Charter of 1606
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The Charter of 1606 was the document under which the London Company sent out its first settlers to Virginia. Under the Charter, King James I retained ownership over the land parceled out to colonists by the London Company[1]. The Charter declared that the inhabitants "....shall have and enjoy the liberties, franchises and immunities...as if they had been abiding and borne within this our realme of Englande..."[2].
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- The Common Law, Virginia State Bar.
- Royal Charters, Jamestowne Society.
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