ablie and to the Benefitt of the saide Companie theire Successors and Assignes Anie Lawe Statute Acte Proviso Order Ordinance or Restrainte or anie Omission or Defecte herein or anie other Cause Matter or Thinge to the contrarie thereof in anie wise notwthstandinge Although etc In Witnes etc Witnes our selfe at Westm the nyne and twentith daie of June

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APPENDIX B.

1612

A Commission granted by us the underApril 27 takers for the Plantacon of Somer Islands unto our well beloved friend Mr. Richard Moore and the rest of the men and mariners imployed upon the saide voyage whome wee beseeche God to preserve

Imprimis WHEREAS we whose names are hereunder written togeather wth divers others have to the glorie of God and good of our countrye undertaken the Plantacon of Somer Islands (sometimes called Bermudaes) And for that cause showing the good opinion conceived of your Integritye and wisdome have made choise of you Mr. Richarde Moore by a comon consent to goe thither in Pson and remaine there as deputie Governor for the said Plantacon duringe the tearme of three yeares next ensewinge upon such conditions as are expressed in the orders of our Court booke belonginge unto the said Plantacon and have also wth our greate costs and charges furnisht forth in very sufficient manner the good shipp called the

Plough, Robert Daviss Captain and Richard Babb Mr wth sundrye necessarye Pvisions and 50 Psons or thereabouts to be landed in the saide Islands and lefte residinge to be disposed about such necessary service for the said Plantacon as you the said deputie shall direct them unto Therefore we will and require you the said Richard Moore that havinge put yorselfe and companie abord the aforesaide shipp you doe (wth your uttermose power and skill) indeavor the most direct course for the saide Islands wthout makinge stopp or stay at any other place duringe the said voyage and to carrye yorselves respectivelye each to other accordinge to yor places both in obedience to your superiors and mutuall affeccon againe from them to the rest soe that love and kindness may be continued on all sides And all applie there uttermost endeavor for the due Pformance of his voiage in the best manner they may for the good of the Plantacon and benefitt of the undertakers

2. And for that Religious Goverment doth best bynd men to Pforme there duties It is principally to be cared for that prayers be saide every morninge and eveninge in the whole course of your said voyage and continued likewise duringe the time of your residence abroade as the best testimonie of your good carriage in your dutie to God and means to preserve peace and concord amongst yorselves for the better Pformance whereof there are divers good books provided and delivered unto you to be imployed for the said service

3. Beinge landed your especiall care must be to

looke out some eonvenient place wherein to sett your. selves fortifyinge in places convenient as yor meanes will afourde and not to be unmindfull of yor daylie service to God to blesse and preserve you in yor proceedings and in the saide place to build a storehouse for the safe custodye of yor sundrye provisions and houses for the releife and harbor of the companie allottinge to everye man such a proporcon of ground as is sett downe by the undertakers (viz.) to everye house one Roode of grounde for his garden and backside and for every married couple two Roodes of grounde

4. For the better sattisfacon and assurance of all such persons as shall be imployed for us in this plantacon that we intend not to make use of there labors for our owne private benefitt to neglect there publique profitt wee doe hereby ordaine that such persons workmen or laborers as shall at any time be imployed by you for our business in the saide plantacon you shall give unto them such reasonable day wages as in your discretion you shall esteem them worthie to have deserved soe that exceed not 22d. for a workman and 12d. for a labourer for wch purpose by the next supplie there shall be a coyne sent unto you wth all convenient opportunitie togeather wth the rates and value thereof And in the meane time to cause true notes to be kept of whatsoever shall growe due to any for there said day labor as also for all provisions delivered them out of the Store at such reasonable rates as you shall thinke fitt

5. For that your prudence ought in charitie to

have good regard to the meanes for your future Pservacon we doe therefore give you an especiall charge to have a dilligent eye and care to cause the ground to be fitted in due and seasonable time for the settinge and sowinge of corne and other Pvisions for the reliefe of yor companie to free us from the care and charge of continuall supplies from hence the neglect whereof hath been a greate detrimente and scandall to manye other worthie accons heretofore undertaken in this nature And to Ppare such grownds for severall seeds as you shall fynde the same in any place quallified for them and the season of the year answerable thereunto havinge a care to fence the same and Pserve them from cattle or any other occasion of

annoyance

6. Forasmuch as we cannot expect any greate returne of comodities by this shipp by reason of her short staye yet wee advise & pray you to be as provident as you may to send us some fruits of your labors to give encouragemt to the adventurers to make the more speedie and better supplie unto you especially of Ambergreece wch wee doubt not you shall finde readye gathered by those three who weare left by the last shipp or ells by the industrye of suche of yor own companie as you shall imploye to seeke for yt for whose better encouragement we are contented to allowe for everye once (Troye waight) that you shall receave from any of them the some of thirteene shillinges fowre pence but yf you shall finde any man to goe about to conceale yt and appropriate yt to his owne Pticuler use then you are to seaze

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