. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . nd dangerously hurting one of the Gosnold gave command for the firearms to bedischarged, whereupon the savages disappeared sud-denly, and without delay our people returned to thefleet. READING THE LONDON COMPANYS ORDERS An hour later, when those who had just come fromthe shore had been refreshed with food, I noted with 46 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN much of anxiety that all the gentlemen of the company >not only such as belonged on board the Susan Constant,but those from the Speedwell, gathered in the greatcabin of our ship,
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . nd dangerously hurting one of the Gosnold gave command for the firearms to bedischarged, whereupon the savages disappeared sud-denly, and without delay our people returned to thefleet. READING THE LONDON COMPANYS ORDERS An hour later, when those who had just come fromthe shore had been refreshed with food, I noted with 46 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN much of anxiety that all the gentlemen of the company >not only such as belonged on board the Susan Constant,but those from the Speedwell, gathered in the greatcabin of our ship, and, looking out ever so cautiously,while the door of Captain Smiths room was ajar, Isaw them gather around the big table on which, as ifit were something of greatest value, was placed a boxmade of some dark colored wood. It was Master Hunt who opened this, and, taking outa paper, he read in a voice so loud that even my master,as he lay in his narrow bed, could hear the names ofthose who were chosen by the London Company to $3 n&i. * ^M «£$•*//,. CAPTAIN SMITH A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL 47 form the Council for the government of the new landof Virginia. These are the names as he read them: BartholomewGosnold, Edward Wingfield, Christopher Newport,John Smith, John Ratcliffe, John Martin and GeorgeKendall My heart seemingly leaped into my throat withtriumph when I thus heard the name of my masteramong those who were to stand as leaders of thecompany, and so excited had I become that that whichMaster Hunt read from the remainder of the paperfailed to attract my attention. I learned afterward, however, that among the rulesgoverning the actions of this Council, was one that aPresident should be chosen each year, and that mattersof moment were to be determined by vote of the Council,in which the President might cast two ballots. CAPTAIN SMITH A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL It was when Master Hunt ceased reading that Ibelieved rny master would be set free without delay,for of a verity he had
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