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& W. Ind. Virg.: Indorsed, Mr. Povy out of
Virginia. The Proceedings of the First Assembly of Virginia: July
1619." Sainsbury's Calendar of State papers: Colonial, 1574-1660, has,
"Endorsed by Mr. Carleton. Mr. Pory out of Virginia."--p. 22.
[K] Proceedings. Bancroft.
[L] 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,[7] John Jackson.
For Argall's guiffe[8] M^r Pawlett, M^r Gourgaing.[9]
For Flowerdieu hundred Ensigne[10] Rossingham, M^r Jefferson.

For Captain Lawne's plantation Captain Christopher Lawne,
Ensigne[11] 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[12] 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[13] 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[14] to his owne glory and the good of this Plantation.
Prayer being ended, to the intente that as we[15] had begun at God
Almighty, so we[16] 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[17] 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[18] 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:
[7] Boyes, McDonald. [8] Guiste, Bancroft.
[9] Gourgainy, McDonald and Bancroft.
[10] Ensign, Bancroft.

[11] Ensign, Bancroft.
[12] Clerk, McDonald.
[13] Comand, McDonald.
[14] Proceedinges, Bancroft.
[15] wee, McDonald.
[16] wee, McDonald.
[17] entered, McDonald.
[18] soe, McDonald.
An order concluded by the General assembly concerning Captaine
Warde, July 30^{th},[19] 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[20] 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,[21] Counsell and Company in England a comission lawfully
to establish[22] and plant himselfe and his Company as the Chieffs[23]
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.
[19] 30, Bancroft.
[20] goode, McDonald.
[21] Treasurer, McDonald.
[22] establishe, McDonald, Bancroft.
[23] Chiefes, McDonald.
This being done, the Governour himselfe alledged that before we
proceeded any further it behooved us to examine whither it were fitt,
that Captaine Martin's Burgesses shoulde[24] have any place in the
Assembly, forasmuche as he hath a clause in his Patente w^{ch} doth
not onely exempte him from that equality and uniformity of lawes and
orders w^{er}[25] the great charter faith