mitted and
suffered to depart and goe in the sayde voyages, according to the purport
of these presents, without any stay or contradiction by vs, our heyres and
successors, or by the Lorde high Admirall or any other officer or subject
of vs, our heires or successours in any wise: Any restraint, lawe, statute,
vsage or matter whatsoeuer to the contrarie notwithstanding.

Prouided neuerthelesse, that if wee shall at any time within the sayde
twelue yeeres haue iust cause to arme our Nauie in warrelike manner in
defence of our Realme, or for offence of our enemies: and that it shall be
founde needefull and conuenient for vs to ioyne to our Nauie the shippes of
our subjects to be also armed for warres to such number as cannot bee
supplied if the sayd foure shippes should be permitted to depart as aboue
is mentioned; then vpon knowledge giuen by vs or our Admirall to the sayde
Gouernour or companie about the fifteenth day of the moneth of March, or
three moneths before the saide companie shall beginne to make readie the
same foure shippes that we may not spare the sayd foure ships and the
marriners requisite for them to be out of our Realme during the time that
our Nauie shal be vpon the seas, that then the sayde companie shall
forbeare to send such foure shippes for their trade of marchandise vntill
that we shall retake our sayd Nauie from the sayd service.

And further our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by these presentes graunt
that it shall be lawfull to and for the sayd Gouernour and companie of
Marchantes of the Leuant to haue and vse in and about the affaires of the
sayde companie a common seale for matters concerning the sayde companie and
trade. And that also it shall be lawfull for the Marchants, Mariners, and
Sea men, which shall be vsed and imployed in the sayde trade and voyage to
set and place in the toppes of their ships or other vessels the Armes of
England with the redde-crosse in white ouer the same as heretofore they
haue vsed.

And we of our further Royall fauour and of our especiall grace, certaine
knowledge, and meere motion haue graunted and by these presents for vs, our
heyres and successors doe graunt to the sayd Gouernour and companie of
Marchants of the Leuant, that the sayde landes, territories, and dominions
of the sayde Grand Signor, or the dominions of the Signiorie of Venice, or
any of them within the sayde Leuant or Mediterran seas shall not be
visited, frequented, or haunted by the sayde