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XIX. Virginia Company vs. William Leveson. The Answer of
William Hall to the Bill of Complaint
February 16, 1613/14

The aunswere of William Hall Esquior one of the defendtℯ to the bill of
Complaynte of the treasurer and Companye of the Adventurers &
Planters for the Cittye of London for the ffirst Colonye in Virginia
Complaynantℯ.

This defendt saveinge to him self now and at all tymes heerafter all the
advauntage of excepc̃on to the incerteynetyes and insufficiencyes of the
said bill of Complainte ffor full & perfecte aunswere to soe much thereof
as anie waie concerneth him this defendt to aunswere vnto saith that he
this defendt hadd not at anie tyme anie speeches or Comunicac̃on with
the Adventurers towardℯ the Plantac̃on & supplie in the bill menc̃oned
or with anie of them as by the bill ys supposed, nether hath he this defend-
aunte att anie tyme bynne moved to be an Adventurer in or towardℯ the
said Plantac̃on to his this defendauntℯ best remembraunce, And this
defendaunte absolutelie denyeth that he did at anie tyme assume or
promise to disburse paye in or deliu9 vnto the Treasurer in the said bill
menc̃oned towardℯ the said adventures or Plantac̃on the som̄e of Seaventye
ffyve poundℯ or anie other som̄e or som̄es, as in and by the said bill ys
supposed, And this defendaunte lykewise vtterlie denyeth that he this
defendt hath vnderwritten his name to anye such assumpc̃on or promise,
or in anye such booke or Roll as in and by the said Bill ys menc̃oned as
an Adventurer towardℯ the said Plantac̃on or supplie of the sayd Collonye of
Virginia, as in and by the said bill ys surmized, without that that anie
other matter or thinge in the said bill of Complaynte conteyned concerninge
this defendaunte materiall or effectuall in the lawe to be aunswered vnto
and not herein sufficientlie aunsweredvnto Confessedand avoyded trav-
ersed or denyed ys true All which matters this defendt ys readye to
averre maynteyne and prove as this honorable Courte shall awarde And
humblye prayeth to be dismissed ffourth of the same with his reasonable
costℯ and Charges in this behaulfe moste wrongefullie susteyned.