We will and require you, Mr. Abraham Persey, Cape Marchant, from this daye forwarde to take notice, that, according to an article in the Instructions confirmed by the Treasurer, Counsell[128] and Company in Englande at a general quarter courte, both by[129] voices and under their hands[130] and the Comon seall,[131] and given to Sir George Yeardley, knight, this present governour, Decemb.[132] 3, 1618, that you are bounde to accepte of the Tobacco of the Colony, either for commodities or upon billes,[133] at three shillings the beste[134] and the second sorte at 18d the pounde, and this shalbe[135] your sufficient dischardge. James citty out of the said General Assembly, July 31,[136] 1619. [120] McDonald and Bancroft insert to. [121] Severall, McDonald. [122] Govern^{rs}, McDonald; Gov., Bancroft. [123] The text, which follows the De Jarnette copy, is evidently wrong. The McDonald copy is blotted and illegible. Bancroft has 3.s. and Sainsbury's abstract the same. [124] Demand, McDonald. [125] Answer, McDonald, Bancroft. [126] McDonald and Bancroft both fill the space with Magazin. [127] Gov^r, McDonald, Bancroft. [128] Counsell, Treasurer, McDonald. [129] McD. inserts the. [130] handes, McD. [131] seale, McD., Bft. [132] Dec^r, McDonald. [133] bills, McDonald. [134] best, McDonald. [135] shall be, McDonald. [136] 31st, Bancroft. At the same[137] the Instructions convertible into lawes were referred to the consideration of the above named Committies,[138] viz., the general Instructions to the first Committie[139] and the particular Instructions to the second, to be returned by them into the assembly on Munday morning. [137] McDonald and Bancroft insert time. [138] Committees, McDonald. [139] Committee, McDonald. SUNDAY, Aug. 1. Mr. Shelley, one of the Burgesses, deceased. MUNDAY,[140] Aug. 2. Captain John Martin (according to the sumons sent him on Fryday,[141] July 30,) made his personall appearance at the barre, whenas the Speaker having first read unto him the orders of the Assembly that concerned him, he pleaded lardgely for himself[142] to them both and indevoured[143] to answere some other thinges[144] that were objected against[145] his Patente. In fine, being demanded out of the former order whether he would quitte that clause of his Patent[146] w^{ch} (quite otherwise then Sir William Throckmorton's, Captain Christopher Dawnes'[147] and other men's patentes) exempteth himselffe and his people from all services of the Colonie excepte onely in case of warre against[148] a forren or domesticall enemie. His answere[149] was negative, that he would not infringe any parte[150] of his Patente. Whereupon it was resolved by the Assembly that his Burgesses should have no admittance. [140] Monday, McDonald and Bancroft. [141] Friday, McDonald. [142] himselfe, McDonald and Bancroft. [143] & indeavoured, McDonald. [144] things, McDonald. [145] ag^{st}, McDonald. [146] Patente, McDonald and Bancroft.