58 EXCELLENT INSTRUCTIONS. 
Marmaduke, they have resolved to make, finding the 
ee shrinkage and her losses uppon pod ae pera 
ginia will not leave lesse, which tobacco as it s ~ @ ewe ; 
we'desire may be delivered to Mr. Ed. Blany, who is to eep 
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- 
hess 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 isso closely 
