| The Charter granted to the Company of Massachusetts Bay in New England | |
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.svg) Royal Arms of Charles I of England | |
| Type | Royal charter, land grant, joint-stock company |
| Context | British colonization of the Americas Puritan migration to New England (1620-1640) |
| Signed | March 4, 1628 |
| Location | Westminster |
| Expiration | 1684 |
| Signatories | Privy Council of England |
| Parties | Massachusetts Bay Company Kingdom of England |
| Language | English |
The Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company was an English royal charter which formally incorporated the joint-stock company for the colonization of Massachusetts Bay. The charter, granted by Charles I of England in 1628, defined the regulations of the company, the land it would be granted, as well as the rights and privileges of the colonists.[1][full citation needed]
- ^ Morison 1917, p.5.