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At a Courte helde for Virginia on Wednesday
in the Afternoone the 9 of
Iuly 1623.[177]

Present

     

Lord Lawar.

Sr Edward Sackvill.

Sr Ihon Dauers.

                     

mr Carew Rawleigh.	mr Byng.	mr Roberts.
mr Deputy.	mr Capt Harvy.	mr Leauer.
mr White.	mr Pallavacyne.	mr Hurd.
mr Tomlyns.	mr Nichols.	mr Woodall.
mr Ihon Farrar.	mr Withers.	mr Hobbs.
mr Ghibbs.	mr Caswell.	mr Delawne Iun.
mr Wrott.	mr Iadwyn.	mr George Smith.
mr Shephard.	mr Meverill.	mr Hackett.
	mr Wheately.	mr Procter.
		mr Rolfe.
		mr Webb.

                     

mr Sheldon.	mr Ayscough.
mr Newport.	mr Ewens.
mr Edward Waterhouse.	mr Ryder.
mr Barkly.	mr Moore.
mr Rolfe.	mr Woodnett.
mr Barkely.	Wth diuers other.
mr Fotheringill.
mr Collett.
mr Stewarde.
mr Sharrow.
mr Vyner.

Mr Deputy acquainted the Compagny yt according to the direction of
the last courte hee presented to the Lords of his Mats Priuy Counsell
a shorte declaration yt was then ordered to bee drawen upp wherin
amongst other things was signifide of the Compagnys intent to sende
a speedy suply to Virginia according to there Lordps commaund and
yt by two ways namely by way of a Magazine and secondly by meanes
of those[178] suplies yt would bee sent by private Adventurers to there
owne people in Virg: to wch purpose a greate sum̃ was already under-
written in each Roll. But ther Ldps conceaued that this would not
bee sufficient unless the whole Compagny bee ordered to contribute
there parts towards the raysing of a stock according to the number of
each mans shares by rating them at 20s---or at least at xs---p̱ share And
that by order of the loards to bee compelled to pay the same notwth-
standing uppon farther weighing of those reasons then deliuered
agaynst this Course there Lorps were pleased in fyne to leaue it to
the Compagny to order the same by a generall Consent not doubting
but they yt had soe well begunn would farther proceed to the raysing
of a sufficient suply.

The Courte taking this into there Consideration after mature debate
it was at lenght moued and thought fitt that there should bee seuerall
Rolls made to the intent that the Adventurers might chuse there
owne Tresurors wthout wch liberty men would not Adventure wher-
uppon it was ordered that the Officer should carry the Roll to such
Adventurers as are in towne and in the Compagnys name to sollicite
them both for the weightiness of the present occasion and likewyse
for the satisfaction of his Maty and the Lods to underwrite liberally.

Vpon Captayne Haruys motion and request for a Commission for his
shipp the Southhampton yt is to carry passengers and goods to Vir-
ginia order was giuen for drawing vpp his Commission for his sayde
shipp and to seale the same.