come necessary to alter the method prescribed by the late Schemes for collection of the quit rents.

It is therefore ordered that the Quitt Rents be collected in the same manner they were before the aforementioned Law was made with this only difference, that in the Warrant for collecting the said Quit Rents the sherif be directed to account for the species they receive whether it be bills of Exchange, Spanish Silver, of Cerele, Pillar, Mexico Coin at 172 cut for five shillings or in tobacco, and that the tobacco received be sold by the Receiver General, at publick auction in Aprill Generall Court. And the officers of the River are to take care that a form be sent to the Sherif for the more regular making up their Rent Rolls.

And it is further ordered that the officers of the Revenues give the Sheriffs an account of all Arrears of Quit Rents due in their ** and that the Sherif be, and they are hereby directed to make *

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due his Majesty

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as well of the Arrears mentioned in such ac* which they shall be able to discover to be said Country and in case any one shall refuse to pay their arrears to the said sheriffs, are further required to certify the Reasons by any particular person for such refusal.

DECISIONS OF VIRGINIA GENERAL COURT. 1626-1628.

The 14th day of November, 1627, being the day after ye buriall of Sr. George Yeardley, Knt., late Governor, the rest of the Council met, viz: Capt. Francis West, Dr. Pott, Capt. Smyth, Capt. Mathews, Mr. Persey, Mr. Clayborne, Capt. Tucker & Mr. Farrar.

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At this time by ye opinions & voices of the Councill, Capt. Francis West, according to the commission of his excellent Mae directed unto us for ye same purpose, was elected & chosen to be present Governor & Captaine General of this his Ma Colony & Plantation of Virginia in as full and ample manner as by ye said Comission and their election may be derived uppon him.

A Court at James Citty the 9th February, 1627. Present, Capt. Francis West, Esqr., Governor &c., Dr. Pott, Capt. Matthewes, Mr. Claybourne & Capt. Tucker.

At this Court Lady Yeardley did (according to ye will of her late husband, Sr. George Yeardley, Knt., viz: he having willed that the plantation of one thousand acres of land at Stanley in Warwicke River, should be sold & made into Tobacco for the use of her & her children) acknowledged the said Plantation of one thousand acres to be by herselfe by virtue of the said will for good considerations & a valuable some of seven thousand waight of Tobacco sold & wholy made over unto Left" Thomas Flint, & to his heirs and assignes forever, the land being due unto ye said Sr. George Yeardley by the transportation of twenty persons who came over unto this Country in the Ship the Temperance, 1621, viz: Maximilian, Sone and Elizabeth his wife, George Whitchand, Thos. Nanson, Thos. Man, Tho. Harris, Thos. Powes, Wm. Chelmedge, John May, Philipp Smyth, Rich. Gregory, John Moyer, Peter Mason, Henry Rowen, Nathaniell Thomas, Wm. Brooke, John Phillips, John Bradford, John Penny, & George Deverill.*

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At this Court Temperance, Lady Yeardley delivered upp those guiftes weh have formerly been sent out of England & given to ye use of ye College, viz:

1. Communion Silver Guilt Cupp & two little Chalices in a cloth of gold cover.

2. One Crimson Velvet Carpet with a gold & silver fringe. 3. One white damaske Comunion Cloath wth buttons.

4. Fower divinity bookes wth brasse bosses.

More for the use of Southampton hundred church given by Mrs. May Robinson:

1. One Comunion Silver guilt cupp & two little chalices in a black leather cover.

2. One yellow & blue Cheiny Damaske Carpett with a Silke fring.

3. One white damaske Comunion cloath.

4. One Surplisse.

* See ye Records of ye Passengers.

At this Court likewise Temperance Lady Yeardley delivered upp unto ye Governo. Seven Cowes & five yonge heifers wh belong unto ye Governor's place, & were left here by S' Francis Wyatt, late Governor, then being noe more to be delivered upp againe then were received.

A Court at James Citty the 11th February, 1627, present Capt. Francis West, Esq., Governor, Dr. Pott, Capt: Mathews, Mr. Secretary & Capt. Tucker.

