finde, search out, and view such remote, heathen and
barbarous lands, countreys and territories not actually
possessed of any Christian prince or people, as to
him, his heirs and assignes, and to euery or any of
them, shall seeme good: and the same to haue,
hold, occupie and enioy to him, his heires and assignes
for euer, with all commodities, iurisdictions and
royalties both by sea and land: and the sayd sir
Humfrey and all such as from time to time by licence
of vs, our heires and successours, shall goe and trauell
thither, to inhabite or remaine there, to build and
fortifie at the discretion of the sayde sir Humfrey,
and of his heires and assignes, the statutes or actes
of Parliament made against Fugitiues, or against such
as shall depart, remaine, or continue out of our Realme
of England without licence, or any other acte, statute,
lawe, or matter whatsoeuer to the contrary in any
wise notwithstanding. And wee doe likewise by
these presents, for vs, our heires and successours,
giue full authoritie and power to the saide Sir Humfrey,
his heires and assignes, and euery of them, that hoe
and they, and euery, or any of them, shall and may
at all and euery time and times hereafter, haue, take,
and lead in the same voyages, to trauell thitherward,
and to inhabite there with him, and euery or any of
them, such and so many of our subiects as shall willingly
accompany him and them, and euery or any of them, with
sufficient shipping, and furniture for their transportations,
so that none of the same persons, nor any of them
be such as hereafter shall be specially restrained
by vs, our heires and successors. And further,
that he, the said Humfrey, his heires and assignes,
and euery or any of them shall haue, hold, occupy and
enioy to him, his heires, or assignes, and euery of
them for euer, all the soyle of all such lands, countries,
and territories so to be discouered or possessed as
aforesaid, and of all Cities, Townes and Villages,
and places, in the same, with the rites, royalties
and iurisdictions, as well marine as other, within
the sayd lands or countreys of the seas thereunto adioining,
to be had or vsed with ful power to dispose thereof;
and of euery part thereof in fee simple or otherwise,
according to the order of the laws of England, as
nere as the same conueniently may be, at his, and their
will and pleasure, to any person then being, or that
shall remaine within the allegiance of vs, our heires
and successours, paying vuto vs, for all seruices,
dueties and demaunds, the fift part of all the oare
of gold and siluer, that from time to time, and at
all times after such discouerie, subduing and possessing
shall be there gotten: all which lands, countreys,
and territories, shall for euer bee holden by the sayd
Sir Humfrey, his heires and assignes of vs, our heires
and successours by homage, and by the sayd payment
of the sayd fift part before reserued onely for all
seruices.