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An extraordinary Court held for
Virginia ∥and the Sumer Ilandℯ∥ on Satturday in the forenoone
the 22th of ffEBRUA: i622

Present

                                                                 

Right Honoble	Ea of Southamp.
	Ea of Warwicke.
	Lo St Iohn.
	Lo: Cauendish.
Sr Edw: Sackuill.	mr Paulavicine.	mr Winch.
Sr Io Brooke.	mr Io: Wolstenholme.	mr Palmer.
Sr Edw: Sandys.	mr Risly.	mr Moorer.
Sr Io: Dauers.	mr Tomlins.	mr Ditchfeild.
Sr Io Scudamore.	mr Io: ffarrar.	mr Nichollℯ.
Sr Timoth: Thornhill.	mr Gough.	mr Couell.
mr Nicho: ffarrar Dpt̃.	mr Berblocke.	mr Seward.
mr Gibbs.	mr Thaire.	mr Bennett.
mr Herbert.	mr Kightly.	mr Bull.
mr Bromefeild.	mr Io Smith.	mr Bolton.
mr Wilmer.	mr Ro: Smith.	mr Hobbs.
mr Steward.	mr Edwardℯ.	mr Southerton.
mr Binge.	mr Barker.	mr Withers.
mr Caswell.	mr Bland.	mr Downes.
mr Bowater.	∥mr Tomlins.∥	∥mr Widdowes.∥ [211]
mr Addison.	mr Mellinge.	mr Hardinge.
mr Swayne.	mr Tomkins.	mr Tho: Waterhowse.
mr Swinhowe.	mr Boothby.	mr Elkington.
mr Newport.	mr Iadwin.	mr Tickner.
mr Lawrence.	mr Wiseman.	mr Truloue.
mr Baynham.	mr Robertℯ.	mr ffran: Waterhowse.
mr Leuer.	mr Woodall.	mr Cuffe.
mr Shippard.	mr Stone.	mr Siluer: Taylor.
Capt̃ Gifford.	mr Hart.	Capt Rossingham.
mr Meuerell.	mr Tatam.	mr Moorewood.
mr Hackett.	mr Balmford.	mr Sparrowe.
	mr Kingstone.	mr Ley.
	mr Webbe.	mr Owen Arthur.
		wth diuers others.

At the settinge downe of the Court the Ea: of Southampton signified
vnto the Court that he had receaued a letter from the Lord Treasuror
who vpon complaintℯ made by some members of the Companie was
desirous before thingℯ were further proceeded in to receaue satisfac-
c̃on concerninge those pointℯ they had complayned vnto him of: But
in the meane while, till the Lord Treasuror appointe a meetings his
lp: said he thought fitt to acquaint the Court thereof and to take into
reveiwe and considerac̃on the seuerall pointℯ concluded on by the last

Court touchinge the manner of menaging the Contract, wch his lp:
said he conceaued to be the buissines wherevpon the complaintℯ were
chiefely grounded, Wherevpon his lp: willed to read the Court held
the 19th of this present Moneth, all the p̱ticuler pointℯ whereof were
againe seuerally disputed and debated as they were read and all of
them confirmed and ratified by the iudgement of this present Court,
except the last pointe vizt that it should be lawfull for euery p̱ticuler
man to take out his Tobacco, leavinge for euery Third pound the full
value wch it should be rated at for his Mats vse: This Course was by
plurality of voices adiudged to be likely to bringe downe the price of
the Comodity in reguard that men would to haue ready money sell
vnder that rate wch they had taken it out wherevpon it was by erecc̃on
of handℯ ordered that the Tobacco should be sold all in Bulke and if
any man would haue his owne he should buy it out of the lumpe, yet
withall it was agreed and ordered that if in this waye the Tobacco
did not sell in that quantitie as was expected but it should be found
that the Tobacconistℯ and Retaylors should combine together to the
preiudice of the Stocke, that then after three Moneths for the vent-
inge of the Com̃oditie the former course should be held.

This donn mr Deputy moued that the Shares propounded at the last
Court might nowe passe if no man tooke exception thereto the p̱ties
beinge these that followe vizt

• Sr Io: Trevor the ffather passed two shares to Sr Io: Trevor his
  Sonne.
• Mr Mellinge passed two Shares to mr Boothby.
• Mr Gideon D'Lawne passed one share to his sonne Abra: D'Lawne:
  All wch were approued and confirmed. [212]
• These Shares also were propounded to passe at the next Court vizt.
• Mr Viner one Share to mr ffrancis Bickly and one other to mr Robert
  Abden.
• Mr Io: ffarrar one Share to Mathias Caldicott esq̢.