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A59998 The life of the valiant & learned Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight with his tryal at Winchester. Shirley, John, 1648-1679. 1677 (1677) Wing S3495; ESTC R14700 67,858 244

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or any other Wares or Merchandizes or Commodities whatsoever as they shall think most fit and convenient and the same being so Returned Imported Conveyed and Brought into this Our Kingdom or any other Our Dominions to have take keep retain and convert to the only proper Use Benefit and Behoof of the said Sir Walter Raleigh and his said Company and other Persons Adventurers and Assistants with or to him in his Uoyage without the Let Interruption Molestation and Disturbance of Us Our Heirs or Successors or any the Officers or Ministers of Us Our Heirs or Successors whatsoever Paying and Answering unto Us Our Heirs and Successors the full fifth part in five parts to be divided of all such Gold and Silver and Bullion and Oar of Gold or Silver and Pearl and precious Stones as shall be Imported over and besides and together with such Customs Subsidies and other Duties as shall be due for or in respect of any other Goods Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever to be so Imported by the true meaning of these Presents And to the end the said Sir Walter Raleigh may be the more Encouraged to go forward in this his Enterprise and all Our loving Subjects desirous to be Adventurers with him or Assistant unto him may be the more incited to further his Proceedings We do hereby in verbo Regio for Us Our Heirs and Successors Covenant Promise and Grant to and with the said Sir Walter Raleigh and all other Persons that shall accompany him or to be attendant upon him or to be Adventurers or Asistants with or to him in this his Uoyage that no Gold Silver Goods Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever of what kind or sort soever by him or them or any of them to be Imported into this Our Kingdom of England or any other Our Dominions from any the said South or other parts of America Possessed or Inhabited as aforesaid shall be attached seized or taken by Us Our Heirs or Successors or to the use of Us Our Heirs or Successors or by any the Officers or Ministers of Us Our Heirs or Successors whatsoever But that the same and every of them the fifth part of the said Gold Silver or Bullion and Oar of Gold and Silver and Pearl and precious Stones and other the Customs and Duties aforesaid being truly answered and payed shall be and remain to the sole and proper use and behoof of the said Sir Walter Raleigh and his said Company and such Persons as shall be Adventurers with him or Assistant to him in this his Uoyage any Law Statute Act of Parliament Proclamation Provision or Restraint or any Right Title or Claim of Us Our Heirs or Successors or any other matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And further of Our more especial Grace certain Knowledg and meer Motion We do hereby for Us Our Heirs and Successors ordain constitute and appoint the said Sir Walter Raleigh to be the sole Governour and Commander of all Persons that shall travel or be with him in the said Uoyage to the said South or other parts of America so possessed and inhabited as aforesaid or in returning from thence And we do hereby give unto him full Power and Authority to Correct Punish Pardon Govern and Rule them or any of them according to such Orders Ordinances Constitutions Directions and Instructions as by the said Sir Walter Raleigh shall be from time to time Established aswel in cases Capital and Criminal as Civil both Marine and other So always as the said Statutes Ordinances and Proceedings as near as conveniently may be be agreeable to the Laws Statuts Government and Policy of this Our Realm of England and not against the true Christian Faith now professed in the Church of England And because that in such and the like Enterprises and Uoyages great Inconveniencies have grown by the mutinous and disorderly carriage of the Mariners and Saylors employed in the same for want of sufficient Authority to punish them according to their Offences We do therefore by these Presents for Us Our Heirs and Successors give full Power and Authority to the said Sir Walter Raleigh in case of Rebellion or Mutiny by Sea or Land to use and exercise Martial Law upon just ground and apparent necessity in as large and ample manner as our Lieutenant General by Sea or Land or our Lieutenants in Our Counties within Our Realm of England have had or ought to have by force of their Commission of Lieutenancy And we do further by these Presents give full Power and Authority to the said Sir Walter Raleigh to Collect Nominate and Appoint such Captains and other inferiour Commanders and Ministers under him as shall be requisite for the better ordering and governing of his Company and the good of the Uoyage And further We do by these Presents for Us Our Heirs and Successors straightly Charge and Command the Warden of Our Cinque Ports and all the Customers Comptrollers Surveyers Searchers Waiters and other Officers and Ministers of Us Our Heirs and Successors for the time being that they and every of them do quietly permit and suffer the said Sir Walter Raleigh and all Person and Persons that shall be willing to Travel and Adventure with him in this Uoyage with their Ships Munition Goods Wares and Merchandizes whatsoever out of this Our Realm or any other Our Dominions to pass into the said South or other parts of America Possessed and Inhabited as aforesaid and from thence to return and import into this Our Realm or any other Our Dominions any Goods Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever and there to Sell or otherwise dispose of the same to the best benefit and advantage and to the only use and behoof of the said Sir Walter Raleigh and his Company and such other Persons as shall be Adventurers with him in this Uoyage paying the fifth part of all Gold and Silver and Bullion and Oar of Gold and Silver and of Pearl and precious Stones imported and other the Customs and Duties aforesaid And these Presents or the Inrolment thereof shall be unto the said Wardens of the Cinque Ports Customers Comptrollers and other the Officers and Ministers aforesaid for the time being a sufficient Warrant and Discharge in that behalf And Our Will and Pleasure is And by these Presents for Us Our Heirs and Successors We do grant unto the said Sir Walter Raleigh That these Our Letters Patents or the Inrolment thereof and all and singular Grants Clauses and things therein contained shall be firm strong sufficient and effectual in Law according to Our gracious Pleasure and Meaning herein expressed Any Law Statute Act Provision Ordinance or Restraint or any other Matter or Thing to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Although express mention c. In Witness whereof c. Witness Our Self at Westminster the six and twentieth Day of August in the fourteenth Year of Our Reign of England France and Ireland and of Scotland the fiftieth Per breve