the limites aforesayde, (the subiects of our Realmes and dominions, and all
other persons in amitie with vs, being driuen by force of tempest or
shipwracke onely excepted) and those persons and euery of them with their
ships, vessels, goods, and furniture, to detaine and possesse, as of good
and lawfull prize, according to the discretion of him, the sayd sir
Hnmfrey, his heires and assignes, and of euery or any of them. And for
vniting in more perfect league and amitie of such countreys, landes and
territories so to bee possessed and inhabited as aforesayde, with our
Realmes of England and Ireland, and for the better encouragement of men to
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