Septimo die Aprils 1609 This day here assembled the Right Hon Sir Thomas Pulleson Knight the Right Hon Sir Thomas Hayes Knight the now Henry Wollaston Esq & Mr Clemt Burke Richard Osborne, Tristram Dyamen and Robt Burk Esq & master Wardens. And of ye disstente Mr Henry Butler Mr John Hall Mr Robte Thomas Mr Edmund Moore Mr John Langley Mr Edward Leaninge Mr William Mayyes Mr Thomas Wight Mr Laurence Campe & Mr Thomas Wheler Before whome those thinges done and penned downe The last Court were now made over Ratified & allowed.
[This is similar to a roll call with the assembled eight named Drapers and a reference to Wardens who maintained the accounts of the Company. John Coombe (Combe) is specifically named as one of the adventurers of the Company supporting the Jamestowne venture.; The other ten named Drapers are noted as being distant or away at the time. The subject of discussion follows:]
CLth Adventurer Item in answere the precepte from the Right Honorable the Lord To Virginia Maier unto this Company dixersed fourging an adventure to be made by this house for the plantation in Virginia It is this daye Condisionded and agreed upon that Clth of the house stock shallbe adventured and so muche more as maye make up CLth wth suche small somes as shalbe adventured by suche pticulor Brethren of this Societie as have promised to adventure wth the Company wth CLth and the pticulor somes hereafter mentioned wth wardens are Intreated to rollese and paye in unto Sir Thomas Smythe Knight Tresur for the Company of Virginia, and to take a Bill of Adventure for the said CL under the Seale of the Company as in like cases are used and accustomed - plus inde folio segmente
[The above discussion indicates the specific support by the Draper’s for the Jamestowne venture. This was requested by Elizabeth I in a letter I have seen in the Draper Company archives that requests the support for the venture specifically. "Dixersed" in the document is either discoursed or discussed. This points out there was money in the accounts of the Company and that of (interpreted) "such particular brethren of this Society as have promised to adventure with the Company". Among these brethren is John Coombe, as mentioned in one image, at the top of the list of those venturing in the name of the Company. In the Draper records is Christopher Lovett, in which he is noted as receiving 1000 pounds from Elizabeth Combe on behalf of Archdale Combe, her son, to be apprenticed by her brother. This Archdale Combe is within the age range of the Archdale Combe who shows up in Virginia in the 1670’s. His grandfather is assumed to be the John Coombe who ventures to support the Jamestowne Adventure in the documents presented here. This John Coombe is also the father-in-law of Elizabeth Lovett Coombe. These findings are based on probate records and orphan’s recognizance records in our research project transcribed by myself, archivists or professionals I hired due to the complexity of the handwriting or Latin expertise needed.]
Denise Mortorff.