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A66231	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 28th. of September, 1694	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)	1694 (1694)	Wing W2498B; ESTC R219991	11,997	18

but in such Case where it shall appear when to whom and for what such Sum or Sums of Money was or were paid Except in such Cases where by Authority of a General Court of the said Company any Committee or Member or Members of the said Company shall be previously Authorized and Impowered to Dispose of the same without account And whereas Our Late Royal Uncle King Charles the Second in and by certain Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England bearing Date the Third day of April in the Thirteenth Year of His Reign Did for Him His Heirs and Successors Grant to the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies and their Successors That when and as often as any Custom Poundage Subsidy or other Duties should be due and payable unto the said Late King Charles the Second His Heirs or Successors for any Goods Wares or Merchandizes whatsoever to be returned out of or from any the Islands Ports Havens Cities Towns or Places therein mentioned unto the Port of London or any of the Havens Creeks Members or Places to the same Port belonging That the Customers and all other Officers for the time being of the said Late King His Heirs or Successors for or concerning the Receipt of Custom Poundage Subsidy or other Duties to whom it should or might appertain should upon the Request of the Governour and Company of the said Merchants of London Trading to the East-Indies or any their Agents Factors or Assigns Give unto the said Governour and Company their Agents Factors or Assigns Six Months time for the payment of the one half and after Those Six Months ended Other Six Months for the Payment of the other half of their said Customs Poundage or other Subsidies or Duties Receiving good and sufficient Bond with Surety to the use of the said late King Charles the Second his Heirs and Successors for the true payment of the same accordingly And upon Receipt of the said Bond with Surety from time to time to Give unto the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies for the time being their Agents Factors or Assigns Their Cocquets or other Warrants to take out and receive on Land the same Goods Wares and Merchandi●es by vertue thereof without any Disturbance And whereas Wee Think it Requisite for our Service that some Alteration be made in that Matter We do therefore by these presents in like manner Order and Direct That the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies and their Successors Do and shall from and after the end of Two Years commencing from the Date hereof In Case We Our Heirs or Successors by any Writing under Our or their Royal Sign Manual shall require the same Make present payment of all the Customs Subsidies Additional and other Duties Due and payable to Us Our Heirs or Successors for such Goods and Commodities as after the end of the said Two Years shall be Imported into Our Port of London or any the Havens Creeks Members or Places to the same Port belonging by or upon the Account or in the Name of the said Company And in consideration of such present payment the said Governour and Company and their Successors shall be allowed to Deduct and Discount after the Rate of Four Pounds Ten Shillings per Cent. for a Year for all the said Customs and Duties so paid in Lieu and Recompence for the two Six Months given them by the said Charter for payment thereof And shall also be further allowed for all the Additional Impositions and Duties now payable by the said Company other than the Duties of Tonnage and Poundage after the rate of Six Pounds and Five Shillings per Cent. by way of Discount for present payment in Lieu and Recompence for the Four Three Months allowed for payment thereof by the several Acts of Parliament by which the said Duties are granted And We do hereby in like manner Order and Direct That if it shall appear to us Our Heirs or Successors That the said two Charters or Letters Patents bearing Date the Seventh day of October and the Eleventh of November now last past or any other Charters or Letters Patents heretofore made or Granted to the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies or these Presents any or either of them or the continuance of them any or either of them in the whole or in any part thereof shall not be profitable to Us Our Heirs or Successors or to this Our Realm That then and from thenceforth upon and after Three Years warning to be given to the said Company by Us Our Heirs or Successors under Our or their Privy Seal or Sign Manual The said several Letters Patents bearing Date the said Seventh day of October and Eleventh day of November now last past and other the said former Charters or Letters Patents and the Regulations in these Presents contained and every of them shall Cease be Void and Determined to all Intents Constructions and Purposes And the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies from and after the end of the said three Years shall not Continue to be nor shall Act as a Corporation or Body Politick but shall be wholly Determined Any thing therein or herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And We do hereby also in like manner Order and Direct That the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies Do and shall before the First day of December next Ensuing by an Instrument in Writing under their Common Seal to be approved of by our Attorney or Solicitor General Declare their Acceptance of and Submission unto the said Charters of the Seventh of October and Eleventh of November last past and all and every the Regulations Matters and Things therein and in either of them contained And also their Acceptance of and Submission unto these Presents and the several Matters and Things therein contained And if they shall Refuse or Neglect so to do that Then the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading to the East-Indies from and after the said First day of December next shall not continue to be nor shall Act as a Corporation or Body Politick but shall be wholly Determined any thing to the contrary Notwithstanding In VVitness whereof VVe have Caused these Our Letters to be made Patents VVitness Our Selves at VVestminster the Eight and Twentieth Day of September in the Sixth Year of Our Reign per ipsos ●●●●m Reginam Pigott

