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An extraordinary Courte held on Satterday in Y
Afternoone YE 17TH of May 1623

Present
Right Honole:

                                   

Lo: Southampton.		Sr Henry Mildmay.
Lo: De Lawarr.		Sr Edward Horwood.
Sr Io: Dauers.		Sr Lawrence Hide.
Sr Robert Killigrew.
mr Harbert.	mr Copeland.	Capt Butler.
mr Tomlyns.	mr Kirbie.	mr Swaine.
mr White.	mr More.	mr Scott.
mr Gibbes.	mr Withers.	mr Geo: Smith.
mr Bynge.	mr Newporte.	mr Owen Arthur.
mr Palauicine. mr Risley.	mr De Lawne.
mr Barbor.	mr Sheldon.	mr Collett.
mr Berblock.	mr Seamor.	Wth divers others.
mr Whitley.	mr Woodall.
mr Casewell.	mr Ley.
mr Balmforde.	mr Sheppard.
mr Blande.	mr Hobbℯ.
mr Palmer.	mr Morewood.
mr Swinhoe.	mr Sparrow.

The Earle of Southampton acquainted them that this Court was vppon
a warrantt received from his Mats: Comissioners and Dyrected to the
Secretary the Coppy wherof hereafter followeth.

By vertue of his Mats: Com̃ission vnder the greate Seale of England to vs and to
others dyrected bearinge date the 9th day of this instant Maie; These are to require
you to bringe before vs to ye Questhouse next adioyninge to Stt Andrews Church in
Holborne vppõ Satterday next by two of the Clock in ye afternoone, all and singuler
such Letters Pattents, Proclamac̃ons, Comissions, Warrantℯ, Records, Orderℯ

Bookℯ, Accomptℯ, Entries and all other notes and writinges remayninge in yor or
any of yor Custodies concerninge the Plantac̃ons in Virginia or the Sum̃er Ilands or
concerninge the severall Companies there to be p̱vsed by vs accordinge to ye dyrec-
c̃ons of the said Comission: Hereof faile you not;

Dated this ffifteenth of May — 1623.

           

	Yor lovinge frends
	William Iones.
To Edward Collingwood Secretary to the	Nicho: ffortescue.
Comp̃a of Virginia and to the Clerks & Officers	Hen: Spiller.
of ye saide Compa or to such other personns	ffra: Gofton.
to whome itt may app̱teyne.	Wm: Pitt. [316]

Whervppon ye Court ordered and appointed the Comittee hereafter
named or any Three of them wth the Secretary to attend the Comis-
sioners from time to time wth the Letters Patentℯ, Bookℯ of Accompt
Cr by them requyred to be brought, And att every rysinge of ye Comis-
sioners to bringe back the originall letters, Patentℯ, leavinge ther
wth them the Coppies of the said letters Patentℯ wch they hoped would
content ye Comissioners: As for Accomptℯ the Comissioners were to
be desyred in the Companies name that they would respite ye Deliuery
vntill the Accomptant might take Coppies of them when together
wth the other things they should be deliuered vnto them.

The Comittee are these:

         

Sr Robert Killigrew.	mr Withers.
Sr Iohn Dauers.	mr Bland.
mr Harbert.	mr Barbor.
mr Tomlyns.	mr Berblock.
mr White.

A moc̃on was made that the Declarac̃on entituled.

Deliuered into the Court by the Counsell on Wednesday the 7th of May
might be directed wth request vnto the Comissioners that they would

take speedy consideracon of itt was conceived that the said Declarac̃on
was Deliuered vnto them allredy from the LL͠s of the Counsell who
had the same and that itt was and would be incident wth ye examina-
c̃on of Capt Butlers Declarac̃on recom̃end from the last Quarter Court
to be first examined. Butt for the more suerty itt was concluded that
the Gentlemen dyrected by the Court to goe wth the Secretary (carry-
inge the Patents and bookℯ) should make request from the Company
to the Comissioners for the speedy examininge of the said Declarac̃on
deliuered in by the Counsell for Virginia on Wednesday the 7th of May
together wth the said former Declarac̃on of Captaine Butler as matter
of speciall consequence & encourragmt of the Plantac̃on and therfor
to be speedyly cleered and adiudged.

Itt was moved yt in regard through the two Deputies restrainte mr
Iohn fferrar and mr Nicholas fferrar ther was a great interrupc̃on in
preparinge of the buisines of the Company for the Com̃issioners: And
if att the meetinge of the Com̃issioners they should be absent their
would p̱happs arise great preiudice to ye Companies causes in respect
they were the greatest Accompatantℯ and by reason of their places
most versed in the buisnes of these latter years yt therfore the LL͠s of
his Mats most honoble: Privy Counsell might be humbly Petic̃oned in
the name of the Company soe farr [317] to release them of their
restrainte as they might be enabled to goe forward wth the buisines
and in p̱ticuler to attend the Comissioners when the Companies Causes
should be handled wch in regard itt was conceived to be for the gen-
erall good of the Company was hoped would be graunted: And itt was
accordinglie ordered that a Petic̃on to that effect should be drawne
vpp to be p̢sented to the LL͠s:[162]