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At a Courte helde for Virginia on
Wednesday the 6 of August 1623
in the Afternoone

Present

             

Sr Ihon Dauers.	mr Barbor.	mr Ed. Bennett.
mr N. Farrar Depty.	mr Blande.	mr Caswell.
mr Ghibbs.	mr Palmer.	mr Barker.
mr Ihon Farrar.	mr Widdows.	mr Waterhouse.
mr Bing.	mr Withers.	mr Hobs.
mr Pallavacyne.	mr Freake.	mr Leigh.
		mr Procter.

               

mr Norwood.	mr Moorewood.
Capt. Baldwyn.	mr Sharrow.
mr Hackett.	mr Trulove.
mr Bull.	mr Vyner.
mr Georg Smith.	Capt. Smith.
Capt Bargraue.	mr Meverill.
mr Ryder.	mr Kirby.
mr Cuff.	Wth diuers others. [336]

Forsoemuch as there had beene some Intermission of Courts since
the 9th of Iuly last mr Deputy acquaynted the Compagny wth the cause
therof as hauing hapened[179] partly through the frequent keepinge of
the Sommer Ilandℯ Courtℯ for the Dispatch of the Gouernor and other
Officers nowe goeinge to the Sum̃er Ilandℯ and partly for that no
buissines of importance fell out in that time that might necessarily
occasion the callinge of a Court:

This beinge signified he caused to be read diuers petic̃ons presented
some of them at this Court and some formerly wch beinge read and
considered of by the Court they were appointed to be recomended

and ordered as may appeare by their seuerall orders vpon each petic̃on
engrossed ∥together∥ in a booke for that purpose ∥appointed∥ to be
kept.

A moc̃on was made for the release of one Grigory Dorey nowe a
Servaunt to the Companie in Virginia for that (§as§ it is informed)
he beinge by chaunce present at the departure of a Shippe from
Grauesend to Virginia was there taken into the said Shippe and so
sodainely carried away to Virginia against his will: The Court beinge
desirous to vnderstand farther of the trueth hereof thought fitt the
said Dorey should make his case knowne by petic̃on to the Gouernor
of Virginia and vpon certificate returned the Companie would Do him
all right wth fauor.

Mr Deputie vpon request moued the Court that Com̃issions might be
graunted to these seuerall Shipps nowe preparinge to goe for Virginia.

• To the George for transportinge of Passengers onely.
• To the Hopewell whereof Iohn Hart Maister
• To the Iacob
• To the Marmaduke
• To the Hopewell whereof Iohn Prynn owner and Mr

The Court ordered the said Com̃issions to be drawne vp, ∥and sealed∥
and also desired and authorized mr Deputy ∥and the Secretarie∥ to
Drawe and Seale Comissions for any other Shipps that should Desire
to goe to Virginia between this and the next sittinge of the Courtℯ in
Michalmas Terme.

Mr Deputy moued that in reguard most gentlemen and Cittizens do
vsually repaire into the Country at this time of the yeare, whereby
but fewe of the Counsell or Companie would be in Towne that there-
fore after the buissines in hand were ended the keepinge of Courtℯ
might be put of and respited till the next Terme wch moc̃on was gen-
erally agreed vnto and ordered accordingly wth reseruac̃on neuertheles
that in the meane while it should be free for the Deputie to call
extraordinary Courtℯ if any vrgent occasion did require soe. [337]

Sr Iohn Dãuers acquainted the Court that he had receaued from Mrs
Nuice the late wife of Deputy Nuice deceased in Virginia wherein
shee requested that the Companie in tender regard of her great losse by the late Death of her said Husband (beinge nowe left Desolate and com-
fortles in a straunge Country farr from all her frendℯ) they therefore
would please to graunt her that fauor that shee might still enioy the
moytie of those Tenantℯ labors that belonge to her Husbandℯ place
wch if he had liued had of right bin Due vnto him vntill such time as
they shall Dispose of the said place: mr Deputie also signified that mr
Pountys in his letter to him comendinge much the Gentlewomans
good carriage and charity to diuers in that Countrie, did wth much
earnestnes desire the same fauor of the Companie in her behalfe:
Wherevpon the Court takinge it into their considerac̃on conceaued
her request to be verie reasonable and did therefore generally agree it
should accordingly be remembred in the generall letter to the Coun-
sell there.

Wch beinge inserted therein the said ɫre was read and beinge approued
was ordered to be signed by mr Deputy and wittnessed by the Secre-
tary in the name of the Companie and so sent by the Hopewell nowe
ready to Depart for Virginia.[180]

Whereas Diuers Propositions were nowe made in Court for the set-
tinge of some certaine price vpon Corne in Virginia whereby to
encourage the Planters to plant Corne there in aboundance and after
all reasons heard and Debated and the greatest Difficultie that appeared
beinge howe to assure the Planters (in case they should haue store of
Corne) that the same should be taken of their hands at a sett price:
The Court differinge much in opinion about this matter did at length
agree to referr it to a Com̃ittee to consider further thereof and there-
vpon nominated

         

mr Scott	mr Procter
mr Withers	mr Caswell
mr Barbor	mr Widdowes
mr Bland	mr Rider
mr Robertℯ	mr Stephens

Who are appointed to meete at mr Deputy ffarrars to morrowe about
9 in the morninge to consider of some Course howe the same may be
effected and accordingly to frame some Letter of Aduise vnto the Counsell of Virginia about it and to acquaint it wth the Companies
inclinac̃on to furnish hereafter wth Virginia Corne such newe men as
they shall send the next yeare in case they can against that time pro-
uide themselues of so good store and that it be of their owne growth
and not by trade wth the Indians whereof they are to certifie the
Companie here by the first Shippinge accordingly.