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CLAIBORNE'S LICENSE TO TRADE. 101
"' Charles Rex.
"Whereas, our trusty and well beloved William Claiborne, one of the council and
secretary of state for our colony of Virginia, and some other adventurers, which with him
have condescended, with our trusty and well beloved councellor, Sir William Alexander,
^knight, our principal secretary of state for our kingdom of Scotland, and others of our
loving subjects, who have charge over our colonies of New England and Nova Scotia, to
' keep a course for interchange of trade among them as they shall have occasion, as also to
make discoveries for increase of trade in those parts; and because we do very much
approve of all such worthy intentions, and are desirous to give encouragement to their
proceedings therein, being for the relief and comfort of those our subjects, and enlargement of our dominions: These are to license and authorise you, the said William Claiborne, his associates, and company, freely, without interruption, from time to time, to
trade for corn, furs, or any other commodity whatsoever, with their ships, boats, men and
merchandize, in all seas, coasts, harbours, lands or territories, in or near about those parts
• of America, for which there is not already a patent granted to others for sole trade; and,
to that effect, we command you and every one of you, and particularly our trusty and
well beloved Sir John Harvey, knight, governor, and the rest of our council of our colony
of Virginia, to permit him and them, with their ships, mariners, merchandize, servants,
and such as shall willingly accompany or be employed by them from time to time, freely
to repair and trade to and again in all the aforesaid parts as they shall think fit and their
occasions shall require, without any hindrance whatsoever, as you and every of you will
answer the contrary at your perils; Giving, and by these presents granting, unto the said
William Claiborne, full power to direct and govern, correct and punish, such of our sub-
. jects as shall be under his command in his voyages and discoveries; and for his so doing
these presents shall be a sufficient warrant. Given at our manor of East Greenwich, the
16th of May, in the seventh year of our reign, 1631.
"' To our trusty and well beloved our governor and council of Virginia, and to all our
lieutenants of provinces and countries in America, governors and others having charge of
colonies of any of our subjects, captains and masters of ships, and, generally to all our
subjects whatsoever, whom these presents do or may concern.'"
On this license Chalmers has subjoined a further remark:
" This paper was evidently drawn by Sir William Alexander, and afterwards passed
under the privy signet of Scotland: what right within an English colony could that
convey ?" *
In about ten months afterwards Claiborne applied to Sir John Harvey,
the governor of Virginia, for a commission "to sail and traffic unto the
adjoining plantations of the Dutch seated upon this territory of America."
A commission was accordingly granted to him by the governor, bearing date
the 8th of March, 1631 (the 19th of March, 1632, N. S.), "authorizing him
to go unto the said plantations of the Dutch, or unto any English plantation,
• or to such other harbours, rivers, and places, as he shall find occasions ; praying all governors, captains and commanders to afford to him all lawful favour
and respect."
This commission from Sir John Harvey is also published in Chalmers'
Annals (chapter ix, note 14), as "the second State paper of Maryland;" for
which he cites Virginia Papers, bundle 75, page 130; and is as follows:
1 Bozman, i., p. 266.
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000126 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CLAIBORNE'S LICENSE TO TRADE. 101 "' Charles Rex. "Whereas, our trusty and well beloved William Claiborne, one of the council and secretary of state for our colony of Virginia, and some other adventurers, which with him have condescended, with our trusty and well beloved councellor, Sir William Alexander, ^knight, our principal secretary of state for our kingdom of Scotland, and others of our loving subjects, who have charge over our colonies of New England and Nova Scotia, to ' keep a course for interchange of trade among them as they shall have occasion, as also to make discoveries for increase of trade in those parts; and because we do very much approve of all such worthy intentions, and are desirous to give encouragement to their proceedings therein, being for the relief and comfort of those our subjects, and enlargement of our dominions: These are to license and authorise you, the said William Claiborne, his associates, and company, freely, without interruption, from time to time, to trade for corn, furs, or any other commodity whatsoever, with their ships, boats, men and merchandize, in all seas, coasts, harbours, lands or territories, in or near about those parts • of America, for which there is not already a patent granted to others for sole trade; and, to that effect, we command you and every one of you, and particularly our trusty and well beloved Sir John Harvey, knight, governor, and the rest of our council of our colony of Virginia, to permit him and them, with their ships, mariners, merchandize, servants, and such as shall willingly accompany or be employed by them from time to time, freely to repair and trade to and again in all the aforesaid parts as they shall think fit and their occasions shall require, without any hindrance whatsoever, as you and every of you will answer the contrary at your perils; Giving, and by these presents granting, unto the said William Claiborne, full power to direct and govern, correct and punish, such of our sub- . jects as shall be under his command in his voyages and discoveries; and for his so doing these presents shall be a sufficient warrant. Given at our manor of East Greenwich, the 16th of May, in the seventh year of our reign, 1631. "' To our trusty and well beloved our governor and council of Virginia, and to all our lieutenants of provinces and countries in America, governors and others having charge of colonies of any of our subjects, captains and masters of ships, and, generally to all our subjects whatsoever, whom these presents do or may concern.'" On this license Chalmers has subjoined a further remark: " This paper was evidently drawn by Sir William Alexander, and afterwards passed under the privy signet of Scotland: what right within an English colony could that convey ?" * In about ten months afterwards Claiborne applied to Sir John Harvey, the governor of Virginia, for a commission "to sail and traffic unto the adjoining plantations of the Dutch seated upon this territory of America." A commission was accordingly granted to him by the governor, bearing date the 8th of March, 1631 (the 19th of March, 1632, N. S.), "authorizing him to go unto the said plantations of the Dutch, or unto any English plantation, • or to such other harbours, rivers, and places, as he shall find occasions ; praying all governors, captains and commanders to afford to him all lawful favour and respect." This commission from Sir John Harvey is also published in Chalmers' Annals (chapter ix, note 14), as "the second State paper of Maryland;" for which he cites Virginia Papers, bundle 75, page 130; and is as follows: 1 Bozman, i., p. 266. |
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