CCCLXXIX. Lord President Mandeville. Letter to Secretary
Conway
July 5, 1623
C. O. 1, Vol. II, No. 40
Document in Public Record Office, London
List of Records No. 540
I am gladd to heere by yow that his Maty accepts so well of my Lords
paines in sitting and my accompt of theyre proceedings.
That wch I perceaue his Maty would haue tryed out concerninge the
deferring theyre election to a quarter Court and not for a fortnights tyme
as his Matyes Letter Directed. Wee haue bene dilligent to finde out But per-
ceaue they haue they haue good color to excuse contempt because theyre
last Chr̃e limites the choise of theyre principall officers to be at a quarter
Courtes Wee are not yet gon so farr wth them as to know how they will
be able or willing to putt in execution those Rules for better government
that His Maty shall think good to sett them. only vppon ffriday last wee
took theyre answer what they would presently Do for the Releeving of the
poore Soules in Virginia wch as a Company that Ruled over them vnder
his Maty they were tyed to do These two thinges they propounded. that
they hadd alreddy vnderwritten for the som̃ of Seven hundred poundes
wch shall be Layed out in meale and sent thither presently. Secondly for
the Supplye of particular hundreds and private persons in Virginia there is
an other Role vnderwritten of eighteene hundreth poundes wch shall be
collected and sent w
th speede. also they allege that from Vlussing they
haue sent good store of provisions of butter and cheese scent May Last.
Neverthelese to all this my LL͠ thought fitt to add a thirde course that there
shold be a present A common and generall Contribut̃on made made by all
those of the Company who are any waye interessed in the business for w
ch
purpose all the names of the adventurers Sharers and others of the Com-
pany shall on Monday next geve in theyre names to my LL͠ of the Councell͠
and every on shall contribute to the present Releef according to the adven-
ture or Share they haue and what more they Liste. I Did not think to
haue founde them so forwarde in yealding to this but it cam of willingly
from them. w
ch makes me think they are willinge to holde theyre Gouer-
ment. that are so Reddy in theyre Contributions. They haue also yealded
to Restore M
r Wroth to be againe of the Company and Councell as he was
The pointes of misgoverment on both sides is formaly prosecuted before
the Commissioners. This yow may please to let his Ma
ty know and what
wee do on Monday yow shall hereafter heere
Whitehall[5]
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July 1623
And so I Rest yor assured
H. Mandeville
[Addressed:] To the right Honorabɫ Mr Secretary Conway geve these at
Court
[Indorsed:] July 5 1623 Lo: President: Concerning the business of the
Virginia Companie
