CCVI. Peter Arondelle. A Letter to Sir Edwin Sandys
December 15, 1621
Ferrar Papers
Document in Magdalene College, Cambridge. Autograph Letter, Signed, with Seal
List of Records No. 285
Right Worshipll and most Religious Knight. For me to writt vnto you
newes of this Countrie, were to cast a few droppes of water into ye Sea,
you having hee heere suche wise and good intelligences, therefore §I referre§
you to know further from me by my letter written to ye Counsell, whereof
worthily you are one (voire Je pourroye bien dire dix en effect). I did
writte to your Worp by the Margarett and John, therfore these few private
lines shall only serve to intreate your favorable voyce vnto the Company,
for the p̱formance of their promises. And because I am neerer to me
then any other, and that Charitie begins wth ones self, I crave p̱ticularly
for me and my poore familie. whereas Mr Deputie Ferrers promised me
the assistance of Captaine Nuse and my Sonne in lawe Captaine Mansell
(who is dead) for fishing and hunting, and provision for a whole yeare
before hande, a house ready builte, and Cattell: wch proved farre defectyve.
For, for provision all that wee now have is but §a pinte and a halfe§
* * * of musty meale for a man a day. And yet the Companies
Deputie, Captaine Nuse tells vs that there was sent hither, but scarse
enough for half a yeares §provision§ As for the other things there is not
one observed w
th me, as you may further know by my letter to the
Counsell. Were you not one of them knowen wise, and best affected in
the Action, I wold not discover vnto you the danger wee are in, for
I will allwayes doe what I may to hide our deffects and encourage any
to the furtherance of this Christian Plantation; neither doe I complayne
vpon any p̱ticular Officer, knowing it is easier to finde faultes then to
amende them. I leave to your Judicious searche for to discover from
whense they proceede, and to repaire them to the relief of vs all. If by
your charitable suffrage I receave any benefitt from the Honorable Com-
pany, I will ever pray for your temporall and eternall felicitie, and rest
Yours most humble at com̄ande
P. Arondelle
Je vous supplie aussi, Monsieur me favoriser es regtes et demandes que
Je fay a la Compagnie.
Eliza: Cittie this 15th of December 1621.
[2a] To Sr Edwine Sandis
[Indorsed by John Ferrar:] Mr Peter Arondelle from Virginia 15 Decemb:
1621.
[Addressed by self:] To the Right Worshipfull and most worthie Syr
Edwine Sandis Knight at his house by Aldersgate thes At London thes.
