his Matlee intent was indeed to recomend butt not so as to barr the Comp from the choyse of any other.

"Wheruppon the whole Courte rendred to his Matie all humble thanks and ordered that by writinge itt should be signified unto his Matie.

Then Mr. Herbert deliuered unto the Company that whereas by some distraction and dissensions in the Company the buisness much suffered in the reputacon and otherwise they should now thinke uppon some person of such worth and authoritie as might giue full remedie thereunto; wch since it could not be pformed by the late Trer a man of that greate stabillitie and sufficiencie together with his industrie and integritie as of his ranke there could not be found any to passe him, there was now left noe hope except itt might please some of those Honorable Psonages then present to vouchsaffe to accept of the place, who by adicon of Nobillitie might effect that wch others by meere habillytie could not doe.

"Wch mocon beinge exceedinglie approued the whole Courte imeadiately with much ioy and applause nominated the Earle of Southampton1 with much ernestness beseechinge his Lop that for the redeeminge of this Noble Plantacon and Company from the ruines that seeme to hange* . ouer itt he would vouchsaffe to accept of the place of Threr.

Southampton's Acceptance.

"Wch it pleased him after some small pause in fine to doe in very noble manner out of the worthie loue

1 The Earl of Southampton, soon after the dissolution of the Company, assumed the command of an English Regiment in the Low Countries. In November, 1624, he and one of his sons died of disease near Bergenop-zoom. Their bodies were sent to England, and on Innocent's Day interred in Tichfield.

JOHN FERRAR REELECTED DEPUTY.

and affeccon that he bare to the Plantacon.

191

And the

Courte in testimoniall of their bounden thankfullnesse and of the great honoure and respect they ought him, did resolue to surcease the ballatinge box, and without nominacon of any other by ereccon of hands his LoP was chosen Trer, and tooke his Oath. Wch done his Lop desyred the Comp" that they would all putt on the same mindes wth wch hee hadd accepted that place.

John Ferrar reelected Deputy.

"For place of Deputie this Courte nominated Mr. Ferrar, Mr. Keightley and Mr. Cranmer, who beinge putt to the Ballatinge Box Mr. Ferrar was chosen by pluralitie of Balles who took his Oth.1

E. Collingwood elected Secretary.

"Mr. Fotherby the Secretary offered to giue upp his place in the due performance whereof the Company provinge him to haue been some way faulty hee was discharged and Mr. Collingwood recommended by my Lord of Warwick and Sr John Dauers, chosen in his place.

And in regard that in a day of so great ioy none should goe away grieued, the Courte condiscended ouer and aboue the 5ld due to Mr. Fotherbie for his wages to bestow uppon him 10ld.

1 John Ferrar, son of Nicholas, was a merchant, and lived with his mother after she was a widow, and the Company continued to meet at Mrs. Ferrar's house. A daughter of John was christened Virginia, and became an accomplished writer. She was the authoress of a treatise on silk-worms reprinted in the Force Historical Tracts, and in 1651 was published "A Mapp of Virginia, discovered to ye Hills, and its latt: from 35 deg. and neer Florida, to 41 deg. bounds of New England. Domina Virginia Farrar, Collegit. And sold by I. Stephenson at ye Sunne below Ludgate 1651." The father died in 1657, and the daughter in 1687.

CHAPTER XI.

EXTRACTS FROM TRANSACTIONS DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE DIRECTORSHIP OF EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON-JULY 7, 1620, MAY 2, 1621.

Cape Cod Fishery.

ULY 7, 1620. "Sir John Dauers and Sr Thomas Roe are appoynted comittees to drawe a generall 1're to his Matie to preserue the fishinge at Cape Codd free and indifferent to both the Collonies as was intended in the first Pattent and being drawne to present the same at the next Courte uppon Wednesday.

John Wood Proposes To Build Ships In Virginia.

July 12. "John Wood in his Peticon desyred that the Courte would please in regard hee is resolued to inhabite in Virginia to graunt him 8 shares in Elizabeth River for 8 shares of land formerly graunted unto him because there is Timber fittinge for his turne, and water sufficient to launch such ships as shal be there built for the use and seruice of the Company.

The Courte theruppon hath ordered and agreed to recomend the consideracon of the premises unto the Gouenor and Counsell of Virginia to deale therin as they shall thinke fitt.

DECLARATION OF THE COLONIE, 1620.

193

MR. Woodall Scandalizes The Company's Late Book.1

66

July 18. Reporte beinge made unto this Courte that Mr. Woodall had scandalized the booke lately sett out by his MatieB Councell for Virginia by a most disgracefull Tearme, in callyng itt a lybell, with wch hee being charged sought by a rediculous interpretacon of that worde accordinge to the sense itt bears in Latin in some sorte to extenuate and excuse.

"Butt for that itt was further allso laide to his charge that hee had impudentlie cast a foule aspercon uppon S Edwin Sandys knight, in sayinge hee did butt usurpe the Authoritie of the Courte: The Company were therewith exceedingly moued and theruppon did forthwith order that the examinacon of both his disgracefull scandalls should

1 The book is printed in the third volume of Force's Historical Tracts. The title is

A

DECLARATION

of the State of

THE COLONIE AND AFFAIRES

IN VIRGINIA

with

THE NAMES OF THE ADUENTURERS,

AND SUMMES ADUENTURED IN

THAT ACTION.

BY HIS MAIESTIES COUNSEIL FOR
VIRGINIA. 22 Junij 1620.

LONDON

Printed by T. S. 1620.

be referred to the censure of the next Quarter Courte. And in the meane time he should remayne suspended from the Courte.

Isle Of Wight Plantation.

Nov. 3. "Uppon the humble peticon of S Richard Worslup, knight Baronett, Nathaniel Basse gent,1 John Hobson gentleman, Antho. Oleuan, Richard Wiseman, Robert Newland, Robert Gyner and William Wellis, associate and fellow aduenturers with Capt. Christopher Lawne deceased the Courte was pleased to graunt unto them and their heires a confirmacon of theire Old Pattent, with all manner of pryviledges therin conteyned, and that the said plantacon shall from henceforth be called the Ile of Wights Plantacon, prouided that the heirs of the said Christopher Lawne be no way preiudiced therby: And in regard of the late Mortalitie of the persons transported heretofore by the said Captaine Lawne the Court hath likewise giuen them till Midsomer 1625 to make up the nomber of these said psonns menconed in their former Pattents.2

1 Basse had a plantation known as Basse's Choice. In 1630 he was a member of the Council of Virginia, and in March, 1631-2, he was authorized to go to New England, and offer the inhabitants a settlement on Delaware Bay.

2 Lawn's Creek in Isle of Wight county, preserves the name of the first planter. On November 21, 1621, Edward Bennett, a London merchant, obtained a patent and made a settlement here. His associates in the adventure were Robert and Richard Bennett, Thomas Ayres, Thomas and Richard Wiseman. The first settlers were Puritans, and they may have built the Smithfield church still standing. Their first minister was the Rev. Wm. Bennett, who preached for the plantation until 1623. It is probable that to this settlement the Rev. Henry Jacob of London came in 1624, and soon died. The plantation was sometimes called Warrosquoyak, and sometimes Edward Bennett's.