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CXVIII. "His Maiesties Counseil for Virginia." "A Declara-
tion of the State * * * in Virginia."
June 22, 1620

Printed. Copies in British Museum, Bodleian Library, Cambridge University,
Harvard University, John Carter Brown Library, Huntington Library, Library
of Congress, Newberry Library, New York Public Library.[211]
List of Records No. 183

A Declaration of the State of the Colony and Affaires in Virginia. With
the Names of the Adventurors, and Summes aduentured in that
Action. By his Maiesties Counseil for Virginia. 22. Iunij 1620.
London: Printed by Thomas Suodham 1620.

By his Maiesties Counseil for Virginia

After the many disasters, wherewith it pleased Almighty God to suffer
the great Enemy of all good Actions and his Instruments, to encounter
and interrupt, to oppresse and keepe weake, this noble Action for the
planting of Virginia, with Christian Religion, and English people: It
hauing pleased him now contrarily of his especiall great grace, so to
blesse and prosper our late carefull endeuours, as well for the repairing of
all former breaches, as for supplying of the present defects, wherewith the
Colony was kept downe, that it hath as it were on a sodaine growne to
double that height, strength, plenty, and prosperity, which it had in
former times attained: We haue thought it now the peculiar duety of our
place, accordingly as it hath beene also ordered by a generall Court, to
Summon as it were by a kinde of louing inuitement, the whole Body of
the Noble and other worthy Aduenturors, as well to the conseruing and
perfecting of this happy worke, as to the reaping of the fruit of their great
expences and trauailes.


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And first to remoue that vnworthy aspersion, where[2]with ill disposed
mindes, guiding their Actions by corrupt ends, haue both by Letters from
thence, and by rumours here at home, sought vniustly to staine and blem-
ish that Countrey, as being barren and vnprofitable; Wee haue thought it
necessary for the full satisfaction of all, to make it publikely known,
that by diligent examination we haue assuredly found, those Letters
and Rumours to haue been false and malicious; procured by practise, and
suborned to euill purposes: and contrarily disaduowed by the testimony
vpon Oath of the chiefe Inhabitants of all the Colony; by whom we are
ascertained, that the Countrey is rich, spacious and well watered; tem-
perate as for the Climate; very healthfull after men are a little accustomed
to it; abounding with all Gods naturall blessings: The Land replenished
with the goodliest Woods in the world, and those full of Deere, and other
Beasts for sustenance: The Seas and Riuers (whereof many are exceeding
faire and nauigable,) full of excellent Fish, and of all sorts desireable; both
Water and Land yeelding Fowle in very great store and variety: In
Summe, a Countrey, too good for ill people; and wee hope reserued by
the prouidence of God, for such as shall apply themselues faithfully to his
seruice, and be a strength and honour to our King and Nation. But
touching those Commodities for which that Countrey is proper, and which
haue beene lately set vp for the Aduenturors benefit: we referre you to a
true note of them, lately deliuered in a great and generall Court, and here-
unto annexed for your better information. By which and other approued
informations brought vnto vs, We rest in great assurance, that this
Countrey, as it is seated neere the midst of the world, betweene the
extreamities of heate and cold; So it also par[3]ticipateth of the benefits of
bothe, and is capable (being assisted with skill and industry) of the richest
commodities of most parts of the Earth. The rich Furres, Cauiary, and
Cordage, which we draw from Russia with so great difficulty, are to be
had in Virginia, and the parts adioyning, with ease and plenty. The
Masts, Planckes, and Boords, the Pitch and Tarre, the Pot-ashes and
Sope-ashes, the Hempe and Flaxe, (being the materials of Linnen,) which
now we fetch from Norway, Denmarke, Poland, and Germany, are there to
be had in abundance and great perfection. The Iron, which hath so
wasted our English Woods, that it selfe in short time must decay together
with them, is to be had in Virginia, (where wasting of Woods is a benefit)


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for all good conditions answerable to the best in the world. The Wines,
Fruite, and Salt of France and Spaine; The Silkes of Persia and Italie, will
be found also in Virginia, and in no kinde of worth inferiour. We omit
here a multitude of other naturall Commodities, dispersed vp and downe
the diuers parts of the world: of Woods, Rootes, and Berries, for excellent
Dyes: of Plants and other Drugges, for Physicall seruice: of sweet
Woods, Oyles, and Gummes, for pleasure and other vse: of Cotten-wooll,
and Suger Canes: all which may there also be had in abundance, with an
infinity of other more: And will conclude with these three, Corne, Cattle
and Fish, which are the substance of the foode of man. The Graines of
our Countrey doe prosper there very well: Of Wheate they haue great
plenty: But their Maze, being the naturall Graine of that Countrey, doth
farre exceede in pleasantnesse, strength, and fertility. The Cattle which
we haue transported thither, (being now growne neere to fiue hundred)
become much bigger of Body, then the [4] breed from which they came:
The Horses also more beautifull, and fuller of courage. And such is the
extraordinary fertility of that Soyle, that the Does of their Deere yeelde
two Fawnes at a birth, and sometimes three. The Fishings at Cape Codd,
being within those Limits, will in plenty of Fish be equall to those of
New-found-Land, and in goodnesse and greatnesse much superiour. To
conclude, it is a Countrey, which nothing but ignorance can thinke ill of,
and which no man but of a corrupt minde and ill purpose can defame.

Now touching the present estate of our Colony in that Country, We
haue thought it not vnfit thus much briefly to declare. There haue bin
sent thither this last yeere, and are now presently in going, twelue hundred
persons and vpward, as particularly appeareth in the note aboue specified:
and there are neere one thousand more remaining of those that were gone
before. The men lately sent, haue bin most of them choise men, borne
and bred vp to labour and industry. Out of Deuonshire, about an hundred
men, brought vp to Husbandry. Out of Warwickshire and Staffordshire,
about one hundred and ten; and out of Sussex, about forty; all framed to
Iron-workes: the rest dispersedly out of diuers Shires of the Realme.
There haue beene also sundry persons of good quality, much commended
for sufficiency, industry and honesty, prouided and sent to take charge
and gouernment of those people. The care likewise that hath beene taken
by directions, Instructions, Charters, and Commissions to reduce the


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people and affaires in Virginia into a regular course, hath bin such and
so great, that the Colony beginneth now to haue the face and fashion of an
orderly State, and such as is likely to grow and prosper. The people are all
diuided [5] into seuerall Burroughs; each man hauing the shares of Land
due to him set out, to hold and enjoy to him and his Heires. The publike
Lands for the Company here, for the Gouernour there, for the College, and
for each particular Burrough, for the Ministers also, and for diuers other
necessary Officers, are likewise laid out by order, and bounded. The
particular Plantations for diuers priuate Societies, are setled in their
Seates, being allotted to their content, and each in conuenient distance.
The rigour of Martiall Law, wherewith before they were gouerned, is
reduced within the limits prescribed by his Maiestie: and the laudable
forme of Iustice and gouernment vsed in this Realme, established, and
followed as neere as may be. The Gouernour is so restrained to a Counseil
ioyned with him, that hee can doe wrong to no man, who may not haue
speedy remedy. Each Burrough, and each particular Plantation, partly
hath, partly is bound to haue in short time a sufficient Minister: for whom
maintenance is ordained, to each of two hundred pounds a yeere value.
Which orderly proceeding there, by direction from hence, hath caused
the Colony now at length to settle themselues in a firme resolution to
perpetuate the Plantation. They fall to building of Houses, each for his
owne priuate; and the Generalitie to the rearing of publique Guest-houses,
for entertaining of new men vpon their first arriuall. They fall to set vp
their Ploughes; to the planting of Vineyards; to the pursuing of the Staple
Commodities furnished and commended from hence. In summe, they are
now so full of alacritie and cheerefulnesse, that in a late generall Assembly,
they haue in the name of the Colony presented their greatest possible thankes
to the Company, for the care that hath beene taken for the set[6]ling of
the Plantation. Neither is it to be omitted, the care which hath beene
had here lately at home, for the reducing of all the proceedings and affaires
of the Company, to an orderly course of good gouernment and Iustice.
Wherein to begin with the fountaine thereof, his Maiesties authoritie and
pleasure, there hath beene a collection made of all the branches of the
same, dispersed in his Letters Patents, now three times renewed: as also
out of other Instructions proceeding from his Maiestie. Out of both
which, together with such other Orders as (authorized by his Maiestie)

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the Company themselues haue thought necessary to make, hath beene com-
piled a booke of standing Orders and Constitutions, approued by the generall
consent of all the Company: whereby both the company here, and the
Colony in Virginia, haue their businesse carried regularly, industriously,
and iustly, euery man knowing both his right and duty, to their generall
great content, and the great aduancement of the Action. And whereas
the Colony likewise haue beene often Sutors in effect, to reduce into a
compendious and orderly forme in writing, the Lawes of England proper
for the vse of that Plantation, with addition of such other, as the nature
of the place, the nouitie of the Colony, and other important circumstances
should necessarily require: a course is likewise taken for the effecting of
this worke; yet so as to submit it first to his Maiesties view and approbation;
it being not fit that his Maiesties Subiects should be gouerned by any
other Lawes, then such as receiue the influence of their life from him.

And now to come to that which concerneth the Aduenturors in particular,
by whose charges, care, and labour (next vnto his Maiesties especiall
grace) this famous Plan[7]tation hath not onely beene vndertaken, but
through so many difficulties vpheld and continued: we should be very
greatly iniurious to them, if we should not acquaint them with this season-
able time, for the reaping of that benefit and reward which is due vnto
them. We therefore let them know, that in this last yeare now ended,
there haue beene granted by the Company vnder their legall Seale, eleuen
seuerall Patents for particular Plantations; and more are in hand to be
passed this next Quarter-Court. It is not vnprobable that vpon each of
these Patents, diuers hundreds of persons will soone Plant in Virginia:
there haue beene already transported vpon the first, aboue three hundred
men. These and other like Planters, hauing priority of time, will haue
priority also in choise of the Seat of their Plantations. Seeing therefore
the onely matter of retribution to the Aduenturors, is by a faire proportion
of Land to them and their heires; namely of one hundred acres for euery
share of twelue pounds & ten shillings, vpon a first diuision; & as much more
vpon a second, the first being peopled; with fiftie acres for euery person,
(to be doubled in like manner) which at their own charges they shall
transport to inhabit in Virginia before the 24. day of Iune 1625. if he
continue there three yeeres, either at one or seuerall times, or die after
he is shipped for that voyage: It standeth them vpon, who are not willing


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to be the least in the benefit to be partaked, not to be the last in setting
foorth to the choise and peopling of their Land. Wherein what fauour or
assistance may by vs be giuen them, they shall be well assured of it, in
equall proportion with our selues, as their charges and long expectance
haue well deserued. And to the end that not onely the Aduenturors now
liuing, but the Heires also of the de[8]ceased, may take certaine notice of
the seuerall proportions of Land, which ratably to their Aduentures in mony
are due and belonging to them: And likewise that posteritie may truely
know, by whose charges this Plantation (next vnder his Maiestie) hath
beene happily founded, maintained, and continued: We haue here, ac-
cording to an Order of Court, set downe in an Alphabeticall Table the
names of all the Aduenturors, with all their seuerall summes aduentured.
Wherein if by errour, or other mis-accident, there haue wrong be done
to any man; if within one twelue moneth after the date hereof, he giue
notice and make proofe thereof to the Companies Auditors, he shall be
set right, and the Table reformed: there being not any thing more deere
vnto vs, then to doe right vnto them, with all Iustifiable curtesie, who haue
beene beginners and continuers of this glorious worke, tending so much
to the propagating of the true seruice of Almighty God, to the adding of
greatnesse and honour to our King, and to the benefit of our whole Nation
in disburdening their multitude. 22. Iunij. 1620.[212]

[15] A Declaration of the Supplies intended to be sent to Virginia, in
this yeare 1620. By his Maiesties Counseil for Virginia. 18. Iulij 1620.

