" I John Snoade hauinge lined 3 years and halfe in Vir-
ginia doe affirme all y® answers wthin written Sauinge y* I
haue not seen Ordnance at Flowerdue Hundred, Henrico,
and Charles Citty. John Snoad."

On May 7th, a paper based upon the above was read
at a meeting of the Company, approved, and ordered to be
presented to the King. It was entitled :

" A true Answere to a writinge of Informacon presented
to his Ma**® by Cap. Nath: Butler intituled

" The Vnmaahed face of our CoUmie in Virginia as it toas
in rf winter of }f yeare 1622."

The conclusion of the answer was in these words :
^' And touchinge y® last 5 Articles of y* said Capt But-
ters informacon wherunto the Said 16 psonns say they
cann make no answere, the same beinge either aboue or



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wthout the compasB of theire knowledge, the Company
for the present retume this Answere in briefe.
" To y® first of their being the 8"* Article and conteyn-
inge onely a descripCon of deuastation of Two plantacons
called Henrico & Charles Citty by the late Massacre by
the Infidles, wch might easily indeed haue been preserued
if the said Massacre had been foreseen or feared : The Com-
pany can say no more, but y* itt was the unauoydable
Calamy tie of such a Treacherous Warr but y® Plantacons
as they hope are againe restored according to express order
giuen from hence to the Colony.

### Language ###
English (Early Modern English source text)

### Assessment ###
The text mentions Butler submitting information to the King about the state of Virginia colony, so we could ask about who gave this report.

### Query ###
Tell me the name of the captain who reported Virginia's condition to the King in 1622.
Tell me the name of the captain who reported Virginia's condition to the King in 1622.