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A Sum̃er Ilandes Court held on
Satturday in the forenoone the—12th of
Aprill—1623.
Present.[122]
After this the Lo: Cauendish taking ye Chaire propounded the things
done by ye Virginia Company vnto ye Sum̃er Ilands Court, who by
erecc̃on of handℯ did confirme, order and approue those things that
concerned them.
To the Kinges most Excellent Matie
To the Kinges most Excellent Matle
The most humble petic̃on of the Companies for
Virginia and ye Sum̃er Ilands.
Yor Mats most humble Suppt hauing vnderstood that Aldr̃an[123]
Iohnson hath
lately presented a petic̃on to yor Maty: therin abusinge yor Maty wth most
vntrue Informac̃ons touchinge yor Supplyants and to the Derogac̃on of that
Gouerment wch vnder the Royall power of yor Maty they exercise for y
advanceinge of yor Mats royall Plantac̃ons fforasmuch as yor Suppɫts haveinge
requested of the said Alderman a Coppy of yt Petition therby to be enabled
to frame a dyrect and certaine answere to itt to ye sattisfyinge of yor Maty:
(wch they affect aboue all things) can by no means obteyne the same. [264]
They humbly desire yt yor Maty wilbe gratiously pleased to referr ye hearinge
of ye Complaints of the said Alderman and his Associates to ye bodie of yor
Mats: most honorable Priuy Counsell that from thence the Innocent may
receaue Iustification and the Delinquents deserved punishment. And they
most humbly pray allsoe yt yor Maty: in the meane time wilbe gratiously
pleased to receaue a true informac̃on by the two writings herewith presented
ye same haveinge been p̱vsed and examined in their Courts and found true by
the generall vote of both the said Companies the one conteyninge a Declara-
tion of the present State of Virginia compared wth that wch itt hath formerly
been, and the other conteyninge an answer to all such Calumnies and asper-
sions wherwith some of the Associates of the said Alderman (who have been
allso for sundry years the Disturbers of the orderly and peaceable p̳ceedings
of the said Companies) have vniustly charged yor said supplyants or some of
them.
And yor Supplyants haveinge the Comforte of yor Maty: beinge sattisfied and
assured of the continuance of yor Princely favor (beinge the life and ioy of
both Companies and Plantations) shall p̳ceed wth all Integrity, Industry,
Patience & constancie in advanceinge those noble workℯ soe much tendinge to
yor Mats: greatnes honor and profitt.
And shall dayly allso pray for yor Mats: most longe continuance in all
princely felicitie.
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