Whereas the Right Honourable, Henry Earle of Southampton, with the
aduise and consent of the Counseil and Company for Virginia, hath re-
solued and concluded to imploy all good meanes in this present yeare,
1620. not onely for the aduancing of the Plantation in strength and multi-
tude of good people, but also for the enriching thereof with store of cattell
of diuers sorts, and by setting vp or encreasing such Staple Commodities,
as being proper for that Countrey, may be also of most necessary vse for
this Realme, and redound in fine to the greatest benefit of both Aduen-
turors
and Planters, and lastly [16] for the establishing there of such good
Gouernment (originally deriued from the Kings most excellent Maiestie, the
first and chiefe Founder of this glorious worke) as whereby the people


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there, diuided in soyle onely, but still participating in the religious and
happy gouernment of this their natiue Countrey, may continue alwayes
as one and the same people with vs, according to the most Princely direc-
tion of his Maiestie: We haue thought it very necessarie for the seconding
and forwarding of those so noble Designes, not onely to publish them to
the Aduenturors in generall, thereby to inuite them to concurre with vs in
the same, but also to set downe such particularities requisite, as whereby
the preparations of all sorts needfull, may vpon this timely warning, both
better and more seasonably be made and compassed.

First therefore we haue thought fit, to make it publikely knowne, that
besides the great store of particular Plantations now in prouiding, and like
very shortly in large proportion to augment, the Company haue resolued
in a late generall Court, by the blessing of God, to set out this yeere at
the publike charge, and to send to Virginia, eight hundred choise persons,
of the qualities ensuing: First, foure hundred, to be Tenants of the general
land of the Company, to make vp the number of those Tenants ful 500.
wherof 200. to be placed at Elizabeth Citie, with the Companies Deputie:
100. at Henrico, 100. at Charles Citie: And at Iames Citie there are a
hundred and more already. Secondly, one hundred, to be Tenants to such
Officers, &c. as the Court already hath, or shall shortly appoint: viz. 10.
for the Deputy of the College, [17] 40. for the Companies Deputy: 20. for
the Secretary: 10 more (befides 50. already fent) for the Ministers: and
20. for the Phisitian: their care for the ease and prosperity of the Colonie,
being such and so great, as to cause them to endowe those Offices and
places, (as they haue formerly done others,) with faire possessions, furnished
with Tenants and other fit prouisions: that the people may haue the
benefit by them, and yet be freed from the burden. Thirdly one hundred
yong Maides to make wiues for these Tenants as the former 90. which
haue been lately sent. Fourthly, one hundred Boyes, to be apprentizes
likewise to the publike Tenants. Fiftly, one hundred seruants to be
disposed amongst the old Planters, which they greatly desire, and haue
offered to defray their charges with very great thankes. And although
by reason of the preparations already made, the difficulty may be well
conceiued to be in great part ouercome, and the profit much more neere,
and more easie to come by, yet the Companie wholly affecting the peoples
prosperity, haue determined to deale both as fauourably in the Contracts,


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and as bountifully in all sorts of furniture and prouisions with the Tenants
which shal now goe, as they haue done with those, which haue beene
formerly sent. Which conditions it hath beene thought fit here to reinsert
and publish.

Every man transported into Virginia, with intent there to inhabit, as Tenants
to the Common land of the
Company, or to the publike land, shall be freely
landed there at the charge of the Company: And shal be furnished with pro-
uisions of victuall for one whole
[18] yeare next after his arriuall, as also of
Cattle
: And with apparell, weapons, tooles and implements, both of house and
labour, for his necessary vse. He shall enjoy the ratable moytie of all the
profits that shall be raised of the land on which he shall be Planted, as well
Corne and Cattle, as other commodities whatsoeuer
: the other halfe being due
to the
Owners of the Land.

He shall be tyed by Couenant, to continue upon that Land for the Terme of
seauen yeares: which being expired, it shal be in his choyse, whither to continue
there or to remoue to any other place, at his owne will and pleasure.

Of these persons, one hundred and twenty (such as are to be Tenants) are
to be slipped here for Virginia, by the midst of August now at hand: and
the rest in Ianuary and February ensuing.

The next preparations are of Cattle of diuers sorts: whereof there are
intended in the next Spring to be sent these ensuing. One hundred Kine,
for this addition of 500. Tenants. One hundred Kine more, to remaine
in a perpetuall stock vpon the Companies Land, to be lent to new Planters,
as hath bin formerly ordered. Foure hundred Goats, twenty Mares,
fourescore Asses to be procured from France: The care of prouiding which,
is commended to diuers select persons by parts, and the whole to the
ouersight of the generall Comitties.

The last prouisions appointed to be made, are for the setting vp, or increasing
of diuers principall Commodities. For Silke, there is prouision to be made,
of great store of Silke-worme-seede about Michaelmas [19] next: as also of
men skilfull in the ordering as well of the Wormes, as of their Silke, which
are to be sent away in a Pinnace, in October betimes. For Hempe and
Flaxe, Pot-ashes and Sope-ashes, Pitch and Tarre, there is a Treaty already
on foote, for procuring of men skilfull in those Trades from the Easterne


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parts: besides the Polakers yet remaining in Virginia. For Wines, it is
also ordered, that men skilfull be procured in the planting and dressing
of Vines, out of France and from the Rhene: and from thence also and
other parts to procure Plants of the best kindes. For Oyle, besides great
quantitie to be made out of the Walnuts, growing naturally in Virginia
in great abundance, Oliue-Plants are to be prouided from Marseilles and
Ligorno. For Fish, which on those Coasts are taken in great plenty, and
in worth much better then in New-found-Land, there is care and a course
taken, to preserue the Companies Liberties, and to set vp the Fishings in
better sort then heretofore. For Salt, order is giuen for the making of it
in abundance, and after the manner of those hotter Climates, which may
prooue a great helpe to increase the Plantation. For Iron, there is sufficient
done alreadie.

And for Sawing-Milles, besides those already gone this Spring, there are
lately come from Hamborough, diuers Workemen very skilfull, to be sent
in the next ship. And that nothing may be wanting for the Companies
Tenants, there is a Pinnace already, and other Boates shall be prouided,
to remaine there at the Deputies commaund, to traffique and trade for the
Company and their Tenants vnder his charge.

[20] These large supplies of men, Cattle, and Commodities, as they tend
to the accomplishing of this great worke of the Plantation: so can they
not be themselues effected, without large prouision of money, being the
sinewes and mouing Instruments in these great Actions.

To which end wee desire the noble and worthy Aduenturors, to be assisting
to vs, by such meanes as they shall please: especially that the remaine of
all promised Aduentures, may in Michaelmas Terme next be paid in
without faile, which we trust will now be done cheerefully on all parts,
the inuitements of this yeere being well considered: that as the presenting
of their first payments, hath been the beginning, so the performance of
the later, may be the perfecting and finishing of this worke, so glorious
before God and man.

And here by the way, for the clearing of some scruples and errors through
mistaking of our writings lately published, we are to aduertise, that the
Alphabet of Aduenturers and summes aduentured, neither then conueniently


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could, nor was intended to extend any further, then to such summes as
haue been paid in to the Treasurors of the Company, and to Sir Baptist
Hicks
, by speciall order of Court. And whereas diuers other bils of Aduen-
ture, haue bin heretofore deliuered, partly vpon personall aduenture, and
no money paid in, partly vpon gift from the Company, in regard of deserts,
partly for summes paid to other men, whose Accounts hang yet vncleared
(and not to the Treasurors) and partly for goods which neuer came [21]
within the Treasurors Accounts, but of other inferiour Officers, into whose
hands they were deliuered, for which notwithstanding bils of Aduenture
haue been deliuered, mentioning as if it were money paid to the Treasuror:
If the Aduenturors shall be pleased within the time prefixed, to put in
their iust claimes, by these or any other wayes whatsoeuer, there shall be
right done to them, and a new Alphabeticall booke shall be published,
embracing exactly all kinde of Aduenturors, with their seueral summes
either really aduentured, or otherwise accepted, allowed or bestowed, be
it vpon what cause, or in what kinde soeuer.

Now if the Aduenturors be thus requested, with much greater reason are
all Accountants to the Company to be prayed and required, to prepare and
make perfect their seuerall Accounts, and to pay in those monyes, which
shall remaine due to the Company: that so all parts concurring with their
duties and endeuours, the worke may proceede with generall ioy.

Lastly, as heretofore, so we now also declare, that the persons to be admitted
to goe, as the Companies-Tenants, and with the foresaid conditions, shall
be no other then good men, that is to say, of good Trades, of skill in
husbandry, or industrious labourers; and such of those as shall be commended
for their honest conuersation: which persons repairing to the Citie of
London, to Mr. Ferrar, Deputy to the Company, his house in St. Sithes
lane, in the beginning of August, and in the middle of Ianuary, next,
according to the seuerall numbers at those times to be sent, shall from
thence-forward be entertained, at the Companies char- [22] ges, til such
time as they be shipped for Virginia: there being especiall care likewise
taken, for the prouiding of good Commanders and Directors of their
workes.

Giuen in a Generall Court held for Virginia the eighteenth of Iuly, 1620.

The seuerall Trades-men to be entertained.


317

                                   
Husbandmen.  Fowlers. 
Gardners.  Fishermen. 
Brewers.  Fish-hookemakers. 
Bakers.  Net-makers. 
Sawyers.  Shooe-makers. 
Carpenters.  Rope-makers. 
Ioyners.  Tile-makers. 
Ship-wrights.  Edgetoole-makers. 
Boat-wrights.  Bricke-makers. 
Plough-wrights.  Bricke-layers. 
Mil-wrights.  Dressers of Hempe and
Flaxe. 
Masons. 
Turners.  Lime-burners. 
Smiths of all sorts.  Lether-dressers. 
Coopers of all sorts.  Men skilfull in Vines. 
Weauers.  Men for Iron-workes. 
Tanners.  Men skilfull in Mines. 
Potters. 

[23] The Names of the Aduenturers, with their seuerall summes aduen-
tured, paid to Sir Thomas Smith, Knight, late Treasurer of the Com-
pany for Virginia.

A

                                 

318

               
li.  s. 
Sir William Aliffe  50. 
Sir Roger Aston  10. 
Sir Anthony Ashley  37.  10 
Sir Iohn Akland  12.  10 
Sir Anthony Aucher  12.  10 
Sir Robert Askwith  37.  10 
Doctor Francis Anthony  100. 
Charles Anthony  137.  10 
Edward Allen  100. 
Edmund Allen, Esquire  25. 
Iohn Allen  12.  10 
Thomas Allen  12.  10 
William Atkinson, Esquire  37.  10 
Richard Ashcroft  25. 
Nicholas Andrews  62.  10 
Iohn Andrews the elder  25. 
Iohn Andrews the younger  25. 
Iames Ascough  37.  10 
Giles Allington  25. 
Morris Abbot  50. 
[24] Ambrose Asten  12.  10 
Iames Askew  25. 
Anthony Abdey  37.  10 
Iohn Arundell of Trerise, Esquire  25. 

