A
Comission
Graunted
unto Herbert Jeffery Esquire, Sir John Berry Knight,
and Francis Morison Esquire, to Inquire into the Grievances
of his Ma[jest]ties Plantacon of VIRGINIA.
Charles
the Second by the grace of God King of England, Scotland,
France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith. To our Trusty
and Welbeloved Subjects Herbert Jeffery Esquire, Sir John
Berry Knt, and Francis Morison Esquire
Greeting. Whereas it hath come to our knowledge that divers
great divisions and distraccons have arisen and sundrey
great disorders have beene comitted within our Plantacon
of Virginia, to the disturbance of that Peace and Tranquility
which our good subjects of that Platacon have long enjoyed
under our happy Government. And wee having beene informed
that the Evills aforesaid have in a great measure beene
accasioned by divers Grievances, which our good Subjects
there have of late laine under; the particulers whereof
are yett to us unknowne. And because by reason of the great
distance of the said Plantacon from our usuall Place of
residence our good Subjects of the siad Plantacon cannot
soe easily make knowne unto us their respective Grievances
as other our Subjects may who live at a neerer distance.
Wee being willing to be informed of all and singuler the
Premisses, to the end wee may thereunto apply fitt and speedy
Remedyes. And having great Confidence in Your Wisdomes,
Industry and Loyalty, Doe by these presents appoint You
the said Herbert Jeffery, Sir John Berry and Francis Morison
to bee our Comissioners, to Enquire into, and Report unto
us, All such Grievances and Pressures, which any of our
Loving Subjects within the Plantacon aforesaid
have suffered, or layne under, or doe suffer and lye under,
and more especially such Grievances and all other causes
matters and things which have occasioned the late divisions,
Distraccones and Disorders there.
And
for
the better Execucon of our Royal Will and Pleasure in this
behalfe, Wee doe hereby give unto You, or to any two of
you full Power and Authoritie not onely to receive such
Informacons & Advertisements as shall be brought unto you
by or from any of our Subjects touching the premisses, but
also to enquire by Examinacon of Witnesses upon Oath, which
wee doe hereby give full power and authority to you, or
any Two of You to Administer or by such other wayes or meanes
as You, or any two of you in your Discretions shall think
fitt, into all such Grieveances and Pressures, as aforesaid,
and all other matters, things and causes which have occasioned
the said late Divisions, Distractions and Disorders, and
to Report the same to Us, with all convenient Speede, together
with the Opinion of You, or any two of you touching the
Premisses, to the end that wee may give such Orders for
the Redresse of all such Grievances and Pressures and for
the future well-government of the said Plantacon, as Wee
in Our Royall Wisdome shall, thinke fitt and convenient.
And Wee doe hereby give unto You or any two of you full
Power and Authority to send for such Persons, Papers and
Records as may bee usefull unto You, ar any two of You for
the better carrying on of our service hereby intended. Willing
and Requiring Our Governor of our said Plantacon, for the
tyme being his Deputy-Governor, and all and every other
our Officers and Subjects within the said Plantacon to
bee in all things helpfull, ayding, and assisting to You
and every of You in the Execucon of this our Royall Commission.
And Lastly Our Will & Pleasure is, that in the Execucon
& performance or y[our] Powers Authorityes to
you hereby Given, You and every of You doe carefully observe,
and conforme your selves unto such Instruccons as have beene,
or shall bee by Us given or sent unto You in Writing, under
our Royall Signett and Signe Manuall.
In
Witness
whereof wee have caused these our Letters to bee made Patents.
Witness
Ourselfe
att Westminster the Tenth Day of October, in the Eight &
twentieth yeare of our Raigne.
Convenit cum Originali
Sa. Wiseman, P ipm Regem, Barker
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