[8] Co-owned by Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, and Samuel Argall, Treasurer was described as an "English man of war".

[13] At a village run by "Japazaws" (Iapassus), he invited a few of the Patawomeck leadership and Pocahontas to tour the ship and to spend the night aboard.

[16] This planned "fishing voyage" was actually a military action--Argall had instructions to stamp out French Jesuit colonization in "North Virginia" (present-day Maine).

In March, 1618, Samuel Argall commanded Neptune out of London, by a charter from the Virginia Company, with Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr as a passenger.

[citation needed] In 1618, a faction of the Virginia Company of London desired to recall then acting-governor Samuel Argall to initiate an investigation of "privateering history" (acts of piracy) with the Treasurer.

[25][26][2] Jope took command and, using a letter of marque from the Prince of Orange, attacked Portuguese[27] fluyt São João Batista [sic] (sometimes written in Spanish form, San Juan Bautista[1]), captained by Manuel Mendes da Cunha.

[2] Elfrith still bore Argall's letter of marque from Duke of Savoy, a duchy which had recently made peace with the Spanish Empire and was united with Portugal.

[26][28] Treasurer arrived a few days after the White Lion, The latter ship sold between 20-30 Angolan slaves to the James River plantations near Jamestown.

[1] Arriving in Bermuda, the Treasurer was described in a condition of "extremely poore [sic], having all her upper works so rotten as she was utterly unable [to go to sea again]".