Epstein, Mordecai: The English Levant Company: its foundation and its history to 1640 (London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1908)

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thassistants togeather with the consent of
the greater nomber of the companie assembled
to displace anie officer formerlie chosen
That then and soe often the said Governor
and companie or his deputie with the greater
nomber of Assistants with the assent of the
greater nomber of the companie present at
theire generail courte to electe and choose
soe manie pson or psons of the said com-
panie as shall supplie the place or places of
every pson or psons soe dying or being re-
moved as aforesaid. And furthermore our
will and pleasure is and by these presents for
us our heires and successors we doe graunte
to the said Governor and companie of mar-
chants of England trading into the levant
seas and theire successors that it shall and
maye be lawfull to and for the Governor or
his Deputie or Deputies and to the said Assis-
tants and companie and theire successors for
the tyme being or the greater parte of them
for ever to assemble themselves for or about
anie the matters causes affaires or businese
of the said companie in anie place or places
for the same convenient within our cittie of
london or our Realme of England and there