The Grant stated:
âElizabeth, by the Grace of God of England ⦠Defender of the Faith ⦠grant to our trusty and well beloved servant Walter Raleigh ⦠to discover ⦠barbarous lands ⦠not actually possessed of any Christian Prince, nor inhabited by Christian People â¦
Upon ⦠finding ⦠such remote lands ⦠it shall be necessary for the safety of all men ⦠to live together in Christian peace ⦠Ordinances ⦠agreeable to ⦠the laws ⦠of England, and also so as they be not against the true Christian faith.â
Thomas Jefferson wrote in his Autobiography, 1821:
âThe first settlers of Virginia were Englishmen, loyal subjects to their King and Church,
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