B

                                                               

319

                                                                                 

320

                                 
Edward, Earle of Bedford  120. 
Iames, Lord Bishop of Bathe & Wells  75. 
Sir Francis Barrington  37.  10 
Sir Morice Barkley  80. 
Sir Iohn Benet  25. 
Sir Thomas Beamont  25. 
Sir Amias Bamfield  12.  10 
Sir Iohn Bourcher  37.  10 
Sir Edmund Bowyer  12.  10 
Sir Thomas Bludder  25. 
Sir George Bolles  37.  10 
Sir Iohn Bingley  125. 
Sir Thomas Button  25. 
Company of Barber-surgeons  25. 
Company of Bakers  40. 
Richard Banister  50. 
Iohn Bancks  112.  10 
Miles Bankes  50. 
Thomas Barber  62.  10 
William Bonham  120. 
Iames Bryerley  87.  10 
William Barnes  37.  10 
Anthony Barners, Esquire  100. 
William Brewster  20. 
Richard Brooke  50. 
[25] Hugh Brooker, Esquire  50. 
Ambrose Brewsey  12.  10 
Iohn Brooke  12.  10 
Matthew Bromridge  50. 
Christofer Brooke, Esquire  50. 
Martin Bond  12.  10 
Gabriel Beadle  12.  10 
Iohn Beadle  12.  10 
Dauid Borne  25. 
Edward Barnes  50. 
Iohn Badger  12.  10 
Edmund Branduell  25. 
Robert Bowyer, Esquire  25. 
Robert Bateman  25. 
Thomas Britton  25. 
Nicholas Benson  75. 
Edward Bishop  75. 
Peter Burgoney  25. 
Thomas Burgoney  12.  10 
Robert Burgoney  12.  10 
Christofer Baron  62.  10 
Peter Benson  25. 
Iohn Barker  25. 
Iohn Bustoridge  25. 
Francis Burley  25. 
William Browne  12.  10 
Robert Barker  25. 
Samuel Burnham  12.  10 
Edward Barkley  12.  10 
William Bennet  25. 
Captain Edward Brewster  30. 
[26] Thomas Brocket  25. 
Iohn Bullock  25. 
George Bache  12.  10 
Thomas Bayly  12.  10 
William Barkley  12.  10 
George Butler  25. 
Timothy Bathurst  25. 
George Burton  12.  10 
Thomas Brett  35. 
Captaine Iohn Brough  25. 
Thomas Baker  100. 
Iohn Blunt  12.  10 
Thomas Bayly  25. 
Richard and Edward Blunt  12.  10 
Mineon Burrell  12.  10 
Richard Blackmore  25. 
William Beck  25. 
Beniamin Brand  12.  10 
Iohn Busbridge  37.  10 
William Burrell  37.  10 
William Barret  25. 
Francis Baldwin  12.  10 
Edward Barber  12.  10 
Humfrey Basse  25. 
Robert Bell  37.  10 
Matthew Bromrick  16. 
Iohn Beaumont  12.  10 
George Barkeley  12.  10 
Peter Bartle  37.  10 
Thomas Bretton  12.  10 
Iohn Blount  25. 
[27] Arthur Bromfeld, Esquire  25. 
William Berbloke  12.  10 
Charles Beck  25. 

C

                                             
George, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury  75. 
William, Lord Cranborne, now Earle of Salisbury  25. 
William, Lord Compton, now Earle of North-hampton  100. 
William, Lord Cauendish, now Earle of Deuonshire  137.  10 
Richard, Earle of Clanricard  20. 
Sir William Cauendish, now Lord Cauendish  25. 
Gray, Lord Chandos  50. 
Sir Henry Cary  20. 
Sir George Caluert  25. 
Sir Lionell Cranfield  12.  10 
Sir Edward Cecill  25. 
Sir Robert Cotten  25. 
Sir Oliuer Cromwell  65. 
Sir Anthony Cope  40. 
Sir Walter Cope  165. 
Sir Edward Carr  12.  10 
Sir Thomas Conisbie  50. 
Sir George Cary  45. 
Sir Edward Conwey  100. 
Sir Walter Chute  25. 
Sir Edward Culpeper  12.  10 
[28] Sir Henry Cary, Captaine  25. 
Sir Walter Couert  12.  10 

321

                                                                                     

322

                                               
li.  s. 
Sir William Crauen  75. 
Sir George Coppin  115. 
Sir George Chute  12.  10 
Sir Thomas Couentry  12.  10 
Lady Cary  12.  10 
Company of Clothworkers  100. 
City of Chichester  25. 
Robert Chamberlaine, Esquire  100. 
Richard Chamberlaine, Esquire  150. 
Francis Couill  112.  10 
William Coyse, Esquire  100. 
Abraham Chamberlaine  112.  10 
Thomas Carpenter  49. 
Anthony Crew  25. 
Richard Cox  25. 
William Crosley  75. 
Iames Chatfield  12.  10 
Richard Caswell  125. 
Iohn Cornelis  62.  10 
Randall Carter  100. 
Executors of Randall Carter  25. 
Richard Champion  37.  10 
Rawley Crashaw  25. 
Henry Collins  12.  10 
Henry Cromwell, Esquire  25. 
Iohn Cooper  25. 
Richard Cooper  25. 
Thomas Colthurst  25. 
Iohn Casson  50. 
[29] Master Allen Cotten, Alderman  62.  10 
Edward Cage  87.  10 
Abraham Carthwright  75. 
Robert Coppin  12.  10 
Thomas Conock  25. 
Iohn Clapham  25. 
Thomas Church  62.  10 
William Carpenter  37.  10 
Laurence Campe  100. 
Iames Cambell  25. 
Christofer Cletheroe  50. 
Matthew Cooper  25. 
George Chamber  12.  10 
Captaine Iohn Cooke  25. 
Captaine Thomas Conwey, Esquire  37.  10 
Edward Culpeper, Esquire  25. 
Master William Crashaw  37.  10 
Abraham Colmer  12.  10 
Iohn Culpeper  37.  10 
Edmund Colbey  12.  10 
Richard Cooper  12.  10 
Robert Creswell  12.  10 
William Crow  12.  10 
Abraham Carpenter  12.  10 
Iohn Crow  37.  10 
Thomas Cordell  50. 
Richard Connock, Esquire  20. 
William Compton  25. 
William Chester  12.  10 
Thomas Couel  25. 
Richard Carmarden, Esquire  25. 
[30] William and Paul Canning  37.  10 
Henry Cromwell, Esquire  37.  10 
Simon Codrington  12.  10 
Clement Chichley  25. 
Iames Cullemore  25. 
William Cantrell  12.  10 

D

                               

323

                                             
Richard, Earle of Dorset  120. 
Edward, Lord Denny  13.  6.8 
Sir Iohn Digby, now Lord Digby  25. 
Sir Iohn Doderidge  25. 
Sir Drew Drewry the elder  75. 
Sir Thomas Dennis  30. 
Sir Robert Drewry  10. 
Sir Iohn Dauers  25. 
Sir Dudley Diggs  37.  10 
Sir Marmaduke Dorrel  50. 
Sir Thomas Dale  25. 
Dompany of Drapers  150. 
Company of Dyers  75. 
Towne of Douer  25. 
Master Richard Deane, Alderman  37.  10 
Henry Dawkes  25. 
Edward Dichfield  68.  15 
William Dunne  25. 
Iohn Dauis  25. 
Matthew Dequester  87.  10 
Philip Durdent  25. 
Abraham Dawes  62.  10 
Iohn Dyke  50. 
[31] Thomas Draper  87.  10 
Lancelot Dauis  25. 
Rowley Dawsey  25. 
William Dobson, Esquire  37.  10 
Anthony Dyot, Esquire  25. 
Auery Dranfield  25. 
Roger Dye  37.  10 
Iohn Downes  37.  10 
Iohn Drake, Esquire  12.  10 
Iohn Delbridge  37.  10 
Beniamin Decroe  37.  10 
Thomas Dyke  25. 
Ieffrey Duppa  50. 
Daniel Darnelly  45. 
Sara Draper  12.  10 
Clement and Henry Dawkney  20. 

E

                           
Thomas, Earle of Exeter  140. 
Sir Thomas Euerfield  12.  10 
Sir Francis Egiock  37.  10 
Iohn Eldred, Esquire  137.  10 
William Euans  87.  10 
Richard Euans  50. 
Hugh Euans  50. 
Raph Ewens, Esquire  37.  10 
Iohn Elkin  75. 
Iohn Elkin  25. 
Robert Euelin  17. 
Nicholas Exton  74.  10 
Iohn Exton  12.  10 
[32] George Etheridge  62.  10 

324

F

                                                                         
li.  s. 
Sir Moyle Finch  50. 
Sir Henry Fanshaw  70. 
Sir Thomas Freake  25. 
Sir Peter Fretchuile  37.  10 
Sir William Fleetwood  37.  10 
Sir Henry Fane  12.  10 
Company of Fishmongers  150. 
Iohn Fletcher  62.  10 
Iohn Farmer  100. 
Martin Freeman, Esquire  75. 
Raph Freeman  62.  10 
William, and Raph Freeman  25. 
Michael Fetiplace  12.  10 
William Fetiplace  10. 
Thomas Forrest  50. 
Edward Fleetwood, Esquire  62.  10 
William Felgate  62.  10 
William Field  25. 
Nicholas Ferrar  50. 
Giles Francis  50. 
Edward Fawcet  75. 
Richard Farrington  25. 
Iohn Francklin  25. 
Richard Frith  25. 
Iohn Ferne  25. 
George Farmer  25. 
Thomas Francis  12.  10 
Iohn Fenner  50. 
[33] Nicholas Fuller, Esquire  20. 
Thomas Foxall  37.  10 
William Fleet  37.  10 
Peter Franck, Esquire  12.  10 
Richard Fishborne  25. 
William Faldoe  12.  10 
Iohn Fletcher, and Company  75. 
William Ferrers  37.  10 

G

       

325

                                                 
Lady Elizabeth Gray  25. 
Sir Iohn Gray  12.  10 
Sir William Godolfine  37.  10 
Sir Thomas Gates  100. 
Sir William Gee  25. 
Sir Richard Grobham  50. 
Sir William Garaway  83.  6. 8 
Sir Francis Goodwin  37.  10 
Sir George Goringe  25. 
Company of Grocers  487.  10 
Company of Goldsmithes  200. 
Company of Girdlers  50. 
Iohn Geering  112.  10 
Iohn Gardiner  75. 
Richard Gardiner  12.  10 
Iohn Gilbert  62.  10 
Thomas Graue  25. 
Iohn Gray  25. 
Nicholas Greice  25. 
Richard Goddard  25. 
Thomas Gipps  12.  10 
[34] Peter Gates  12.  10 
Thomas Gibbs, Esquire  12.  10 
Laurence Grene  37.  10 
William Greenwell  100. 
Robert Garset  12.  10 
Robert Gore  37.  10 
Thomas Gouge  12.  10 
Francis Glanuile, Esquire  37.  10 

H

                             

326

                                                                                   

327

                                     
Henrie, Earle of Huntingdon  120. 
Lord Theophilus Haward, L. Walden  137.  10 
Sir Iohn Harington, L. Harington  187.  10 
Sir Iohn Hollis, now Lord Hautein  50. 
Sir Thomas Holecroft  10. 
Sir William Harris  75. 
Sir Thomas Harefleet  12.  10 
Sir George Haiward  12.  10 
Sir Warwick Heale  37.  10 
Sir Baptist Hicks  100. 
Sir Iohn Hanham  12.  10 
Sir Thomas Horwell  37.  10 
Sir Thomas Hewit  75. 
Sir William Herrick  25. 
Sir Eustace Hart  25. 
Sir Arthur Harris  37.  10 
Sir Edward Heron  25. 
Sir Ferdinando Heiborne  37.  10 
Sir Laurence Hide  37.  10 
Master Hugh Hamersley, Alderman  25. 
Master Richard Heron, Alderman  37.  10 
[35] Richard Humble, Esquire  100. 
Master Richard Hackleuit  21. 
Edward Harrison  112.  10 
George Holeman  100. 
Robert Hill  87.  10 
Griffin Hinton  12.  10 
Iohn Hawkins  25. 
William Hancock  62.  10 
Iohn Harper  62.  10 
George Hanger  25. 
Iohn Holt  12.  10 
Iohn Huntley  25. 
Ieremy Heidon  75. 
Raph Hamor  133.  6. 8 
Raph Hamor, iunior  25. 
Iohn Hodgeson  25. 
Iohn Hanford  37.  10 
Thomas Harris  25. 
Richard Howell  12.  10 
Thomas Henshaw  75. 
Leonard Harwood  37.  10 
Tristram Hill  25. 
Francis Haselridge  12.  10 
Tobias Hinson  45. 
Peter Heightley  25. 
George Hawkenson  12.  10 
Thomas Hackshaw  12.  10 
Charles Hawkens  62.  10 
Iohn Hodgis  50. 
William Holland  12.  10 
Robert Hartley  12.  10 
[36] Gregory Herst  12.  10 
Thomas Hodgis  37.  10 
William Hodgis  25. 
Roger Harris  68.  15 
Iohn Harris  37.  10 
Master Iohn Haiward  100. 
Iames Haiward  12.  10 
Nicholas Hide, Esquire  37.  10 
Iohn Hare, Esquire  37.  10 
William Hackwell, Esquire  12.  10 
Gressam Hoogan  37.  10 
Humfrey Hanford  50. 
William Haselden  12.  10 
Nicholas Hooker  25. 
Doctor Anthony Hunton  25. 
Iohn Hodsale  12.  10 
George Hooker  25. 
Anthony Hinton  12.  10 
Iohn Hogsell  25. 
Thomas Hampton  25. 
William Hicks  30. 
William Holiland  37.  10 
Ralph Harison  25. 
Harman Harison  25. 

