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The records of the Virginia Company of London

  
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
  
[title page]
  
Note
  
Preface
  
Contents
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[introduction]
 1. 
1. The Character of the Company
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2. The Records of the Company under Sir Thomas Smythe
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The Organization of the Company as in 1606
  
Charter of 1606.
  
The Change in Character from 1606 to 1609
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The Classes of Records
  
I.—FUNDAMENTAL DOCUMENTS
  
II.—THE COURT BOOK
  
III.—DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE COMPANY
  
V.—PUBLICATIONS OF THE COMPANY
  
IV.—LETTERS FROM THE PLANTERS AND RECORDS OF THE COLONY
  
VI.—PRIVATE PAPERS OF ADVENTURERS
  
VII.—SUPPLEMENTARY CONTEMPORARY CORRESPONDENCE AND RECORDS
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3. The Collections of Documents, 1616–1624
  
General Character of the Records
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THE JEFFERSON LIBRARY IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
  
CONTEMPORARY COPY OF THE COURT BOOK
  
MANUSCRIPT RECORDS OF THE COMPANY, VOLUME III
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THE TRANSCRIPTS OF THE VIRGINIA RECORDS
  
RANDOLPH COPY
  
JEFFERSON TRANSCRIPTS
  
DOCUMENTS IN RICHMOND
  
MANUSCRIPTS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
  
COLLECTIONS OF AMERICANA
  
TRANSCRIPTS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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COLLECTIONS IN ENGLAND
  
FERRAR PAPERS
  
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE—MANCHESTER PAPERS
  
COLONIAL AND DOMESTIC STATE PAPERS
  
RECORDS OF COURTS
  
PRIVY COUNCIL REGISTER
  
BRITISH MUSEUM
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4. The Records of the Company under the Sandys-Southampton Administration
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Organization of the Company
  
METHODS OF PROCEDURE
  
RECORDS PROVIDED FOR BY THE COMPANY
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THE EXTANT RECORDS—THE COURT BOOK
  
HISTORY OF THE CONTEMPORARY COPY
  
DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEMPORARY COPY
  
THE SYSTEM OF KEEPING THE COURT BOOK
  
CONTENTS OF THE COURT BOOK
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THE EXTANT SUPPLEMENTARY RECORDS
  
DOCUMENTS OUTLINING THE ACTIVITY OF THE COMPANY
  
DOCUMENTS REVEALING THE MOVEMENTS FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY
  
DOCUMENTS DISCLOSING THE RELATIONS WITH THE COLONY
  
RECORDS KEPT BY THE OFFICERS IN THE COLONY
  
DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACTIONS AND THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY
  
VALUE OF THE VIRGINIA RECORDS
 5. 
5. The Fate of the Original Records
  
List of Records
  
Addenda et Corrigenda
  
Table of Explanations
  
THE COURT BOOK

  
28 APRILL 1619 A Quarter Court held for Virginia at Sr Thomas Smiths howse in Philpott Lane 28 of Apr9 1619 Present Right hono:ble͠
  
MAY THE 12th1619 A Court held for Virginia at Mr. Ferrars Howse in St. Sithes Lane, Being Present
  
MAY THE 11619
  
MAY THE 26th 1619
  
IUNE THE VIJth, 1619. A Preparatiue Court held for the Virginia Company at Mr. fferrars Howse in St Sithes Lane.
  
IUNE IXth 1619 A Quarter Court held for Virginia at Mr Ferrars howse in St Sithes Lane Present
  
IUNE THE 14th 1619
  
IUNE THE 24th 1619
  
IUNE THE 28th 1619
  
IULY THE VIJth 1619
  
IULY THE 13th 1619 A Court held for Virginia at Sir Tho: Smiths howse in Philpott Lane.
  
