My Lords of Trade,

With this your Lordships will receive the Journal of the Lower House of Assembly. There was but one Councillour attended, so that Assembly fell for want of an Upper House. Mr John Lovick a member of Council deceased before the meeting of the Burgesses; several more of of the Council I hear are very ill, In my next I am apprehensive I shall inform you of more vacancys in His Majesty's Council here.