ions 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.

[70] Comittees, McDonald.

[71] Comittees, McDonald.

[72] Lord le Warre, McDonald.

[73] we, McDonald.

[74] Governor, McDonald.

[75] expeditions, McDonald, also Bancroft.

[76] obiecte, McDonald.

[77] houres, McDonald.

[78] two Comittees, McDonald.

[79] The McDonald copy includes in () all of this from "the second of
which" to "Charter," and another single ) after &c. The De Jarnette copy
has one) only after &c. Bancroft includes what is adopted in this text.

[80] McDonald has breath.

SATTURDAY, July 31.

The nexte daye, therefore, out of the opinions of the said
Comitties,[81] it was agreed, these[82] Petitions ensuing should be
framed, to be presented to the Treasurer, Counsel & Company in England.
Upon the Comitties'[83] perusall of the first booke,[84] the General[85]
Assembly doe become most humble suitours to their lo^{ps} and to the
rest of that hon^{ble} Counsell and renowned Company, that albeit they
have bene pleased[86] to allotte unto the Governo^r[87] to themselves,
together w^{th} the Counsell of Estate here, and[88] to the officers of
Incorporations, certain lande[89] portions of lande to be layde out
w^{th}in the limites of the same, yet that[90] they woulde vouchsafe
also,[91] that[92] groundes as heretofore had bene granted by patent to
the antient[93] Planters by former Governours that had from the Company
received comission[94] so to doe, might not nowe after so muche labour
and coste, and so many yeares habitation be taken from them. And to the
ende that no man might doe or suffer any wrong in this kinde, that they
woulde favour us so muche (if they meane to graunte this our petition)
as to sende us notice, what comission or authority for graunting of
landes they have given to eache[95] particular Governour in times paste.

[81] Comittees, McDonald.

[82] those, McDonald.

[83] Comittees, McDonald.

[84] book, McDonald.

[85] Generall, McDonald.

[86] pleas'd, McDonald.

[87] Govern^r, McDonald; Gov^r, Bancroft.

[88] &, McDonald.

[89] large, McDonald.

[90] Bancroft omits "that."

[91] alsoe, Bancroft.

[92] McDonald has such and Bancroft s