In 1670 Charles II incorporated Prince Rupert, the Duke of Albemarle and their fellow adventurers as the Governor and Company trading into Hudson’s Bay. The charter grants them a monopoly of trade and the lands draining into the bay, sets out their courts, officers and powers, and is followed by a supplemental charter.
The founding document of Rupert’s Land and essential reading for Canadian and fur-trade history. Download the free EPUB.