CCXLV. Governor in Virginia. A Commission to Captain Maddison
June 17, 1622
Manuscript Records Virginia Company, III, Part ii, Pages 37a, 38
Document in Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
List of Records No. 331
By the Governor and Captaine generall of Virginia.
To all to whom these p̢sentℯ shall come, Know yee that I Sr Francis
Wyatt kt: Governor and Capt generall of Virginia for diurs speciall causes
very necessary and behoofull for this Plantation, haue by these p̢sentℯ
given full power and absolute authoritie vnto Captaine Isack Madeson,
wth the first wind and oportunity to go into the Riuer of Potomack, there
to remaine; and asist the king of Patomack, against his and our enemies,
and to defend them and theire Corne to his vttmost power. And that
the said Captaine Maddison, shall in this his vioage wth his Company
defend himself wth what power and strength he may, against any Indianℯ
wch shall opose themselues against him. And that the said Captaine
Isack Maddison vppon landinge of men there (or vppon aduerse wind
being driven elswhere) shall go ashore w
th his men well armed, w
th shott,
and all other kind of munition, whereby they may be able to defend
themselues, and ofend any of the Salvages. And for the better managing
of his imployment, and redressinge of all disorder and Mutinyes incident
to such affaires, I do giue him full power and authoritie aswell in his way
thither, as also after his landing, duringe the time he shall continue there,
to punish all sortℯ of offendo
rs in any kind (life exepted) And I do also
giue him all such further power as is incident to any Cap
t or officer of his
qualitie, w
ch by vertue of my authoritie as Governo
r and Captaine generall
of Virginia I may deriue vppon him. Straightly chargeing and requiringe,
both those of our English w
ch shall go w
th him this vioage, as also such as
he shall find there, that they be obedient to the direcc̃ons and Comandℯ
of the said Captaine Maddison; And that none of his Company shall
trade, buy or enterchannge any Comodities, or do any act of the like
nature w
thout the leaue and license of the said Captaine Maddison, vppon
penaltie of loosinge, all his truck, and suffering further punishment at the
discrescion of the said Captaine Maddison: of whom it is required that in
the cariage of himself and his people, as well towardℯ the Patomacks our
confederatℯ, as also against the other Salvages theires and our enemies,
he discharge faithfully, and circumspectly the great [
38] trust reposed in
him as he will answer yt. Dated at James Cittye, vnd
r my hand & Colony
Seale the seventeenth of June one thousand six hundred twentie and two:
And in the sixteenth yeare of this Plantation.
To Capt Isack Maddison to defend the Patomacks against theire & or
enemies.
