XLIX. Virginia Company. A Note of the Shipping, Men, and
Provisions, Sent to Virginia, by the Treasurer and Company
in the yeere 1619"
(1) Pamphlet. Printed. (2) Manuscript formerly of Earl De La Warr.
(1) New York Public Library. (2) Document in Collection of Lord Sackville,
Knole Park, Kent.
List of Records No. 92
A Note of the Shipping, Men, and Provisions, sent to Virginia, by the
Treasurer and Company, in the yeere 1619.
| The Bona Noua, of 200. Tun, sent in August 1619. with |
120. persons. |
| The Duty, of 70. Tun, sent in Ianuarie 1619. with |
51. persons. |
| The Ionathan, of 350. Tun, sent in Februarie, 1619. with |
200. persons. |
| The Triall, of 200. Tun, sent in February, 1619. with |
40. persons, and 60. Kine. |
| The Faulcon, of 150. Tun, sent in February, 1619. with |
36. persons, & 52. Kine, and 4. Mares. |
| The Marchant of London, of 300. Tun, in March, 1619. with |
200. persons. |
| The Swan of Barnstable, of 100. Tun, in March, 1619. with |
71 persons. |
| The Bonauenture, of 240. Tun, sent in April, 1620. with |
153. persons. |
Besides these, set out by the Tresurer and Company, there haue been set
our by particular Aduenturers for priuate Plantations.
| The Garland, of 250. Tun, sent in August, 1619. with |
45. persons. |
| who are yet detained in the Summer Ilands. |
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| A Ship of Bristoll, of 80. Tun, sent in September, 1619. with |
45. persons. |
There are also two Ships in prouiding to be shortly gone, for
about 300. persons more, to be sent by priuate Aduenturers, to Virginia |
300. persons. |
| Summe of the persons |
1261. |
Whereof in the eight Ships set out by the Treasurer and
Company |
871. |
Of these persons there are sent for publicke and other pious vses, these
ensuing:
| Tenants for the Gouernours Land, (besides fiftie sent the former spring.) |
80. |
| Tenants for the Companies Land |
130. |
| Tenants for the Colledges Land |
100. |
| Tenants for the Ministers glebe Lands |
50. |
| Young maids to make wiues for so many of the former Tenants |
90. |
| Boyes to make Apprentices for those Tenants |
100. |
| Seruants for the publicke |
50. |
Men sent by their labours to beare vp the charge of bringing vp Thirty
of the Infidels children in true Religion and ciuility |
50. |
| Summe of Persons for publicke vse, &c |
650. |
| The 611 remaining, are sent for priuate Plantations. |
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The Commodities which these people are directed principally to apply, (next to their owne necessary maintenance) are these ensuing:
Iron: for which are sent 150. persons, to set vp three Iron workes; proofe
hauing been made of the extraordinary goodnesse of that Iron.
Cordage: for which (besides Hemp) direction is giuen for the planting of
Silke-grasse, (naturally growing in those parts) in great abundance: which
is approued to make the best Cordage and Linnen in the world. Of this,
euery house-holder is bound to set 100. Plants: and the Gouernour himselfe
hath set fiue thousand.
Pitch and Tarre: for the making whereof the Polackers are returned to their workes.
Timber of all sorts, with Masts, Planks and Boords for prouision of Ship-
ping, &c. there being not so good Timber for all vses in any one knowne
Countrey whatsoeuer. And for the ease and encrease of diuers of these
workes, prouision is sent of men and materials, for the setting vp of sundry
Sawing Milles.
Silke: for which that Countrey is exceeding proper hauing innumerable
store of Mulbery Trees of the best, and some silke-wormes naturally found
vpon them, producing excellent Silke: some whereof is to bee seene. For
the setting vp of which Commodity, his Maiesty hath been graciously
pleased now the second time (the former hauing miscarried) to bestow vpon
the Company plenty of Silke-wormes feed of his owne store, being the best.
Vines: whereof the Countrey yeeldeth naturally great store, and of sundry
sorts: which by culture will be brought to excellent perfection. For the
effecting whereof, diuers skilfull Vignerons are sent, with store also from
hence of Vine plants of the best sort.
Salt: which works hauing bin lately suffered to decay, are now ordered to
be set vp in so great plenty, as not onely to serue the Colony for the present;
but as is hoped in short time also the great Fishings on those Coasts.
For the following, working, and perfecting of these Commodities, all
prouisions necessary for the present are sent in good abundance. As
likewise the People that goe, are plentifully furnished with apparell,
bedding, victuall for sixe moneths: Implements both for House and labour,
Armour, weapons, tooles, and sundry other necessaries. And a supply of
Armour, Powder, and many necessary prouisions is made for those of the
Colonie which were there before; yet without any preiudice to the former
Magazin.
There haue been giuen to the Colonie this yeere by deuout Persons, these gifts
ensuing.
Two Persons vnknowne, haue giuen faire Plate, and other rich Ornaments
for two Communion Tables; whereof one for the Colledge, and the other
for the Church of Mistrisse Mary Robinsons founding: who in the former
yeere by her Will, gaue 200. pounds towards the founding of a Church in
Virginia.
Another vnknowne person, (together with a godly letter) hath lately sent
to the Treasurer 550. pounds in gold, for the bringing vp of children of the
Infidels: first in the Knowledge of God and true Religion; and next, in fit
trades whereby honestly to liue.
Master Nicolas Ferrar deceased, hath by his will giuen 300. pounds to the
Colledge in Virginia, to bee paid, when there shall be ten of the Infidels
children placed in it. And in the meane time foure and twenty pounds by
yeere, to be distributed vnto three discreet and Godly men in the Colony,
which shall honestly bring vp three of the Infidels children in Christian
Religion, and some good course to liue by.
An unnamed person sent to the Treasurer the summe of ten pounds, for
aduancing of the Plantation.
There haue been Patents granted this yeere for particular Plantations, as here
ensueth.
| To the Society of Southampton hundred. |
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| To Master Heath Recorder of London. |
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| To Master Wincopp. |
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| To Master Tracie. |
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| To Doctor Bohun. |
Who haue vndertaken to trans-
port to Virginia great multi-
tudes of People, with store of
Cattell. |
| To Master Pierce. |
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| To Master Delbridge. |
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| To Master Points. |
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| To Master Barkley. |
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| To Captaine Bargraue. |
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| To Captaine Ward. |
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The foresaid twelue hundred sixty one persons being arriued, will make
the number of the English in Virginia to amount to about foure and
twenty hundred Soules: and the Cattell, to about fiue hundred: with some
Horses and Goates; and infinite number of Swine, broken out into the
woods.
