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LXXVII. Sir William Throckmorton and his Three Associates
Letter to Sir George Yeardley
September 9, 1619

[77] To our honorable frend Sr George Yardley knight governor of Virginia.
Hoñble Sr: Wee send you herinclosed the copy of our ɫre written the
xviijth of ffebruary last, least the same should not yet bee come to your
hands, And although we have somewhat longer drawne out the dispatch
of our busines by reason of some hindrances that vnexpectedly arose,
yet by gods assistance we have herewith sent in a ship called the Margaret
of Bristoll .35. men vnder the comaund of Captayne Iohn Woodleefe to
bee planted in Virginia by vertue of our Patent, wherin if it please you
to hold a p̱te, wee need not doubt of your assistance; but not knowinge
whether your other nowe greater imploymtℯ will suffer you to discend soe
lowe as to accept hereof, wee doe hereby comend vnto your favorable
p̳tecc̃on our wholl busines, aswell for the choyce of a fit place for our
plantac̃on (wch in p̱ticular we leave to Captayne Woodleefe to informe)
as also to comend vnto you the desire wee your frends have to live in the
favorable remembrance of your dayly assistinge of Captayne Woodleefe:
Wee also send you herewith the Accompt of all charges past in this busi-
nes, that you may the better satisfy yourselfe, whether you will bee
pleased to Ioyne with vs or noe, intreatinge that if you shall accept of
our p̱tnership, That then by this ship you send vs either in mony or
m9chantable goods your fifth p̱te therof, and also order for the charges
of further supply to bee sent vnto our plantac̃on both of men & neces-
saries wch by gods assistance wee purpose not longer to neglect, then
Aprill next at the farthest. The further adu9tisement of our affayres
we comend to the relac̃on of Captayne Woodleefe. Comendinge our-
selves in all frendly respects, We remayne ever