granted by the Queen’s majestie to M. Walter Raleigh, now knight, for the discovering and planting of new lands and countries, to continue the space of 6 years and no more. 3. Hakl. 243.
[ ] Mar. 7. 31. El. An assignment by Sir Walter Raleigh for continuing the action of inhabiting and planting his people in Virginia. Hakl. I. st. ed. publ. in 1589, p. 815.
1603, Nov. 8. Lettres de lieutenant General de l’Acadie & pays circonvoisins pour le Sieur de Monts. L’Escarbot. 417.
1606, Apr. 10, 4. Jac. 1. Letters-patent to Sir Thomas Gates, Sir George Somers and others, for two several colonies to be made in Virginia and others parts of America. Stith. Append. No. 1.
1607, Mar. 9, 4. Jac. 1. An ordinance and constitution enlarging the council of the two colonies in Virginia and America, and augmenting their authority, M. S.
1609, May. 23. 7. Jac. 1. The second charter to the treasurer and company for Virginia, erecting them into a body politick. Stith. Ap. 2.
1610, Apr. 10 Jac. 1. Letters-patents to the E. of Northampton, granting part of the island of Newfoundland. 1. Harris. 861.
1611, Mar. 12. 9. Jac. 1. A third charter to the treasurer and company for Virginia. — Stith. App. 3.
1617, Jac. I. A commission to Sir Walter Raleigh. Qu.?
1620, Apr. 7. 18. Jac. 1. Commissio specialis concernens le garbling herbae Nicotianae. 17. Rym. 190.
1620, June 29. 18. Jac. 1. A proclamation for restraint of the disordered trading of tobacco. 17. Rym. 233.
1620, Nov. 3. Jac. 1. A grant of New England to the council of Plymouth.
1621, July 24. Jac. 1. An ordinance and constitution of the treasurer, council and company in England, for a council of state and general assembly in Virginia. Stith. App. 4.
1621, Sep. 10–20. Jac. 1. A grant of Nova Scotia to Sir William Alexander. 2. Mem. de l’Amerique. 193.
1622, Nov. 6. 20. Jac. 1. A proclamation prohibiting interloping and disorderly trading to New England in America. 17. Rym. 416.
1623, May 9. 21. Jac. I. De Commissione speciali Williemo Jones militi directa. 17. Rym. 490.
1623, A grant to Sir Edmund Ployden, of New Albion. Mentioned in Smith’s examination. 82.
1624, July 15. 22. Jac. 1. De Commissione Henrico vice-comiti Mandevill & aliis. 17. Rym. 609.
1624, Aug. 26. 22. Jac. I. De Commissione speciali concernenti gubernationem in Virginia. 17. Rym. 618.
1624, Sep. 29. 22. Jac. I. A proclamation concerning tobacoo. 17. Rym. 621.
1624, Nov. 9. 22. Jac. 1. De concessione demiss. Edwardo Dichfield et aliis. 17. Rym. 633.
1625, Mar. 2. 22. Jac. I. A proclamation for the utter prohibiting the importation and use of all tobacco which is not of the proper growing of the colony of Virginia and the Somer islands, or one of them. 17. Rym. 668.
1625, Mar. 4. 1. Car. 1. De Commissione directa Georgio Yardeley militi et aliis. 18. Rym. 311.
1625, Apr. 9. 1. Car. 1. Proclamatio de herba Nicotiana. 18. Rym. 19.
1625, May 13. 1. Car. 1. A proclamation for settlinge the plantation of Virginia. 18. Rym. 72.
1625, July 12. A grant of the soil, barony, and domains of Nova Scotia to Sir Wm. Alexander of Minstrie. 2. Mem. Am. 226.
1626, Jan. 31. 2. Car. 1. Commissio directa Johanni Wolstenholme militi et aliis. 18. Ry. 831.
1626, Feb. 17. 2. Car. 1. A proclamation touching tobacco. Ry. 848.
1627, Mar. 19. qu.? 2. Car. I. A grant of Massachuset’s bay by the council of Plymouth to Sir Henry Roswell and others.
1627, Mar. 26. 3. Car. I. De Concessione commissionis specialis pro concilio in Virginia. 18. Ry. 980.
1627, Mar. 30. 3. Car. I. De proclamatione de signatione de tobacco. 18. Ry. 886.
1627, Aug. 9. 3. Car. 1. De proclamatione pro ordinatione de tobacco. 18. Ry. 920.
1628, Mar. 4. 3. Car. I. A confirmation of the grant of Massachuset’s bay by the crown.
1629, Aug. 19. The capitulation of Quebec. Champlain part. 2. 216. 2. Mem. Am. 489.
1630, Jan. 6. 5. Car. I. A proclamation concerning tobacco. 19. Ry. 235.
1630, April 30. Conveyance of Nova Scotia (Port-royal excepted) by Sir William Alexander to Sir Claude St. Etienne Lord of la Tour and of Uarre and to his son Sir Charles de St. Etienne Lord of St. Denniscourt, on condition that they continue subjects to the king of Scotland under the great seal of Scotland.
1630–31, Nov. 24. 6. Car. I. A proclamation forbidding the disorderly trading with the salvages in New England in America, especially the furnishing the natives in those and other parts of America by the English with weapons and habiliments of warre. 19. Ry. 210. 3. Rushwforth]. 82.
1630, Dec. 5. 6. Car. 1. A proclamation prohibiting the selling arms, &c. to the savages in America. Mentioned 3. Rushw. 75.
1630, Car. I. A grant of Connecticut by the council of Plymouth to the E. of Warwick.
1630, Car. I. A. confirmation by the crown of the grant of Connecticut [said to be in the petty bag office in England].
1631, Mar. 19. 6. Car. 1. A conveiance of Connecticut by the E. of Warwick to Lord Say and Seal and others. Smith’s examination. App. No. 1.
1631, June 27. 7. Car. I. A special commission to Edward Earle of Dorsett and others for the better plantation of the colony of Virginia. 19. Ry. 301.
1631, June 29. 7. Car. I. Litere continentes promissionem regis ad tradendum castrum et habitationem de Kebec in Canada ad regem Francorum. 19. Ry. 303.
1632, Mar. 29. 8. Car. 1. Traite entre le roy Louis XIII. et Charles roi d’Angleterre pour la restitution de la nouvelle France, la Cadie et Canada et des navires et merchandises pris de part et d’autre. Fait a St. Germain. 19. Ry. 361. 2. Mem. Am. 5.
1632, June 20. 8. Car. I. A grant of Maryland to Caecilius Calvert, Baron of Baltimore in Ireland.
1633, July 3. 9. Car. I. A petition of the planters of Virginia against the