I

                                         

328

             
Sir Thomas Iermyn  12.  10 
Sir Robert Iohnson  56. 
Sir Arthur Ingram  25. 
Sir Francis Iones  37.  10 
Company of Ironmongers  33.  6. 8 
[37] Company of Inholders  25. 
Company of Imbroyderers  25. 
Bailiffes of Ipswich  100. 
Henry Iackson  25. 
Richard Ironside  75. 
Master Robert Iohnson, Alderman  185. 
Thomas Iones  12.  10 
William Iobson  25. 
Thomas Iohnson  62.  10 
Thomas Iadwine  75. 
Iohn Iosua  12.  10 
George Isam  37.  10 
Philip Iacobson  62.  10 
Peter Iacobson  25. 
Thomas Iaxson, senior  25. 
Iames Iewell  25. 
Gabriel Iaques  25. 
Walter Iobson  25. 
Edward Iames  37.  10 
Zachary Iones, Esquire  10. 
Anthony Irbye, Esquire  12.  10 
William I-anson  37.  10 
Humfrey Iobson  12.  10 

K

                     
Sir Valentine Knightley  37.  10 
Sir Robert Killegrew  110. 
Sir Charles Kelke  25. 
Sir Iohn Kaile  25. 
Richard Kirrill  37.  10 
Iohn Kirrill  75. 
[38] Raph King  62.  10 
Henry Kent  25. 
Towne of Kingslynne  75. 
Iohn Kettleby, Esquire  25. 
Walter Kirkham, Esquire  16. 

L

                                         

329

                         
Henry, Earl of Lincolne  50. 
Robert, L. Lisle, now Earle of Leicester  90. 
Thomas, Lord Laware  500. 
Sir Francis Leigh  33.  6. 8 
Sir Iohn Lewson  12.  10 
Sir William Lower  37.  10 
Sir Samuel Leonard  37.  10 
Sir Samson Leonard  12.  10 
Company of Lethersellers  50. 
Thomas Laughton  62.  10 
William Lewson  37.  10 
Peter Latham  12.  10 
Peter Van Lore  112.  10 
Henry Leigh  12.  10 
Thomas Leuer  62.  10 
Christofer Landman  50. 
Morris Lewellin  37.  10 
Edward Lewis  37.  10 
Edward Lewkin  87.  10 
Peter Lodge  12.  10 
Thomas Layer  12.  10 
Thomas Lawson  12.  10 
Francis Lodge  25. 
[39] Iohn Langley  25. 
Dauid Loide  12.  10 
Iohn Leuitt  25. 
Thomas Fox, and Luke Lodge  25. 
Captaine Richard Linley  25. 
Arnold Lulls  50. 
William Laurence  12.  10 
Iohn Landman  25. 
Nicholas Lichfield  6. 
Nicholas Leate  25. 
Gedeon de Laune  37.  10 

M

                                                     

330

                                                     
Philip, Earle of Montgomerie  40. 
Doctor George Mountain, now Lord Bishop of Lincolne  12.  10 
William Lord Mounteagle now Lord Morley  50. 
Sir Thomas Mansell  50. 
Sir Thomas Mildmay  12.  10 
Sir William Maynard  12.  10 
Sir Humfrey May  31.  10 
Sir Peter Manhood  50. 
Sir Iohn Merrick  75. 
Sir George More  75. 
Sir Robert Mansell  97.  10 
Sir Arthur Mannering  25. 
Sir Dauid Murrey  37.  10 
Sir Edward Michelborn  12.  10 
Sir Thomas Middleton  62.  10 
Sir Robert Miller  37.  10 
Sir Caualiero Maicott  125. 
[40] Doctor Iames Meddus  15. 
Richard Martin, Esquire  75. 
Company of Mercers  200. 
Company of Merchant Taylors  200. 
Otho Mawdite  62.  10 
Captaine Iohn Martin  70. 
Arthur Mouse  37.  10 
Adrian More  100. 
Thomas Mountford  20. 
Thomas Morris  87.  10 
Ralph Moorton  30. 
Francis Mapes  12.  10 
Richard Maplesden  50. 
Iames Monger  25. 
Peter Monsell  75. 
Robert Middleton  37.  10 
Thomas Maile  25. 
Iohn Martin  25. 
Iosias Maude  12.  10 
Richard Morton  12.  10 
George Mason  12.  10 
Thomas Maddock  25. 
Richard Moore  25. 
Nicholas Moone  12.  10 
Alfonsus van Medkerk  25. 
Captaine Henry Meoles  25. 
Philip Mutes  12.  10 
Thomas Mayall  12.  10 
Humfrey Marret  12.  10 
Iaruis Mundz  12.  10 
Robert Mildmay  37.  10 
[41] William Millet  37.  10 
Richard Morer  25. 
Iohn Miller  37.  10 
Thomas Martin  37.  10 
Iohn Middleton  6. 
Francis Middleton  12.  10 

N

                       
Dudlie, Lord North  13.  6. 8 
Francis, Lord Norris  50. 
Sir Henry Neuill, of Barkshire  37.  10 
Thomas Nicols  62.  10 
Christopher Nicols  62.  10 
William Nicols  50. 
George Newce  12.  10 
Ioseph Newberow  20. 
Christopher Newgate  25. 
Thomas Norincott  37.  10 
Ionathan Nuttall  12.  10 
Thomas Norton  13.  6. 8 

331

O

       
li.  s. 
William Oxenbridge, Esquire  112. 
Robert Offley  100. 
Francis Oliuer  25. 

P

                                                                         

332

                   
William, Earle of Pembroke  400. 
William, Lord Paget  60. 
Iohn, Lord Petre  95. 
George Percy, Esquire  20. 
[42] Sir Christofer Parkins  50. 
Sir Amias Preston  100. 
Sir Nicolas Parker  12.  10 
Sir William Poole  37.  10 
Sir Steuen Powell  100. 
Sir Henry Peyton  25. 
Sir Iames Perrot  12.  10 
Sir Iohn Pettus  25. 
Sir Robert Payne  25. 
William Payne  100. 
Iohn Payne  12.  10 
Edward Parkins  37.  10 
Edward Parkins widow  12.  10 
Aden Perkins  25. 
Thomas Perkin  12.  10 
Richard Partridge  25. 
William Palmer  62.  10 
Miles Palmer  12.  10 
Robert Parkhurst  75. 
Richard Perciuall, Esquire  62.  10 
Richard Poyntell  62.  10 
George Pretty  12.  10 
George Pit  112.  10 
Allen Percy  12.  10 
Abraham Peirce  12.  10 
Edmund Peirce  25. 
Phenice Pet  37.  10 
Thomas Philips  12.  10 
Henry Philpot  25. 
Master George Procter  25. 
Robert Penington  25. 
[43] Peter Peate  12.  10 
Iohn Prat  12.  10 
William Powell  25. 
Edmund Peashall  25. 
Captaine William Proude  25. 
Henry Price  12.  10 
Nicholas Pewriffe  12.  10 
Thomas Pelham  6. 
Richard Piggot  25. 
Iohn Pawlet, Esquire  12.  10 
Robert Pory  25. 
Richard Paulson  37.  10 

Q

 
William Quick  62.  10 

R

                                                   
Sir Robert Rich, now Earle of Warwick  75. 
Sir Thomas Rowe  60. 
Sir Henry Rainsford  37.  10 
Sir William Romney  170. 
Sir Iohn Ratcliffe  50. 
Sir Steuen Ridleson  56. 
Sir William Russell  50. 
Master Edward Rotheram, Alderman  25. 
Robert Rich  12.  10 
Tedder Roberts  37.  10 
Henry Robinson  87.  10 
Iohn Russell  12.  10 
Richard Rogers  75. 
[44] Arthur Robinson  25. 
Robert Robinson  25. 
Millicent Ramsden  37.  10 
Iohn Robinson  75. 
George Robins  62.  10 
Nicholas Rainton  25. 
Henry Rolffe  12.  10 
Iohn Reignolds  12.  10 
Elias Roberts  25. 
Henry Reignolds, Esquire  87.  10 
William Roscarrock, Esquire  37.  10 
Humfrey Raymell  12.  10 
Richard Robins  12.  10 

333

S

                                                                                     

334

                                                                                   
li.  s. 
Henry, Earle of Southampton  350. 
Thomas, Earle of Suffolke  200. 
Robert, Earle of Salisbury  333.  6. 8 
Mary, Countesse of Shrewsbury  50. 
Edmund, Lord Sheffeld  140. 
Robert, Lord Spencer  33.  6. 8 
Iohn, Lord Stanhope  50. 
Sir Iohn Saint-Iohn  37.  10 
Sir Thomas Smith  145. 
Sir Iohn Samms  50. 
Sir Iohn Smith  26.  13. 4 
Sir Edwin Sandys  212.  10 
Sir Samuel Sandys  87.  10 
Sir Steuen Some  25. 
Sir Raph Shelton  12.  10 
Sir Thomas Stewkley  37.  10 
[45] Sir William Saint-Iohn  50. 
Sir William Smith  45. 
Sir Richard Smith  37.  10 
Sir Martin Stuteuill  12.  10 
Sir Nicolas Salter  125. 
Doctor Matthew Sutcliffe, Deane of Exeter  20. 
Thomas Sandys, Esquire  25. 
Henry Sandys, Esquire  25. 
George Sandys, Esquire  12.  10 
Company of Skinners  100. 
Company of Salters  50. 
Company of Stationers  125. 
Iohn Stokley  50. 
Captaine Iohn Smith  9. 
Richard Staper  75. 
Robert Shingleton  75. 
Thomas Shipton  62. 
Cleophas Smith  87.  10 
Richard Strongtharm  100. 
Hildebrand Spruson  59.  9. 9 
Matthew Scriuener  100. 
Othowell Smith  42.  6. 8 
George Scot  125. 
Hewet Stapers  40. 
Iames Swift  25. 
Richard Stratford  75. 
Edmund Smith  12.  10 
Robert Smith  37.  10 
Matthias Springham  25. 
Richard Smith  25. 
[46] Edward Smith  12.  10 
Ionathan Smith  12.  10 
Humfrey Smith  37.  10 
Iohn Smith  37.  10 
George Swinhow  62.  10 
Ioseph Some  25. 
William Sheckley  25. 
Iohn Southick  12.  10 
Henry Shelley  25. 
Walter Shelley  12.  10 
Richard Snarsborow  12.  10 
George Stone  12.  10 
Hugh Shepley  12.  10 
William Strachey  25. 
Vrion Spencer  12.  10 
Iohn Scarpe  12.  10 
Thomas Scott  50. 
William Sharpe  25. 
Steuen Sparrow  75. 
Thomas Stokes  12.  10 
Richard Shepard  25. 
Henry Spranger  12.  10 
William Stonnard  25. 
Steuen Sad  12.  10 
Iohn Stockley  50. 
Thomas Steuens  37.  10 
Matthew Shepard  50. 
Thomas Sherwell  12.  10 
William Seabright, Esquire  12.  10 
Nicholas Sherwell  12.  10 
Augustine Steward  25.  10 
[47] Thomas Stile  62.  10 
Abraham Speckhard  12.  10 
Edmund Scott  25. 
Francis Smalman, Esquire  12.  10 
Gregory Sprint, Esquire  37.  10 
Thomas Stacey  25. 
William Sandbatch  10. 

