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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66230	A charter of regulations granted to the East-India Company by Their sacred Majesties King William and Queen Mary, under the Great Seal of England, Dated the 11th. of November, 1693. in the 5th. year of Their Majesties reign	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)	1693 (1693)	Wing W2498A; ESTC R219989	16,063	11

A CHARTER of Regulations Granted to the East-India Company by Their Sacred Majesties King WILLIAM and Queen MARY under the Great Seal of England Dated the 11th of November 1693. in the 5th Year of Their Majesties Reign WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of God King and Queen of England c. WILLIAM and MARY By the Grace of God King and Queen of England Scotland France and Ireland Defenders of the Faith c. To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies have been long a Corporation to the Honour and Profit ot this Nation And enjoyed divers Immunities by vertue of several Charters Whereas the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies have been of long time to the Honour and Profit of this Nation a Corporation and have enjoy'd divers Liberties Priviledges and Immunities by force of several Charters and Letters Patents heretofore granted to them by several of our late Royal Predecessors More particularly by Letters Patents of our late Royal Uncle King Charles the Second under the Great Seal of England VIZ bearing date the third day of April in the 13th Year of his Reign And by one other Charter or Letters Patents of the said King Charles the Second under the Great Seal of England bearing date at Westminster the 27th day of March in the 20th Year of his Reign And by one other Charter or Letters Patents of the said King Charles the Second bearing date at Westminster the 16th day of December in the 25th Year of his Reign And by one other Charter or Letters Patents of the said late King Charles the Second bearing date the 9th day of August in the 35th Year of his Reign And also by a Charter or Letters Patents of the late King James the Second bearing date at Westminster the 12th day of April in the Second Year of his Reign And whereas some doubt hath arisen touching the Validity of the Charters heretofore granted to the said Company And whereas some doubt or Question having been lately made touching the Validity of the Charters granted heretofore by our late Royal Predecessors Kings and Queens of England to the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies and whether the same were not in strictness of Law void by the not actual Payment into the Receipt of our Exchequer By the not actual Payment of the first Quarterly Payment of the 5 l. per Cent. Tax of the first Quarterly Payment of the Tax of five pounds per Cent. charged on the General Joynt-Stock of the said Company according to a late Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for continuing certain Acts therein mentioned and for charging several Joynt-Stocks And We having taken the same into our Royal Consideration We well weighing the Disorders that would happen if advantage were taken of the said Forfeiture and well weighing what Disorders and Inconveniences would befall the said Company and other Persons concerned and employed in their Trade and Adventures especially in the remote parts of the World if we should have taken advantage of the Forfeiture aforesaid Did by our Letters Patents under our Great Seal of England Did by our Letters Patents dated the 7th of October last Constitute Sir Thomas Cooke Francis Tyssen Esq c. bearing date the 7th day of October now last past make constitute ordain declare and appoint that Sir Thomas Cooke Knt. and one of the Aldermen of our City of London Francis Tyssen Esq George Earl of Berkeley Sir John Fleet Knt. then Lord Mayor of our City of London Sir Josia Child Baronet Sir William Langhorne Baronet Sir Benjamin Bathurst Knt. Sir John Moore Knt. and one of the Aldermen of our City of London Sir Sam. Dashwood Knt. and one of the Aldermen of our City of London Sir Edward des Bouvery Knt. Sir Thomas Rawlinson Knt. Sir William Gore Knt. and one of the Aldermen of our City of London Sir Joseph Herne Knt. Sir Rowland Aynsworth Knt. John Pery Esq George Boun Esq Richard Hutchinson Jun. Esq Frederick Herne Esq Ralph Marshall Esq Richard Acton John Cooke of Hackney Francis Gosfright John Da Bois Isaac Houblon Samuel Ongley and Nath. Mounteney Gentlemen and all and every other Person and Person who were Members of the said Company And all other the Members of the said or late Company on the 24th March last or late Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies on the 24th day of March now last past who had not before the Date of the said last recited Letters Patents parted with their Stocks in the said Company Who had not parted with their Stocks and all and every other Person and Persons who after the said 24th day of March last past and before the date of the said last recited Letters Patents And all others who by buying Stocks c. Were capable to be Members of the said Company To be one Body Politick By the Name of the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies by buying Stocks or otherwise had come into and then remained in a Capacity of being Members of the said Company should be a Body Corporate and Politique in Deed and in Name by the Name of the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies And them by that Name one Body Corporate and Politique in Deed and in Name really and fully for ever for Us our Heirs and Successors We did make declare establish and confirm And we have also in and by the said last recited Letters Patents for Us And granted and restored unto them all the Ports Islands c. Our Heirs and Successors given granted restored and confirmed unto the said Governour and Company thereby constituted and confirmed and their Successors All and every the Ports Islands Plantations Territories Castles Forts Fortifications Ordnance Armour Artillery Munition Arms Guns Powder Shot Victuals Magazines Stores Ammunition and Provisions of War Ships Junks Vessels Boats Joynt Stock Mannors Lordships Messuages Houses Lands Tenements Hereditaments Goods Wares Merchandizes Cattle Chattels real and personal Debts Dues Duties right of Actions and Demand in Law or Equity Powers Priviledges Liberties Franchises Jurisdictions Customes Rights Royalties Immunities and Advantages whatsoever Which were or might be lawfully enjoyed by them on or before the 24th March last or since and all other things which were lawfully held received used exercised or enjoyed or might or ought to have been lawfully held received used exercised or enjoyed by the said Governour and Company or late Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies on or before the said 24th day of March now last or at any time before the Date of the said last recited Letters By Vertue of any Charters formerly granted or confirmed to them Patents by Force or Vertue of any