IULY THE 21th 1619 A Court held at Mr fferrars howse in St Sythes Lane, Being present
  
OCTOBER THE 20th 1619
  
NOUEMBER THE THIRD 1619:
  
NOUEMBER THE 15th 1619 A Preparatiue Court held for Virginia at Mr fferrars howse in St Sythes Lane. Present
  
At a great and generall Quarter Court houlden for Virginia on Wedensday the 17th of Nouemb 1619. Were Present.
  
An extraordinary Courte helde the xxijth of Nouember 1619:
  
DECEMBER Ye FIRST 1619.
  
DECEMBER—THE XVth
  
DECEMBER, Ye 23: 1619
  
JANUARY Ye VIIJth 1619
  
IANUARY Ye: 12th: 1619
  
IANUARY THE 26th: 1619.
  
A Preparatiue Courte held for Virginia At Sr Edwin Sandis house ye last of Ianuary 1619
  
Att a greate and Generall Quarter Courte Holden for Virginia at Sr Edwin Sandys House neer Aldersgate the second of February 1619
  
FEBRUARY Ye XVJth 1619.
  
FEBRUARY Ye 22th [1619–20]:
  
MARCH Ye SECOND 1619
  
MARCH THE 15th 1619
  
An extraordinary Courte helde the 20th: of march 1620
  
MARCH Ye—XXIXth: ANNo DOM̃: 1620
  
A meetinge of Comittees helde at Sr Thomas Smithℯ by order from the Virginia Courte 18th: March 1619
  
An extraordinary Courte held at Sr Edwin Sandys house the 3 of Aprill 1620
  
An Vnperfect Courte helde for Virginia att Sr Edwin Sandys howse ye viijth of Aprill 1620.
  
MAY Ye XIth 1620
  
The Preparatiue Courte 15o: Maij 1620
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A Quarter Courte held for Virginia at mR Ferrars in Stt Sithes Lane the 17th OF May 1620
  
POST PRANDIŨ
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An extraordinary Courte helde for Virginia ye 23th of May 1620
  
The sentence of the Courte touchinge Capt Brewsters Condempnation.
  
A Courte held for Virginia the last of May 1620
  
23 IVNIJ 1620 A Courte helde,
  
26 IUNIJ 1620. At a Court then helde was
  
28 IVNIJ 1620. A Generall Quarter Courte held in the fforenoone at mr Ferrars house the xxviijts of Ivne 1620
  
28TH IUNIJ 1620 A great and generall Quarter Courte helde in the afternoone at Mr Ferrarℯ house. 28th Iunij 1620:
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A Courte held in the afternoone att mr fferrarℯ house 7 Iulij 1620 ther beinge
  
Proposic̃ons considerable for ye better menaginge of the buisines of the Company and aduanceinge of ye Plantac̃on of Virginia in this yeare 1620
  
12 IULIJ 1620 Att a Generall Courte helde in the afternoone for Virginia the 12th Iulij 1620
  
An extraordinary Courte Helde 18th Iulij 1620 Ther Beinge
  
Att a Courte helde ye 4th of Nouember 1620
  
A Preparatiue Courte held ye 13th of Nouember 1620
  
Att a Quarter Courte helde for Virginia the 15th of Nouember 1620.
  
Att a Courte helde in ye afternoone ye 13th of December 1620;
  
A Preparatiue Court held the 29 Ianua:
  
A Generall Quarter Court held for Virginia Vltimo Ianuarij 1620:
  
An Extraordinary Court held for Virginia 22: Februarij 1620:
  
At a Court held for Virginia the 12 of Aprill 1621:
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A Præparatiue Court for Virginia 30: Aprilis 1621:
  
Concerning the second pointe.
  
At a great and generall Quarter Court held for Virginia on Wenesday the second of May 1621:
  
Att an Extraordinary Court held for Virginia the 12 of May 1621
  
A Court held for Virginia the 23D: May 1621: at Mr Ferrars house:
  
A Præparatiue Court held for Virginia in the Afternoone the Xjth of Iune 1621.
  