335

T

                                             
li.  s. 
Sir William Twisden  37.  10 
Sir William Throckmorton  50. 
Sir Nicholas Tufton  80. 
Sir Iohn Treuer  70. 
Sir Thomas Tracy  37.  10 
George Thorpe, Esquire  25. 
Doctor William Turner  12.  10 
The Trinity house  150. 
Richard Turner  37.  10 
Iohn Tauerner  37.  10 
Daniel Tucker  31. 
Charles Towler  12.  10 
William Tayler  12.  10 
Leonard Townson  25. 
Richard Tomlins  25. 
Francis Tate, Esquire  25. 
Andrew Troughton  25. 
George Tucker  12.  10 
Henry Timberlake  37.  10 
William Tucker  25. 
Lewis Tite  25. 
Robert Thornton  25. 

V

           
[48] Sir Horatio Vere  121. 
Henry Vincent  37.  10 
Richard Venne  12.  10 
Christopher Vertue  12.  10 
Iohn Vassell  25. 
Arthur Venne  12.  10 

W

                 

336

                                                                                   

337

                                             
Henry, Bishop of Worcester  13.  6. 8 
Francis West, Esquire  25. 
Sir Raph Winwood  75. 
Sir Iohn Wentworth  12.  10 
Sir William Waad  144.  10 
Sir Robert Wroth  50. 
Sir Perciuall Willoby  50. 
Sir Charles Wilmott  27.  10 
Sir Iohn Watts  162.  10 
Sir Hugh Worrell  25. 
Sir Edward Waterhouse  25. 
Sir Thomas Wilsford  50. 
Sir Richard Williamson  25. 
Sir Iohn Wolstenholm  137.  10 
Sir Thomas Watson  62.  10 
Sir Thomas Wilson  37.  10 
Sir Iohn Weld  37.  10 
Sir Iohn Walter  37.  10 
Mistris Kath. West, now Lady Conway  25. 
Iohn Wroth, Esquire  87.  10 
Captaine Maria Winckfield, Esquire  88. 
Thomas Webb  12.  10 
Rice Webb  62.  10 
[49] Edward Webb  100. 
Sands Webb  12.  10 
Felix Wilson  25. 
Thomas White  62.  10 
Richard Wiffen  12.  10 
William Williamson  50. 
Humfrey Westwood  62.  10 
Hugh Willeston  12.  10 
Thomas Wheatley  87.  10 
William Wattey  25. 
William Webster  37.  10 
Iames White  25. 
Edmund Winne  62.  10 
Iohn West  50. 
Iohn Wright  25. 
Edward Wooller  50. 
Iohn Wooller  25. 
Thomas Walker  25. 
Iohn Westrow  37.  10 
Edward Welch  25. 
Nathaniel Waad  25. 
Richard Wydowes  25. 
Dauid Waterhouse, Esquire  37.  10 
Captaine Owen Winne  50. 
Randall Wetwood  25. 
George Wilmer, Esquire  25. 
Edward Wilkes  25. 
Leonard White  25. 
Andrew Willmer  25. 
Clement Willmer  25. 
George Walker  25. 
[50] William Welby  87.  10 
Francis Whistler  25. 
Thomas Welles  25. 
Captaine Thomas Winne  25. 
Iohn Whittingham  12.  10 
Thomas Wheeler  12.  10 
William Willet  12.  10 
Deuereux Woogam  50. 
Thomas Wood  25. 
Iohn Willet  37.  10 
Nicholas Wheeler  12.  10 
Thomas Wale  75. 
William Wilston  12.  10 
Iohn Waller  5. 
William Ward  37.  10 
William Willeston  25. 
Iohn Water  12.  10 
Thomas Warr, Esquire  25. 
Dauid Wiffen  12.  10 
Garret Weston  12.  10 

Y

     
Sir George Yeardley, now Gouernour of Virginia  25. 
William Yong  12.  10 
Simon Yeomons  12.  10 

Z

 
Edward, Lord Zouch  60. 

[51] Names of the Aduenturers, with the Sums paid by order to Sir Baptist
Hicks
, Knight.

A

   
li.  s. 
Sir Anthony Ashley  25. 

B

     

338

   
Sir Iohn Benet  12.  10 
Sir Edmund Bowyer  25. 
Sir Henry Beddingfield  37.  10 
Edward Barnes  12.  10 
Humfrey Basse  12.  10 

C

               
Sir Henry Cary  75. 
Sir Lyonell Cranfield  25. 
Sir Walter Cope  50. 
Sir Edward Carr  25. 
Sir George Coppin  20. 
Sir Iohn Cuts  75. 
Edward Carn, Esquire  37.  10 
Thomas Cannon, Esquire  12.  10 

D

     
[52
Sir Thomas Dennis  75. 
Sir Thomas Denton  37.  10 

E

 
Sir Robert Edolph  37.  10 

F

 
Richard Fishborne  12.  10 

G

     
Sir Thomas Grantham  37.  10 
Sir William Garaway  16.  13. 4 
Thomas Gouge  25. 

H

               
Sir Iohn Hollis, now L. Houghton  25. 
Sir Perciuall Hart  37.  10 
Sir Warwick Heale  25. 
Sir Baptist Hicks  50. 
Sir Iohn Hanham  25. 
Sir William Herick  12.  10 
Sir George Huntley  25. 
Nicolas Hooker  12.  10 

I

 
Sir Arthur Ingram  50. 

339

L

         
li.  s. 
Sir Iohn Lewson  25. 
[53] Sir Richard Louelace  25. 
Sir Samuel Leonard  25. 
Sir William Litton  37.  10 

M

       
Philip, Earle of Mountgomery  120. 
Sir William Maynard  25. 
Sir George More  75. 
Sir Caueliero Maycott  50. 

P

 
Robert Parkhurst  25. 

S

           
Sir Iohn Stradling  12.  10 
Sir William Smith, of Hill Hall  25. 
Sir William Smith, of London  25. 
Sir Nicholas Salter  12.  10 
Augustine Steward, Esquire  12.  10 
Abraham Speckard  12.  10 

T

   
Sir William Throkmorton  25. 
Richard Tomlins  12.  10 

V

 
Sir Walter Vaughan  37.  10 

W

     
Sir Thomas Walsingham  37.  10 
Sir Charles Wilmot  25. 
Sir Thomas Watson  50. 

[54] The Names of the Aduenturers, with the Sums paid to Sir Edwin
Sandys
, Knight, Treasurer of the Company for Virginia, from the 28. of
Aprill
, 1619. to the 27. of Iune, 1620.

           

340

     
li.  s. 
William, Lord Cauendish  50. 
Iohn Zouch, Esquire  25. 
Thomas Bond, Esquire  37.  10 
Dauid Benet, Esquire  37.  10 
Iohn Cage, Esquire  12.  10 
Iohn Ferrar  12.  10 
Elias Roberts  12.  10 
Matthew Cauell  12.  10 

[55] Orders and Constitvtions, Partly collected out of his Maiesties Letters
Patents
, and partly ordained vpon mature deliberation, by the Treas-
vror, Covnseil
and Companie of Virginia, for the better gouerning
of the Actions and affaires of the said Companie here in England resid-
ing. Anno 1619. and 1620.

    Courts.
    I.

  • There are foure great generall Courts, commonly called Quarter-Courts,
    appointed to be held by the Treasuror, Counseil and Companie of Virginia,
    vpon the foure last Wednesdayes saue one of euery Tearme: which onely
    haue and shall haue power to choose Counseilours and Officers, as well for
    the Companie here, as also for [56] the Colony and Planters in Virginia: to
    make Lawes and Ordinances: to distribute and dispose of the Lands in
    Virginia: and to settle matter of Trade for the behoofe of the Companie
    and Colony.

  • II.

  • Every Munday before a Quarter-Court, shall be held a Court to prepare
    all kinde of busines reserued to the power of the Quarter-Court to
    determine.

  • III.

  • Every Wednesday fortnight, reckoning from the great Courts, shall also
    be held an ordinary Court for this Companie, for dispatch of ordinary and
    extraordinary businesse. And it is not to be counted a perfect Court,
    vnlesse there be fiue of the Counseil there (the Treasuror or Deputy being
    one) and fifteene of the Generality.

  • IV.

  • It shall be in the power of the Treasuror, or the Deputie in his absence,
    vpon extraordinary cause to call an extraordinary Court.


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    V.

  • It shall not be in the power of any other then a Quarter-Court, to make
    any contract whereby to binde the Company for any continuance of yeares.
    In which case it shall be proposed also in the Preparatiue Court next
    preceding.

  • VI.

  • [57]

    Pvblique businesse shall haue the precedence in the Courts before priuate,
    vnlesse there be extraordinary important cause to the contrary.

  • VII.

  • If any thing ordered in an ordinary or lesser Court, be afterward reuersed
    in one of the great and generall Courts: It shall be from thence-forward as
    though it had neuer beene so ordered.

  • VIII.

  • All Courts shall begin at two of the clocke in the afternoone, and dissolue
    at the rising of the Treasuror, or of the Deputie in his absence.

  • IX.

  • Nothing shall be put to the question after sixe of the Clocke in the after-
    noone.

  • X.

  • In regard of the great businesse for Virginia yearely encreasing, It shall
    be in the power of the Treasuror, (if hee see it so necessary) to assemble
    the Quarter-Courts both in the fore-noones and after-noones of the dayes
    appointed for them.

  • XI.

  • The Companie shall be summoned to the Quarter-Courts, and Courts
    extraordinary, by the Offi[58]cer: But of the ordinary Courts themselues
    shall take notice. And the Secretary shall keepe a booke of the proceedings
    of the Courts: who with the Booke-keeper, Husband, and Bedle, shall at all
    Courts giue diligent attendance.


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    XII.

  • It shall be lawfull at a general Court, and with consent thereof, to dispence
    with all meetings in long Vacations, or in such part of them as may be
    spared; vnlesse some extraordinary matter befall, in which case may be
    called extraordinary Courts.

  • XIII.

  • The Treasuror and Companie, being a Body and Commonaltie perpetuall,
    shall haue one faire and common Seale, to be kept by the Treasuror; and
    not to be affixed to any Grants or Instruments whatsoeuer, otherwhere
    then in publike Courts, or by warrant from thence.

  • XIV.

  • The Treasuror and the Counseil, or the Court, haue power to admit any
    into this Society.

  • Elections.
    XV.

  • At the great and generall Court, commonly called the Quarter-Court, in
    Easter Terme, all Offices [59] of this Companie (excepting the Counseil)
    shall be voyde: And the Court shall proceede to an election of new Officers,
    in manner following.

  • XVI.

  • The Treasuror in the beginning of the Court, at the giuing vp of his Office,
    shall declare by word or writing the present estate of the Colony and
    Planters in Virginia. And deliuer into the Court a Booke of his accounts
    for the yeare past, examined and approoued vnder the Auditors hands:
    Declaring withall the present estate of the Cash.

  • XVII.

  • After the choyse of a Treasuror, a Deputie shall be chosen; then the Auditors
    and Comitties; and lastly the Secretarie, Booke-keeper, Husband, and Bedle.

  • XVIII.

  • At the choise of each Officer, the persons nominated for the election, shall
    withdraw themselues till the party chosen be publiquely so pronounced.
    And generally no man shall be present in the Court, whilest himselfe or his
    matter passeth the iudgement of the Court.


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    XIX.

  • In regard of the weighty and manifold businesse of this Companie, which
    is also like daily to encrease: [60] No man shall be chosen Treasuror of the
    Companie of Virginia, who at the time of his election is Gouernour of any
    other Company; but vpon condition that before the next Quarter Court
    hee effectually resigne that other Gouernement: except it seeme good for the
    behalfe of both Companies, that the same man be also Gouernour of the
    Somer Ilands Company.

  • XX.

  • It is for weighty reasons thought very expedient, that no man continue
    in the place of Treasuror or Deputie, aboue three yeeres at once.

  • XXI.

  • For the auoiding of diuers inconueniences, It is thought fit, that all elections
    of principall Officers in or for Virginia, as also of the Treasuror and Deputie
    here, be performed by a Ballating box, as in some other Companies.

