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Show :70 ACTS RELATING Part H. Sect. VII. TO THE Cororstss. )71 as oceafion called for it, its right of con- years only, after the grant of the fecond charter for planti tigcolonics in America, the company, the Virginia company as it was called, preferred alter/19032 to the Houfe of troul and taxation over the Grantees and Commons If, on the other hand, it appears, that the charters were fearcely granted before parliament affirmed and exercifed, as far It was received and read *. Settlers: if it appears, that in the fame On the 17th of the fame month coun- early period, the Grantees and Settlers ap- fel was heard at the bar on behalf of the pealed to Parliament, as having fupreme petitioners. The journals of that time are taken very imperfeflly : however they furnifh evidence enough to thew, that the jurifdiétion over them, if they prefented petition: to parliament, if they prayed to be heard, if they aflually "were heard by matter was treated with much folemnity, their council, if parliament never relin- and that the houle was warm in the main- quiflied its jurifdiétion, but afierted it even againft the formidable pretentious of the tenance of its fuperintending power. Stuart family;---then {urely it mufi' follow, ampton, Sheffield, and others, who were that neither the original Granteespretext/m], Patentecs, {hould be prefent " to hear the "treaty of the Virginia bulinelsxl‘" At \VC find an order made that the Lords South- "MI" I. "1- nor the Parliament ally-raved, fuch powers and exemptions, to have been conveyed by the charters. the hearing it was moved, that the Trea- Let us turn then to the records of Pare- ginia, thould withdraw t .emfclves during furer, and thofe of the company of Vir- liament. the debate. To this it was objected; if On the 12th of May, 1614, juft ez'g/IZ' years after the grant of the full, and five there was a bill depending concerning '3" See Journals, vol. i. p. 48!. 7 years. T Sec Journals, vol. i. p. 487, 4 88. York, |