“The First Charter of Virginia” was written by King James I in 1606. This agreement was for the Virginia Company and others living in Virginia. The tone of King James I charter was dry, formal, and plain. There was a lot of repetition in King James I descriptions. He was very clear on where each colony was to be located and how far apart they should be from each other. King James I at times sounded persuasive, but still it was obvious that he was being self-centered. The purpose of this charter was to have people move to the colonies of Virginia. These colonies were given boundaries, rules, and benefits.
The ethos (emotions) of this document was selfishness, and fraud. The land did not even belong to the Europeans and still, they take control over it, starting colonies, and taking ownership of the lands, soils, rivers, mines, etc. when really the land belonged to the Native Americans. The pathos (character, and creditability) of this paper were the councils that governed and ordered all matters on the land. The logo (logic) of this writing piece is colonization, and obtaining land, resources and wealth for King James I because he took power over the colonies making laws by which they had to follow by.
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