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| April 2. |
Commission to Sir John Harvey to be Governor of Virginia; with powers and authorities therein mentioned. [Minute. Col. Corresp., 1607, Jan. 9.] |
April 5.
London. |
Warrant by the Company of Providence Island. The oath to be respited to Gov. Hunt and those Councillors sent over in the Blessing. An alteration may be made more agreeable to that form of oath usually appointed to be taken in England by the judges, magistrates, and other officers. [Colonial Entry Bk., Vol. IV., p. 90.] |
April 7.
London. |
The Company of Providence Island to the Governor and Council. Wil. Woodcock has deferred his plantation upon Henrietta, and consented that those who were designed to begin a plantation there, should be left at Providence, until a further number can be sent over. The defence of the island will be thereby strengthened, "the principal thing considerable in their designs." Directions for the location and government of the persons now transported. Request a certificate to be returned of the ordnance now sent over, that the Company may be enabled to satisfy the King's officers in England. [Colonial Entry Bk., Vol. IV., p. 99.] |
| April 10. |
Commission to Archbishop Laud and others, for government of all persons, within the colonies and plantations beyond the seas, according to the laws and constitutions there, and to constitute Courts as well Ecclesiastical as Civil, for determining causes. See ante, p. 177, No. 12. [Colonial Corresp., 1607, Jan. 9.] |
April 11.
Point Comfort [Virginia]. |
9. Richard Kemp, Sec. of Virginia, to Sec. Windebank. During the year 21 ships have arrived in James River, all of which are returning freighted with tobacco, for London. By the computation of men of credit, the King's customs on the tobacco in the John and Barbary, of Ipswich, a ship of great burden, would amount to 3,334l.; is well assured there were others able to stow more. Proposes that the King should have a custom house there with good allowance to a customer; "what a revenue might issue to the King from this colony;" trade would be quickened, and ship building there encouraged. An old order should be revived, that all commodities of the country be brought to three stores; the customs be discharged in the colony, and the merchant free to export to any port. Enlarges upon the very great benefits for the planter in this respect, and the advantage to trade and the colony. |
| [April 21.] |
10. Petition of Edward Cason and other merchants of London, adventurers for increase of trade in the West Indies, to the Commissioners of the Admiralty. Have designs for a full discovery of that part of the continent between Virginia and Canada, to fish amongst the French, "to make Corr fish upon the grand bank not yet fished by any English," and obtain from the eastward of New England sea horse teeth, a merchant's commodity not yet looked after. Have supplied a good ship with 16 pieces of ordnance, and entrusted the command to Richard French. Pray for a commission to take pirates and sea rovers who haunt those fishings, and for letters of favour to the Governors of the West Indian plantations, to further their discoveries or fishings in those parts. On the margin Nicholas has written "a commission to take pirates to be granted to Capt. French." |
