and declare, by these Presents, and that by the same Name of Governor
and Company of Adventurers of England, trading into Hudson's Bay, they
shall have perpetual Succession, and that they and their Successors,
by the name of the Governor and Company of Adventurers of England,
trading into Hudson's Bay, be, and at all Times hereafter shall be,
personable and capable in Law to have, purchase, receive, possess,
enjoy and retain, Lands, Rents, Privileges, Liberties, Jurisdictions,
Franchises, and Hereditaments, of what Kind, Nature or Quality soever
they be, to them and their Successors; and also to give, grant, demise,
alien, assign and dispose Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, and to
do and execute all and singular other Things by the same Name that to
them shall or may appertain to do. And that they, and their Successors,
by the Name of The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England,
trading into Hudson's Bay, may plead, and be impleaded, answer, and
be answered, defend, and be defended, in whatsoever Courts and Places,
before whatsoever Judges and Justices, and other Persons and Officers,
in all and singular Actions, Pleas, Suits, Quarrels, Causes and Demands,
whatsoever, of whatsoever Kind, Nature or Sort, in such Manner and
Form as any other. Our Liege People of this Our Realm of England,
being Persons able and capable in Law, may, or can have, purchase,
receive, possess, enjoy, retain, give, grant, demise, alien, assign,
dispose, plead, defend, and be defended, do, permit, and execute. And
that the said Governor and Company of Adventurers of England, trading
into Hudson's Bay, and their Successors, may have a Common Seal to
serve for all the Causes and Businesses of them and their Successors,
and that it shall and may be lawful to the said Governor and Company,
and their Successors, the same Seal, from time to time, at their Will
and Pleasure, to break, change, and to make anew, or alter, as to them
shall seem expedient. AND FURTHER WE WILL, and by these Presents for
Us, Our Heirs and Successors, WE DO ordain, that there shall be from