CDXXXVIII. Henry Horner. Petition to Sir Francis Wyatt
and the Council
March 9, 1623/4
Manuscript Records Virginia Company, III, pt. ii, p. 61
Document in Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
List of Records No. 647
To the right Worll Sr Francis Wyatt Knight etc and Counsell of Estate
here Assembled
The Humble Petition of Henery Horner
In all humbleness of duty sheweth to yor good worp. yt in July last past
yor humble petitioner, vpon some former & familiar accquaintance wth
mr Jon Procter of virginia, vpon some Conference had wth him vnderstand-
ing by him, yt hee was intended to come our into this Cuntry & vpon ye
good report hee gaue of ye Cuntry I eur conceauing a good opinion of him
was induced therby to come our in[to] this Cuntry wth him, desiering to
haue his best aduise & freindlie dyrections, what Coms were most benifitiall
for me to transport for this Cuntry, whervpon ye sd mr Procter gaue yor
petitioner an Invoyce of all such needfull necessaries & p̳uitions as were
most fittest & Comodious for me to bring our wth me. And wth all told me
that all those goodℯ of myne should be shipped in his name, otherwise they
would not bee receaued into the good shipp called the George, onlie willing
me to p̳uide him money wch accordingly I did refering myselfe soly to his
vpright and honest dealing w
th me, aswell as the shipping of goods, as also
to p̳uide me a man seruant, wherunto hee answered me saying y
t hee had
daly Choice of men offred him, willing me not to troble my selfe therw
th
the Charge of my p̳uitions, the fraight therof, & the passage of my selfe &
my man amounting to the some of 48
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d w
ch money the said m
r
Procter receaued of y
or petitioner to a peny as planly shall appeare to
yo
r wo
rp as Concerning y
e man hee p̳uided for me named Richard Groue
hee had bound him vnto himselfe, enioyning men to say anything vnto the
said groue, before hee Came aboard the shipp, & then hee would resigne
him ou
r vnto me. I paid for y
e horse hier of y
e s
d Richard Groue fro'
London to porchmouth, & since his landing here I haue found him meat &
drinke apparrell & lodging & both at sea & since his landing here hee
hath been eu
r reputed & approued my seruant, but most wrongfully hee
detaineth him fro' me only hee will assigne ou
r vnto me on Thomas Flower
another man for three yeares, w
ch now he also denyeth to p̱forme, bidding
me Complaine to yo
r wo
rp.
In Consideration wherof & for yt yor petitioner is a poore yong gent' &
hath been meerly deluded & wronged by the said mr Procter to his great
discorragement losse & hindrance, May itt please yor good worp to grant yor
warrent to Cause the said procter to Come before you, yt by Course of
equity & true Justice you req[uire] him to resigne & deliuer vnto him me as
well all my goodℯ as my said servant to the end that I may bee both mr
& disposer of what is my owne, for that I fully purpose neur to haue any
further dealing wth him or any the like, & yor petitioner shall eur haue
Just Cause to pray etc̃.
See the Court holden the 9th of March 1623
