University of Virginia Library

CCXCIV. Order of Court for Virginia and the Somers Islands
March 7, 1622/3

At a Court held for Virginia and the Somer Islands on Friday the –7– of
March 1622. There being present the nomber of –80– Persons.

Whereas in reading the court held the ffifth of this present moneth, there
was observed an omission in my reeding Lo: Cavendishis report of part

of my Lo: Treasurors speech at Counsell Table touching Mr Aldran
Johnson, namely that after the Lo: Treasuror had given a very Noble
testimony before the Lords of the good cariage of the busines of the Plan-
tation for these ffouer yeares last past (whereby his Lop said it had thriven
& prospered beyond beliefe & allmost miraculously) The Lo: Treasuror
added further, that in the former yeares,[24] when Aldran Johnson was a
deputy, and the busniss was in other hands, it was a varidd scandlit [scant
measure]: for that if they should be called to an Account for it, their
estates would not answer it. Which words divers did well remember
they heard that my Lo: Treasuror spake them at that time, and earnestly
desired they might not be omitted. Whereuppon it being putt to ye
question, it was by plurallity of handes agreed & ordered, that these words
of my Lo: Treasuroer unto Mr Aldran Johnson having been omitted in
my Lo: Cavendishe's report should be now added in their said place in the shyre Cort