A CHARTER of Regulations to the East-India Company by Their Sacred Majesties King WILLIAM and Queen MARY under the Great Seal of England Dated the 28th of September 1694. WILLIAM and MARY King and Queen of England c. To the Governour and Company of Merchants Trading into the East-Indies c. Greeting Whereas by our Charter Dated the 7th October 1693. We did appoint Sir Thomas Cooke Francis Tyssen Esq c. to be a Body Corporate and Politick by the Name of the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading to the East-Indies under the Provisoes therein mentioned and did grant them several Liberties Powers c. wherein is the Proviso following of several Directions c. viz. which if the Company don't conform unto if made before the 29th Sept. 1694 and put under the great Seal then We may make void these Presents and the Powers and things herein contained to cease and be void And whereas by Our other Charter of the 11th Nov. last several Regulations c. are prescribed pursuant to that Proviso and also the following clause obliging the Company to act according to such Orders Regulations c. as we should make and put under Our Great Seal before the 29th of Sept. 1694. Or else to be liable to have this Charter and that of the 7th October determined and the Powers and Grants therein contained NOW KNOW YEE That in pursuance of the said two Provisoes And by vertue of what otherwayes we may lawfully put in execution We do by this Writing under our great Seal by Advice of our Privy Counc●● Order and Direct That every Person qualified to Vote by our last Charter or otherwise in a General or other Court to be hereafter holden by the Company shall before admittance to give in such Votes take an Oath before the Governour or Deputy or any one of the Committees if required by any Member of the Company having 1●●● l. Stock in his own Right and not in Trust That he or the so desiring to Vote is then really intituled to so much Stock for his or her own Use and Right and not in Trust as qualifies them to give in the Votes they desire Which Oath the Governour Deputy or any of the Committees are required to administer Every Person not taking such Oath shall not be admitted to give any Vote nor their Votes be of any avail None to be Free but Subjects Natural Born or Indenized Every Person who by plurality of Votes shall be Elected Governour Deputy or of the Committee shall before his being or acting as such take an Oath in the General Court before the Governour c. that at the time of his Election and taking his Oath he is intituled in his own right and not in trust to so much Stock as qualifies him for such Election Which Oath the said Governour or Deputy c. are required to administer And if such Person do not take the same his Election shall be void and the Court shall proceed to a new Election according to the Directions in this and the last Charter No Person or Persons that is or shall be Chosen Governour or Deputy of the Company shall continue in their places for more than two Years together And no Person that hath served therein two years together shall be capable of being re-elected till two years after If above sixteen of the last years Committee-men be new Chosen at the next Annual Election the Supernumeraries who have the fewest Votes their Election shall be void and others chose in their stead so that at least Eight new ones shall be Elected And whereas by the Charter of the 11th Nov. 1693. We did Order That the said Governour and Company should not Licence any Person to Trade or Ship to Sail into or from the East-Indies on private Account on pain of making void the last two Charters Now we do hereby direct That the said Governour and Company may Licence the Commanders and Mariners of their Ships to trade in such Commodities and to such a value as a General Court shall allow of and not otherwise Due Entries being made thereof and the Duties paid at the Custom-House before the Landing notwithstanding the said Charter And whereas by the said Charter we Ordered the said Governour and Company Yearly to Export 100000 l. worth of Goods of English Manufacture c. To the ●nd the Truth thereof may appear We do hereby Order them to give 〈◊〉 unto Us in Our Privy Council in the Month of August Yearly a true Account fairly written under the Governour or Deputies Hand of the Nature Quantity Value and Cost of such Goods Exported Yearly And from what place And Oath made thereof by the Proper Officers of the Company And We do hereby Order that none of the Goods so Exported shall be again Landed in England or carried else-where than within the Limits of the Companies Charter If any Six or more of the Adventurers having each 1000 l. or more in his own Right and not in Trust and qualified to Vote by the last Charter shall at any time hereafter by Writing under their Hands delivered to or left for the Governour or Deputy at the East-India-House Request a General Court may be called The Governour or Deputy shall within Eight Days after Summons a General Court accordingly Which or any other shall not be broken up without Consent of the Ma●ority of the present Members capable to Vote All private Committees of the Company shall be Chosen by the General Court No Governour Deputy nor any of the Committees shall Lend any of the Companies Money unless previously Authorized by the General Court No Goods of the Companies shall be delivered to any Person till the Money be actually paid for the same or Security given to the Companies Satisfaction No Court of Committees nor any Members of the said Company shall by any Agreement bind the General Stock of the Company for Receiving or Delivering Stock without leave of a General Court The Companies Cash shall be entirely kept in Effective Money within their own House And always be in the Custody of Three at least of the Committees of the Treasury And by them issued out to the Cashire as the Companies Occasions require No Sum of Money shall be allowed on the Companies Account but where it shall appear when to whom and for what it has been paid Except only where the General Court shall previously Authourize any to dispose thereof without Account The Company notwithstanding the Clause afore-recited of the Late King Charles's Charter Dated the Third of April 1561. Shall after two Years hence In Case We shall require the same in Writing make present payment of their Customs due on Goods by them imported and be allowed Discount of Four Pounds Ten Shillings per Cent. per Annum in Lieu of the said two Six Months and Six Pounds Five Shillings per Cent. on Additional Duties in Lieu of the Four Three Months allow'd by Act

