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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

behalf direct or appoint to Our and their Own Use the Quantity of Five Hundred Tons of good clean and Mercantable Sal. -Petre consisting of One Hundred and Twelve Pounds to the Hundred when and as the same shall be required by the Master Lieutenant or other Chief Officer or Officers of or belonging to the Ordnance of Us our Heirs and Successors or by such other Person or Persons as We our Heirs and Successors shall from time to time Appoint in that behalf We our Heirs and Successors paying to the said Governour and Company and their Successors for every Ton of such Salt-Petre the Summe of Thirty Eight pounds and Ten shillings of Lawful English Money in time of Peace and in time of War the Summe of Forty Five pounds of like Money for every Ton of such Salt-Petre And Our further Will and Pleasure is and We do hereby for Us our Heirs and Successors Command direct and appoint that all Dividends hereafter to be made of the Profits arising by the Joynt-Stock of the said Company All Dividends to be made in Money only shall from time to time be made in Money and not otherwise And further We do hereby for Us our Heirs and Successors Order and Appoint the said Governour and Company and their Successors that they The Companies Accomptant to Enter in a Book or Books from time to time the Value of the Stock upon Oath and their Successors shall Cause an Accomptant to keep a Book or Books in the Publick Office or place of Meeting of the said Company to be provided for that purpose and therein fairly enter or cause to be entered from time to time the true Value of the Joynt-Stock of the said Company the same to be by him attested upon Oath which said Book or Books shall from time to time lie open to be Viewed and perused by all Persons concerned And also that all Alienations Mortgages And also all Alienations and Transfers of Stock Transferrs and Assignments of any Part of the said General Joynt-Stock to any Person or Persons whatsoever shall be entered and Registred by the said Governour and Company and their Successors in the Publick Ordinary and Common Book or Books to be provided by the said Company for that purpose to lie open to the view of the Concerneds and that such Common Book or Books shall lye open from time to time for the View of all Persons concerned And our further Will and Pleasure is The Joynt-Stock to continue 21 Years and We do hereby for Us our Heirs and Successors Order direct limit and Appoint that the Joynt-Stock of the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies shall continue for Twenty One Years to be computed from the date of these Presents and no longer any thing herein or in the said recited Letters Patents or any of them contained to the contrary notwithstanding A Year before which time Books for New Subscriptions shall lie open for a New Joynt-Stock And also that during one whole Year next before the Expiration of the said Term of Twenty One Years herein before mentioned for the continuance of the said Joynt-Stock the said Governour and Company and their Successors shall cause and procure a Book or Books to be kept at their Publick Office or place of Meeting to which said Book or Books all Persons being Natural Born Subjects or Naturalized or Endenized shall or may have free access and therein make new Subscriptions for the making a succeeding new General Joynt-Stock as to Us our Heirs or Successors shall seem meet and convenient Provided c. as in the former Charter of the 7th October 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 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 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 Incouragement Management Regulation or Advancement of Trade or of the Present or future Joynt-Stock of the said Company or concerning any suture 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 29th day of September which shall be in the Year 1694. think fit to make insert 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 7th 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 7th 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 In Witness whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patents Witness Our Selves at Westminster the 11th day of November in the Fifth Year of our Reign By Writ of Privy Seal Pigott