Att a great and generall Quarter Courte helde for Virginia the 13th of Iune 1621
  
At a generall Courte helde for Virginia the 25th Iunij 1621
  
At an extraordinary Courte helde for Virginia ye 2th Iulij 1621
  
At a Courte helde for Virginia the 10th Iulij 1621
  
An extraordinary Courte ye 12th of Iuly 1621
  
At a Courte held ye 16: of Iuly 1621
  
At a Court helde 24 Iulij 1621
  
Att a meetinge of ye Magazine Aduenturers ye 27 Iulij 1621
  
A Courte helde yli 15th: of October 1621
  
A Courte helde the 17th of October 1621
  
At a Courte helde ye 22th October 1621.
  
At a Courte helde ye 24th: October 1621.
  
Att a Courte helde ye laste October 1621
  
At a Meetinge of the Com̃ittee on Thursday §Tuisday§ the 30: Octob: i621 Present
  
At a Court held for Virginia the 14th of Nouember i621
  
A Præparatiue Court held for Virginia the Nineteenth of Nouember i621.
  
At a Generall Quarter Court ∥held∥ for Virginia on Wedensday in the forenoone the 21 of Nouember i621
  
At a Generall Quarter held on Wedensday in the Afternoone for Virginia the 2i of Nouemb: i621
  
At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday the 4th December i621
  
At a Court held for Virginia the 19th of December i621
  
At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday the 16 of Ianua: i621
  
At a Court holden for Virginia the 21 of Ianuary i621
  
A Præparatiue Court held for Virginia in the Afternoone on Wedensday the 28th Ianua: i621
  
At a Quarter Court held for Virginia the 30th of Ianuar 1621
  
At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday the 13th of ffebrua: 1621
  
A Virginia Court held on Wedensday 27th ffebruary i621
  
At a Court held for Virginia the i3th of March i621
  
An Extraordinary Court for Virginia held on Wedensday in the Afternoone the 20th of March i621
  
At a Court held for Virginia on Wedensday the 27TH March i622
  
An extraordinary Court held for Virginia on Wedensday the 30 of Aprill i622
  
At a Court held for Virginia the 10th daye of Aprill i622
  
Virginia Court held the 8th of May i622

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Addenda et Corrigenda

    39.

  • Omit: "Pub: Va. Mag. of Hist., IV, 28–29."

    • 40a.

  • Add, following No. 40 under date of June 9:

  • Governor Argall. A letter.

    • IV.

  • Ref: (1) Misc. Papers, 1606–1683, quarto. (Abstract only.) (2) MS. Coll. Va. Hist.
    Soc., John Randolph MSS., III.

  • Pub: Va. Mag. of Hist., IV, 28.

    • 43–48, 50–52, 55–57.

  • Ref: Change to: See under No. 39.

    • 64.

  • Change note to: See No. 39, Remarks.

    • 65.

  • Ref: Omit: "(Abstract only)". Add: (2) MS. Coll. Va. Hist. Soc., John Randolph MSS., III.

  • Pub: Add: Va. Mag. of Hist., IV, 29.

  • Change note to: See No. 39, Remarks.

    • 67, 74, 75.

  • Change note to: See No. 39, Remarks.

    • 78.

  • Ref: Change to: See under No. 71.

  • Pub: Change to: See under No. 71.

    • 108a.

  • Add, following No. 108 under date of May 25:

  • James I. Proclamation concerning tobacco.

  • Pub: Referred to only in Rymer, Foedera, 17, 191.

    • 137a.

  • Add, following No. 137 under date of November 10:

  • James I. Proclamation concerning tobacco.

  • Pub: Referred to only in Rymer, Foedera, 17, 191.

    • 167.

  • Ref: Change to: (1) Privy Council Register, James I, Vol. IV, p. 471.

    • 167a.

  • Add, following No. 167 under date of April 7:

  • James I. Proclamation concerning the garbling of tobacco.

  • Pub: Rymer, Foedera, 17, 191.

    • 184.

  • Pub: Add, Rymer, Foedera, 17, 233.

    • 511.

  • Change to: For the petition formulated, see ante No. 481.
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