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CCCX. "Headℯ of Inquiry in Virginia by the Comrs there"[93]
April (?), 1623

Being nowe my self in person to goe for Virginia, I should bee verry glad
to serue his Maty in such an employment as myght giue his Matie good
satisfaction, and not bee an hindrance or peraduenture an vndoing to mee,
by detayning mee too long from my fishing Voyage, wheron consisteth the
chief of my priuate hopes in this Journey. Knowing best therfore myne
owne strength or rather weakness if it were lawfull for mee to measure out
my service, I suppose that during the time of my convenient aboade thear,
I might peruse the whole Collony, and might render to his Matie an exact
account of the present state thearof. As namely

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• How many ∥seuerall∥ Plantations∥ there be which and which of them are
  ∥ Publique ∥ & wch priuate & ∥ perticular, and priuate thear bee

2

• What people men weomen and Children bee in the ∥ each ∥ Plantation

3

• What fortifications, or what §places best§ fortifiable ∥ to be fortified ∥

4

• What houses, and how many.

5

• What Cattle.

6

• What Armes, and ∥ Ordinance ∥ ammunition; ∥ & Ordinance mounted
  & seruiceable. ∥

7

• What Corne and other prouisions of Victualls.

8

• What boates, and barkes.

9

• Howe the Collony nowe standes in respect of the Sauages.

10

• What hopes may truely and really §bee§ conceiued of that Plantation.

11

• The directest meanes howe to attaine to those hopes.

Out of all which by the blessing of Almightie god his Maties wisdom
may extract such Maximes and conclusions as whearby that Collony in a
fewe yeares may bee brought to the flourishing estate of a kingdome, and
may yeeld bothe honnor, and Reuenue to his Royall Matie.

[Indorsed, in the handwriting of Sir Nathaniel Rich:] Headℯ of inquiry in
Virginia by the Comrs there