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CDXXII. Governor in Virginia. A Letter to Captain William
Tucker
December 26, 1623

Capt Wm Tucker

fforasmuch as wee are certainly informed yt Carter & other of ye sailors
belonging vnto ye shipp called ye true love haue contrarie to ye p̳clamation
made by the Gouernor & Counsell, sould the Como. aboue ye rates of ye
sd p̳clamation, this p̱ticuler aboue other matters being espetially comitted
to or care by the Gouernor in his absence, Wee earnestlie desier you to
make enquirie throughout the plantac̃ons vnder yor Comand, what Como:
or debtℯ, belonging to ye sd Carter or any of the saylors of the sd shipp
remaine in ye hands of any manner of p̱son or p̱sons ther residing, & to
make stay therof, vntill such time as you haue further order fro' ye Counsell,
As also to enquier at what rates such (as haue pd for the Como) receued
then taking notice by writting, of ther names & of ye names of such as
they bought ther said Como. of Sending vs ye writting by the first opper-
tunity. These things wee com̃itt vnto yor care, hoping yt (as a good
member of this plantacon) you will be ready to p̱forme. And for the p̱for-
mance of the same wee giue & grant vnto the sd Capt Wm Tucker full

power & authoritie Comaunding all p̱sons residing in the said plantacions
to bee ready & willing to giue such information vnto him concering ye
p̢misses as shalbe required