had tryall too often heretofore of the greate neglience used by others in Pserving such as have beene Pvided in the like nature we doe therefore wish you to be especially carefull to cause them to be hanged up for they have beene used and dryed exceedingly well before they were laid up for feare of rottinge wch a little care will easily Pvent & amend

11. Whereas the detayninge of the shipps in other accons have bene very Puidiciall to the adventurers by drawinge extraordinary charges upon them wee doe therefore require and charge you to be verye carefull to dispeed this shipp awaye backe againe wthin 20tie dayes And in the said tyme to advertyze yorselfe of all the said Islands and the commodityes of them and signifye the same unto us by the said shipp That wee may be truly informed therein to to knowe what kinde of men and Pvisions to supplie by the next against wch time you are to make ready tobacco silke pearle ambergreece or any other kinde of marchandize wch time will not now afford to make returne of

12. For yor better ayde and assistance in the execucon of yor charge and Pformance of yor buisiness we have thought good to appointe & ioyne as assisstants unto you Mr. George Keth preacher of the woord Mr. Edwin Kendall Mr. John Adhe John Collabar Richard Garrard and Edward Chard to advise & determine all matters whatsoever shall be Psented for the good of the Plantacon and to be carefull to reteyne yor men in such civill honest behavior that there may be noe cause of punishmnt

found amongst them But all to applie themselves and best indeavors to the glorie of God and good of the Plantacon and undertakers in whose service they are imployed

Forasmuch as good goverment and care in Pservinge such goods & Pvisions as shall from time to time be sent from hence for yor Releife As also Pvided and gathered together on shore of what nature soever will be an especiall meanes to Pserve the life of the accon and give good satisfaccon to all such as shall be imployed therein we therefore beinge Psuaded of the honeste and sufficiency of the aforesaid John Collaber doe constitute and appointe him to be clarke of the store and to keepe accompts and reckoninge of all such Pticulers both Pvisions and marchandize as shall be brought in for the use of the planters and undertakers both out of England or collected in the the contrye that a true and iust accompt may at all times be rendered from him both of there expence & disposition for the uses aforesaid

Whereas we have now sent one Ralph Garner and imployed his service for the makinge of Salte in the Summer Islands so therefore upon yor first cominge into the said pts you shall find by tryall that the earth and mould there cannot be made favourable to conteyne the liquor intended for that use nor any other meanes to be found in the said place fitt to be tempered for the use of salt panns wee doe then require you to signify the said defect by the first returne of this shipp that wee may by our next supplie furnish you wth plaster of Paris clay or some

other like fitt meanes from hence wishinge you to be very carefull to make tryall of a mixture made wth oyle of tortoises and powder of shells or such like wch necessitye compeld our men to finde out for there use instead of pitch & tarr for trimminge there shipps and did them excellent svice for that purpose

Yf you shall finde in your travells or can conveniently come by any fayre birds beasts or any other rare things fitt for us to make Psents of we pray you to be carefull to provide and send the same wth especiall charge to some carefull man or men to see them safely kept & delivered to us can know any of the marriners or others to have any such that you cannot Pcure from them for reason then that you send us notice thereof to the end we may take order therein accordinglie

And wthall yf you

RICHARD MOORE

Whereas we have delivered to Mr. Richard Moore a Seale Ring wth Sr Thomas Smythes Armes engraven to seale up such thinges of value as he shall have occasion at any time to send unto us wee therefore doe require him to be verye carefull not to neglect the same but as opportunitie shall be of returninge any speciall matters of worth to seale them up wth the said seale which is to remain with the deputie Governor from time to time for the generall service yf yt should please God to take the said Richard Moore out of this life or time draw him back unto England upon any occasion whatsoever In which case of mortalitye for avoidinge confusion in the governmt of our

people and for that nothing is soe uncertayne as mans life Wee doe therefore ordaine that yf God should take you Mr. Richard Moore our deputie Governor out of this life before the expiracon of the said tearme of three yeares (wch he defend) then we comitt the Goverment of our men and Islands unto him whome we have nominated in a writinge subscribed by us and put by into a boxe No. I sealed wth hard waxe and delivered to the said Mr. Richard Moore to be kept close and not opened soe long as he shall live and yf upon the openinge of the said boxe the Ptie nominated in the first boxe be depted out of this world before the openinge of the said boxe or have succeeded accordinge to our appointment and likewise dead then we committ the charge and govermt as before unto the care of one nominated by us in a writynge put upon a boxe No. 2 subscribed sealed and delivered as before not to be opened soe longe as the said Mr. Richard Moore or the partie menconned in the firste boxe No. 1 shall be livinge

E. COLLINGWOOD, Secr.

APPENDIX C.

CAPTAINE DANIELL TUCKER'S COMMISSION.

To all to whome these Psents shall come to be seene reade or hard The Gouvernor and Companie of Cittie of London for the Plantacon of the Somer Islands send Greetinge WHEREAS Our Soueraigne Lord the Kinges Matie by his Ltres Pattents bearinge date the 29th day of June in the 13th year of his Mats raigne of England and Fraunce and Ireland and of Scotland the 48th hath granted to us the said Gouernor & Companie full power and authoritie at one of our greate generall quarter courts from time to time to nominate constitute and choose by such name and tytle as we shall think good all and singular such officers and ministers for the goumt and other use of of the said Islands and Plantacons And hath also given us further power for the better effectinge thereof and for the orderlie gouernment of the people there and in all yor voyages upon the Sea to the said