of the Leuant or the more part of them for the time
being limited and agreed, and not otherwise, without any molestation,
impeachment, or disturbance; any lawe, statute, vsage, or diuersitie of
Religion or faith, or any other cause or matter whatsoeuer to the contrarie
notwithstanding.

And that the sayde Governour and companie of Marchantes of the Leuant, or
the greater part of them for the better gouernement of the sayde
fellowshippe and companie, shall and may within fortie dayes next and
immediatly following after the date hereof, and so from hence foorth
yeerely during the continuance of this our graunt, assemble themselues in
some conuenient place, and that they or the greater parte of them being so
assembled, shall and may elect, ordaine, nominate, and appoint twelue
discreete and honest persons of the sayde companie to be assistants to the
sayde Gouernour, and to continue in the sayde office of assistants, vntill
they shall die or bee remoued by the sayde Gouernour and companie or the
greater part of them. And if it happen the sayde assistantes or any of them
to die, or be remooued from their sayde office at anie time during the
continuance of this our graunt: that then and so often it shall and may bee
lawfull to and for the sayde Gouernour and companie of marchantes of the
Leuant, or the greater part of them to elect and chuse one or more other
persons of the sayd companie into the place or places of euery such person
or persons so dying or happening to be remooued, as is aforesayde. And wee
will and ordaine that the same person or persons so as is aforesaide to be
elected shall be of the sayd number of assistants of the sayde companie.
And this to be done so often as the case shall so require. And that it
shall and may be lawfull to and for the sayde Edwarde Orborne Knight,
George Barne Knight, George Bonde knight, Richard Martine knight, Iohn Hart
knight, Iohn Hawkins knight, William Massam, Iohn Spencer, Richard
Saltonstall, Nicholas Mosley, William Hareborne, Edwarde Barton, William
Borrough, Richard Staper, Thomas Cordall, Henrie Paruis, Thomas Laurence,
Edwarde Holmeden, William Garraway, Robert Dowe, Paul Banning, Roger
Clarke, Henrie Anderson, Robert Offley, Philip Grimes, Andrewe Banning,
Iames Staper, Robert Sadler, Leonarde Power, George Salter, Nicholas Leate,
John Eldred, William Shales, Richard May, William Wilkes, Andrewe Fones,
Arthur Iackson, Edmund Ansell, Ralph Ashley, Thomas Farrington, Robe