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At a Quarter Courte helde for the Summer Islands on
Wednesday the 27 of November 1622

Quarter Courte for
the Summer Isl-
ands

Present
Right Honorable[42]

               

Earle of Southampton.
Lord Cavendish.
Lord Pagett.	Sr Edward Sackvill.
Lord Maynard.	Sr Io: Brooke.
	Sr Edwin Sandys.
	Sr Henry Mildmay.	Knightℯ
	Sr Ro: Killigrue.
	Sr Io: Dãuers.

                                               

mr Deputy ∥Iohn ffar- rar Deputy.∥	mr Whitley.	mr Phesey.
mr Gibbs.	mr Barbor.	mr Viner.
mr Bromefeild.	mr Caswell.	mr Truloue.
mr Stewart.	mr Bennet.	mr Scott.
mr Wilmer.	mr Wiseman.	mr Waterhowse.
Capt: Brewster.	mr Robertℯ.	mr Gold.
Capt: Bargraue.	mr Woodall.	mr Cox.
mr Io: Smith.	mr Mellinge.	mr Delbridge.
mr Zouch.	mr Swinhowe.	mr Elkington.
mr Robert Smith.	mr Meuerell.	mr Ley.
mr Tomlins.	mr Winn.	mr Sparrowe.
mr Nich: ffarrar.	mr Widdowes.	mr Couell.
mr Mole.	mr Baynham.	mr Kirby.
		mr ffranc: Waterhowse. [102]
mr Seaward.	mr Edwards.	mr Browne.
mr Binge.	mr Bland.	Capt: Rossingham.
mr Procter.	mr Dichfeild.	mr Lambe.
mr ffreake.	mr Rogers.	mr Taylor.
mr Buckeridge.	mr Stone.	mr ffelgate.
mr Lake.	mr Baldwin.	mr Leuer.
mr Hacket.	mr Harrison.	mr Webbe.
mr Paulson.	mr Wood.	mr Cuffe.
mr Birket.	mr Lilly.	with diuers others.
mr Hobbs.	mr Barbor.

At the great and generall Quarter Court accordinge to the vsuall
manner was first read the preceedent quarter Court held in Iuly last
and nex next the Preparatiue Cort held on ffriday the 22th of this
present Moneth after this was first read the Draft of the Graunt of
Landℯ in the Sum̃er Ilandℯ to perticular Aduenturers wch was by the
last preparatiue Court referred to this Quarter Cort to be confirmed,
or otherwise amended or altered as this Court should thinke fitt:
Against it were alledged all those Argunentℯ that were vsed in the
former Court, but they were not founde to be of any more force or
validity then they then appeared, but on the contrary the said Inden-

ture both for the forme and the p̱ticuler pointℯ in it, appeared to be
more fitt and necessarie the more it was Disputed and Debated of, but
whereas some seemed to make a newe scruple that by the said ∥third∥
Article their goodℯ here at home were lyable to the satisfyinge of such
charges as by the Companie should be taxed for the Defence of the
Iland or otherwise, Although it was conceaued and generally adiudged
that the wordℯ of the Article did not import any such thinge but were
onely restrained to such goodℯ and Com̃odities as should come from
the Som̃er Ilandℯ only yet to giue full satisfacc̃on ∥vnto them∥ It was
ordered that the wordℯ should be made more plaine in this manner
vizt.

That whereas it was before in these wordℯ vizt: vpon the goodℯ and
proffittℯ of the said A B his heires and Assignes or vpon the goodℯ
and proffittℯ of his and their Tenantℯ and Servantℯ wch shalbe brought
from the said Sumer Ilandℯ into any of his Mats Dominions or els-
where: It was ordered to be in this manner vizt vpon the goodℯ and
proffittℯ of the said A B: his heires and Assignes wch shalbe brought
from the said Sum̃er Ilands or vpon the goodℯ and proffittℯ of his and
their Tenantℯ and Servantℯ wch shall likewise be brought from the
said Sum̃er Ilandℯ into any of his Mats Dominions or elswhere.

And in the end after a verie longe disputac̃on and full and ample
discussinge of all pointℯ the Lo: Cauendish propounded whither [103]
the Indenture should passe or noe wch beinge put to the question the
number seeminge to be equall on both partℯ, it was thought fitt to
diuide the Court, and that they that were on ye affirmatiue part to be
of the one side and the Negatiue on the other, wch beinge donn there
was found to be on the affirmatiue part wch desired the Indenture
should passe these 21 followinge vizt

               

Lo: Cauendish Gouernor.	mr Bromefeild.	mr Cuffe.
Ea: of Southampton.	mr Tomlins.	mr Webbe.
Lo: Padget.	mr Barbor.	mr Carter.
Sr Edward Sackuill.	mr Geo: Scott.	mr Shippard.
Sr Io: Dãuers.	mr Wheatley.	mr Hacket.
∥Sr Edw. Sandys.∥	mr Nicho: ffarrar.	mr Ley.
mr Iohn ffarrar Deputy.	mr Mellinge.	mr ffelgate.
		mr Hobbs.

And on the contrary side there were found these 20 followinge vizt.

             

mr Caswell.	mr Ro: Smith.	mr Paulson.
mr Ditchfeild.	mr Wiseman.	mr Tickener.
mr Edwards.	mr Roberts.
mr Bennet.	mr Couell.
mr Delbridge.	mr Woodall.
mr Rogers.	mr Penistone.
mr Sparrowe.	mr Geo: Smith.	And fower others.

So that the thinge was confirmed and ratified.

This buissines beinge dispatched the Lo: Cauendish Gouernor pro-
posed the accomplishinge of the great worke of the daye wch was the
concludinge of the Contract with his Matie and the performinge those
other thingℯ wch were necessarie for the accomplishment & execuc̃on
thereof, as namely the choise of Officers, their Salaries and other
thingℯ pertinent thereto, But because the thinge did equally con-
cerne the Virginia Companie with the Sum̃er Ilands, and that all of
the Sum̃er Ilands Companie, were of the Virginia Companie, but not
on the contrary: It was therefore thought fitt and convenient that
accordinge to the power and authoritie giuen by the Quarter Court for
Virginia the Wednesday before all those pointℯ should be first pro-
pounded Debated and passed in a Virginia Court and afterward in the
Sumer Ilandℯ Court by wch course both the buissines might be more
exactly determined of, in reguard that from the greater number there
was like to be the better Counsell giuen and likewise a labor spared
for if they should begin with it in the Sumer Ilandℯ Court all thingℯ
must be againe repeated to the Virginia Court afterward, for wch the
day would scarce suffice: wherevpon it was ordered that the Sumer
Ilands Cort should be suspended for a while but to be continued so
longe after 6, of ye Clocke as occasion should require and the Ea: of
Southampton was desired to take the Chaire and to begin a Virginia
Court wch accordingly his lp: did. ∥wch Court is entred next before
this bearing date the same day.∥ [104]