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At a Court holden for ye Sum̃er Ilands on
wedensday in ye Afternoone the last of
Aprill 1623.
PRESENT.
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The Virginia Court held this Afternoone being ended and the Lo:
Cauendish takeing the Chaire his Lop propounded vnto ye Sumer
Ilandℯ Company the busines referred vnto ye Comittee appointed by
[281] the Virginia Court, namely, for considering of a course how to
rayse a Iointstock for bringing in of 40000 wtt of Spanish Tobacco;
wch course this Court well approued of & therevpon added to ye former
Comittee these following viztt
| mr Meuerell | mr Robertℯ |
| mr Wheatly | and |
| mr Caswell | mr Geo: Smith. |
Mr Bennett moued, that his Shipp ye Gods Guift might haue Leaue in
her way to Virginia, to touch at ye Sum̃er Ilandℯ. Wch request ye
Court yeilded vnto.
Memorand̴ that
After the rising of ye Virginia Court this day being ye Last of Aprill,
Iames Dauies brought these Two wittnesces to proue that he was ye
imediate heire to his deceased vnckel Walter dauies that dyed in his
passage to Virginia, viztt Rebecca Darris widdowe aged 66 dwelling in
St Thomas Lane in Southwarke, and Alice Dauies his Kinswoman aged
20 yeares servant to mr Richardson in Duck Lane a minister; they
(hauing taken oath before Sr Io: Dauers, Sr Edward Lawly & mr Nicho
fferrar) testifyed, that the said Iames Dauies was ye next & imediat
heire of the aforesayd Walter Dauies deceased.
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