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Savages with Armes &c and such like if in Case they should
invade the other Colonies.
5. The power of giveing Honors, Lands, Priviledges and
other Franchises to such as shall take of him will be in short
tyme an Occasion to dispeople the King's Colonie and to
people his with persons of all sorts whatsoever different from
the other Colonies in Religion Assertion or otherwise.
6. The Lord Baltimore's Claim of debarring Trade with the
Natives is of that Consequence as will disable all Planters and
discourage all Adventurers which right of Trade doth de mere

Jure as to an Adventurer or Planter in his proper nature
essentially beelonge.
7. Royall and Imperiall Power which is granted in all things
of Sovraignty saveing only Allegiance to the Kings Majestie,
to the Lord Baltimore to bee granted to any Person in ffee
Simple in Places soe remote and where the Kings Subjects are
soe neere Neighbours may prove very dangerous by exalting
the One and decreasing the other, the Counsells reliefe and
Actions of all the other Colonies beeing to depend on soe great
distance as England from Virginia, the Lord Baltimore's
Colonie haveinge power in themselves to manage their Affaires
free from all dependancy on others.
8. The Power of putting Toll uppon the People in all Ports
though it bee with their Consent is dangerous in Case of A
Subject in soe great a Province.

Matter of Equity for the particular Persons
of the old Company.

I. The Order of the Councell 8. Octob: 1623. A New Grant
directed if &c. for the selling of all private Interests and all
Lands and Franchises as before.
2. 20. Octob: 1623 the Order of the Councell soe much as
concerneth the private Interest noe man shall have any prejudice.
3. The like out of King Jame's Commission 25. July 22 Jac.
4. A Proclamation 13. May I^o Car. that notwithstanding the
Loyall proceeding his Majestie's Intent not to impeach the
particular Interest of a private Planter or Adventurer.
5. A Letter from the Lords of the Councell dat: 24 Octob:
1625 to those in Virginia whereby his Majesty's Intent is
declared to preserve every man's particular right and the
planters to enjoye theire former priviledges with Addition.

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VI, No. 58.

The King's Commission to Captain Claybourne.
16. May 1631.

Charles by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland,
France and Ireland, Defender of the faith. Whereas our

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