Whereas ye Lady Yeardley requested ye Court that some good order might be taken concerning the estate of Southampton Hundred, it is thought fitt by this Court that madgeing that businesse be referred more particularly unto Mr. Secretarye, & doe order that he doe with the first conveniency present to the Court a perfect list of all the Cattle & such other profitts & rents of land & houses as are belonging to them either in hogg Iland or elsewhere, & do require that the same be quarterly done & recorded. And further that there be a letter written concerning ye same with ye Company of Southampton Hundred.

A Court at James Citty the 12th February, 1627. Present Capt. Francis West, Esqr., Governor, &c., Dr. Pott, Capt. Mathews, Mr. Secretary & Capt. Tucker.

It was ordered that there should be a proclamation published against marrying without licenses under ye Governor's hand, or being three times asked in the church. Likewise that there should be a proclamation for the making of good Tobacco to leave few leaves on a stalke to provide store of house roome & to Comand the planting of great store of corne and the weeding of the same.

A Court at James Citty the 27th of February, 1627. Present Capt. Francis West., Esq., Governor, Dr. Pott, Capt. Smith, Capt. Mathewes, Mr. Secretary & Capt. Tucker. The Letter from his most excellent mat being read at this Court concerning divers particulars about our Tobacco, & about some other special staple Comodities to be raised as Iron, Pitch, & tarr, salt, &c. & divers other Instructions from S' Robert Heath,

his Maties Attorney General. All web being taken into serious consideration it was ordered & appointed that the Shipps wch are now ready to depart should deliver in the Services of their Lading of Tobacco before they goe, & to give in Invoices that they land the same at ye Port of London: and that ye shipps may not be stayed longer than is necessary, it was thought fitt that there should be a letter written unto ye Attorney Generall to advertise him that ye letter from ye King came not to our sight until it was to late to observe those instructions wch Concerne Tobacco fully & particularly: But that we in obedience unto his Maty's Comand are resolved that there shall be a Geneeall Assembly called & Sumoned to be here at James Citty upon ye tenth of March to consult and advice concerning the Severall parts & points of his Matie's Letter soe that by Capt. Preen or some others shipps wch as yet are not ready. Wee intend touching every particular to answere the same.

A Court at James Citty, the 24th April, 1628. Capt. Francis West, Esq., Governor &c., Capt. Smyth, Capt. Mathews & Mr. Claybourne.

At this time we received from some English men at Pamunkey a writing on a piece of barke sent by 4 Indians at Pasbehayes. The opinion of the board was that we should endeavor as much as could be to procure ye freedome of these English that are amongst them & to learne in what places they plant their corne & to make them somewhat sure of us that we may live ye quietlier & have ye better opportunity to be revenged on them for their treachery, but not to make any peace or dishonorable treaty wth them & to give order that none of them should come to our plantation.

HOUSE OF BURGESSES, 1766 to 1775.

To the Editor of the Virginia Historical Magazine:

While preparing my life of Patrick Henry, I became intensely interested in the personel of the House of Burgesses during the troublous times between 1765 and 1776, when it was succeeded by the State government. I wished to know the names of the patriots who so stoutly resisted the encroachments of British power during that memorable ten years. The journals of that period do not give lists of members, and I was forced to search old almanacs and other sources for my information. I prepared a list with as much accuracy as possible, and being unwilling that my labor should be lost, I send you the result for publication.

The list of members for 1765 is published in my work, Volume II, Appendix II, and is not repeated here. A new House met May 11, 1769, and was dissolved May 17, 1769, and another House met November 7, 1769. The almanac for 1770 gives the names of the members who met in November, but not those who met in May, and I have found no list of that House. There was probably but little change, however, from the House dissolved in 1768.

I am very respectfully,

WM. WIRT HENRY.

Met November 6, 1766, prorogued to March 31, 1768.

Accomack-Thos. Parramore, Southey Simpson.

Albemarle-Thos. Walker, Edward Carter.

Amelia-Tho Tabb, Rob't Munford.

Augusta-Jno. Wilson, Wm. Preston.

Amherst Wm. Cabell, Jr., Cornelius Thomas.

Brunswick-Wm. Thornton, Fred Maclin.

Bedford-Jno. Talbot, Jas. Callaway.

Buckingham-Jo. Cabell, Sam'l Jordan.

Caroline-Edmund Pendleton, Walker Taliafero.

Charles City-Benj. Harrison, Wm. Acrill.

Chesterfield-Arch. Cary, Seth Ward.