  • XXII.

  • Every Officer as he is chosen, shall openly in Court take his oath: or if he
    be absent, at the next Court he commeth to.

  • XXIII.

  • The Treasuror, Deputie, Auditors, and Comitties, hauing no certaine allow-
    ance for their cares and labours: the reward of these former Officers accord-
    ing to their deserts, is referred to the pleasure of the Court wherein new
    Officers are chosen.

    [61]

  • Treasuror.
    XXIV.

  • The Treasurors duety is to keepe the ordinary Courts of Virginia: and vpon
    cause extraordinary, to call Courts extraordinarily. And in all Courts,
    and other meetings, hee is to haue a casting voyce.

  • XXV.

  • He is to moderate the Courts in qualitie of a President: And to cause
    grauitie, decency, and good order to be obserued: And for breach thereof,


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    after a graue admonition first giuen, and not preuailing; to proceede to
    reformation by the iudgement of the Court.

  • XXVI.

  • He is to propound and put all things to the question which the Court
    requires, vnder paine of being immediatly put from his Office, if he refuse.
    In which case the Deputie shall doe it, vnder the like paine. And if he
    refuse, then any of the Counseil there present.

  • XXVII.

  • Whereas the Treasuror is to put to the question all things which the
    Court requires: It is [62] explained to be intended of such things as are not
    contrary to his Maiesties Letters Patents or Instructions, nor to the standing
    Lawes and Orders of the Company.

  • XXVIII.

  • He is to haue care that the extraordinary Comitties appointed by the Courts
    to seuerall busines, doe prosecute the same; and giue seasonable account of
    their doings to the Court.

  • XXIX.

  • He is also to haue an especiall care, that no Grant or Patent doe passe from
    the Companie, but vpon examination thereof by a select Comittie, who are
    exactly to obserue the Orders made concerning them. And to this end,
    with diuers others, he is to haue a vigilant eye on the Companies and
    Counseils Seales, that they be not wronged by abusing of them.

  • XXX.

  • The Treasuror, vpon receipt of publique Letters from or concerning
    Virginia, shall assemble at least foure of the Counseil to impart them to
    them; and by their assents shall cause them to be read in Court, vnlesse
    there be some cause of secresie: In which case he shall communicate them
    with the Counseil onely. In like sort the publique Letters and Instructions
    to be sent to the Gouernour, Counseil, or People in Virginia, or otherwise
    concerning them, hee shall cause to be publiquely read and approued by
    the Court, or Coun[63]seil, as the case shall require. And neither he, nor
    any other, shall of his owne head or authoritie, write or send any directions,


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    swaruing from such as the Court or Counseil shall giue, vpon paine to be
    dis-franchized.

  • XXXI.

  • The Treasuror shall assemble the Counseil vpon all weightie occasions
    requiring serious deliberation: And shall haue care with them, that the
    Lords of his Maiesties priuie Counseil be acquainted with all matters of
    extraordinary and greatest importance concerning the State.

  • XXXII.

  • He is to doe his best that fit Counseilors be chosen: And being chosen, is to
    haue care that they take their oathes.

  • XXXIII.

  • The Treasuror is to haue care also, that the generall Comitties keepe their
    Courts with the Deputie, vpon all occasions of businesse.

  • XXXIV.

  • He is to doe his best that fit men be chosen also to that place: And that they
    which are chosen, be sworne.

  • XXXV.

  • The Treasuror at his pleasure shall sit in any assembly of Comitties,
    ordinary or extraordinary; vnlesse it concerne himselfe.

    [64]

  • XXXVI.

  • The Treasuror shall stand charged with the publique Treasure of the Com-
    pany. And is to haue care that it be duely got in: And not issued out, but
    by lawfull warrant, and to the Companies vse.

  • XXXVII.

  • A Lawfull warrant for charges of the present yere, is that which is signed
    by the Deputy and foure of the Comitties: And for former charges or
    Debts; that which is signed by three of the Auditors, whereof one to be of
    the Quorum. And vnderneath, or vpon the backes of euery Warrant, an
    Acquittance shall be taken for the receipt vnder the parties hand.


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    XXXVIII.

  • The Treasuror is also to yeeld vp a true and perfect account of the generall
    Cash at the end of his yeare: and to bring it in a fortnight before to the
    Auditors, to be examined. And at all times, being requested by the
    Auditors, to shew in what case the Cash doth stand.

  • XXXIX.

  • If any complaint or suspition growe concerning the Account, there shall be a
    reuiew made by twelue chosen by the Court. And the account being
    accepted and approued by the Court; the Treasuror shall haue his Quietus
    est
    vnder the Companies Seale, at the Quarter-Court in Trinitie Term, then
    next ensuing.

    [65]

  • XL.

  • The standing wages of the Cashier shall be suspended: and his reward such
    as that Quarter-Court in Easter Terme, shall appoint.

  • Deputie.
    XLI.

  • For matter of the Courts, in the Treasurors absence, the Deputie shall
    performe his Office: and in his presence, be assisting to him.

  • XLII.

  • Hee shall ouersee the Secretary for entring the Orders of Courts. And
    shal giue instructions for the writing of Letters, as he shall be directed:
    and haue care that accordingly they be written.

  • XLIII.

  • The Deputie shall also keepe the Courts of Comitties, vpon all occasions
    requisite. And in them shall haue a casting voyce.

  • XLIV.

  • He shall suffer no Warrants to be made & signed for issuing out of money,
    but in the open Court of Comitties, after due examination of the cause:
    vnto all which Warrants his owne hand shall be first [66] set; and after it,
    other foure hands or more of the Comitties. And the Deputy and Comitties


    347

    shall not intermedle with disbursments for any other charges, then such as
    arise within the compasse of their owne yeare.

  • XLV.

  • Where a Warrant is directed to the Treasuror, to pay any grosse Summe
    to the Deputie, to be issued out by him and the Comitties for the vse of the
    Companie: In that case it shall not be requisite that the Deputies hand be to
    the warrant, so it be to the receipt.

  • XLVI.

  • Generally he shall ouer-see all inferiour Officers, that they performe their
    dueties.

  • Counseil.
    XLVII.

  • The names of his Maiesties Counseil for Virginia, shall be publiquely
    read in euery Quarter-Court in Michaelmas Term: They requested by the
    Treasuror to attend the seruice, and warned to take their Oathes.

  • XLVIII.

  • If there be defect in the number, or attendance of the Counseil; then addi-
    tion shall be made: And that but onely of men of especiall worth and
    quality, and such as are likely to giue attendance to that seruice. They
    [67] are to continue Counseilors during life: vnlesse they be displaced by a
    great and generall Court.

  • XLIX.

  • In regard of the present great number of the Counseil, and to preserue vnto
    them that reputation which is fit for their place and imployment: None
    hereafter vnder the degree of a Lord or principall Magistrate, shall be chosen
    to be of his Maiesties Counseil for Virginia; but such as by diligent attend-
    ance at the Courts and seruice of Virginia for one yeare at least before,
    haue approued their sufficiency and worth to the Companie.

  • L.

  • Seuen of the Counseil, being assembled by order, without practise or pur-
    pose to exclude the rest, shal be counted the Counseil.


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    LI.

  • The Counseil are to assemble vpon all important occasions, being requested
    by the Treasuror, or the Deputie in his absence; and in defect of bothe,
    being desired by the Court: And without fauour or displeasure, priuate
    or sinister respect, to giue their faithfull aduise in all matters tending to
    the aduancement or benefit of the Plantation: and especially touching the
    making of Lawes and Constitutions, for the better gouerning as well of
    the Companie here, as also of the Colonie planted in Virginia. Wherein
    the policy and forme of England is to be followed as neere as may be.

  • LII.

  • [68]

    The Counseil shall haue an especiall regard, by pious constitutions, and
    by other good politique Lawes and Orders, to hold the people there, in
    the true religion and seruice of God: and in assured allegeance to his
    Maiestie and the Crowne of England: In due respect also to his Maiesties
    Counseil here, and to this Companie of Virginia: And in Iustice, Peace,
    vniformitie, and amitie amongst themselues.

  • LIII.

  • They shall also according to the first institution and profession of this
    Companie, aduise and deuise to the vtmost of their powers, the best meanes
    for the reclaiming of the Barbarous Natiues; and bringing them to the true
    worship of God, ciuilitie of life, and vertue.

  • LIV.

  • All Instructions to the Gouernour and Counseil, and all other principall
    Officers in Virginia, shall proceede from the Counseil, and vnder their
    hands and Seale: which Seale shall be in the custodie of the Treasuror.

  • LV.

  • If any principall Officer of the Company here; or Magistrate, great Officer
    or Counseilor in Virginia; shall by the fame of his misdeserts, or particular
    accusation merit to be called in question of being remoued from [69] his
    place, or otherwise reformed or censured: He shall be first conuented and
    examined by the Counseil, before his cause be produced in publique Court.
    And in case of his absence, the like course shall be held for his businesse.


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    Auditors.
    LVI.

  • The Auditors shall be seauen: whereof two at the least of the Counseil,
    and three of them of the Quorum.

  • LVII.

  • The Auditors shall haue care of the generall accounts: to examine the
    receipts and disbursments according to the Orders of the Companie: and
    in all cases of difficultie, or of breach of those Orders, they shall acquaint
    the Treasuror and the generall Court therewith: and from thence receiue
    resolution and direction.

  • LVIII.

  • They shall also cause to be reduced into a seuerall Booke, the whole
    receipts and disbursements of that yeare: and the same vnder foure of their
    hands at the least (whereof two to be of the Quorum) shall be presented by
    the Treasuror at the Quarter-Court in Easter Term, at the giuing vp of
    his and their Office.

    [70]

  • LIX.

  • They shall signe no warrants for the issuing of money, but onely for olde
    charges or debts; that is to say, due before that yeare of their office:
    And that not otherwise, then after due examination of the matter had in
    their appointed meetings: vnto which warrant shall be first set the hand of
    one at the least of the Quorum, and then two other or more of the rest of
    the Auditors.

  • LX.

  • The Auditors shall also employ their best industry and care, for the recouery
    of the olde debts due to the Company: And their receipts shall transmit
    to the generall Cash.

  • LXI.

  • And touching the olde accounts now depending in Audite, that is to say,
    from the beginning of the Plantation till the 30. day of Nouember, 1616.
    the Auditors shall proceede in the examining and reducing them to order,
    and to the finall auditing of them, with what expedition they well can.


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    And shall from time to time acquaint the Treasuror and Court, with such
    impediments and difficulties as shall be incident.

  • LXII.

  • In digesting of the olde accounts, the Auditors shall take especiall care, to
    cause the Secretary or Booke-keeper, in a seuerall Booke, to set downe
    particularly [71] and exactly the names of all the Aduenturors, with their
    seuerall sums aduentured: as also what is paid, or yet remaining vnpaid:
    as well that right may be done to the Aduenturors, as also the debts
    preserued which are due to the Company. And this booke of the Aduen-
    turors, shall be extended till the Quarter-Court in Easter Term, 1619.

  • LXIII.

  • The Auditors shall keepe their meetings, once at the least euery weeke in
    the Term time; or oftner, if need require: and once euery moneth at least
    in the vacation times: to ouersee the accounts, and dispatch such other
    businesse as shall be committed to them.

  • LXIV.

  • They shall also haue the authoritie of the Court, to call before them such
    persons, as are indebted or accomptable to the Company.

  • LXV.

  • In regard of the greatnesse of the businesse for the present: the Auditors
    are allowed an Officer to attend vpon them: who shall be salariated at
    the pleasure of the Court.

  • Comitties.
    LXVI.

  • The Comitties being to be sixteene; and to be yearely chosen; there shall be
    a yearelie alteration made [72] of one fourth part at the least, to the end
    many be trained vp in the businesse.


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    LXVII.

