Part 4

Proceedings. Bancroft.

State. McDonald.

For Kiccowtan Captaine William Tucker, William Capp.

For Martin Brandon--Capt. John Martin's Pla'tation M^r Thomas Davis, M^r Robert Stacy.

For Smythe's hundred Captain Thomas Graves, M^r Walter Shelley.

For Martin's hundred M^r John Boys, John Jackson.

For Argall's guiffe M^r Pawlett, M^r Gourgaing.

For Flowerdieu hundred Ensigne Rossingham, M^r Jefferson.

For Captain Lawne's plantation Captain Christopher Lawne, Ensigne Washer.

For Captaine Warde's plantation Captaine Warde, Lieutenant Gibbes.

The most convenient place we could finde to sitt in was the Quire of the Churche Where Sir George Yeardley, the Governour, being sett downe in his accustomed place, those of the Counsel of Estate sate nexte him on both handes, excepte onely the Secretary then appointed Speaker, who sate right before him, John Twine, clerke of the General assembly, being placed nexte the Speaker, and Thomas Pierse, the Sergeant, standing at the barre, to be ready for any service the Assembly shoulde comaund him. But forasmuche as men's affaires doe little prosper where God's service is neglected, all the Burgesses tooke their places in the Quire till a prayer was said by Mr. Bucke, the Minister, that it would please God to guide and sanctifie all our proceedings to his owne glory and the good of this Plantation. Prayer being ended, to the intente that as we had begun at God Almighty, so we might proceed w^{th} awful and due respecte towards the Lieutenant, our most gratious and dread Soveraigne, all the Burgesses were intreatted to retyre themselves into the body of the Churche, w^{ch} being done, before they were fully admitted, they were called in order and by name, and so every man (none staggering at it) tooke the oathe of Supremacy, and then entred the Assembly. At Captaine Warde the Speaker tooke exception, as at one that without any Comission or authority had seatted himselfe either upon the Companies, and then his Plantation would not be lawfull, or on Captain Martin's lande, and so he was but a limbe or member of him, and there could be but two Burgesses for all. So Captaine Warde was comanded to absente himselfe till such time as the Assembly had agreed what was fitt for him to doe. After muche debate, they resolved on this order following:

Boyes, McDonald. Guiste, Bancroft.

Gourgainy, McDonald and Bancroft.

Ensign, Bancroft.

Ensign, Bancroft.

Clerk, McDonald.

Comand, McDonald.

Proceedinges, Bancroft.

wee, McDonald.

wee, McDonald.

entered, McDonald.

soe, McDonald.

An order concluded by the General assembly concerning Captaine Warde, July 30^{th}, 1619, at the opening of the said Assembly.

At the reading of the names of the Burgesses, Exception was taken against Captaine Warde as having planted here in Virginia without any authority or comission from the Tresurer, Counsell and Company in Englande. But considering he had bene at so great chardge and paines to augmente this Colony, and had adventured his owne person in the action, and since that time had brought home a good quantity of fishe, to relieve the Colony by waye of trade, and above all, because the Comission for authorising the General Assembly admitteth of two Burgesses out of every plantation w^{th}out restrainte or exception. Upon all these considerations, the Assembly was contented to admitt of him and his Lieutenant (as members of their body and Burgesses) into their society. Provided, that the said Captaine Warde, w^{th} all expedition, that is to saye between this and the nexte general assembly (all lawful impediments excepted), should procure from the Tresurer, Counsell and Company in England a comission lawfully to establish and plant himselfe and his Company as the Chieffs of other Plantations have done. And in case he doe neglect this he is to stande to the censure of the nexte generall assembly. To this Captaine Warde, in the presence of us all, having given his consente and undertaken to performe the same, was, together w^{th} his Lieutenant, by voices of the whole Assembly first admitted to take the oath of Supremacy, and then to make up their number and to sitt amongst them.

30, Bancroft.

goode, McDonald.

Treasurer, McDonald.

establishe, McDonald, Bancroft.