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the Marmaduke, they have resolved to make, finding the 

 great shrinkage and other losses uppon the tobacco from Vir- 

 ginia will not leave lesse, which tobacco as it shalbe received, 

 we desire may be delivered to Mr. Ed. Blany, who is to keep 

 thereof a particular account. We have used extraordinary 

 care and dilligence in the choice of them, and have received 

 none of whom we have not had good testimony of their honest 

 life and cariadge, which together with their names, we send 

 them inclosed for the satisfaction of such as shall marry 

 them ; for whose further encouragement we desire you to 

 give public notice that the next spring we purpose to send 

 over as many youths for apprentices to those that shall now 

 marry any of them and make us due satisfaction. 



"This and theire owne good deserts together with your favor 

 and care< will we hope, marry them all unto honest and suffi- 

 cient men, whose means will reach to present repayment; 

 but if any of them shall unwarily or fondly bestow herself 

 (for the liberty of marriadge we dare not infrindge) uppon such 

 as shall not be able to give present sattisfaction, we desire that 

 at least as soon as ability shalbe, they be compelled to pay 

 the true quantity of tobacco proportioned, and that this debt 

 may have precedence of all other to be recovered. 



" For the rest, which we hope will not be many, we desire 

 your best furtherance for providing them fitting services till 

 they may happen uppon good matches, and are here per- 

 suaded by many old planters that there will be good maisters 

 now found there, who will readily lay down what charges 

 shall be required, uppon assurance of repayment at their 

 marriadges, which as just and reasonable we desire may be 

 given them. But this and many other things in this busi- 

 ness we must refer to your good considerations and fruitful 

 endeavors in opening a work begun here out of pity, and 

 tending so much to the benefitt of the plantation, shall not 

 miscarry for any want of good will or care on your part." 



In 1622 a monopoly of the importation of tobacco was 

 granted to the Virginia and Somers Island companies. 



" But now at last it hath pleased God for the confirmation 

 no doubt of our hopes and redoubling of our and your cour- 

 age, to incline His Majestie's Royall heart to grant the sole 

 importation of Tobacco (a thing long and earnestly desired), to 

 the Virginia and Somers Island Companies, and that upon such 

 conditions as the private profit of each man is likely to be 

 much improved and the general state of the plantation 

 strongly secured, while his Majestie's revenue is so closely 



