Master John Pory,
Secretarie of Virginia, in his travels;" it gives an account of his
voyage to the eastern shore.--Smith, p. 141. Neill says of him, "John
Pory was a graduate of Cambridge, a great traveller and good writer, but
gained the reputation of being a chronic tipler and literary vagabond
and sponger." When young he excited the interest of Hakluyt, who, in a
dedication to the third volume of his, remarks: "Now, because long since
I did foresee that my profession of Divinitie, the care of my family;
and other occasions, might call or divert me from these kind of
endeavour, I, therefore have, for these three years last past,
encouraged and gathered in these studies of Cosmographia and former
histories my honest, industrious and learned friend, Mr. John Porey, one
of speciall skill and extraordinary hope, to perform great matters in
the same, and beneficial to the Commonwealth." "Pory, in 1600, prepared
a _Geographical History of Africa_, but he soon disappointed the
expectations of his friends."

A letter from London, dated July 26, 1623, says: "Our old acquaintance,
Mr. Porey, is in poore case, and in prison at the Terceras, whither he
was driven by contrary winds, from the north coast of Virginia, where he
had been upon some discovery, and upon his arrival he was arraigned and
in danger of being hanged for a pirate." "He died about 1635." For
further particulars from contemporary authorities, see Neill's History
of the Virginia Company of London. Albany, Munsell, 1869.--ED.

COLONIAL RECORDS OF VIRGINIA.

STATE PAPERS.

COLONIAL. VOL. I.--NO. 45.

[July 30, 1619.][J]

_A Reporte of the manner of proceeding[K] in the General
assembly convented at James citty in Virginia, July 30, 1619,
consisting of the Governo^r, the Counsell of Estate[L] and two
Burgesses elected out of eache Incorporation and Plantation,
and being dissolved the 4^{th} of August next ensuing._

First. Sir George Yeardley, Knight Governo^r & Captaine general of
Virginia, having sente his sumons all over the Country, as well to
invite those of the Counsell of Estate that were absente as also for the
election of Burgesses, there were chosen and appeared

_For James citty_
Captaine William Powell,
Ensigne William Spense.

_For Charles citty_
Samuel Sharpe,
Samuel Jordan.

_For the citty of Henricus_
Thomas Dowse,
John Polentine.

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