and whole trafique or trade of marchandize into and
from the said places afore limitted and described,
for the buying and selling, bartering and changing
of and with any goods, wares, and marchandizes whatsoeuer,
to be vented had or found, at or within any the cities,
townes, or places situated or being in the countries,
partes and coastes of Guinea before limitted, any law,
statute, or graunt, matter, custome or priuileges to
the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. And
for the better ordering, establishing, and gouerning
of the said societie and Company in the said trade
and trafique of marchandizes, and the quiet, orderly,
and lawfull exercise of the same, We for vs, our heires,
and successors, do by these presents giue and graunt
full license and authority vnto the said William Brayley,
Gilbert Smith, Nicholas Spicer, Iohn Doricot, Iohn
Yong, Richard Doderige, Anthonie Dassell, and Nicholas
Turner, and to such others as they shall receiue into
their saide societie and company to be traders into
the said countreis, as is aforesaid, and to euery
of them, that they or the most part of them shall
and may at all conuenient times at their pleasures,
assemble and meete together in any place or places
conuenient, aswell within our citie of Exeter, as
elsewhere within this our Realme of England, or other
our dominions, during the said terme of ten yeere,
to consult of, for, and concerning the saide trade
and trafique of marchandize, and from time to time
to make, ordaine, and stablish good, necessary, and
reasonable orders, constitutions, and ordinances,
for, and touching the same trade. And al such
orders, constitutions, and ordinances so to be made,
to put in vse and execute, and them, or any of them,
to alter, change, and make voyd, and, if neede be,
to make new, as at any time, during the said terme
of ten yeeres, to them, or the most part of them then
trading, as is aforesaide, shall be thought necessary
and conuenient. Vnto all and euery which said
orders, constitutions, and ordinances, they, and euery
of them, and all other persons which shall hereafter
be receiued into the saide societie and Company, shall
submit themselues, and shall well and duely obserue,
performe, and obey the same, so long as they shall
stand in force, or else shall pay and incurre such
forfeitures, paines, and penalties, for the breach
thereof, and in such maner and forme, and to such vses
and intents, as by the saide orders, constitutions,
and ordinances shall be assessed, limitted and appointed.
So alwayes, as the same orders, constitutions and
ordinances be not repugnant or contrary to the lawes,
statutes, and customes of this Realme of England,
nor any penaltie to exceede the reasonable forme of
other penalties, assessed by the Company of our Marchants,
named Aduenturers. And to the intent that they
onely, to whom the said power and libertie of trafique
and trade of marchandize is graunted by these our
letters patent aforesaid, and none others whatsoeuer,
without their speciall consent and license before had,


