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 * 1606-04-10: The Virginia Company of London (commonly called the London Company) and the Virginia Company of Plymouth (commonly called the Plymouth Company) were chartered along the eastern seaboard of North America. The London Company was granted an area from 34° north to 41° north, and the Plymouth Company was granted from 38° north to 41° north, and both were authorized to settle up to 100 miles inland. The charters overlapped substantially; each company was prohibited from settling within 100 miles of the others' settlements.
 * 1620-11-03: The Virginia Company of Plymouth was rechartered as the Council for New England, now granted an area from 40° north to 48° north, and running sea-to-sea.