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Provided also, and our will and pleasure is, that as well The officers fuch as are by these presents appointed to be the prefent Governour, deputy-Governour, and Affiftants of the faid Companie, as thofe that fhall fucceed them, and all other officers to be appointed and chofen as aforesaid, fhall, before they undertake the execution of their faid offices and places refpectively, take their corporal oathes for their due and faithful performance of their duties in their feverall offices and places, before fuch perfon or perfons as are by thefe prefents hereunder appointed to take and receive the fame, that is to fay, the faid Matthew Craddock, who is hereby nominated and appointed the prefent Governour of the faid Companie, shall take the faid oathes before one or more of the Masters of our Court of Chancery for the time being, unto which Mafter or Mafters of the Chancery we do by these prefents give full power and authority to take and adminifter the faid oath to the faid Governour accordingly. And after the faid Governour fhall be fworne, then the faid deputy-Governour and Affiftants before by these presents nominated and appointed, fhall take the faid feveral oathes, to their offices and places refpectively belonging, before the faid Matthew Craddock the prefent Governour, fo fworne as aforefaid. And every fuch perfon as fhall at the time of the annual election, or otherwife, upon death or removall, be appointed to be the new Governour of the faid Companie, fhall take the oathes to that place belonging, before the deputy-Governour or two of the Affiftants of the faid Companie, at the leaft, for the time being. And the new-elected deputy-Governour and Affistants, and all other officers to be hereafter chofen as aforefaid from time to time, fhall take the oathes to their places respectively belonging before the Governour of the faid

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Companie for the time being. Unto which faid Governour, deputy-Governour, and Affiftants, we do by these presents give full power and authority to give and adminifter the faid oathes refpectively, according to the true meaning herein before-declared, without any commiflion or further warrant to be had and obtained of us, our heirs, and fucceffors, in that behalfe.

And we do further, of our especiall grace, certain knowledge, and meere motion, for us, our heirs, and fucceffours, give and grant to the faid Governour and Companie, and their fucceffors, for ever, by these prefents, go thither; that it fhall be lawful and free for them and their aftogether with cattle fignes, at all and every time and times hereafter, out of any of our realmes and dominions whatfoever, to take, cessary for lead, carry, and transport 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 strangers that will become our loving fubjects, and live under our allegiance, as fhall willingly accompany them in the fame voyages and plantation, and alfo fhipping, armour, weapons, ordinance, ammunition, powder, fhott, corne, victuals, and all manner of clothing, implements, furniture, beafts, cattle, horses, 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 Exemption any wife notwithstanding, and without paying or yeelding any cuftome or fubfidie, either inward or outward, to customs or us, our heirs, or fucceffours, for the fame, by the space of England for feven yeares from the day of the date of thefe prefents. Provided that none of the faid perfons be fuch as fhall be hereafter by special name reftrained by us, our heires, and fucceffours.

from the

payment of

subsidies in

seven

years.

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from taxes

toms in England for seven years;

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a further

And for their further encouragement, of our efpecial Exemption grace and favour, we do, by thefe prefents, for us, our and cusheires, and fucceffours, yeeld and grant to the faid Go- New En vernour and Companie, and their fucceffours, and every of them, their factors and affignes, that they, and every and from all duties upon of them, fhall be free and quit from all taxes, fubfidies, importation and cuftomes in New-England for the like fpace of fe- or exportaven yeares; and from all taxes and impofitions for the goods, fpace of twenty and one yeares upon all goods and mer-cent upon goods imehandifes at any time or times hereafter, either upon ported into importation thither, or exportation from thence, into England, or our realme of England, or into any other of our domi- dominions nions, by the faid Governour and Companie, and their crown, for fucceffours, their deputies, factors, and affignes, or any term of of them, except only the five pounds per centum due twenty-one for custome 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 Liberty of re-exporting the faid adventurers, the fame goods and merchandizes, the said to export and carry out of our faid dominions into for- goods into foreign reign parts,without any custome, taxe or other duty to parts, with be paid to us, our heires and fucceffours, or to any months other officers or minifters of us, our heirs and fucceffours. Provided that the faid goods and merchandizes ing. be shipped-out within thirteen months after their firft janding within any part of the faid dominions.

And we do, for us, our heires, and fucceffours, give and grant unto the faid Governour and Companie, and their fucceffours, that, whenfoever, or fo often as any cuftome or fubfidie fhall grow due or payable unto us, our heirs, and fucceffours, according to the limitation

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and

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in thirteen

after their

first land

Six months

for the

one half of

the customs.

and appointment aforefaid, by reafon of any goods, wares, or merchandifes to be shipped-out, or any return to be made of any goods, wares, or merchandifes, unto or from the faid parts of New-England hereby mentioned to be granted as aforefaid, or any the lands time shall and territories aforefaid, that then and fo often and in be allowed fuch cafe the farmers, cuftomers, and officers of our cufpayment of tomes of England and Ireland, and every of them for the time being, upon requcft made to them by the faid Governour and Company, or their fucceffours, factors, or affignes, and upon convenient fecurity to be given in that behalfe, fhall give and allowe unto the faid Governour and Companie and their fucceffours, and to all and every perfon or perfons free of that Companie as aforefaid, fix months time for the payment of the one halfe of all fuch custome and fubfidie as fhall be payable unto us, our heires, 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 discharge. Nevertheless, our will and pleasure is, that any of the faid goods, wares, and merexportation chandifes, which be, or fhall be, at any time hereafter foreign landed or exported out of any of our realmes aforesaid, under a pre- and fhall be shipped with a purpose not to be carried to ying them the parts of New-England aforefaid, but to fome other place, that then fuch payment, dutie, cuftome, impofition, or forfeiture fhall be paid or belong to us, our heires and fucceffors, for the faid goods, wares and merchandise fo fraudulently fought to be transported, as if this our grant had not been made or granted.

Provision against a

of goods to

countries,

to New

England.

And we do further will, and, by thefe prefents, for us, our heires and fucceffors, firmely enjoine and commande, as well the Treafurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the Exchequer of us, our heires and fucceffors, as also all

and

the officers

chequer and

said com

exemptions

tioned.

and fingular the customers, farmers, and collectors of Warrant to the customes, fubfidies, and impofts, and other the offi- of the Excers and minifters of us, our heires, and fucceffors, Customs to whatsoever for the time being, that they and every of allow to the them, upon the fhowing-forth unto them of thefe letters pany the patents, or the duplicate or exemplification of the fame, above-menwithout any other writ or warrant whatsoever from us, our heirs, or fucceffors, to be obtained or sued-forth, do and fhall make full, whole, entire and due allowance and cleare discharge unto the faid Governour and Companie, and theire fucceffors, of all customes, fubfidies, impofitions, taxes, and duties whatsoever, that fhall, or may, be claymed by us, our heires, and fucceffors, of, or from, the faid Governour and Companie, and their fucceffors, for, or by reason of, the faid goods, chattels, wares, merchandises and premises, to be exported out of our faid dominions, or any of them, into any part of the faid lands or premifes 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 premifes hereby mentioned to be given, granted and confirmed, into any of our faid dominions, or any part thereof, as aforefaid, excepting only the faid five pounds per centum hereby referved and payable after the expiration of the faid terme of feven years as aforefaid, and not before. And these our letters patents, or the inrollment, duplicates, or exemplification of the fame, fhall for ever hereafter, from time to time, as well to the Treafurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the Exchequer of us, our heires, and fucceffors, as to all and fingular the customers, farmers, and collectors of the cuftoms, fubfidies, and impofts, of us, our heires, and fucceffors, and all fearchers and other the officers and minifters whatsoever of us, our

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