Accompanying Papers, 1676-7. 179

5^Iy The then king Charles by his Proclamation 13^th May
Anno primo declared that his aime was to reduce the Govern-
ment into such a right course as might best agree with the
forme held in the rest of his Monarchy and not intended to
impeach the Interest of any Adventurer or Planter.
6^ly The Lords of the Counsell by theire Letters dated Octo-
ber 24^th 1625 signifyed that the King's pleasure was to preserve
every man's perticuler right and the Planters to injoye theire
former priviledges with addition of other requisite immunities,
encouraging also the Planters to discoveryes by sea and land,
and to perfect the trade of Furrs, which Letter according to
theire Lordshipp's Command therein expressed was published
in Virginia for theire encouragement.
7^ly The King also for the encouragement of the Planters by
his Royall Letters 12^th September 1628. was pleased to promise
thereby, to renew and conferme unto the Colony under the
great seale of England their Lands and Priviledges formerly
granted them.
8^Iy And when the Generall assembly consisting of the Gov-
ernor, Counsell and Burgesses of the whole Colony complained
to the Lords of the Counsell of the interruption of theire trade
by the Lord Baltamore's deputies, theire Lordships were
pleased by theire Letters of the 22 July 1634 to signify that
the Plantation of Virginia should enjoy theire estates and
trades with the same freedomes and priviledges as they did
before the recalling of theire Pattent.
By all which itt appeares that howsoever the Government
could not be reduced from that populer forme of the Company
in England but by renovation of the Patent it selfe. Yett in
respect of both the King's declarations and the Lords order the
Adventurers and Planters of Virginia as to theire rights and
Priviledges according to the rule of equitie, remaine in the
same, condition, as if noe such judgement had bin given.
But they often answere here unto to this effect though not
truly neither. That the Lord Baltimore's Patent, takes in noe
part, that the Virginians had then planted, and soe the Interest
of all men is preserved, and that Maryland is noe other then
as a perticuler Plantation, as the Company used to grant to
divers Adventurers, and Planters, and that the king might doc
as much as the Company while they stood.
Ans: 1. Wee replie that the Adventurers and Planters were
encouraged to expend theire estates in soe vast a proportion
and to hazard theire lives in all extremityes allwayes accom-
panying new beginnings, in hope that theire shares upon the
division of the Lands (being 200 miles along the sea shore,
and into the land from sea to sea) would recompense them and
theire heires. This interest by this Patent of the Lord of Balti-

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.