VALUABLE CONSIGNMENTS. 



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women expect the proportion of land usually allotted for 

 each head, which to avoid clamor or other trouble hereafter 

 you shall do well to give them notice of." 



In another letter written by the company and dated Lon- 

 don, September llth, 1621, they write: 



"By this Shipp and Pinace called the Tyger, we also send 

 as many maids and young women as will make up the num- 

 ber of fifty, with those twelve formerly sent in the Marma- 

 duke, which we hope shalbe received with the same Christian 

 pietie and charitie as they were sent from hence ; the pro- 

 viding for them at their first landing and disposing of them 

 in marriage (which is our chief intent), we leave to your care 



BUYING WIVES. 



and wisdom, to take that order as may most conduce to their 

 good, and satisfaction of the Adventurers, for the charges 

 disbursed in setting them forth, which coming to twelve 

 pounds and upwards, they require one hundred and fiftie of 

 the best leafe tobacco for each of them ; and if any of them 

 dye there must be a proportionable addition uppon the rest ; 

 this increase of thirty pounds is weight since those sent in 



