Hakluytus posthumus, or Purchas his pilgrimes : contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others . eeneElizabeth of glorious memory, and her Successours, bythat memorable Knight, Sir Humfrey Gilbert (see 4. ca. 13.) And in the yeere, 1609. M. John Guyof Bristoll did write a Treatise to animate the Englishto plant there, a written Copy whereof I have. A. 1610. 405 ad. PURCHAS HIS PILGRIMES 1623. It pleased his most excellent Majestie to grant a Patentfor a Plantation, part whereof (the whole might seemetoo long for our purpose) we have insert
Hakluytus posthumus, or Purchas his pilgrimes : contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others . eeneElizabeth of glorious memory, and her Successours, bythat memorable Knight, Sir Humfrey Gilbert (see 4. ca. 13.) And in the yeere, 1609. M. John Guyof Bristoll did write a Treatise to animate the Englishto plant there, a written Copy whereof I have. A. 1610. 405 ad. PURCHAS HIS PILGRIMES 1623. It pleased his most excellent Majestie to grant a Patentfor a Plantation, part whereof (the whole might seemetoo long for our purpose) we have inserted. [IV. x. Chap. VII. 1876.] -phe beginning of the Patent for New-found-land ;and the Plantation there made by the English,1610. delivered in a Letter dated thence fromM. Guy, to M. Slany: Also of the weatherthe three first Winters, and of Captaine Weston :with other remarkable Occurrents. Ames, by the Grace of God, of GreatBrittaine, France, and Ireland King,Defendour of the Faith, &c. To allpeople to whom these Presents shallcome, greeting. Know yee, whereasdivers Our loving and well disposedSubjects, are desirous to make Planta-. tion to inhabite and to establish a Colony or Colonies,in the Southerne and Easterne parts of the Countrey,and He or Hands, commonly called New-found-land,unto the Coast and Harbour whereof the Subjects ofthis our Realme of England have for the space of fiftieyeeres and upwards, yeerely used to resort in no smallnumbers to fish; intending by such Plantation andinhabiting, both to secure and make safe the said Tradeof Fishing to Our Subjects for ever; And also, to makesome commendable benefit for the use of mankind bythe lands and profits thereof, which hitherto from thebeginning (as it seemeth manifest) hath remained unprofit-able : And for better performance of such their purposeand intentions, have humbly besought Our RegallAuthoritie and assistance; Wee being well assured thatthe same Land or Countrey adjoyning to the foresaidCoasts, where Our S
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