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CCXXXVII. Virginia Company. A Grant for a Private Plantation
to John Bounall
May 22, 1622

[65] A grant for a priuate Plantation to John Bounall a ffrenchman.

This Indenture made the two and twentith day of May 1622 And in the
yeares of the raigne of our soueraigne Lord James by the grace of God
Kinge of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Defendor of the faith etc
That is to say of England ffraunce and Ireland the twentith and of Scot-
land the fiue and fiftith Between the Treasuror and Companie of Aduen-
turors and Planters of the Cittie of London for the first Colony in Virginia
with the aduise and consent of the Counsell for the same on the one p̱te
And John Bounall of * * * on the other parte Wittnesseth that
whereas the said Treasuror and Companie by a generall consent of a
Quarter Courte for Virginia held the seconde of May 1621 bestowed vpon
the said John Bounall two shares of land in Virginia in gratificac̃on of his
paines and good endeauors to doe the Comp̃ seruice not doubtinge but
that he the said John Bonnall wilbe induced thereby wth the helpe of some
Associatℯ to transporte and furnish out at his owne charge some p̱sons to
Virginia there to plante and inhabite vpon the landℯ due to the said John
Bonnall and his Associatℯ for euery p̱son he or they shall transporte at
their [65] owne propper Costℯ and charges Nowe the said Treasuror and
Companie with the consent of the said Counsell in considerac̃on thereof
and for the better encouragement of the said John Bonnall haue giuen
graunted and confirmed and by these p̃ntℯ do giue graunte and confirme
vnto the said John Bonnall his heires and assignes fiftie acres of land
goeinge to inhabite and plante and to be Planters in Virginia at any time
before the feast of St John Baptist wch shalbe in the yeare of our Lord
God 1625.

The same Land to be taken and chosen by them their Deputy or Assignes
wth the priuity and allowance of the Gouernor and Counsell of State in
Virginia residinge in any place or places whersoeuer not already or here-
tofore inhabited by any English and wherein no English p̱son or p̱sons

are already placed or setled or haue by order of Courte made Choise of
thereof: And the said Treasuror and Companie doe further graunte vnto
the said Planters their heires and Assignes that for euery person they or
any of them haue transported or shall hereafter transported at their owne
propper costℯ and charges into Virginia [66] before the said feast of St
John Baptist wch shalbe in the yeare of our Lord God 1625 if the said
p̱sons so transported continue there three whole yeares or dye in the
meane season after he or they are once shipped with an intent there to
inhabite that the said Aduenturors Planters and euery of them that shall
soe at his or their owne charge transporte any other shall haue graunted
allotted and allowed vnto him them or his or their heires and Assignes
respectiuely for euery p̱son soe transported fiftie acres of lande.

To haue and to hold all and singular the Landℯ soe to be sett out as afore-
said wth their and euery of their appurtenances wth all Mines aswell royall
Mines of gold and siluer as other Mines and Minnerallℯ woodℯ ffishingℯ
ffowlingℯ huntingℯ waters Riuers and all other proffittℯ com̄odities and
hereditamtℯ whatsoeuer within the precinctℯ of this their p̱ticular Plantac̃on
or to the said Landℯ or any of them in any wise belonginge vnto the saide
John Bounall and his said Associatℯ their and euery of their heires and
Assignes for euer in as large and ample manner as the same haue been
granted by the Kingℯ Matie vnder the great Seale of England at any time
heretofore vnto the [66a] said Treasuror and Companie and their successors
To be held of our said soueraigne Lord the Kinge his heires and Successors
as of his Mannor of East Greenwich in free and com̄on soccage by fealty
onely and not in Capite nor by knights seruice.

Yealdinge and payinge vnto our said soueraigne Lord the Kinge his
heires and Successors for euer one fifte p̱te of the said Oare of all the Mines
of gold and siluer wch shalbe founde wthin their owne lymittℯ and one
other fifte p̱te of the said Oare to the said Treasuror and Company and their
Successors for euery fiftie acres soe obtained and possessed as aforesaid
by the said John Bonnall and his said Associatℯ the yearely rent of twelue
pence at the feast of St Michaell the Archangell vnto the handℯ of the
Rentgatherer of the said Treasuror and Companie and their Successors
for ever to beginne after the expirac̃on of the first seauen yeares next
after the Date hereof.

And the said Treasuror and Companie doe further graunte and agree to
and wth the said Planters their heires and Assignes that the said Planters
their heires and Assignes and euery of them their and euery of their
ffactors Agentℯ Tenantℯ & seruantℯ and all such as they shall send and
imploye [67] to or about their said p̱ticular Plantac̃on shall and may
freely and lawfully goe and returne importe exporte and transporte their
goods and marchandizes at their willℯ and pleasures payinge onely such
dueties to the Kingℯ Matie his heires and successors as the said Companie
doe or ought to paye wthout any other taxes imposic̃ons burdens or
restraintℯ vpon them to be imposed except by the free grant and consent
of the generall Colony of Virginia or of their owne p̱ticular Society and
for the publique necessarie seruice of the generall or of this their p̱ticular
Plantac̃on.

And the said Treasuror and Companie doe further graunte and agree to
and wth the said Planters their heires and Assignes that the p̱son to be
transported shall not be taken away imployed or com̄anded either by the
Gouernor for the time beinge of Virginia or by any other authority there
from the buissines and imploymt of the said Planters their heires and
Assignes vpon any pretence whatsoeuer necessarie Defence of the Coun-
trie Preseruac̃on of the peace suppressing tumultℯ wthin the land and
Tryallℯ in matters of [67a] appeale or otherwise by order of the said
Treasuror and Company and Counsell for Virginia hereafter to be estab-
lished onely.

And lastlie the said Treasuror and Company and their successors do
promise graunte and agree to and wth the said Planters their heires and
Assignes that when they haue planted and peopled the landℯ hereby to
them assigned and appointed that then it shalbe lawfull for them their
heires and Assignes wth the priuity and allowance of the Gouernor and
Counsell of State residinge in Virginia to make choise of and to enter into
and to haue as much more land in Virginia as is herein menc̃oned or
intended to be granted vnder like rentℯ and reseruac̃ons and wth like
priuiledges and liberties as are aboue graunted to be had and chosen in
such place and places where no English shalbe then seatled or haue made
choise of.

And the said Treasuror and Companie Planters for them their heires and
Assignes do couenant promise and graunte to and wth the said Treasuror
and Company that they from time to time before the said feast of St John
Baptist in the yeare 1625 shall make a true and lawfull Certificate of
euery person so transported [68] and landed in Virginia or shipped as
aforesaid to be entred by the Secretary of the said Treasuror and Com-
pany into a Register Booke for that purpose to be kept.

And Moreouer that the said Planters their Tenantℯ and seruantℯ respec-
tiuely shall applie themselues in their Direcc̃ons and labors to the p̱suinge
of those Staple and solide Comodities of Corne Wyne Silke Iron Silkgrasse
Hemp and fflax Boordℯ and Tymber and other the like and not onely or
chiefely to Tobacco In Wittnesse whereof the said Treasuror and Com-
panie to the one parte of this Indenture have sett their legall and com̄on
Seale And to the other p̱te hereof the said John Bonnall in his owne name
and in the name of the rest of his Associatℯ aforesaid hath sett his Seale
Giuen in a great and generall Courte of the said Treasuror and Companie
the day and yeare first aboue written.[320]