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
for the better gouernment of the said people as aforesayd: so alwayes that
the sayd statutes, lawes and ordinances may be as neere as conueniently
may, agreeable to the forme of the lawes and pollicy of England: and also,
that they be not against the true Christian faith or religion now professed
in the church of England, nor in any wise to withdraw any of the subiects
or people of those lands or places from the allegiance of vs, our heires or
successours, as their immediate Soueraignes vnder God. And further we doe
by these presents for vs, our heires and successours, giue and graunt full
power and authority to our trustie and welbeloued counseller, sir William
Cecill knight, lord Burleigh, our high treasurer of England, and to the
lord treasurer of England of vs, for the time being, and to the priuie
counsell of vs, our heires and successours, or any foure of them for the
time being, that he, they, or any foore of them, shall, and may from time
to time and at all times hereafter, vnder his or their handes or seales by
vertue of these presents, authorize and licence the sayd sir Humfrey, his
heires and assignes, and euery or any of them by him and themselues, or by
their or any of their sufficient atturneys, deputies, officers, ministers,
factors and seruants, to imbarke and transport out of our Realmes of
England and Ireland, all, or any of his goods, and all or any the goods of
his or their associates and companies, and euery or any of them, with such
other necessaries and commodities of any our Realmes, as to the said lord
treasurer or foure of the priuie counsell of vs, our heires, or successours
for the time being, as aforesayd, shall be from time to time by his or
their wisedoms or discretions thought meete and conuenient for the better
reliefe and supportation of him the sayd sir Humfrey, his heires and
assignes, and euery or any of them, and his and their, and euery or any of
their said associates and companies, any act, statute, lawe, or other thing
to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
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