CDXXXV. John Harvey. Second Complaint and Petition
March, 1623/4
Manuscript Records Virginia Company, III, pt. ii, p. 62a
Document in Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
List of Records No. 632
To the right Worll͠ Sr Francis Wyatt knight etc and to the Counsell of
Estate, the second Complaint and peticion of John Haruey esqr.
[33.] Sheweth not wthstanding yor pẽtioners Commission for the Admi-
rallty of New England was yesterday twice publiquly read at this Counsell
board in the heareing of Robert Guyar & John White the p̢tended mr &
masters mate of the southampton, & therby yor petitioner was Certainly
knowne by all that were then present to be appointed & authorised fro'
ther Lorps of that Counsell in England, to goe Admirall in & aboard the
said shipp for New England, & notw
thstanding yo
r yesterdaiℯ order, that
the said Guyar & white should haue no Conference w
th any of the shipps
Company, & also notw
thstanding yo
r said petioner the sooner to expedite
his voyage, for p̱formance of his said admyrallty, appointed yesternight
that his long boate w
th seauen of his men should goe vp to Flouerdie
hundrd to fetch Downe him for makeing his hart & furnace, The said
Guyar about midnight in high scorne & Contempt of ther Lo
rps Commis-
sion vnder his Ma
ties seale for that Counsell, & of yo
r authority also, as if
hee had some greater power in himselfe, & vtterly to hinder the preparation
of yo
r petitio
rs voyage for his Ma
ties seruice in those partℯ, & his returne
hither for the releife of the Colony in these tymes & straightnes & Danger,
& to stirr vp the Coles of Muteny once againe, sent Comand aboard the
same shipp to those of his factions, that no boatℯ should moue fro' the
shipps side, tell other order Came fro' him y
e said Guyar, and (abususing
w
th all the best name in the Cuntry, fro' y
e gouern
r and so yo
r peticioners
authorty of Admirall is trampled vnderfoot
And therfore yor petitioner humblie desireth that seeing they are fallen
into a relapse farr more hanious & willfull then ther former error & that
ther is so Cleere Euidence against them, & that white said last night, ther
should be a tricke for the Captaine viz Yor peticioner, you would be pleased
for vindicating the honor & authorty of his Maties seale, & also for his
Maties Counsell of New england, & of yor selues the Gouernor & Counsell
of estate here, & to Cleare away to ye releife of this angustiated Colony &
for ye saffety of yor peticioner now threatned & hindred in his Maties
seruice here to Cutt of all Delayes of examing further wittneses, wch may
be occasion of new mutenie and Danger in the same shipp & forth wth to
send vp to two mallefactors to some remot part vp the riuer, there to be
in saffe Custody fro' breeding further trobles, either by word or writing
among the said shipps Com̄pa, & also to attach all ther goodℯ in the
Cuntrey for sattisfying yor petitioners damages, till such time as order may
come from ther Lorps in England, how these two shalbe disposed of
