After all the Burgesses had taken the oath of Supremacy and were admitted into the house, and all sett downe in their places, a Copie of Captain[33] Martin's Patent[34] was produced by the Govern^{or}[35] out of a Clause whereof it appeared that when the general[36] assembly had made some kinde of lawes requisite for the whole Colony, he and his Burgesses and people might deride the whole company and chuse whether they would obay[37] the same or no.[M] It was therefore ordered in Courte that the foresaid two Burgesses should w^{th}drawe themselves out of the assembly till suche time as Captaine Martin had made his personall appearance before them. At what time, if upon their motion, if he would be contente to quitte and give over that parte of his Patente, and contrary therunto woulde submitte himselfe to the general forme of governemente as all others did, that then his Burgesses should be readmitted, otherwise they were utterly to be excluded as being spies rather than[43] loyal Burgesses, because they had offered themselves to be assistant at the making of[44] lawes w^{ch} both themselves and those whom they represented might chuse whether they would obaye[45] or not. [M] The following passage is a side note on the margin of the McDonald and De Jarnette copies, but Bancroft includes it in the text:--The authority of Captaine[38] Martin's Patent graunted by the Counsell & Company under their Comon[39] Seale, being of an higher condition[40] and of greatter[41] force then any Acte of the General[42] Assembly. [31] this, McDonald and Bancroft. [32] Captaine, McDonald. [33] Captaine, McDonald. [34] Patente, McDonald and Bancroft. [35] Governour, McDonald and Bancroft. [36] Generall, McDonald and Bancroft. [37] obey, McDonald; obaye, Bancroft. [38] Capt., McDonald. [39] Common, McDonald. [40] comission, McDonald. [41] greater, McDonald. [42] Generall. [43] then, McDonald. [44] of the, McD. [45] obeye, McDonald; obaye, Bancroft. Then came there in a complainte against Captain[46] Martin, that having sente his Shallop to trade for corne into the baye, under the commaunde of one Ensigne Harrison, the saide Ensigne should affirme to one Thomas Davis, of Paspaheighe,[47] Gent. (as the said Thomas Davis deposed upon oathe,) that they had made a harde voiage, had they not mett w^{th} a Canoa coming out of a creeke where their shallop could not goe. For the Indians refusing to sell their Corne, those of the shallop entered the Canoa w^{th} their armes and tooke it by force, measuring out the corne w^{th} a baskett they had into the Shallop and (as the said Ensigne Harrison saith) giving them satisfaction in copper beades[48] and other trucking stuffe. Hitherto Mr. Davys upon his oath. [46] Captaine, McDonald and Bancroft. [47] Paspaheighs, McDonald, Banc'ft. [48] beads, McDonald.