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Colonial Pa
pers. Vol.
VIII, No.
32-1.
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• Trusty and welbeloved William Claybourne one of our Coun-
cell and Secretary of State for our Colony of Virginia, and
some other Adventurers, with him have Condiscended with
our Trusty and welbeloved Councellor of both the Kingdomes
Sir William Alexander Knt our principall Secretary for our
Kingdome of Scotland and others of our loving Subjects, who
have charge over our Colonyes of new Scotland and new Eng-
land to keepe a Course for interchange of Trade amongst
them as they shall have occasion as also to make discoveryes
for encrease of Trade in those parts. And because wee doe
very much approve of all such worthy Intentions and are
desirous to give good encouragement to their proceedings
therein being for the releife and comfort of these our subjects
and enlargement of our Dominions. Theis are to licence and
authorize the said William Claybourne his Associate and Com-
pany freely without interruption from tyme to tyme to trade
and traffique, for corne, furrs, or any other Commodityes,
whatsoever with their ships, men, boates and Merchandises, in
all Seas, Coastes, Rivers, Creeks, Harbors, lands and territo-
ries, in, nere, or about those parts of America for which there
is not already a patent granted to others for the sole Trade.
And to that effect wee require and command you and every
one of you, and particulerly our trusty and welbeloved Sir
John Harvey Governor & the rest of our Councell of and for
our Colony of Virginia to permit and suffer him and them
with their said ships, boates, Merchandises, Cattle, Mariners,
servants and such as shall willingly accompany or be employed
by them, from tyme to tyme freely to repaire and trade, to and
againe in all the aforesaid parts and places as they shall thinke
fit and their occasions shall require, without any stopp, arrest,
search, hinderance or molestation whatsoever, as you any
every of you will answer the contrarie at your perill. Giving
and by theis presentes granting unto the said William Clay-
bourne full power to direct and governe, correct and punish
such of our subjects as shall be under his Command in his
Voyages and discoverys. And for his soe doing this present
shall be a sufficient warrant, yeoven at our Manner of East-
Greenwich, the sixteenth day of May in the seaventh yeere of
our Raigne 1631
To our trusty and welbeloved our Governor and Councell
of Virginia and to all our Leiutenants of Provinces and Coun-
tryes in America, Governors and others, having any charge of
Colonyes of any of our subjects, and to all Captaines and
Masters of ships and generally to all our subjects whatsoever
which theis presente doe or may concerne.
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