Part 8

Comittees, McDonald.

those, McDonald.

Comittees, McDonald.

book, McDonald.

Generall, McDonald.

pleas'd, McDonald.

Govern^r, McDonald; Gov^r, Bancroft.

&, McDonald.

large, McDonald.

Bancroft omits "that."

alsoe, Bancroft.

McDonald has such and Bancroft suche after that.

ancient, McDonald.

Comiss^n, Bancroft.

each, Bancroft.

The second petition of the General assembly framed by the Comitties out of the second book is. That the Treasurer & Company in England would be pleased w^{th} as muche convenient speed as may be to sende men hither to occupie their landes belonging to the fower Incorporations, as well for their owne behoofe and proffitt as for the maintenance of the Counsel of Estate, who are nowe to their extream hindrance often drawen far from their private busines and likewise that they will have a care to sende tenants to the ministers of the fower Incorporations to manure their gleab, to the intente that the allowance they have allotted them of 200 G. a yeare may the more easily be raised.

Comittess, McDonald.

Tresurer, McDonald.

speede, McDonald.

own, Bancroft.

Counsell, McDonald and Bancroft.

now, McDonald.

send, McDonald.

L200, Bancroft.

The thirde Petition humbly presented by this General Assembly to the Treasurer, Counsell & Company is, that it may plainely be expressed in the great Comission (as indeed it is not) that the antient Planters of both sortes, viz., suche as before Sir Thomas Dales' depart were come hither upon their owne chardges, and suche also as were brought hither upon the Companie's coste, maye have their second, third and more divisions successively in as lardge and free manner as any other Planters. Also that they wilbe pleased to allowe to the male children, of them and of all others begotten in Virginia, being the onely hope of a posterity, a single share a piece, and shares for their issues or for themselves, because that in a newe plantation it is not knowen whether man or woman be the more necessary.

In the McDonaldcopy this was just written departure, then "ure" crossed out with a pen, and the word made department. Bancroft has departure.

Charges, McDonald.

McDonald and Bancroft both have "wives as," instead of "issues or," the former being evidently the proper words.