Colonial Records of Virginia - Various

[69] thereunto, McDonald and Bancroft.

[N] Lawne, McDonald, and Bancroft, the list of Burgesses on p. 10, showing this to be proper.

After dinner the Governo^r and those that were not of the Comitties [70] sate a seconde time, while the said Comitties [71] were employed in the perusall of those twoe bookes. And whereas the Speaker had propounded fower severall objects for the Assembly to confider on: namely, first, the great charter of orders, lawes and priviledges; Secondly, which of the instructions given by the Counsel in England to my lo: la: warre,[72] Captain Argall or Sir George Yeardley, might conveniently putt on the habite of lawes; Thirdly, what lawes might issue out of the private conceipte of any of the Burgesses, or any other of the Colony; and lastly, what petitions were [73] fitt to be sente home for England. It pleased the Governou^r [74] for expedition [75] sake to have the second objecte [76] of the fower to be examined & prepared by himselfe and the Non-Comitties. Wherin after having spente some three howers'[77] conference, the twoe Committies [78] brought in their opinions concerning the twoe former bookes, (the second of which beginneth at these wordes of the Charter: And forasmuche as our intente is to establish one equall and uniforme kinde of government over all Virginia &c.,)[79] w^ch the whole Assembly, because it was late, deferred to treatt [80] of till the next morning.

FOOTNOTES

[70] Comittees, McDonald.

[71] Comittees, McDonald.

[72] Lord le Warre, McDonald.

[73] we, McDonald.

[74] Governor, McDonald.