...25th March. The patent is in favour of John Cabot and his three sons, Lewis, Sebastian, and Sancius ; and authorises them, their heirs, or deputies, to...be, which before this time have been unknown to all Chris' tians." It is plain, that a previous discovery, so far from being assigned as the ground for...

...out, discover and find whatsoever isles, countries, regions or provinces of the heathen and infidels in what part of the world soever they be, which before this time have been unknown to all Christians." New lands discovered by the Cabot family must come under the English flag. The King was to receive...

...and find whatsoever isles, countries, regions or provinces of the heathen and the infidels whatsoever they be which before this time have been unknown to all Christians." The patent also gave the Cabots power to set up the royal banner of England in every "village, town,...

...havens of the realme of England ... to seeke out, discover, and finde whatsoever isles, countreys, regions, or provinces of the heathen and infidels...of the world soever they be, which before this time had been unknown to all Christians.' That was his answer to the Pope's bull. So you read that ' John...

...islands, countries, regions and provinces of the heathen and infidels in whatever part of the world they be, which before this time have been unknown to all Christians." Simply stated, it meant that Cabot would have the right to seize any land inhabited by natives who...

...their owne proper costs and charges, to seeke out, discover, and finde whatsoever isles, countreys, regions or provinces of the heathen and infidels whatsoever...world soever they be, which before this time have bene unknowen to all Christians: we have granted to them, and also to every of them, and their deputies,...

...to explore "iles, countries, regions or provinces of the heathen and infidelles, whatever they bee, and in what part of the world soever they be, which before have beene unknowne to all Christians."5 Following the usual practice, one-fifth of the profits would...

...islands, countries, regions or provinces of the heathens or infidels, in whatever part of the world they be, which before this time have been unknown to all Christians." The letters patent then go on to grant the right to fly the English flag over such new lands and "...

...West, and of the North . . . upon their own proper costs . . . and in what part of the world so ever they be, which before this time have been unknown to all Christians ... to set up our banners and insignia in every village, town, castle, island, or mainland of them...

...becinse the petition sac'iu* to have been dated Maruh 5th. set forth that it was the Cabots' desire " Upon their own proper costs and charges to seek out,...before this time have been unknown to all Christians." The first expedition — to summarize Mr. Harrisse's exhaustively argued conclusions — consisted...