thefe prefents, that fhall be lawful and free for them and their aflignes at all and every time and times hereafter, out of any of our realmes and dominions whatsoever, to take, leade, carry and tranfport for, in, and into their voyages, and for and towards the faid plantation in New-England, all fuch and fo many of our loving fubjects or any other strangers that will become our loving fubjects and live under our allegiance, as fhall willingly accompany them in the fame voyages and plantation, and also fhipping, armour, weapons, ordiHance, ammunition, powder, fhott, corne, victuals, and all manner of gloathing, implements, furniture beafts, cattle, horfes, mares, merchandizes, and all other things neceffary for the faid plantation, and for their use and defence, and for trade with the people there, and in paffing and returning to and fro, any law or ftatute to the contrary hereof in any wife notwithstanding, and without paying or yeelding any cuftom or fubfidie, either inwards or outward, to us, our heires or fucceflours, for the fame, by the fpace of feven years from the day of the date of thefe prefents. Provided that none of the faid perfons be fuch as fhall be hereafter by fpeciall name refrained by us, our heires or fuccef Burs.

And for theire further incouragement, of our efpecial grace and favour, we do by thefe prefents for us, our heires, and fucceffours, yeeld and grant to the said Governor and Companie and theire fucceffours and every of them, their factors and aflignes, that they and every of them fhall be free and quitt from all taxes, fubfidies and cuftomes in New-England for the like pace of seven years, and from all taxes and impofitions for the space of twenty and one yeares' upon all goods and merchandifes at any time or times hereafter, either upon importation thither, or exportation from thence, into our reahne of England, or into any other of our dominions, by the faid Governour and Companie and their fucceffours, their deputies, factors and affignes, or any of them, except only the five pounds per centum due for cuftome upon all fuch goods and merchandifes, as after the faid feven yeares fhall be expired fhall be brought or imported into our realme of England, or any other of our dominions, according to the ancient trade of merchants: which five pounds per centum onely being paid, it fhall be thenceforth lawfull and free for the faid adventurers the fame goods and merchandizes to export and carry out of our faid domini

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ons into foreigne parts, without any cuftome, taxe or other duty to be paid to us, our heires or fucceffours, or to any other officers or minifters of us, our heires and fucceffours. Provided that the faid goods and merchandifes be fhipped out within thirteen months aftertheir firft landing within any part of the faid dominions.

And we do for us, our heirs and fucceffours give and grant unto the faid Governour and Companie and their fucceffours, that whenfoever, or so often as any cuftome or fubfidie fhall grow due or payaable unto us, our heirs, or fucceffours, according to the limitation and appointment aforefaid, by rea fon of any goods, wares, or mer chandifes to be shipped out, or any return to be made of any goods, wares, or merchandifes, unto or from the faid parts of New Eng land hereby mentioned to be granted as aforefaid, or any of the lands and territories aforefaid, that then and fo often and in fuch cafe the farmers, cuftomers, and officers of our customs of England and Ireland and every of them for the time being, upon request made to them by the faid Governor and Companie or their fucceffours, factors, or affignes, and upon convenient fecurity to be given in that behalfe, fhall give and allowe unto the fald

Governour and Companie and their fuccefours, and to all and every perfon and perfons free of that Companie as aforefaid, fix months time for the payment of one halfe of all fuch cuftome and fubfidie as fhall be payable unto us, our heirs and fucceffours, for the fame, for which thefe our letters patents, or the duplicate or the inrollment thereof, fhall be unto our faid officers a fufficient warrant and difcharge. Nevertheless, our will and pleasure is, that any of the faid goods, wares, and merchandifes which be or fhall be at any time hereafter landed or exported out of any of our realmes aforefaid, and shall be shipped with a purpose not to be carried to the parts of New England aforefaid, but to fome other place, that then fuch payment, dutie, custome, impolition, or forfeiture shall be paid or belong to us, our heirs and fucceffours,for the faid goods, wares and merchandise fo fradulently fought to be transported, as if this our grant, had not been made or granted.

