George Bonde knight, Richard Martine knight, Iohn Hart
knight, Iohn Hawkins knight, William Massam, Iohn Spencer,
Richard Saltonstall, Nicholas Mosley, William Hareborne,
Edwarde Barton, William Borrough, Richard Staper,
Thomas Cordall, Henrie Paruis, Thomas Laurence, Edwarde
Holmeden, William Garraway, Robert Dowe, Paul Banning,
Roger Clarke, Henrie Anderson, Robert Offley, Philip
Grimes, Andrewe Banning, Iames Staper, Robert Sadler,
Leonarde Power, George Salter, Nicholas Leate, John
Eldred, William Shales, Richard May, William Wilkes,
Andrewe Fones, Arthur Iackson, Edmund Ansell, Ralph
Ashley, Thomas Farrington, Robert Sandie, Thomas Garraway,
Edwarde Lethlande, Thomas Dalkins, Thomas Norden,
Robert Bate, Edward Sadler, Richard Darsall, Richard
Martine Iunior, Ralph Fitch, Nicholas Pearde, Thomas
Simons, and Francis Dorrington aforesayde, or any
of them to assemble themselues for or about any the
matters, causes or affaires or businesses of the sayde
trade in any place or places for the same conuenient
from time to time during the sayde terme of twelue
yeeres within our dominions or else where. And
that also it shall and may be lawfull for them or
the more part of them to make, ordaine and constitute
reasonable lawes and orders for the good gouernment
of the sayde companie, and for the better advancement
and continuance of the sayde trade and traffike:
the same lawes and ordinances not being contrarie or
repugnant to the lawes, statutes or customes of our
Realme: And the same lawes and ordinances so
made to put in vse, and execute accordingly, and at
their pleasures to reuoke and alter the same lawes
and ordinances or any of them as occasion shall require.
And we doe also for vs, our heyres and successors
of our speciall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere
motion graunt to and with the sayd Gouernour and companie
of marchantes of the Leuant, that when and as often
at any time during the sayde terme and space of twelue
yeeres as any custome, pondage, subsidie or other
duetie shall be due and payable vnto vs, our heires,
or successors for any goods or marchandize whatsoeuer,
to be carried or transported out of this our port
of London into any the dominions aforesayde, or out
of or from any the sayde dominions vnto our sayde
port of London, that our Customers, and all other our
officers for receites of custome, pondage, subsidie
or other duetie vnto whom it shall appertaine, shall
vpon the request of the sayde Gouernour for the time
being, giue vnto the sayde companie three monethes
time for the payment of the one halfe, and other three
monethes for the payment of the other halfe of their
sayde custome, pondage, or other subsidie or duetie
for the same, receiuing good and sufficient bonde
and securitie to our vse for the payment of the same
accordingly. And vpon receipt of the sayde bonde
to giue them out their cockets or other warrants to
lade out and receiue in the same their goods by vertue
hereof without any disturbance. And that also