CDIII. Governor in Virginia. Warrant
October 20, 1623
Manuscript Records Virginia Company, III, pt. ii, p. 52
Document in Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
List of Records No. 580
A Warrant to Capt Madison to bring 40 Souldiers for ye March.
By the Governor and Captaine generall of Virginia
To all to whom these p̢sentℯ shall come greeting. The hazarding of mens
Croppℯ, and endangering of theire weake Plantationℯ did moue me and
the Counsell of State to respite the intended expedition vppon or Savadge
enemies vntill theire Croppℯ were in some good part gathered in, wch
they now haue hadd time enough almost or wholly to finish.
Know ye therefore that I Sr Francis Wyatt knight Governor and Capt
generall of Virginia, giue full power and authoritie vnto Capt Isack Madi-
son, and do hereby will and require him, to leavy (wthas much equalitie
and indiferencie as he may) through all the Plantac̃ons from Flowerdien
Hundred vppward fouretie able & sufficient men to attend me in this
service and that he faile not to bring them downe to James Cittie wth
theire armes, necessaries, and a fortnightℯ provision of victuall, by the
third of November next ensueing. And I do hereby further charge and
Comãnd all p̱sons residing wthin the said Plantac̃ons whether Comanders
or others respectiuely, to be aiding and asisting, and to yeeld ready
abedience to the said Capt Isack Madison, in the execuc̃on of this Warrant,
as they will answer the contrary at theire vttermost perill.
Given at James Cittie October the 20th 1623
Francis Wyatt
Another Warrant of the forme aboue wrighten to Capt Will͠m Tuckar
through all the Plantac̃ons vndr his Com̃and and at Newport newes) to
leavie 30 able men &c, and to haue them in readines there by the 8th of
November 1623.
Another of the same to Capt Whataker to leavy 20 men.