And wee do further will and by thefe prefents for us, our heirs and fucceflours firmly enjoine and commande, as well the Treasurer, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer of us, our heirs and fucceffors, as alfo all and fingular the cuftomers, farmers, and collectors

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of the cuftomes, fubfidies and impofts, and other the officers and minifters of us, our heires and fucceffors, whatsoever for the time being, that they and every of them, upon the fhewing forth unto them of thefe letters patents, or the duplicate or exemplification of the fame, without any other writt or warrant whatfoever from us, our heires or fucceffours, to be obtained or fued forth, do and fhall make full, whole, entire and due allowance and cleare discharge unto the faid Governour and Companie and theire fucceffours, of all customs, fubfidies, impofitions, taxes, and duties whatfoever that shall or may be claymed by us, our heires and fucceffours, of or from the faid Governour and Companie and their fucceffours, for or by reason of the faid goods, chattels, wares, merchandifes and premiffes, to be exported out of our faid dominions, or any of them, into any part of the faid lands or premiffes hereby mentioned to be given, granted, and confirmed, or for, or by reafon of any of the faid goods, chattels, wares or merchandifes to be imported from the faid lands and premiffes hereby mentioned to be given, granted and confirmed, into any of our faid dominions, or any part thereof, as aforefaid, except

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centum hereby referved and payable after the expiration of the faid terme of seven yeares as aforefaid and not before. And these our letters patents, or the inrollment, duplicate or exemplification of the fame fhall for ever hereafter froin time to time, as well to the Treafurer, Chancellor and Barons of the Exchequer of us, our heires, and fucceffours, as to all and tingular the customers, Farmers and Collectors of the customes fubfidies and impofts, of us, our heires and fucceffours, and all fearchers and other the officers and minifters whatsoever of us, our heires, and fucceffours, for the time being, be a fufficient warrant and discharge in this behalfe.

And further our will and pleafure is, and we doe hereby for us, our heires and fucceffours, ordaine, declare and grant to the faid Governour and Companie and theire fucceffours, That all and every the fubjects of us our heires and fucceffours, which fhall goe to and inhabite within the faid lands and premiffes hereby mentioned to be granted, and every of theire children which fhall happen to be borne there, or on the feas in going thither or returning from thence, fhall have and enjoy all liberties and immunities of free and naturall fubjects within any of the

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tion of lawful fynes, mulets, imprisonment, or other lawful correction, according to the courfe of other Corporations of this our realme of England, and for the directing, ruleing and difpofing of all other matters and things whereby our faid people inhabiteing there may be fo religiously, peaceably and civilly governed, as theire good life and orderly converfation may winne and invite the natives of that country to the knowledge and obedience of the onely true God and Saviour of mankind, and the chriftian faith, which in our royall intention and the adventurers free profeffion is the principal end of this plantation. Willing, commanding and requiring, and by thefe prefents for us, our heires and fucceffours, ordaining and appointing, that all fuch orders, lawes, ftatutes and ordinances, inftructions and directions as fhall be made by the Governour or Deputy Governour of the faid Company and fuch of the Affiftants and Freemen as aforelaid, and published in writing under theire common feale, fhall be carefully and and duly obferved, kept performed and put in execution according to the true intent and meaneing of the fame. And thefe our letters patents, or the duplicate or exemplification thereof,

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fhall be to all and every such officers, fuperiour and inferiour, from tyme to tyme, for the putting of the fame orders, lawes, ftatutes and ordinances, inftructions and directions in due execution, against us, our heirs and fucceffours, a sufficient warrant and discharge.

And wee doe further, for us, our heirs and fucceffours, give and grant to the faid Governour and Companie and their fucceffours, by thefe prefents, That all and every fuch chiefe commanders, captains, governours and other officers and minifters, as by the faid orders, lawes, ftatutes, ordinances, inftructions or directions of the faid Governour and Companie "for the tyme being, fhall be from time to time hereafter employed either in the government of the faid inhabi tants and plantation, or in the way by fea thither or from thence, according to the natures and limits of theire offices and places rèspectively, fhall from tyme to tyme hereafter forever within the precincts and parts of New England hereby mentioned to be granted and confirmed, or in the way by fea thither, or from thence, have full and abfolute power and authority to correct, punish, pardon, governe and rule, fuch the fubjects of us, our heirs and fucceffours, as fhall from tyme to tyme adven

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