These petitions thus concluded on, those twoe Comitties broughte me[114] a reporte what they had observed in the two latter bookes, w^{ch} was nothing else but that the perfection of them was suche as that[115] they could finde nothing therein subject to exception, only the Governo^{rs}[116] particular opinion to my selfe in private hathe bene as touching a clause in the thirde booke, that in these doubtfull times between us and the Indians, it would beehoove[117] us not to make as[118] lardge distances between Plantation and Plantation as ten miles, but for our more strength ande security to drawe nearer together. [114] In, McDonald, Bancroft. [115] McDonald and Bancroft omit that. [116] Govn^{rs}, McDonald; Gov^{rs}, Bancroft. [117] Behoove, McDonald, Bancroft. [118] So, McDonald, Bancroft. At the same time, there remaining no[119] farther scruple in the mindes of the Assembly touching the said great Charter of lawes, orders and priviledges, the Speaker putt the same to the question, and so it had both the general assent and the applause of the whole assembly, who, as they professed themselves in the first place most submissively thankfull to almighty god, therefore so they commaunded the Speaker to returne (as nowe he doth) their due and humble thankes to the Treasurer, Counsell and company for so many priviledges and favours as well in their owne names as in the names of the whole Colony whom they represented. [119] Noe, McDonald. This being dispatched we fell once more[120] debating of suche instructions given by the Counsell in England to several[121] Governo^{rs}[122] as might be converted into lawes, the last whereof was the Establishment of the price of Tobacco, namely, of the best at 3d[123] and the second at 18d the pounde. At the reading of this the Assembly thought good to send for Mr. Abraham Persey, the Cape marchant, to publishe this instruction to him, and to demaunde[124] of him if he knewe of any impediment why it might not be admitted of? His answere[125] was that he had not as yet received any suche order from the Adventurers of the[126] ---- in England. And notw^{th}standing he sawe the authority was good, yet was he unwilling to yield, till suche time as the Governo^r[127] and Assembly had layd their commandment upon him, out of the authority of the foresaid Instructions as followeth: By the General Assembly.