▁those ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁conversion . ▁Charles ▁endeav oured ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁Tre aty — es pecially ▁the ▁conversion ▁clause — rem ained ▁secret . ▁It ▁remains ▁unclear ▁if ▁Charles ▁ever ▁seriously ▁intended ▁to ▁convert . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁five ▁char ters , ▁Charles ▁granted ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁autonom ous ▁government ▁of ▁its ▁territorial ▁ac quis itions , ▁to ▁mint ▁money , ▁to ▁command ▁for tr esses ▁and ▁troops , ▁to ▁form ▁al li ances , ▁to ▁make ▁war ▁and ▁peace , ▁and ▁to ▁exercise ▁both ▁civil ▁and ▁criminal ▁juris diction ▁over ▁its ▁poss essions ▁in ▁the ▁Ind ies . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 ▁he ▁le ased ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁Bomb ay ▁to ▁the ▁company ▁for ▁a ▁nom inal ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 1 0 ▁paid ▁in ▁gold . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁territ ories ▁that ▁Catherine ▁brought ▁with ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁dow ry ▁proved ▁too ▁expensive ▁to ▁maintain ; ▁Tang ier ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 0 , ▁Charles ▁granted ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁Hudson ▁Bay ▁d rain age ▁bas in ▁to ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁by ▁royal ▁char ter , ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁territory ▁Ru pert ' s ▁Land , ▁after ▁his ▁cousin ▁Prince ▁Ru pert ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁first ▁Governor . ▁ ▁Conf lict ▁with ▁Parliament ▁ ▁Although ▁previously ▁fav ou rable ▁to ▁the ▁Crown , ▁the ▁Caval ier ▁Parliament ▁was ▁al ien