CCCLV. Secretary Sir George Calvert. A Letter to Secretary
Conway
May 14, 1623
State Papers, Domestic, James I, Vol. 144, No. 45
Document in Public Record Office, London
List of Records 507
Sr
I did this morning receive his Mats pleasure from my Lo: Treasorer to this
purpose, That wheras before his Maty was pleasd to Rec̃omend vnto
the speciall care of the Virginian Company at their Court this day helld,
the Election of such discreete, temperate and responsable p̱sons as affected
the weale of the Company and were not factious, And that yesterday it
was wth his Mats approbation thought fitt in Counsell, that the election of
new Officers should be absolutely putt off and none chosen at all vntill the
next Court, It was now his pleasure that I should write vnto the Treasorer
or Company, signifying vnto them, that his Maty would haue all pro-
ceedings touching Elections to be forborne at this time, wthout any new
day appointed, but so to continue as it is, untill his pleasure further knowne,
as you will see by the coppie of my Letter to my Lo: of Southampton the
present Treasorer of Virginia, wch I send you heere inclosed. How this
hath been observed, I hope his Maty will vnderstand from some of the
Company that were present at this dayes Court. In the meanetime I
beseech you shew him speedily what I haue written for my discharge,
and then hee shall best iudge, if there haue been any fault, whose it is.
You shall heerein oblige
Yor friend and servant
Geo: Calvert
S. Martin's lane 14. May. 1623.
[Addressed:] To the Right Honble Sr Edward Conwey knight, one of his
Mats Principall Secretaries.
[Indorsed:] May 14 1623 Mr Secr: Caluert. Concerninge the choosing of
new officers in the Virginia Companie.
