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1655. 6 Febr. Annis 1 o & 2o Philip. & Mar. The ſaid King and Queen by their Charter to the RUSSIA—COMPANY, Granted them the Sole TRADE to all the Main-Lands, Iſles, Ports, &c. of the Emperour of Ruſſia; at which time the Narve, (a Port in the Baltick Sea) belonged to the ſaid Emperour.
1581. The ſaid Port was taken from the Emperour by the Swede, who has Poſſeſſed it ever ſince.
I. THE Ruſſia-Company having enjoyed the ſaid Trade ever ſince 1555, which is now above 140 Years excluſivè, to others; it may be ſuppoſed (with ſubmiſſion) that they have received a very ample Recompence for the Expences, Pains, and Hazard of their firſt Diſcovery. And therefore the Admiſſion into the Ruſſia-Company, may be made more eaſy to all Engliſh Merchants in general.
II. And it would be for the Nations Intereſt, to permit any Engliſh Merchant to take his Freedom of the ſaid Company, upon eaſy Terms. For the Merchants of the Ruſſia-Company, and all other Merchants of England, are daily admitted into the ſeveral FreeHamburgh and Eaſtland Companies, for a Fine of 40 s. (the Fine of Admiſſion into the Eaſtland-Company having been reduced by Parliament to that Sum) on purpoſe to make the Admiſſions into that Company eaſy to all Engliſh Merchants: and the Fine of the Hamburgh-Company hath ſince been reduced by themſelves to the like Sum, and for the like Reaſon.
III. That at preſent the ſaid Company burden the Trade from Narve with a great Impoſition, where they themſelves Trade little or nothing; and lay no Duty at all on the Trade from Archangel, which they wholly reſerve for themſelves. Whereas, in reaſon the Impoſitions on all the Trade, both from Archangel and Narve, ought to be laid equally.
IV. Heretofore the ſaid Company did permit Perſons to Buy their Freedom for 60 l. But ſeveral Years ſince they made a By-Law, to Admit none into their Company, on any Terms whatever, unleſs by Service. Whereas the Admiſſions into other Companies, may be had for 40 s. as aforeſaid.
V. That Maſts, Timber and Firr-plank, Hemp, Pitch and Tar may be imported from Ruſſia, at cheaper Rates than they can be had from Pruſſia, Denmark, Sweden or Norway.
VI. In Caſe of a War with the Countreys laſt named, (which uſually in time of Peace furniſh us with thoſe Naval Commodities) we may be ſupplied with the like or better ſorts, from Ruſſia.
VII. That the Ruſſes having no Ships of their own, all ſuch Maſts, Timber and Plank, and all other Commodities brought thence for England, will be Imported in Engliſh Ships; and ſo the Freight of them (which oft times is double or treble to the firſt Coſts of the Goods) will be gained to this Nation. Whereas the Maſts, Timber and Plank, Hemp, Pitch and Tar which are Imported from Pruſſia, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, are gene
VIII. As a farther Conſequence of the Ruſſes having no Shipping, they will thereby be rendred uncapable of Entring into a Sea-War; and ſo We ſhall have the greater likelyPruſſia, Denmark or Sweden, cannot be had from any Foreign Countrey.
IX. By the great Impoſitions paid to the Ruſſia-Company, all our Naval Stores Imported from Narve are made dearer to us; and particularly that of Flax, of which We make our Engliſh Sail-Cloth; which ought rather to have all poſſible Eaſe and Encouragement, than to be Burthened with unneceſſary Duties to a Private Company.
X. The making the Admiſſions of other Merchants eaſy into the Company, will Enlarge the Trade to Ruſſia; which being a cold Country, and of large Extent, will Encourage a greater Exportation of the Woollen and other Commodities of the Growth and ManuEngliſh Plantations, than the Ruſſia-Company do Export.