(America) ⁠— Sir Humphrey Gilbert | The contract for the voyage that made settlement in North America possible

(America) ⁠— Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Articles of Agreement, assigning to Sir Humphrey Gilbert 1,500,000 acres of land "for discov[er]ye and habytinge of certayne p[ar]tes of America," 6 June 1582

13 pages, large 4to, unbound but tied at head, written recto only in secretary hand in sepia ink, titled "Articles trip[ar]tite Indented of Agreament made concluded and agreed uppon the syxt daye of June in the xxiiijth yere of the Reigne of o[u]r Soveraigne Ladye Elizabeth . . . " at head of first page, probably by Gilbert, followed by "this booke is agreed uppon & Ingrossed for Isilandes & xvcm acres of ground", with "ther are leves in this booke thyertyen in all" and "I think this to be very well & according to trewe mening Thomas Harris", endorsed "ingrosseyt" at the end, with a modern stamp, and signed in full by Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir George Peckham, and initialed by Gilbert at the foot of each leaf, with revisions and corrections throughout possibly by Gilbert, dated 6 June 1582; some occasional smudging and spotting, wear commensurate with age.