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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 11th, 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 
