Copy of a petition from the governor and company of the Sommer islands, with annexed papers, presented to the right honorable the Councel of state July the 19th 1651
Subtitle: Other copies of several letters from Captain Josias Forster governor of the said islands, and from the said governor and councel there: with a petition from the inhabitants. For the more pertinent information of the several members that are, or have been of the Councel of state, and others who may be willing to understand the same. As also an occasional letter written to Sir John Danvers, governor of the said company. With A short collection of the most remarkable passages from the original to the dissolution of the Virginia company. And a large description of Virginia, with several commodities thereof, wherein the general company of the Sommer islands, as many of their members have considerable interest
Contributors: Forster, Josias, -1663; Danvers, John, 1588?-1655; Woodnoth, Arthur, 1590?-1650?
Publisher: Printed for Edward Husband
Published: 1651
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: History; Colonies; Administration; Bermudas Company for the Plantation of the Somers Islands; Virginia Company of London
Notes: "A short collection of the most remarkable passages from the originall to the dissolution of the Virginia Company", p. [1-4], 20, 3rd and 4th counts, by Arthur Woodnoth, has a separate title page with imprint: London: prined [sic] by Richard Cotes for Edward Husband, at the Golden Dragon in Fleetstreet, 1651. It was also published separately (Wing W3243)

ESTC has "Copy of a petition from the governor and company of the Sommer islands" and "A short collection of the most remarkable passages from the originall to the dissolution of the Virginia Company" issued together. However, according to the John Carter Brown Library catalogue, the second work was issued separately. Cf. JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675.

Some copies contain "A mapp of Virginia discouered to ye falls" engraved by John Goddard, published by John Farrer, and sold by I. Stephenson, 1651. This map also appears in other contemporary works about Virginia, and it is impossible to determine if it was intended to be part of this work or was sold separately. Cf. ESTC.

Signatures: A-D⁴ (D4 blank) ²A-²C⁴

Title printed within ornamental woodcut border; headpiece.

Virginia State Library. Colonial Virginia, 66.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), C6187.

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, II: p. 412-413.

European Americana 651/13.

English short title catalogue R29334.

Purchase; 1846; 0439.