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The records of the Virginia Company of London

THE RECORDS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON

THE COURT BOOK VOLUME II, 1622–1624

At a ∥Preparatiue∥ Court held for Virginia the 20th of May 1622

A Generall Quarter Court held for Virginia in the forenoone the 22th of May 1622

At a great and generall Quarter Court held for Virginia in the Afternoone the 22 of May i622

At a Generall Court held for Virginia 5o Iunij i622

At a Virginia Court ∥held∥ the 19th of Iune 1622

An extraordinary Court for Virginia on Satturday in the afternoone the 29th of Iune i622

A Preparatiue Court held for Virginia the 10 Iuly i622

At a Quarter Court for Virginia held on Wedensday in the forenoone the third of Iuly i622

At a Quarter Court held for Virginia on wedensday in the afternoone the 30 Iuly i622

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday the 17th Iulij i622

At a Court held for Virginia the 14th of August i622

At a Court held for Virginia on Thursday in the Afternoone the 5° of September i622

An Extraordinary Court Holden for Virginia on Monday the 7° of October i622

At a Court held for Virginia the 23th of October i622

At a Court held for Virginia the 6° of Nouemb: i622

An extraordinary Court holden for Virginia on Wedensday the 13th of Nouemb: i622

At a Præparatiue Court held for Virginia on Monday the 18th of Nouemb i622

At a Quarter Court held for Virginia in the Forenoone the 20th of Nouember i622

At a great and generall Quarter Court held for Virginia on Wednesday in the Afternoone the 20th: th of NouembR i622

∥At a Court held for Virginia on ffriday the 22th of Nouemb. 1622. being the Sumer Ilandeℯ Preparatiue Court day.

An Extraordinary Court held for Virginia on Wedensday in the afternoone the 27th of Nouember i622 beinge the Sumer Ilandeℯ Quarter Court

At a Quarter Courte helde for the Summer Islands on Wednesday the 27 of November 1622

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday the 4th of December i622

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday the 29th of Ianuary i622

At a meetinge of his Mats Counsell for Virginia at Mr Deputy ffarrars howse in St Siths Lane on Wedensday the 11th of DecembR 1622

At a Court held for Virginia on ffriday the last of Ianuary i622 by order of a form̃er Court held the before Wedensday before

At a Court held for Virginia on Monday in the forenoone the 3° of ffebruary 1620

At a Præparatiue Court held on Monday the 30: of February i622

An extraordinary Court held for Virginia on Tuisday in the forenoone the 4th of ffEBRUARY i622

At a Court held for Virginia on Tuisday in the fore∥after∥noone the 4th of ffebruary i622

At a great and generall Quarter Court holden for Virginia on Wedensday the 5° ffebruary i622

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday the 12: ffebruarij i622 beinge the Sum̃er Ilands Quarter Court daye

At a Court held for Virginia ∥and the Sr Ilandℯ∥ on Wedensday the 19th of ffebruary i622

An extraordinary Court held for Virginia ∥and the Sumer Ilandℯ∥ on Satturday in the forenoone the 22th of ffEBRUA: i622

An extraordinary Court held for Virginia on Monday in the Afternoone the 24th of ffEBRUARY i622

At a Court held for Virginia and the Sum̃er Ilandℯ on Wedensday in the Afternoone the 5o of March ∥March 5. ∥ i622

To the Kings moast EXCELLENT Maty

At a Court held for Virginia on ffriday in the Afternoone the 7° of March i622:

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday in the Afternoone the 19th of March i622

At a Court held for Virginia on Monday in the Afternoone the 24th of March i622

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday in yE afternoone yE Second of Aprill 1623.

An extraordinary Court held for Virginia and the Sum̃er Ilandes on Satturday in the fforenoone the 12th of Aprill 1623.

A Sum̃er Ilandes Court held on Satturday in the forenoone the—12th of Aprill—1623. Present.

An extraordinary Court held for Virginia on Thursday the 17th of Aprill 1623

At a Court held for Virginia and ye Sum̃er Ilandes on ffriday in ye afternoone ye 18th of Aprill. 1623.

