XCIII. Virginia Company. "A Note of the Shipping, Men, and Pro-
visions, sent and prouided for Virginia"
1620
(1) Printed Broadsides, James I, No. 180. (2) Manchester Papers, No. 291. Printed
Document in (1) Society of Antiquaries, London. (2) Public Record Office,
London
List of Records No. 152
A Note of the Shipping, Men, and Provisions, sent and Prouided for
Virginia, by the Right Honorable, the Earle of Sovthampton, and
the Company, this yeare, 1620[153]
Ships and People, etc.
| The Bona Noua of 200. Tunnes, sent in August 1620. with |
120. |
persons. |
| The Elizabeth of 40. Tunes, sent in August 1620. with |
20. |
persons. |
| The May-Flower of 140. Tuns, sent in August 1620. with |
100. |
persons. |
| The Supplie of Bristow, of 80. Tunnes, sent in September 1620. with |
45. |
persons. |
| The Margaret and John, of 150. Tunnes, sent in December 1620. with |
85. |
persons. |
| The Abigall, of 350 Tunnes, sent in February 1620. with |
230. |
persons. |
|
600. |
Persons. |
In two Shippes out of Ireland there are going one hundred Kine of
English breede |
100. |
Kine |
There are now prouiding seuerall Shippes to transport the Gouer-
nour, Treasuror, and Marshall of Virginia, with their Compa-
nies, together with other priuate Plantations, to the number of 400. persons |
400. |
Persons. |
| Summe of Persons |
1000 |
|
There are sent, and in sending, for publike vses, fiue hundred per-
sons, for the encrease of the number of the Companies, Tenants,
and for maintenance of Officers |
500. |
Persons. |
Whereof besides the new Gouernour, there are six prin-
cipal sent and chosen. |
|
|
To Master George Thorpe Esquire, as Deputie for the College land,
belong Tenants |
10. |
|
To Captaine Thomas Nuce, as Deputie for the Companies Land,
belong Tenants |
50. |
|
| To the place of Secretarie of State, Tenants |
20. |
|
To Doctor Bohun, as Physitian to the Colony, with whom are also
sent diuers Appothecaries and Surgeons, belong Tenants |
20. |
|
To Master George Sandys Esquire, as Treasuror of Virginia, Ten-
ants |
50. |
|
| To Captaine William Nuce, as Marshall of Virginia, Tenants |
50. |
|
Men skilfull for setting vp Staple Commodities.
There are three principall men sent againe for Masters of the Iron works which are
in some good forwardnesse, and a proofe is sent of Iron there made.
Three sufficient men for perfecting the Salt-works: One a French man from Rochell
which workes are likewise there begun.
Foure Dutch-men from Hambrough, to erect Sawing-Mills, and all prouisions neces-
sary therevnto.
Eight French Vignerons, procured from Languedock, who are very skilfull also in
breeding of Silke-wornes, and making Silke. Of this Seede there is good store gone,
both French, Italian and Spanish: together with Instructions for prouiding Com-
modious housing, and orderly planting of Mulbery-Trees. There are also some
Englishmen sent that haue been trayned vp therein.
A Gift
Giuen to the vse of the College, certaine good Bookes of Diuinitie, by an vnknowne
person.
Patents granted this yeare.
| To the Earle of Pembrooke |
|
| To Sir Richard Worsley |
|
| To Sir Richard Bulkeley. |
Who together with their Associates haue vndertaken
to transport great multidues of People and Cattell. |
| To Sir William Mounson. |
|
To Captaine William Nuce,
Marshall of Virginia |
|
| To Captaine Raphe Hamor. |
|
[Indorsed:] Supplies to Virginia, in Anno 1620.
