CXCVII. Virginia Company. Grant to Daniel Gates
November 21, 1621
Additional Manuscripts, 14285, Folios 74a, 75
[255]
Document in British Museum, London
List of Records No. 276
[74a] Whereas the right honoble the Earle of Southampton Sr Edwin Sandys
knight John fferrar Thomas Kightly Gabriell Barbor and John Delbridge
haue sett fourth the good Ship called the Darlinge of the burden of 40 tun̄
for to go on fishinge vpon the Coast of America for the benifitt and suste-
nance of the Colony in Virginia and haue ordained Daniell Gatℯ to be
Mr Wee therefore the Counsell and Companie for Virginia do straightly
charge and com̄and the said Daniell Gatℯ to proceed on his said voyadge
accordinge to the direcc̃ons here gyven him And wee do further by these
presentℯ giue full lycense power and authoritie vnto the said Daniell Gatℯ
and the rest of the Marriners of the Darlinge freely to fish in all p̱tℯ of
the Sea Coast of Virginia between the degrees of 33 and 45 of Northerly
Latitude as also freely at their pleasure to land on the said Coast and the
same to vse aswell for drying of their nettℯ dryinge and saltinge of their
fish as also for all other necessarie vses for themselues and fishinge duringe
the time of that seruice without wronginge or annoying the priuate pos-
session of any man.
Straightly charginge and requiringe all Inhabitantℯ or members of either
of the Colonies for Virginia and all other p̱sons trading [75] thither or
there remayninge to give no disturbance or annoyance contrary to the
effect of these presentℯ to the said Daniell Gatℯ or to the said Shippe the
Darlinge or any Vessell Boatℯ Agentℯ ffactors Marriners Saylers or labourers
therevnto belonginge as they will answeare the Contrarie at their perrillℯ:
And wee do further charge and com̄and the said Daniell Gatℯ not to
interrupt the Shipping of the Subiectℯ of any his Mates freindℯ or Allies
or any other what soeuer during the said voyadge but if he shalbe chased
or encountred by any man of Warr or other Sayle what soeuer that shall
goe about to hinder his proceedingℯ or do him any violence in such cases
according to the power granted vnto vs by his Matie wee will and com̄and
him with all his power and vttermost endeauor to repell resist and defend
himselfe and our Honors against the vniust force of what nac̃on soeuer
aswell in his passage outwardℯ as homwardℯ as in all or Harbors Riuers
members of the territories of or Plantac̃on and this or Comission shalbe his
sufficient warrant herein In Wittnesse whereof wee haue here caused the
com̄on Seale of or Company to be annexed Dated the by order of a
generall Courte holden for Virginia the 21 of Nouembr in the yeare of or
Lord God one thou 1621 and in the 19th yeare of the Kingℯ Mtℯ raigne of
England ffrance and Ireland and of Scotland the fiue and fiftith.
