The First Charter of Virginia; April 10, 1601

In this long and strewn out reading, I did not find out who the author was until the very end of the text. I usually like to know who the author is right away. It gives me a better visual almost, and understanding. I do believe the author is Lukin, whoever he (or she) may be. The audience in this document are most certainly the colonies that were making a plantation on the coast of Virginia coming from "Plimoth". The tone and context of this document is very, very repetitive.

He often used the word "Us" when talking about the council (I am assuming), who were granted power in the colonies. Some of them were Sir Thomas Gates, Sir George Somers, Richard Hackluit, Edward-Maria Wingfield, Thornas Hanham, Ralegh Gilbert, William Parker, and George Popham. The repetition of the voice first started with "And also all the Lands, Soil, Grounds, Havens, Ports, Rivers, Mines, Minerals, Woods, Waters, Marshes, Fishings, Commodities, and Hereditaments, whatsoever, ..." always in the same order and always stating the same thing.

My impression of this document is that the repetition is there for a reason, and the reason is to stress the importance (their importance) of the laws and regulations in their new colonization. Words such as "GRANT" and "DECLARE" are accentuated by bolding to show their importance.

I suppose the ethos of the document must be the regulations in the colony and the relationship between the inhabitants and the law-makers. The laws may cause emotions to rise among the people of the colonies. I believe that the pathos are the rule makers. The "we" in the text: the council. They have the credibility and character in the document. Last but not least, the logos is the successors, the ones who have been granted power to logically enforce the laws of the colony.
I believe that the purpose of this document was to inform the new colonization off the coast of Virginia of the plans and laws made by the council, and to assure that the rules would be followed.