of Parliament If the said Charters of the 7th October and 11th Nov. or any other Charters of the Companies or these presents or the Continuance thereof in whole or part shall not be profitable to Us or Our Realm Then after Three Years warning all the said Charters shall be determined and Void And the said Governour and Company shall no longer continue a Corporation The Governour and Company shall by Writing under their Common Seal to be Approved of by Our Attorney or Sollicitor General declare their Acceptance of and Submission to the two Last and this present Charter And in Default thereof not Act as a Corporation WILLIAM and MARY By the Grace of God King and Queen of England Scotland France and Ireland Defenders of the Faith c. To the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies and to all others to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas in and by a certain Charter or Letters Patents under our Great Seal of England bearing date at Westminster the Seventh day of October now last past We did make constitute ordain declare and appoint Sir Thomas Cooke Knt. and one of the Aldermen of our City of London Francis Tyssen Esq George Earl of Berkeley and divers other persons therein named and described should be a body Corporate and Politick in Deed and in Name by the Name of the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies under and subject to the Provisoes and Conditions and upon the Terms therein mentioned and we did thereby give and grant unto the said Governour and Company and their Successors several Liberties Powers Priviledges and Immunities in which said Charter or Letters Patents there is amongst other things therein contained a Clause or Proviso in the Words or to the effect following that is to say Provided always and upon condition nevertheless and Our express Will and Meaning is that if the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies and their Successors do not accept of and from time to time and at all times hereafter Act according to and put in due and effectual Execution and submit and conform in all things unto such orders directions additions alterations restrictions and qualifications relating to the constitution continuance determination rights powers or priviledges of the said Company or the Government thereof or of the said Governour and Company or the encouragement management regulation or advancement of Trade or of the present or future Joynt-Stock of the said Company or concerning any future Subscriptions to be made by way of increase or addition to the Joynt-Stock or for ascertaining the true values of the said Joynt-Stock at and during the times of any such future Subscriptions which and as We Our Heirs or Successors by the Advice of Our or Their Privy Council shall from time to time at any time before the Nine and Twentieth day of September which shall be in the Year One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Four think fit to make incert limit direct appoint or express in or by any further or other Charter Letters Patents or other Writing or Instrument under Our or Their Great Seal of England Then and in each and every of the Cases aforesaid it shall and may be lawful to and for Us Our Heirs and Successors by Letters Patents under Our or Their Great Seal of England to determine revoke and make void these Presents and the Grant hereby made and from and immediately after the passing of such Letters Patents of revocation or determination under the Great Seal of England These Presents and all the Powers Priviledges Grants and other things herein contained shall cease determine and be absolutely void to all intents and purposes any thing to the contrary notwithstanding And whereas in and by one other Charter or Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England bearing date at Westminster the Eleventh day of November now last past divers orders directions additions alterations restrictions regulations qualifications and other matters and things are contained and prescribed pursuant to the said Proviso in the said first Charter and therein is also contained a Clause or Proviso in the Words or to the effect following that is to say Provided alwayes and upon condition nevertheless and our express Will and Meaning is and we do hereby order direct and appoint and the said Governour and Company do hereby agree That if said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies and their Successors do not accept of and from time to time and at all times hereafter Act according to and put in due and effectual Execution and submit and conform in all things unto as well all and every the orders directions additions alterations restrictions qualifications matters and things herein before expressed as also all and every such further and other orders directions additions alterations restrictions and qualifications relating to the Constitution Continuance Determination Rights Powers or Priviledges of the said Company or the Government thereof or of the said Governour and Company or the Encouragement Management Regulation or Advancement of Trade or of the present or future Joynt-Stock of the said Company or concerning any future Subscriptions to be made by way of increase or addition to the Joynt-Stock or for ascertaining the true values of the said Joynt-Stock at and during the times of any such future subscriptions which and as We Our Heirs or Successors by the Advice of Our or their Privy Council shall from time to time at any time before the Nine and twentieth day of September which shall be in the Year One thousand Six hundred Ninety four think fit to make incert limit direct appoint or express in or by any further or other Charter Letters Patents or other Writing or Instrument under Our or their Great Seal of England then and in each and every of the Cases aforesaid it shall and may be lawful to and for Us Our Heirs and Successors by Letters Patents under Our or their Great Seal of England to determine revoke and make void as well these Presents and the Grant hereby made as also the said Charter or Letters Patents bearing date the Seventh day of October last past herein before mentioned and all and every or any the matters and things therein and herein contained and from and immediately after the passing of such Letters Patents of Revocation or Determination under the Great Seal of England as well these Presents as also the said Charter or Letters Patents bearing Date the Seventh day of October last past and all the Powers Priviledges Grants and other things therein and herein contained shall cease determine and be absolutely void to all intents and purposes any thing to the contrary notwithstanding As in and by the said several Letters Patents relation being thereunto respectively had may more fully and at large appear NOW KNOW YEE That by vertue and in pursuance of the said two