CCXV. Virginia Company. A Commission to Theodore Wadsworth
January 16, 1621/22
Additional Manuscripts, 14285, Folios 69–69a
Document in British Museum, London
List of Records No. 298
[69] A Comission granted by vs the Tr̃er Counsell and Companie for
Virginia vnto our louinge frend Theodore Wadsworth for a Voyage
intended to Virginia.
Whereas wee the Treasuror Counsell and Companie for the better advance-
ment and supporte of that Plantac̃on haue furnished out one good Shippe
called the George of London of the burden of 100 Tun̄e or thereaboutℯ
to passe with all convenient expedic̃on into Virginia: Theodore Wadsworth
beinge ordayned to be Mr and Captaine thereof And to com̄and and
gouerne the said Shippe and Marriners: and also all the Passengers shipped
for the said Voyage to be landed in Virginia to the number of 60 Passengers
or thereaboutℯ wth all such necessarie prouisions of what kinde soeuer as
are put abord for their vse and necessarie subsistance: Wee doe therefore
charge and com̄and him the said Theodore Wadsworth to take his direct
course accordinge to his best skill and knowledge vnto the said Plantac̃on
in Virginia and there to land and sett on shore all the said p̱sons [69a] goodℯ
and prouisions so shipped and to deliuer them in James Cittie in James
Riuer in the Kingdome of Virginia accordinge to such direcc̃ons as shalbe
giuen from hence Straightly chargeinge and comanding the said Theodore
Wadsworth to sett saile from England with the first opertunity of wynde
and to make all possible speede he may to the Porte intended and not
to interrupt any Shippinge of the Subiectℯ of any his Matℯ freindℯ or Alyes
or any other whatsoeuer duringe his said Voyage: But if he shalbe chased
or encountred by any man of Warre or other sayle whatsoeuer that shall
goe about to hinder his proceedingℯ and doe him any violence: In such
cases accordinge to the power graunted vnto vs by his Matie wee will
and comand him with all his power and vttermost endeauor to repell
resist and defend himself and our honors against the vniust force of what
Nac̃on soeuer, aswell in his passage outwardℯ and homwardℯ as in all our
harbo
rs and Riuers, members of the Territories of our Plantac̃on and this
o
r Com̄ission shalbe his sufficient warrant herein. In Witnesse whereof wee
haue herevnto caused o
r Com̄on Seale to be annexed. Dated by order
of a generall Courte holden for Virginia the sixteenth day of January in
the yeare of o
r lord God 1621 And in the Nineteenth yeare of the Kingℯ
Ma
tℯ raigne of England ffraunce and Ireland and of Scotland the fiue
and fiftith.
haue giuen leaue
to A. B. to fur-
nishe
