VIII. Virginia Council. A Letter to "Sr Raphe Winwood"
1611 (?)
Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry Manuscripts, Winwood Papers, Volume 9
(Courtesy of Duke of Buccleuch)
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Document in Boughton House
List of Records No. 16
Sir Having addressed latelye or Lrs to the Coronells and othr cheife
Com̃aunders of the Englishe in those Netherland partes for the advauncing
of the woor[t]hie enterprise of planting Coloneyes of or Natyon in the
fruitfull and rich Countrye of Virginia, and to drawe them into socyetye
of y
t Action, and consequently to contrybuc̃on towardes the charge hereof:
We have thought fitt not onelye to offer o
r selves to yo
r Lp: in like sorte,
but in regard of yo
r place also, and personale woorth and sufficyency, to
pray yo
r best assistance in forwarding the same among those Noble and
woorthie gen
s vnto whom we have by o
r L̃res or other wise recommended
it. And for y
re better informc̃on, we have sent yo
u herew
th a true
relac̃on of that business, in a book latelye printed, and published by vs
concerning it: And father certefie yo
u that this Actyon having receaved
heartofore many disasserous impedymentes for the fa by the factyousnes
and insufficyencye of sundrye the Governou
rs and others in Virginia, is
now [
at] length settled in so good order and forwardnes by the industryous
and prudent Goverment of the Lo: La Warre, that we have resolved to
second his Lo: w
th three important Supplies, Whearof the first we send
p̢ntelye one the conduct of S
r Thomas Gates Lievtenn
t generall, and Sir
Tho: Dale Marshall of Virginia, and the rest arre to followe in the two
years next ensuing. And according hereunto the Adventuro
rs have also
resolved to furnishe out this Charge w
th three yearlye Supplyes of Moneye,
Some w
th 12
ll͠ [
10] s. a year many other w
th doble, and some also w
th [
tre]ble
that
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Our desire and hope is that y
re Lo: will in all occasions be
ayding to this woorthy Actyon tending so much to the hono
re and happynes
of o
r Natyon: And so praying y
r answear to be returned to S
r Thomas
Smith ou
re Treasuro
r, We rest
§y
r answear to be returned to S
r Thomas Smith§
yore Los: verie loving friendes
H. Southampton Tho: Howard
Montgomery R: Lisle
Tho: Smythe Robert Mansell
Walter Cope
Edwin Sandys
Sr Raphe Winwood Knight.
[Directed:] To oure honorable friend Sr Raphe Winwood Knight Lo.
Ambassdor from his Matye wth the States of the vnited Provinces.
[Indorsed, in another hand:] For my La: Winwood.
The recommendation of the plantation of Virginia.
