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A66230 A charter of regulations granted to the East-India Company by Their sacred Majesties King William and Queen Mary, under the Great Seal of England, Dated the 11th. of November, 1693. in the 5th. year of Their Majesties reign England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1693 (1693) Wing W2498A; ESTC R219989 16,063 11

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upon their Admission shall take the Oaths appointed to be taken by a late Act of Parliament made in the First Year of our Reign Entituled An Act for the abrogating of the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance and appointing other Oaths and also the Oath usually taken by all Persons made Free of the said Company before the Governour or Deputy Governour of the said Company for the time being to whom We do hereby for Us Our Heirs and Successors give Power and Authority to Administer the said Oaths accordingly And further We will and by these Presents for Us Our Heirs and Successors do grant unto the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies and their Successors That it shall and may be lawful to and for the Governour or Deputy Governour of the said Company for the time being The Governour or Deputy Governour of the Company to call General Courts and Courts of Committees from time to time to call and we do hereby order and direct That they shall call a General Court and Court of Committees to be holden for the said Company which shall consist only of such Members of the said Company who shall at such time have in the Joynt-Stock of the said Company To consist of such only as have a 1000 l. Stock each in their own right and have taken the said Oaths the Sum of One Thousand pounds at least in his or her own Right and shall have also taken the Oaths appointed to be by them taken as aforesaid in which said General Court or Court of Committees the Governour or Deputy Governour of the said Company for the time being shall be present The Governour or Deputy to have a Casting Voice in such Courts And in case of equality of Votes or Voices shall have a Casting Voice And further also that all the Members of the said Company so qualified as aforesaid or the Major part of them from time to time and at all times hereafter shall and may have power and Authority Yearly and every Year between the Tenth and last day of April to assemble and meet together in some convenient Place to be appointed from time to time by the Governour Governour Deputy and 24 Committees to be yearly chosen in April or in his absence by the Deputy Governour of the said Company for the time being And that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governour or Deputy of the said Governour and other the Members of the said Company qualified as aforesaid for the time being or the Major part of them being so assembled in a General Court whereof the Governour of the said Company or his Deputy for the time being to be one to nominate and Elect out of the Members of the said Company a Governour Deputy Governour and Twenty Four Committees each of them being respectively qualified to be chosen into the said several Offices in manner as herein after is expressed That is to say to nominate and Elect one of the Members of the said Company who shall then have in the Joynt-Stock of the said Company The Governour to have 1000 l. Stock in his own right the Sum of Four Thousand pounds at least in his own Right to be Governour of the said Company for one whole Year from thence next following and also one other of the Members of the said Company who shall then have in the Joynt-Stock of the said Company the Sum of Four Thousand pounds at least in his own Right The Deputy the same to be Deputy Governour of the said Company for one whole year next ensuing And also Twenty Four Members of the said Company who shall each of them then have in the Joynt-Stock of the said Company The Committees each 1000 l. the Sum of One Thousand pounds at least in his own Right to be Committees of the said Company for one whole Year from thence next ensuing And Moreover Our Will and Pleasure is and by these Presents for Us Our Heirs and Successors We do grant unto the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies and their Successors and do hereby Order and Appoint That when and as often as it shall happen the Governour Deputy Governour or any of the Committees of the said Company for the time being at any time within one Year after that they shall be Nominated Elected and Sworn into their said several Offices to Die that then and so often it shall and may be lawful to and for the Residue of the Members of the said Company If any die within the year others duly qualified to be Elected in their stead qualified as aforesaid for the time being or the major part of them within convenient time after the Death of any such Governour Deputy Governour or any of the Committees of the said Company to assemble themselves in such convenient place as they shall think fit and in a General Court to Elect and Nominate some other Member or Members of the said Company respectively qualified as aforesaid into the Office or Offices of Governour Deputy Governour and Committees of the said Company in the place and stead of him or them that so died which Person and Persons being so Elected and Nominated to the said Office of Governour Deputy Governour or Committees of the said Company shall have and Execute the said Office or Offices for and during the residue of the said Year Provided alwayes And our Will and Pleasure is And We do hereby for Us our Heirs and Successors order direct and appoint that all and every Person and Persons who shall hereafter be Elected to the Office or Offices of Governour Deputy Governour or Committees of the said Company shall before they be admitted to the Execution of their several Offices The Governour Depaty and Committees before they Act to take the Oaths Viz. respectively take the Oaths before mentioned and appointed to be taken by the said late Act of Parliament Intituled An Act for the Abrogating of the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance and appointing other Oaths and also the Oaths for the due and faithful Execution of their said several Offices before such Persons and in such manner as hath been heretofore used and accustomed by vertue of any former Charters or Letters Patents and this as often as the Case shall require And further our Will and Pleasure is and by these Presents for Us our Heirs and Successors We do grant unto the said Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies and to their Successors That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governour and others the Members of the said Company qualified as aforesaid for the time being from time to time to assemble themselves for or about any the Matters Causes Affairs or Business of the said Trade The Governour and other qualified Members of the Company may Assemble and hold General Courts