256 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

U. H. J.
p. 599

To his Excell^y Lionell Copley Esq^r Cap^t Gen^ll and Governor
of this Province.
May it please your Excellency
The foregoing Petition has been read in this house, who are
generally Sensible that the greatest part thereof is true and
the Motives therein laid down very Pressing and therefore do
humbly pray your Excellency on their Behalfs to give such
grant to the same as in your wisdom you shall see Con-
venient
Signed p^r Order Henry Denton Cl Assembly.

Upon reading and due Consideration had of the foregoing
Petition and the Vote of the house thereon it was here Con-
sidered that most or Several of the said Ships had already
lain a very Considerable time in the Country.
That time of the year is now Approaching very fattall to
Shipping and their Men in danger of Seasoning, whereby
their Voyages may be overthrown to the great Damage of
the Merchant the Dimunition of their Majestys Revenues and
loss of the Shipping. That provisions is now very Extra-
ordinary Scarce and hardly to be got upon any terms in the
Country and most or all of the said Ships very barely pro-
vided Some hardly Sufficient to carry them home if not per-
mitted forthwith to sail and have a favourable Passage: That
the main design of the Embargo is already Vacated Severall
Ships having been permitted to depart and are gone from
Virginia and the time of the Embargo Prolonged at the Arbi-
trary Will and Pleasure of the Men of Warr without any
Orders from their Majestys known to this Government.
For these reasons and that there may be an Opportunity of
Sending Intelligence to England of Occurrencies here, as also
that there may not want a Supply of Necessarys next year by
the return of the said Ships hither and many other Motives
Inducing; It is advised and Resolved that it is highly Neces-
sary to permitt such Ships (as are ready) to 'depart under the
Convoy and Conduct of Peregrine and John Brownes Ships
of good force and Countenance and that the same be humbly
Recommended to his Excellency for his Licence to take off the
said Embargo & present and Suffer the said Ships to depart

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
May the 12th 1692.
The severall Messages this Day received from the house,
the first by M^r Greenfield and M^r Codd, the second by M^r
Dent and M^r Smith, Major Tripp & M^r Whittington, and the
last by M^r Tasker and M^r Hawkins, have passed the Mature