hey have resolved to make, finding the
great shrinkage and other losses uppon the tobacco from
Virginia will not leave lesse, which tobacco as it shalbe
received, we desire may be delivered to Mr. Ed. Blany, who
is to keep thereof a particular account. We have used
extraordinary care and dilligence in the choice of them, and
have received none of whom we have not had good testimony of
their honest life and cariadge, which together with their
names, we send them inclosed for the satisfaction of such as
shall marry them; for whose further encouragement we desire
you to give public notice that the next spring we purpose to
send over as many youths for apprentices to those that shall
now marry any of them and make us due satisfaction.

"This and theire owne good deserts together with your favor
and care, will we hope, marry them all unto honest and
sufficient men, whose means will reach to present repayment;
but if any of them shall unwarily or fondly bestow herself
(for the liberty of marriadge we dare not infrindge) uppon
such as shall not be able to give present sattisfaction, we
desire that at least as soon as ability shalbe, they be
compelled to pay the true quantity of tobacco proportioned,
and that this debt may have precedence of all other to be
recovered.

"For the rest, which we hope will not be many, we desire
your best furtherance for providing them fitting services
till they may happen uppon good matches, and are here
persuaded by many old planters that there will be good
maisters now found there, who will readily lay down what
charges shall be required, uppon assurance of repayment at
their marriadges, which as just and reasonable we desire may
be given them. But this and many other things in this
business we must refer to your good considerations and
fruitful endeavors in opening a work begun here out of pity,
and tending so much to the benefitt of the plantation, shall
not miscarry for any want of good will or care on your
part."

In 1622 a monopoly of the importation of tobacco was granted to the
Virginia and Somers Island, companies.

"But now at last it hath pleased God for the confirmation no
doubt of our hopes and redoubling of our and your courage,
to incline His Majestie's Royall heart to grant the sole