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Title:  The history of the first discovery and settlement of Virginia: being an essay towards a general history of this colony. / By William Stith, A.M. Rector of Henrico Parish, and one of the governors of William and Mary College. ; [One line in Latin from Virgil]
Author: Stith, William, 1707-1755.
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Mares, and all other things, necessary for the said Plantation, an for their Use, and Defence, and Trae with the People there; and in passing and returning to and fro; Without yielding or paying Subsidy, Custom, Imposition, or any other Tax or Duty, to Us, our Heirs or Successors, for the Space of seven Years from the Date of these Presents: PROVIED, that none of th said Persons be such, as shall be hereafter, by restrained by Us, our Heirs, and Successors.XIX. AND for their further Encouragement, of our special Grace and Favour, we do, by these Presents, for Us, our Heirs▪ ad Successors▪ YIELD and GRANT, to and with the said Trea|surer and Company, and their Successors, and every of them▪ their Factors, and Assigns, that they, and every of them▪ shall be free of all Subsidies and Customs in Virginia, for the Space of one and twenty Years, and from all Taxes and Impositions, for ever, upon any Goods or Merchandises, at any time or times here|after, either upon Importation thither, or Exportation from thence, into our Realm of England, or into any other of our Realms or Dominion, by the said Treasurer and Company, and their Suc|cessors, their Deputies, Factors, or Assigns, or any of them: EXCEPT only the five Pounds per Cent. due for Custom, upon all such Goods and Merchandises, as shall be brought or imported into our Realm of England, or any other of these our Dominions, according o the ancient Trade of Merchants; WHICH FIVE POUNDS per Cent. ONLY being paid, it shall be thenceforth law|ful and free for the said Adventurers, the same Goods and Mer|chandises to export, and carry out of our said Dominions, into foreign Parts, without any Custom, Tax, or other Duty, to be paid to Us, our Heirs, or Successors, or to any other our Officers or Deputies: PROVIDED, that the said Goods and Merchandises be shipped out, within thirteen Months, after their first Landing within any Part of those Dominions.XX. AND we do also GRANT and confirm to the said Trea|surer and Company, and their Successors, s also to all and every such Governor, or other Officers and Ministers, as by our sid Council shall be appointed to have Power and Authority of Go|vernment and Command, in or over the said Colony and Planta|tion; That they, and every of them, shall and lawfully may▪ from time to time, and at all times for ever hereafter, for their several Defence and Safety, encounter, expulse, repel, and resist, by Force and Arms, as well by Sea as by Land, and all Ways and Means whatsoever, all and every such Person and Persons whatsoever, as (without the special Licence of the said Treasuer and Company, and their Successors) shall attempt o bit, within the said several Precincts and Limits of the sid Colony and Plantation; And also, all and every such Person nd whatsoever, as shall enterprise or attempt, at any , Destruction, Invasion, Hurt, Deriment, or Annoyce he said Colony and Plantation, as liewise specified for|mer Grant:XXI. AND that it shll be lawfu for the sai and Company▪ and their Successors, and every of them, from time to 0