CCCXXXII. Petition to Governor Wyatt and Council in Virginia
by Passengers in the "Margaret and John"
April 24 and May 3, 1623
Manuscript Records Virginia Company, III, pt. ii, p. 58a
Document in Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
List of Records No. 473
To the right Worll sr Francis Wyatt knight Etc and ye rest of ye Worthie
Counsell
The Humble petition of the Passengers in the Margret & John
Wee yor petitionerℯ haueing receaued great wrong and Iniury through the
euill dealing of or late deceased Mr John Langley, not only in putting vs
vnto extreame hard allowance, whereby wee were forced spend much of
or portion wch would haue ben a great releife & Comfort to vs here; but also
wanting that p̳uition that was fitting to bring vs or dyrect Course for
Virginia, haue spent so much tyme in the west Indies, that wee are like to
hazard the loosing (if not a whole) yett the best part of a Croppe, wch hath
& may bee a great damage to or estates, wch shall better appeare vnto this
Court by euerie mans perticuler Information, And now heing Come hither
his successor master Douglas, refuseth to let vs haue or goodℯ ashore, to
releiue or necessities for the present following of or buisynes, vnles wee giue
him p̢sent securytie vnder o
r handℯ for freight, In consideration whereof
wee yo
r poore suppliants humbly Entreat, to grant yo
r warrant to bring
the said m
r Douglas before you
r wo
rp, that wee may receaue such sattis-
faction thence as o
r p̢sent necessytie and y
e Equity of o
r Cause doth
requier, And that you would be pleased to giue such order, as o
r goodℯ in
generall may be brought ashoare, & saffely kept in deposite vntill such
tyme as yo
r wo
rp w
th the Counsell of estate determine wee shall the same
& wee shall eu
r pray
Subscribed
Richard Brewster
Thomas Harwood
John Robinson
Thomas Rusell
Nicholas Reynoldℯ
Richard Norwood
Thomas Deninngton
John Carter
Adam Dixson
See ye order Aprill 24 1623 & order May 3° 1623
