CLXXXVIII. Treasurer and Company of Virginia. Covenant
to pay Captain Arthur Guy, Robert Joakley, and John
Packesall
August 24, 1621
Additional Manuscripts, 14285, Folios 71–71a
Document in British Museum, London
List of Records No. 267
[71] To all to whome these presentℯ shall come, the Treasuror and Com-
panie of Aduenturors and Planters of the Cittie of London for the first
Colony in Virginia send greetinge: Whereas wee the said Treasuror and
Companie for Virginia for the better supporte and advancement of that
Plantac̃on haue fraighted the good shipp called the Warwicke of London
of the burden of 108 180 tun̄e or thereaboutℯ to carrie to Virginia the
number of 100 p̱sons and divers goodℯ Com̄odities and prouisions aswell
for the vse and mayntenance of the said p̱sons nowe to be transported as
also for the releife and Supplie of the Colony there And haue in p̱te of the
fraight and victuall duringe the said Voyage of the said p̱sons paide vnto
Captain Arthur Guye Robert Joakly and John Packsall the sum̄e of 300
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Nowe Knowinge further that wee the said Treasuror and Company doe
hereby couenant and promise for o
r selues and Successors that w
thin fower
dayes after the said Ship the Warwick shall departe [
71a] from Grauesend
with the said 100 p̱sons for Virginia That wee will paye or cause to be
paide vnto the said Captain Arthur Guye Robert Joakly and John Packesall
or their Assignee the Sum̄e of 300
ɫi more in full satisfacc̃on for the victuall
transportac̃on of the said 100 p̱sons And in case that the Shippe arryvinge
at Grauesend by the fourth of September next shall by the order and
Direcc̃on of M
r John fferrar Deputy for our said Companie be stayed for
the receipte of Passeng
rs or goodℯ aboue fower dayes, then for euery day
that they shall staye more then fower dayes after the said 4
th of September
for to receaue goodℯ or Passengers, Wee the said Treasuro
r and Companie
doe couenant to paye the Sum̄e of 50
s for euery daye.
And to the true and faithfull p̱formance of all wch the said Couenantℯ and
condic̃ons wee the said Treasuror and Companie doe by these presentℯ
binde our selues and Successors in the penaltie of 500ɫi to the said Arthur
Guye Robert Joakly and John Palksall their executors and Administrators.
In Wittnesse whereof wee haue caused the Com̄on Seale of the Companie
to be herevnto affixed Dated this 24th August in the yeare of our Lord God
1621 And in the Nineteenth yeare of the Kingℯ Matℯ raigne of England
ffrance and Ireland and of Scotland the fiue and fiftith.
