[427] courte, McDonald, Bancroft. [428] misdemeanor, McDonald; misdemean^r, Bancroft. [429] Capt., McDonald. This sentence being read to Spelman he, as one that had in him more of the Savage then of the Christian, muttered certaine wordes to himselfe neither shewing any remorse for his offences, nor yet any thankfulness to the Assembly for theire sofavourable censure, w^{ch} he at one time or another (God's grace not wholly abandoning him) might w^{th} some one service have been able to have redeemed.[O] [O] This paragraph appears only in the McDonald copy, and in that it has two rows of lines at right angles to each other and diagonally across it, as if to indicate that this portion of the record was considered as being improperly made or, perhaps, was not official. This day also did the Inhabitants of Paspaheigh, alias Argall's towne, present a petition to the general assembly to give them an absolute dischardge from certaine bondes wherin they stand bound to Captain Samuell Argall for the paym^t of 600^G,[430] and to Captain William Powell, at Captaine Argall's appointment, for the paym^t of 50^G[431] more. To Captaine Argall for 15 skore acres of wooddy ground, called by the name of Argal's[432] towne or Paspaheigh; to Captaine Powell in respect of his paines in clearing the grounde and building the houses, for w^{ch} Captaine[433] Argal ought to have given him satisfaction. Nowe,[434] the general assembly being doubtful whether they have any power and authority to dischardge the said bondes, doe by these presents[435] (at the Instance of the said Inhabitants[436] of Paspaheighs, alias Martin's hundred people) become most humble sutours to the Tresurer, Counsell and Company in England that they wilbe[437] pleased to gett the said bondes for 600^G[438] to be cancelled; forasmuche as in their great comission they have expressly and by name appointed that place of Paspaheigh for parte of the Governo^r's[439] lande. And wheras Captain[440] William Powell is payde[441] his 50^G w^{ch} Captaine[442] Argall enjoined the saide Inhabitantes to presente him with, as parte[443] of the bargaine, the general assembly, at their intreaty, do become sutours on their behalfe, that Captaine Argall, by the Counsell & Company in England, may be compelled either to restore the said 50^G[444] from thence, or else that restitution therof be made here out of the goods of the said Captaine Argall. [430] 600^{Li}, McDonald; L60, Bancroft. [431] 50^{li}, McDonald; L50, Bancroft. [432] Argall's, McDonald. [433] Capt., Bancroft. [434] now, McDonald. [435] presentes, McDonald, Bancroft. [436] Inhabit^{ts}, Bancroft. [437] will be, McDonald, Bancroft. [438] 600^{li}, McDonald; L60, Bancroft. [439] Governours, McDonald, Bancroft. [440] Captaine, McDonald, Bancroft. [441] paide, Bancroft. [442] Capt., Bancroft. [443] part, Bancroft. [444] 50^{li}, McDonald; L50, Bancroft.