June 22.
Westminster. |
154. Letters Patent to the Governor and Company of Providence
Island, Henrietta, and adjacent Islands. Recites the Letters Patent
of 4th December 1630 (see 1st Vol. of Calendar, p. 123); and
whereas some doubts have been made whether upon exact computation of latitude one of the Islands taken under them, be really
included therein or not, his Majesty, on petition of said Governor
and Company, by these presents, takes into his possession all islands
situate between 6° and 24° N. Lat. and 210° and 310° Long., not
being in the actual possession of any other Christian Prince, or of
any of his Majesty's subjects by any former Grant, and grants them
to the said Governor and Company, with the same powers, privileges,
&c., as are contained in the before recited Letters Patent. 5 Membs.
[Patent Roll, 7 Chas. I., pt. 14, No. 3.] |
| June 27. |
155. The King's Commission to Edward Earl of Dorset, Lord
Chamberlain to the Queen, Henry Earl of Danby, Dudley Earl of
Dorchester, and Sir John Coke, Secretaries of State, Sir John
Danvers, Sir Robert Killigrewe, Vice-chamberlain to the Queen, Sir
Thos. Roe, Sir Robert Heath, Attorney General, Sir Heneage Finch,
Recorder of London, Sir Dudley Digges, Sir John Wolstenholme,
Sir Francis Wyatt, Sir John Brooke, Sir Kenelme Digbye, Sir John
Zouch, John Bankes, Thomas Gibbs, Samuel Rott, [Wrote], George
Sand, John Wolstenholme, Nicholas Farrer, Gabriel Barbor, and
John Farrar, appointing them Commissioners to consider how the
estate of the Colony of Virginia has been, what commodities have
been raised there, how the estate thereof standeth at present, what
commodities may be raised there which may be more profitable to
said Colony, and by what means said Colony may be better
advanced and settled in future times; and to present to his Majesty
their proceedings from time to time, with propositions for settling
said Plantation, and encouraging Planters and Adventurers. This
Commission to continue in force notwithstanding the same be not
from time to time continued by adjournment. 1 Memb. [Patent
Roll, 7 Cur. I., pt. 20, No. 50.] Printed in Rymer, see Syllabus,
p. 882. |
