Revised Rhetorical Analysis

I recently read the "Virginia Charter." It was apparently written by King James of England. The intended audience was anyone wishing or looking to settle in one of the colonies that comprised Virginia. The tone of the article was both professional and legal. This can ascertained from the constant repetition and writing that is technical, precise, and seemingly devoid of emotion in many parts. The purpose of the article was to establish basic rules and tenets of the Colony of Virginia. Then, it's meant to get the people looking at the possibility of settling and those who already chose to settle to come to the New World, after which they will then govern themselves and decide upon their own more complex law systems. The ethos part of their persuasion is when he is describing their right to defend themselves and uses words such as "hurt" and "detriment" before "annoyance" which shows that he is trying to hide the fact that he is basically giving the settlers a license to kill anyone they wish, because this could make some people pity the natives. This article tries to appeal to the pathos when it goes into detail about taxation, because most people will wish to get money from taxes. Finally, the Charter touches on the logos when it starts describing the dual colony situation, a more efficient situation than the single colony idea. I believe this article was mildly a persuasive article, but mainly an informative one.