Yet so that the foresaide John and his sonnes and heires, and their Deputies bee holden and bounden, of all the fruites, profites, gaines & commodities growing of such nauigation, for euery their voyage as often as they shall arriue at our port of Bristoll, (at the which port they shall be bounde and holden only to arriue) all manner of necessarie costes and charges by them made being deducted, to pay vnto vs in wares or money the fifth part of the Capitall gaine so gotten.The fift of all goods to be paid to the king. Wee giuing and graunting vnto them and to their heires and Deputies, that they shall bee free from all paying of customesFreedome from all customes. of all and singuler such merchandize, as they shall bring with them from those places so newely founde.
And moreouer wee haue giuen and graunted to them, their heires and Deputies, that all the firme landes, Iles, Villages, Townes, Castles and places whatsoeuer they be, that they shall chaunce to finde, may not of any other of our subiectes bee frequented or visitedNone but they & their assignes may trauaile thither. without the licence of the foresayd John, his sonnes and their deputies vnder paine of forfayture as well of their shippes, as of all and singuler goods of all them that shall presume to sayle to those places so founde. Willing and most straightly commaunding all and singuler our subiectes as well on lande as on sea appointed officers, to giue food assistãce to the aforesaid John and his sonnes and deputies, and that as well in arming and furnishing their ships or vessels, as in prouision of quietnesse, and in buying of victualles for their money and all other thinges by them to be prouided necessarie for the saide nauigation, they doe giue them all their helpe and fauour. In witnesse whereof wee haue caused to bee made these our letters patentes. Witnesse our selfe at Westminster the fifte day of March in the xi. yeereThe 5. of march 1594. of our reigne.
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