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to the Northward and in the Bay of Chesepeiacke and greatly
favouring the prosecution of such enterprises tendeth so much
to the enlargement and welfare of this Colony doe by these
presents give full power and authority unto him the said William
Clayborne to goe and make his voyage and saile into any the
Ryvers Creekes portes and havens within the said Bay of
Chesepeiacke or into any other part or parts of this Country
within the degrees of 34 and 41 and there to trade and trucke
with the Indians for furres skins Corne or any other Com-
modities of what nature or quality soever they bee. Willing
and requiring him the said William Clayborne with all diligence
and circumspection to be carefull in the guard of himselfe and
Company against the treacherous plotts of the Salvages that
soe such as bee our enemies may be prevented in any evil
which they shall imagine or practize and such of them as re-
maine and bee in termes of amytie and friendshipp receive noe
just cause of distast or wrong And for the better mannadging
and execution of all matters and occurrences and repressing
of all disorders and mutines incident and happening in his said
voyage I doe hereby give and grant unto the said William
Clayborne full power and authority to Govern correct and
punishe such of his said Company as shall in any wise bee
delinquent or obstinate to his authority and Command accord-
ing to the Lawes and customes of the Seas, and as hee in his
best discretion shall think fitt life only excepted. By these
presents willing and requiring all and every person and persons
accompanying him in this his said voyage willingly and readily
to obey and execute to their best power all such Commands
and directions as they shall at any time receive or be required
to doe by the said William Clayborne. And this Commission
shall continue in force for during the terme of six months next
after the date hereof Given at Iames Citty under my hand
and the seale of the Colony the thirteenth daie of March in the
fourth yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne King Charles of
England &c. Annoq Domini 1628.
Iohn Pott.
By the Governor and Captaine generall of
Virginia.
To all to whom these presents shall come I Iohn Pott Esqre
Governor and Captaine generall of Virginia send greeting in
our Lord God everlasting. Whereas by the Cruellty and
treachery of the Indians we are in many waies justly provoked
and incited to undertake a continued and settled course of
warre against them to there utter exterpation and ruine wee
being- better inhabled thereunto by those nombers of persons
which have lately arived and augmented this Colony. After
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