  • The Comitties office is, together with the Deputie, to perform the orders
    of Courts, for setting out Ships, and buying prouisions for Virginia.
    Wherein especiall care is to be had, that neither the Husband, nor any one
    man alone, be entrusted with the making of those prouisions; but two at
    the least, to be appointed thereunto by the Deputie and Comitties in their
    Court: who shall also bring in their bils and accounts, to be examined
    and approued by the Comitties. The like care shall they haue at the
    returne of Ships from Virginia, for the goods belonging to the Companie,
    to be safely kept, and sould to the best aduantage, either in Court, or
    otherwise by the Courts direction. The accounts of all which, shall be
    transmitted to the Auditors: and the money remaining, returned to the
    Cash. The Deputie and Comitties shall also haue care of the Inuoices to
    be made for the prouisions sent to Virginia: and of the Certificats of the
    receipt to be thence returned: As likewise of the Inuoices of the goods
    sent from Virginia. All which shall be registred fairely in a booke.

  • LXVIII.

  • The Comitties shall diligently keepe their Courts, whensoeuer occasion of
    businesse shall require. They shall be summoned by order from the
    Treasuror, or Deputie. And it shall not be counted a Court of [73] Comitties,
    vnlesse the Treasuror or Deputie with sixe Comitties be present. The
    Secretary of the Company shall keepe a booke also of their proceedings.

  • Secretary.
    LXIX.

  • The Secretary shall attend the Treasuror, and Deputie, in such seruice of
    the Companie as wherein they shall haue cause to vse him. And besides
    the generall Courts, he shall of duety attend the Courts of Comitties; and
    keepe seuerall bookes of their proceedings. The Counseil, Auditors, and
    Comitties extraordinary, he shall then also attend, when and so often as
    he shall be thereunto required.


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    LXX.

  • He shall be bound by oath to keepe secret all matters of secrecy: And not
    to discouer the proceedings of the Counseil, and Comitties extraordinary,
    till such time as themselues shall publish the same.

  • LXXI.

  • The Secretary, vpon reference of any businesse from the Court to a select
    Comittie; shall giue a note to the Messenger, containing the businesse,
    time, & place.

  • LXXII.

  • His Office is also to be a Remembrancer to the generall Courts, and to the
    Courts of Comitties; for [74] the prosecuting and performing of matters
    formerly ordered: As also touching motions formerly made, and referred
    to speciall Comitties, or other farther consideration.

  • LXXIII.

  • If at any time a generall Court shall order any money to be issued out of
    the Cash; the Secretary vnder his hand shall deliuer a Copie thereof to
    the Auditors, if it be of old Debts; and if otherwise, then to the Deputie
    and Comitties: who respectiuely shall vnder that Order make their war-
    rant for the payment of that money: vnlesse they find the Court, by
    wrong information, to haue beene abused and deceiued in that Order,
    whereof at the next Court they shall giue aduertisement.

  • LXXIV.

  • The Secretaries Office is to keepe the Bookes of the Companie, and fairely
    and orderly to enter in them the particulars here-vnder expressed; and
    in such manner as he shall be directed by the Treasuror, Deputie, or
    Auditors. First, a Booke containing the Copies of the Kings Letters
    Patents
    to the Companie: Also of all Letters, Orders, Directions, and other
    writings, from his Maiestie, the Lords of the Counseil, and other great
    Officers, concerning the Companie, or the affaires of Virginia; together
    with the answeres made vnto them.


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    LXXV.

  • A Second Booke shall be kept of all the Lawes and standing Orders estab-
    lished henceforward in the [75] Quarter-Courts, and beginning with this day;
    as well such as concerne the Gouernement of the Companie and businesse
    here; as also the Gouernment of the Colonie and affaires in Virginia.

  • LXXVI.

  • In a third Booke shall be registred all the Patents, Charters, and In-
    dentures of validitie, heretofore granted, or that hereafter shal be granted,
    by the Treasuror and Companie: all instructions from the Counseil: all
    publique Letters written to Virginia, or from thence receiued.

  • LXXVII.

  • A Fourth Booke shall be of the Acts of the generall Courts; beginning
    with a new Booke at the last Quarter-Court.

  • LXXVIII.

  • A Fift Booke shall be of the Acts of the Comitties, beginning from the
    same Court. In which Booke shall be registred all Inuoyces of the
    prouisions sent to Virginia from the Companie; and the Certificats of the
    receipts to be thence returned: As likewise the Inuoyces of the Goods
    sent from Virginia; with the Husbands certificat of the receipt or defect.

  • LXXIX.

  • In a sixt booke, at the one end, shall be registred the names of all the
    Aduenturors here by money; or otherwise by seruice, for which shares
    of Land in [76] Virginia haue beene giuen by the Companie in their Quarter-
    Courts; together with the number of Shares to each person belonging.
    Where shal also be entred in a place by it selfe, the lawfull Transports
    of Shares from one to another. Here shall also be entred, the names of
    his Maiesties Counseil for Virginia. At the other end of the same Booke,
    shall be registred the names of all the Planters in Virginia, as well for the
    publique, as vpon priuate Plantations: which is to be done distinctly for
    each Plantation by it selfe. And this is to be done vpon the Certificates
    hereafter returned from the Gouernour and Counseil in Virginia: And
    from the Heads and Bodies of particular Plantations, according to the


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    tenor and effect of the Grants made vnto them, and other Lawes and
    Orders made by the Companie. All which shall be first published and
    allowed in a generall Court: and not registred in this Booke, but by
    direction from thence.

  • LXXX.

  • The Secretarie shall also keepe safe in the Companies Chest of euidences,
    the originals of all the Letters Patents, and other writings afore mentioned:
    All the Bookes also aforesaid: All the Treasurors Bookes of their yearely
    accounts: The Husbands Bookes of accounts of euery voyage to Vir-
    ginia:
    and all other accounts perfected and approued by the Auditors.
    In the same Chest shall be kept all Charter Parties, as well cancelled
    as vncancelled: All Bonds made to the Companie, or for their vse: And
    all Bonds of the Companies discharged and cancelled: And all other
    wri[77]tings and muniments whatsoeuer belonging to the Companie. And
    the Secretarie shall deliuer out none of the Companies writings, but by
    direction from the Treasuror, Counseil, or Court: taking a note of the
    parties hand for the true restoring of them. And in conuenient time
    he shall make Calenders of all the foresaid writings.

  • LXXXI.

  • The Secretaries Salarie shall be twenty pounds per annum: and of his
    paines extraordinary, the Court shall take consideration.

  • Booke Keeper.
    LXXXII.

  • The Booke keeper, so long as he shall seeme necessarie, shall be wholy
    directed and ordered by the Treasuror, and Auditors: And shall receiue
    his Salarie from the Quarter-Courts, as the Auditors shall report of his
    paines and deserts.

  • LXXXIII.

  • The Booke keeper, vpon conference with the Secretarie and the Husband,
    and they two in his defect, shall in euery Quarter-Court present openly
    to the Treasuror, a true note of the Debts, both owing by the Companie,
    and ought vnto them: together with the ground from whence they haue
    risen: that the Court [78] may take order for the discharge of the one, and
    recouery of the other.


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    Husband.
    LXXXIV.

  • The Husband is to be ordered by the Treasuror, Deputy, and Comitties;
    and to keepe his accounts in exact and iustifiable manner: and to bring
    them from time to time to the Deputie and Comities, to be first examined
    there, and approued vnder their hands; and then to be presented to the
    Auditors.

  • LXXXV.

  • He shall at the end of euery voyage set out by the Company, make a
    seuerall Booke of the charges of that voyage; to be presented by him to
    the Auditors; and by them to the Court.

  • LXXXVI.

  • The Husband shall also (being required by the Court) be assisting to other
    Aduenturors vpon particular Plantations, in making their prouisions, and
    setting out their Ships. His wages shall be fortie pounds per annum.

  • Bedel.
    LXXXVII.

  • The Bedel or Messenger is to be at command of the Treasuror, Deputy,
    and Courts. He is to warne all Quarter-Courts, and Courts extraordi-
    nary: all meetings of the Counsail, Generall Comitties, and Select Comitties.
    His wages, forty pound per annum.

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  • Generalitie.
    LXXXVIII.

  • The particular Members of the Companie, shall be subiect to the generall
    Courts, in matters concerning the Company or Plantation. If any man
    finde himselfe agrieued by a lesser or ordinary Court, he may appeale to
    a great and Quarter-Court, where the matter shall be heard and finally
    ordered. If any man refuse to obey both the one Court and other, he
    shall be disfranchized.


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    LXXXIX.

  • Every man speaking in Court, shall addresse his speech to the Treasuror,
    or Deputy in his absence, as representing the Court: And all priuate
    speeches, or directed to particular persons, shall be forborne.

  • XC.

  • No man in one Court shall speake aboue thrise to one matter: saue the
    Treasuror and the Deputy, being to moderate the businesse.

  • XCI.

  • No man with his speech shall interrupt the speech of another, before he
    haue finished: Except the Treasuror, or in his absence the Deputy, (with
    approbation of the Court) see cause to put any to silence, for impertinency,
    or other vnseemely speaking.

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  • XCII.

  • If any man be found by sinister course, to practise his owne aduantage, to
    the damnifying of the publique, or be found with the Companies Mony or
    Goods in his hands, and refuse to deliuer the same being lawfully there-
    unto required: If being summoned to the Court, he refuse to appeare, or
    appearing, performe not the Order of the Court; he shall be both disfran-
    chized, and farther proceeded against, as an vnworthy Member, and
    wrong-doer to the Companie.

  • XCIII.

  • If any man out of euill minde, practize to raise faction or dissention in
    the Companie; he shall for the first time, be admonished by the Court or
    Counseil, and at the second, disfranchized.

  • XCIV.

  • Whosoeuer shall attempt by priuate solicitation to packe the Court to
    any vniust or vnlawfull end; shall vpon complaint, be conuented before
    the Counseil, and being conuicted, shall be disfranchized.


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    XCV.

  • If any man be found, through corrupt reward, to make a Motion in the
    Court, tending to the publique hurt, or to the priuate wrong of another;
    he shall be forthwith disfranchized.

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  • XCVI.

  • No man shall presume to intercept Letters, written by, or to, the Counseil,
    or Companie; or to spread false rumors, vpon sinister intent, to the wrong
    of the Counseil, Companie, or Colonie: The offender shall be disfranchized.

  • XCVII.

  • No man shall traduce any Member of this Companie in any other Court,
    for any thing done or spoken in this Court. The offender for the first
    time, shall be admonished; for the second, suspended from the Court for
    one yeere; and the third time, disfranchized.

  • XCVIII.

  • To auoyd the drawing of the Companie into Debt henceforward: It is
    ordered, that no particular man make or propound any new proiect of
    charge to the Companie, but he withall offer good meanes how to defray
    that charge, and to vphold his proiect, in such sort as the Companie neuer
    be drawne againe into any farther debt. And the breakers of this Order,
    shall be excluded from the generall Courts, and from hauing voyce, or
    bearing Office, for one yeare after.

  • XCIX.

  • If any man moue for any charge to the Companie, by way of gift in what
    sort soeuer: It shall be first referred to a select Comittie: and if the charge
    fall out to be vnder thirtie pound, it may be ordered by the next Court;
    if aboue, it shall be reserued till the Quarter Court ensuing.

    [82]

  • C.

  • It shall not be lawfull for any Aduenturor, to sell or transport his shares
    to another, otherwise then in open Court: And not before it doe appeare
    vnder three of the Auditors hands, that the partie transporting his shares


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    stand cleere, and is not indebted to the Companie; or the partie to whom
    they are passed, doe pay the said Debt.

  • Officers in Virginia.
    CI.

  • All principall Officers in Virginia, namely the Gouernour, Lieutenant Gouer-
    nour, Admiral, Marshal
    , chiefe Iustice, and Treasuror, shall be chosen
    here by Ballating in a Quarter-Court.

  • CII.

  • The Counseil established in Virginia, and all other Officers there reserued
    to the choise of the Company here, shall be chosen in a Quarter-Court, by
    onely erection of hands; vnlesse the Court desire to haue it passe by
    Ballating.

  • CIII.

  • The Commissions to all Officers there, shall be onely for three yeres in
    certaine, and afterwards during the Companies pleasure. Onely the
    Gouernour shal vpon no occasion hold that place aboue sixe yeares.