A Court held for ye Sumer Ilandℯ the 18th of Aprill 1623. Present.

A Court held for Virginia on Wedensday in the afternoone the 23 of Aprill 1623.

At a Court held for Virginia on ffriday in ye afternoone the 25 of Aprill 1623.

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday in the Afternoone the last of Aprill 1623.

At a Court holden for ye Sum̃er Ilands on wedensday in ye Afternoone the last of Aprill 1623.

A Court held for Virginia and ye Sumer Ilandℯ on Wedensday in ye Afternoone the 7th of May 1623.

A Court held for the Sum̃er Ilandes on Wedensday in the Afternoone the 7th of May 1623. Present.

A Preparatiue Court held for Virginia on Monday in yE Afternoone the 12th of May 1623.

A Virginia Quarter Courte the 14 of May 1623 Being

An extraordinary Courte held on Satterday in Y Afternoone YE 17TH of May 1623

A Court helde for Virginia on Satterday YE 24th of May — 1623.

At a Virginia Court on Munday ye 9th of Ivne 1623

A Court helde for Virginia on Wednesday in the Afternoone ye 18th of Ivne 1623

Preparatiue Courte 23th Iunij 1623.

At a Quarter Court held for Virginia the 25th of Iune i623

At a Court held on Tuisday in the forenoone the first of Iuly i623

At a Court held for Virginia on ffriday in the forenoone the 4o Iuly i623

At a Courte helde for Virginia on Wednesday in the Afternoone the 9 of Iuly 1623.

At a Courte helde for Virginia on Wednesday the 6 of August 1623 in the Afternoone

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday in the Afternoone the 15 of oct: i623

An extraordinary Court held on Monday in the forenoone the 20th of October 1623.

At Whitehall the 17th of October i623

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday in ye Afternoone the 22th of October i623

At Whitehall the 20th of October i623.

At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday in the Afternoone the 12 Nouemb: i623

A Præparatiue Court held on Monday in the Afternoone the 17th of Nouember i623

A Quarter Court held for Virginia on Wednesday in the Afternoone the i9TH of Nouember 1623.

A Courte helde for Virginia on Wednesday in the afternoone the 14th of Ianuary—1623.

Att a Court for the Som̃er Ilands helde at Sr Thomas Smiths house the 5th of Ianuary—1623. [359]

A Preparatiue Court held for Virginia on Munday in ye afternoone the second of February—1623.

Att a Quarter Court held for Virginia on Wedensday in the afternoone the 4TH of February 1623

A Court held for Virginia on Wednesday in yE afternoone the 21TH of Aprill—1624.

A Preparatiue Courte helde for Virginia on Munday in the afternoone ye: 26: of Aprill—1624.

Att a Quarter Court helde for Virginia on Wednesday in the fforenoone the 28: of Aprill—1624

A Preparatiue Coorte on Munday in the afternoone the 7th of Ivne 1624:

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A Court held for ye Sumer Ilandℯ the 18th of Aprill 1623.
Present.[126]

Mr Ditchfield moued and desired to knowe how himselfe and such
others as stood engaged for ye 1000li taken vp at interest of the Cham-
ber of London for ye Companies vse should be disingaged; seeings the
Company should come short of a great part of ye Imposic̃on vpon ye
Sum̃er Ilandℯ Tobacco, by reason stay was made of the Groatℯ vpon
the Planters Tobacco; But he sayd, he hoped yt ye Lordℯ being other-
wise informed, would order it otherwise; considering the mony taken
vp, was wholy employed vpon chargℯ necessary for the defence of the
Ilandℯ, and for ye generall behoofe and benefitt of the Planters them-
selues. Herevnto answere was made, that the Company were in noe
fault touching the said stay; who had done asmuch as they could to
withstand and oppose it.

Wherevpon it was aduised by some, that they would petic̃on to ye
LLs of ye Counsell about it, & to present ye same at such tyme as ye
former Comittee are to attend their Lops whereby they might haue
their furtherance & assistance. Wch course was Liked of & resolued
vpon accordingly.

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The list of those present was not inserted in the manuscript.