A declaration of the state of the colonie and affaires in Virginia with the names of the aduenturors, and summes aduentured in that action. By his Maiesties Counseil for Virginia. 22 Iunij. 1620.

Generalitie.

LXXXVIII.

THe particular Members of the Companie, shall be subiect to the generall Courts, in matters con∣cerning the Companie or Plantation. If any man finde himselfe agrieued by a lesser or ordinary Court, he may appeale to a great and Quarter-Court, where the matter shall be heard and finally ordered. If any man refuse to obay both the one Court and other, he shall be disfranchized.

LXXXIX.

EVery man speaking in Court, shall addresse his speech to the Treasuror, or Deputie in his absence, as representing the Court: And all priuate speeches, or directed to particular persons, shall be forborne.

XC.

NO man in one Court shall speake aboue thrise to one matter: saue the Treasuror and the Deputie, being to moderate the businesse.

XCI.

NO man with his speech shall interrupt the speech of another, before he haue finished: Except the Treasuror, or in his absence the Deputie, (with appro∣bation of the Court) see cause to put any to silence, for impertinency, or other vnseemely speaking.

XCII.

IF any man be found by sinister course, to practise his owne aduantage, to the damnifying of the publique, or be found with the Companies Mony or Goods in his hands, and refuse to deliuer the same being lawfully thereunto required: If being summoned to the Court, he refuse to appeare, or appearing, performe not the Order of the Court; he shall be both disfranchized, and farther proceeded against, as an vnworthy Mem∣ber, and wrong-doer to the Companie.

XCIII.

IF any man out of euill minde, practize to raise facti∣on or dissention in the Companie; he shall for the first time, be admonished by the Court or Counseil, and at the second, disfranchized.

XCIV.

VVHosoeuer shall attempt by priuate solicitati∣on to packe the Court to any vniust or vn∣lawfull end; shall vpon complaint, be conuented be∣fore the Counseil, and being conuicted, shall be dis∣franchized.

XCV.

IF any man be found, through corrupt reward, to make a Motion in the Court, tending to the pub∣lique hurt, or to the priuate wrong of another; he shall be forthwith disfranchized.

XCVI.

NO man shall presume to intercept Letters, written by, or to, the Counseil, or Companie; or to spread false rumors, vpon sinister intent, to the wrong of the Counseil, Companie, or Colonie: The offender shall be disfranchized.

XCVII.

NO man shall traduce any Member of this Compa∣nie in any other Court, for any thing done or spoken in this Court. The offender for the first time, shall be admonished; for the second, suspended from the Court for one yeere; and the third time, disfran∣chized.

XCVIII.

TO auoyd the drawing of the Companie into Debt henceforward: It is ordered, that no particular man make or propound any new proiect of charge to the Companie, but he withall offer good meanes how to defray that charge, and to vphold his proiect, in such sort as the Companie neuer be drawne againe into a∣ny farther debt. And the breakers of this Order, shall be excluded from the generall Courts, and from hauing voyce, or bearing Office, for one yeare after.

XCIX.

IF any man moue for any charge to the Companie, by way of gift in what sort soeuer: It shall be first refer∣red to a select Comittie: and if the charge fall out to be vnder thirtie pound, it may be ordered by the next Court, if aboue, it shall be reserued till the Quarter Court ensuing.

C.

IT shall not be lawfull for any Aduenturor, to sell or transport his shares to another, otherwise then in o∣pen Court: And not before it doe appeare vnder three of the Auditors hands, that the partie transporting his shares stand cleere, and is not indebted to the Com∣panie; or the partie to whom they are passed, doe pay the said Debt.