the De Jarnette copy. Bancroft has "S.P.O."
(State Paper Office.) "Am'a & 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 Comp