The nexte daye, therefore, out of the opinions of the said Comitties,[81] it was agreed, these[82] Petitions ensuing should be framed, to be presented to the Treasurer, Counsel & Company in England. Upon the Comitties'[83] perusall of the first booke,[84] the General[85] Assembly doe become most humble suitours to their lo^{ps} and to the rest of that hon^{ble} Counsell and renowned Company, that albeit they have bene pleased[86] to allotte unto the Governo^r[87] to themselves, together w^{th} the Counsell of Estate here, and[88] to the officers of Incorporations, certain lande[89] portions of lande to be layde out w^{th}in the limites of the same, yet that[90] they woulde vouchsafe also,[91] that[92] groundes as heretofore had bene granted by patent to the antient[93] Planters by former Governours that had from the Company received comission[94] so to doe, might not nowe after so muche labour and coste, and so many yeares habitation be taken from them. And to the ende that no man might doe or suffer any wrong in this kinde, that they woulde favour us so muche (if they meane to graunte this our petition) as to sende us notice, what comission or authority for graunting of landes they have given to eache[95] particular Governour in times paste. [81] Comittees, McDonald. [82] those, McDonald. [83] Comittees, McDonald. [84] book, McDonald. [85] Generall, McDonald. [86] pleas'd, McDonald. [87] Govern^r, McDonald; Gov^r, Bancroft. [88] &, McDonald. [89] large, McDonald. [90] Bancroft omits "that." [91] alsoe, Bancroft. [92] McDonald has such and Bancroft suche after that. [93] ancient, McDonald. [94] Comiss^n, Bancroft. [95] each, Bancroft. The second petition of the General assembly framed by the Comitties[96] out of the second book is. That the Treasurer[97] & Company in England would be pleased w^{th} as muche convenient speed[98] as may be to sende men hither to occupie their landes belonging to the fower Incorporations, as well for their owne[99] behoofe and proffitt as for the maintenance of the Counsel[100] of Estate, who are nowe[101] to their extream hindrance often drawen far from their private busines and likewise that they will have a care to sende[102] tenants to the ministers of the fower Incorporations to manure their gleab, to the intente that the allowance they have allotted them of 200 G.[103] a yeare may the more easily be raised. [96] Comittess, McDonald. [97] Tresurer, McDonald. [98] speede, McDonald. [99] own, Bancroft. [100] Counsell, McDonald and Bancroft. [101] now, McDonald. [102] send, McDonald. [103] L200, Bancroft.