    [83]

  • CIV.

  • The Companie here shall not be charged with the maintenance of the
    Officers there: But they shal be maintained there, out of the publique
    Lands.

  • Lawes.
    CV.

  • No Lawes or standing Orders shal be made by the Companie, but in this
    manner. First, after the proposing of them in Court, they shall be referred
    to the examination of a select Comittie. The Comitties shall present their
    Labours to the view of the Counseil. The Counseil approuing them, they
    shall be brought to the Court of preparation on the Munday before the
    Quarter Court, and there openly read. And lastly they shall passe the
    iudgement of the Quarter-Court.


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    CVI.

  • The Lawes and Orders thus made, shall be fairely registred by the Secre-
    tary
    in a parchment Booke: which he shal bring in euery Court, and lay
    on the table, that all men may peruse them that are so disposed.

  • CVII.

  • In the Quarter-Court in Hillary Term, all lawes and standing Orders
    concerning the Company here, shall be publiquely read in the beginning
    of the Court.

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  • CVIII.

  • The abrogating of a Law or Order, shall proceede by the same degrees, by
    which the making.

  • CIX.

  • All Orders heretofore made, repugnant or swaruing from these, shall be
    henceforth voyd.

  • Grants of Land.
    CX.

  • All Grants of Lands and Liberties in Virginia, shall be passed by Indenture:
    the Counterpane wherof shall be sealed by the Grantees, and kept in the
    Companies Chest of Euidences. And the Secretary shall haue the engross-
    ing of all such Indentures.

  • CXI.

  • No Patents or Indentures of Grants of Lands in Virginia, shall be sealed,
    but being read and approoued in a Quarter-Court: the same hauing been
    also first examined and allowed vnder the hands of a select Comittie for
    that purpose.

  • CXII.

  • No libertie shall be granted, tending to the exempting of any man from the
    authoritie of the Gouernor of Virginia, or of the Supreame Counseils or
    Courts there established; in any case of Treason, Rebellion, or Sedition:
    or vpon any dutie to be perfor[85[med for the necessary defence of the
    Countrey; or the preseruation of the publique peace, and suppressing


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    Tumults within the Land; or for trials in matters of Iustice by way of
    appeale; or otherwise by lawfull Orders to be from hence deliuered: or in
    cases consented vnto, as well by a generall Assembly of the Colonie there,
    as by the Companie here in a Quarter-Court. And all Grants, former
    or future, swaruing from this Order, shall be so farre forth deemed
    vnlawfull and surreptitious: as being repugnant to the Limitations in his
    Maiesties Letters Patents.

  • CXIII.

  • In all Grants of Lands, a fift of the Roiall Mines of Gould and Siluer shall
    be reserued to the Companie: as an other fift is alreadie reserued to the
    Crowne.

  • CXIV.

  • In all Patents or Inden ures of Grants of Lands, the Grantees shall couenant
    to employ their people in great part in Staple Commodities, as Corne,
    Wine, Silke, Silke-grasse, Hempe, Flax, Pitch and Tar, Pot-ashes and Sope-
    ashes, Iron, Clap-boord, and other Materialls: and not wholly or chiefly
    about Tobacco, and Sassaphras.

  • CXV.

  • All Grants of Land in Virginia to the old Aduenturors their Heires and
    Assignes, that is, to such as haue heretofore brought in their money to the
    Treasurie for their seuerall shares, (being of twelve pound ten shillings the
    share) shall be of one hundred Acres [86] the share vpon the first diuision;
    and of as many more vpon a second diuision, when the Land of their first
    diuision shall be sufficiently peopled. And for euery person which they
    shall transport thither before Midsomer day one thousand sixe hundred
    twentie fiue, if he continue there three yeares, or dye in the meane time
    after he is shipped, it shall be to the Transporters, of fiftie acres the person
    vpon the first diuision, and fiftie more vpon a second diuision in like manner,
    without paying any Rent to the Companie for the one or the other. And
    in all such Grants, the names of the Aduenturors, and the seuerall number of
    each of their shares, shall be expressed. Prouided alwayes, that if the said
    Aduenturors or any of them, doe not truely and effectually within one
    yeare next after the sealing of the said Grant, pay and discharge all such
    summes of money, wherein by subscription (or otherwise vpon notice
    thereof giuen from the Auditors,) they stand indebted to the Companie:


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    Or if the said Aduenturors, or any of them, hauing not lawfull right, either
    by purchase from the Companie, or by assignement from some other former
    Aduenturor, within one yeare after the said Grant; or by speciall gift of
    the Companie (vpon merit preceding) in a full Quarter Court; to so many
    shares as he or they pretend; doe not within one yeare after the said Grant,
    satisfie and pay to the said Treasuror and Companie for euery share so
    wanting, after the rate of twelue pounds ten shillings the share: that then
    the said Grant, for so much as concerneth the whole part, and all the
    Shares of the said person so behinde, and not satisfying as aforesaid,
    shall be vtterly voide.

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  • CXVI.

  • All Grants of Land in Virginia to new Aduenturors, that is to say, to such
    as hereafter shall be free of the Companie, paying the Companie for their
    Shares before Midsomer, 1625. shall for their owne persons and shares be
    of like condition with the former to all intents and purposes. But for
    such other as shall at their charges be transported into Virginia, before the
    said Midsomer, 1625. in manner aforesaid; shall be reserued a yearely
    Rent of twelue pence for euery fiftie acres acrewing to them by vertue of
    such transportation; to be answered to the said Treasuror and Companie,
    and their Successors for euer, after the first seauen yeares of euery such
    Grant.

  • CXVII.

  • All Grants to all other persons not comprised in the two Orders last before
    set downe, that is to say, to such Planters as before Midsomer day, 1625.
    shall goe into Virginia with intent there to inhabit: if they continue there
    three yeares, or dye after they are shipped, there shall be grant made of
    fiftie acres for euery person vpon a first diuision, and as many more vpon
    a second diuision (the first being peopled) which Grant shall be made
    respectiuely to such persons and their Heires, at whose charges the said
    persons going to inhabit in Virginia shall be transported; with reseruation
    of twelue pence yearely Rent, as aforesaid.

    [88]

  • CXVIII.

  • In all the foresaid Grants, shall be inserted a Condition or prouiso, that the
    Grantees shall from time to time, make a true Certificat to the said Treas-


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    uror, Counseil, and Companie, from the chiefe Officer or Officers of the
    places respectiuely, of the number, names, ages, sex, trades, and conditions
    of euery such person so transported, or shipped, before the said Midsomer
    day, 1625. to be entred by the Secretarie into a Register Booke for that
    purpose to be made.

  • CXIX.

  • For the preuenting of fraud, and dammage to the Companie in their Rents;
    by drawing new Aduenturors or Planters, vpon purchase of a few old
    Aduentures, into th'immunitie of the old Aduenturors of not paying any
    Rent for the shares of fiftie acres the person transported by them before
    the foresaid day: it is ordered, that in all Indentures of Grant of Lands to
    old Aduenturors, being for fewer then fiftie shares of the old aduenture,
    the immunitie of not paying Rent for the shares obtained by transporting
    of persons as aforesaid, shall not be generall; but restrained to the propor-
    tion of foure persons to euery share of the old aduenture, transported
    before Midsomer day, 1625.

  • CXX.

  • All Grants of Land shall be made with equall fauours, and Grants of like
    Liberties and Immunities as neere as may be, (except the differences of
    Rent aboue set downe:) to the end that all complaint of partialitie or
    vnindifferency may be preuented.

  • Trade.
    CXXI.

  • [89]

    It shall be free for all his Maiesties Subiects after the determination of
    the present Ioynt Stocke for the Magazine, to trade into Virginia with the
    Colonie; paying the duties set down in his Maiesties Letters Patents.

  • CXXII.

  • If any ioynt Stocke for a Magazine, being requested by the Court, refuse
    or forbeare to send Corne, Cattle, or Munition, for the necessary reliefe
    and supply of the Colonie in Virginia: it shall be lawfull from that day
    forward for any person freely to trade to and with the Colonie in Virginia,
    carrying thither onely Cattle, Corne, and Munition, without paying any
    duties to the Companie for seuen yeares next coming; any former restraint
    to the contrarie notwithstanding.


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    CXXIII.

  • If either in the present ioynt Stocke for the Magazine, or any other here-
    after to be erected, the generall Companie out of their common Cash
    beare part as an Aduenturor: they shall ratably partake like profit, and
    vndergoe like losse, with other Aduenturors. And any Order made to
    the contrary shall be voide.

  • CXXIV.

  • Dvring the time that the common Cash beareth part as an Aduenturor
    in any Ioynt Stocke for the Magazine; the meetings of the Aduenturors
    shall [90] be in the same place, and on the same dayes, that the Generall
    Courts are kept: and either before the beginning, or after the ending of the
    Court: vnlesse the Court vpon extraordinary cause appoint some other time.

  • College.
    CXXV.

  • The Quarter-Court in euery Trinitie Term, shall appoint a choise Comittie
    of fiue or seuen, to continue for that yeare, to take into their care and
    charge the matter of the College to be erected in Virginia for the con-
    uersion of Infidels: which Comittie shall take a course for the recouering
    of the mony that hath beene collected for that worke. And shall like-
    wise consult how the same may be best imployed, for the beginning,
    pursuing, and perfecting of the same worke. And shall from time to
    time acquaint the generall Courts with their doings, from thence to receiue
    approbation and direction.

  • CXXVI.

  • The Treasuror shall keepe a seuerall Cash and account of this money,
    to be presented to the Auditors, and from them to the Court. And he
    shall not issue any money out of this Cash, otherwise then by warrant
    vnder the great part of these Comitties hands.

  • CXXVII.

  • The Auditors shall forthwith pervse the account of this Cash; and if any
    money haue beene issued out thereof by order of Court, otherwise then
    for the [91] proper end to which it was intended; it shall be restord out of
    the common cash of the Companie.


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    Accounts.
    CXXVIII.

  • No Auditors extraordinary shall presume to intermedle with the auditing
    of any Account, wherein the body of the Companie is interressed, but
    being appointed in the face, and with the approbation of the Court.

  • CXXIX.

  • All Accountants whatsoeuer, and Auditors extraordinary, if the Court
    so require, shall haue an Oath ministred vnto them in the face of the
    Court; the one for true accounting, the other for true auditing.

  • CXXX.

  • No Account shall be held cleered, nor Accountants discharged; till the
    Account, being approued vnder the Auditors hands, be presented to the
    Court: And there lye openly in Court, two Court dayes, to be viewed
    by any that are so disposed.

  • CXXXI.

  • If exception be taken to any Account whatsoeuer, the Court shall proceede
    to a review, as in like case of the Treasuror. If no exception be taken
    in the two Court dayes; or vpon the reuiew returned, and the Account
    approued: the Treasuror then, or Deputie in his absence shall signe the Ac-
    count
    in open Court: wherby the Accountants shall be clearely discharged.

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  • CXXXII.

  • If any Officer, or other Accountants, be slowe in bringing in their Accounts
    to the Auditors, ordinary, or extraordinary; Or within one moneth after
    their Account is perfected, doe not pay to the Cash the due summe remain-
    ing, vnlesse the Court see cause to giue longer time: the Auditors or
    Treasuror shall impart the same to the Court, that order be thence giuen
    for redresse thereof.

These Orders hauing beene first framed and digested by a select Comittie;
and then presented to the Counseil, and by them approued; were after-
wards publiquely read in the Preparatory Court, held on Munday the


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7. of Iune, 1619. And lastly, were againe read distinctly and deliberately
in a great and generall Quarter-Court held on Wednesday, the 9. of Iune,
1619. where with a full & general consent, by erection of hands, they were
ratified and ordained to be the perpetuall standing Orders of the Companie of Virginia.

Some few additions, and small alterations, haue since been made, in the
Quarter-Courts in Easter Term and Trinitie Terme, 1620.

FINIS.
 
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This and the following insertions are by John Smyth.

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See vol. I., pp. 89, 90. The text is taken from the copy in the Library of Congress.