shall, during the said terme of ten yeeres, vse, or
haue trade or trafique, with or for any maner of goods
or marchandizes, to and from the saide coastes or parts
of Guinea afore limited: Wee doe by these presents,
by our royall and supreme authoritie, straightly charge
and commaund, that no person or persons whatsoeuer,
by themselues, or by their factors, or seruants, during
the said terme of 10. yeres, shall in any wise trade
or trafique, for or with any goods or marchandizes,
to or from the said coasts and parts of Guinea afore
limitted, other then the said William Brayley, Gilbert
Smith, Nicholas Spicer, Iohn Doricot, Iohn Yong, Richard
Doderige, Anthony Dassell, and Nicholas Turner, and
such as from time to time, they, or the most part
of them, shall receiue into their societie and company,
to be traders with them, as is aforesaid, as they
tender our fauour, and will auoyde our high displeasure,
and vpon paine of imprisonment of his or their bodies,
at our will and pleasure, and to lose and forfeit the
ship or shippes, and all the goods, wares, and marchandizes,
wherewith they, or any of them, shal, during the said
terme of 10. yeres, trade, or trafique to or from
the said Countries, or any part thereof, according
to the limitation aboue mentioned, contrary to our
expresse prohibition and restraint, in that behalfe.
And further, we do by these presents giue and graunt
full power and authoritie to the said William Braily,
Gilbert Smith, Nicholas Spicer, Iohn Doricot, Iohn
Yong, Richard Doderige, Anthony Dassell, and Nicholas
Turner, and to such other persons, as they shal receiue
into their society and company, to be traders with
them, as is aforesaid, and the most part of them,
for the time being: that they, and euery of them,
by themselues, their factors, deputies, or assignes,
shall and may, from time to time, during the said
terme of 10. yeres, attach, arrest, take, and sease
all, and all maner of ship, and ships, goods, wares,
and marchandizes whatsoeuer, which shall be brought
from, or caried to the said coasts and parts of Guinea
afore limited, contrary to our will and pleasure, and
the true meaning of the same, declared and expressed
in these our letters patents. Of all and euery
which said forfaitures whatsoeuer, the one third part
shall be vnto vs, our heires, and successors, and another
thirde part thereof we giue and graunt by these presents,
for and towards the reliefe of the saide Portugals
continuing here vnder our protection, as is aforesaid.
And the other third part of al the same forfaitures,
we do by these presents, of our certaine knowledge
and meere motion, for vs, our heires and successors,
giue and grant cleerely and wholy vnto the said William
Brayley, Gilbert Smith, Nicholas Spicer, Iohn Doricot,
Iohn Yong, Richard Doderige, Anthony Dassel, and Nicholas
Turner, and such other persons, as they shall receiue
into their societie, and company, as is aforesaid.
And these our letters patents, or the inrolment or
exemplification of the same, without any further or


