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[1] Capt. Roger North, who had been a member of Raleigh's unfortunate expedition to Guiana, petitioned the King in 1619 for letters patent authorizing him to establish the King's right to the coast and country adjoining the Amazon River and to found a Plantation there. On April 18, 1619, the Privy Council authorized the Solicitor General to prepare a bill for granting him privileges for a Plantation which should "extend from the River of Wyapoco [Oyapok] to five degrees of southerly latitude, from any part or branch of the River of Amazons otherwise called Oreliana and for longitude into the Land to be limited from sea to sea." This was then esteemed to be part of Guiana, but is now territory of Brazil. Provided with a passport, but without express leave from the King, North sailed from Plymouth in May, 1620. The King, inspired by the remonstrances of Spanish agents, then issued the proclamation of recall. Although his cruise prospered, his ship being "well fraught" with 7000 pounds of tobacco, he returned to England as soon as he heard of the warrant against him. He was imprisoned in the Tower in January, 1621, and his cargo was confiscated. He soon succeeded in obtaining his release and later made good his claim to the restitution of the tobacco (see Acts of Privy Council, Colonial, i, 23–48; Calendar of State Papers, Colonial, 1574–1660; Dict. of National Biography, xli, 174.)