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1635
March 8.
Chelmsford. |
164. Richard Weston, Baron of the Exchequer, to the King.
At the Assizes held for Surrey, Richard Ingram was found guilty
of the felonious taking of two kine in February last, and was also
at the Lent Assize in 1633 condemned for stealing two horses,
when his Majesty's Warrant was issued to deliver said Ingram to
Lewis Edwards to be transported into Virginia, with proviso that
if he returned without license, he should be executed according to
judgment. Ingram confesses he had not been in Virginia nor bad
license to stay in this kingdom. The sheriff is commanded to stay
execution till his Majesty's further direction. [Dom. Chas. I.,
Vol. 284, No. 42.] |
| March 11. |
165. Letters Patent to Sir Henry Spiller, Sir Abraham Dawes,
Lawrence Whitaker, Edward Ayscough, and Lawrence Lownes.
Recite Proclamations of James I. of 29 Sept. and 2 March in 22nd
year of his reign, forbidding the importation and sale of tobacco
not of the growth of Virginia and the Somers Islands. Another
proclamation of 30 Dec., 17 Jas. I., forbidding the planting of
tobacco in England or Wales, which were renewed by proclamations of 9 April and 13 May, 1 Chas. I., 17 Feb., 2 Chas. I., 9 Aug.,
3 Chas. I., and (? 6) Jan., Chas. I, and appoints John Gilby and
Richard Bigge to prosecute offenders against said Proclamations,
and Sir Henry Spiller and the others above-named, are appointed
Commissioners to compound with such offenders, said Gilby and
Bigge to receive a fourth part of the fines recovered. [Dom.
Chas. I., Case C., No. 5.] The fice proclamations of Churles I.
above referred to will be found obstracted in the first Volume of
this Calender. |
| April 10. |
166. Notes by Secretary Sir Francis Windebank of business
transacted by the Lords of the Treasury. Lady de la Warr's pension
of 500l. per ann. out of the customs of Virginia respited. [Cecily
Lady de la Warr, in a petition to the King some months before, set
forth that she had only 10l. per ann. to maintain herself and seven
children; that King James on the death of her husband had
granted her a pension of 500l. per ann. for 31 years, to be paid out
of the customs of Virginia, but the grant being more than half
expired she prayed for a renewal for 31 years from the present time,
see Col. Papers, Vol. 8, No. 18.] Extract. [Dom. Chas. I., Vol. 285,
No. 7.] |
May 5.
[Virginia?] |
167. — Zouch to "his dear and loving father Sir John Zouch."
Perceives that if the Governor (Sir John Harvey) could have done
him any "dispight" here he would have pursued it to the utmost.
Left one of the kine he was to receive for his father at Capt.
Browne's. The Councillors and Burgesses for the Assembly have
framed a letter as from the Burgesses and others to the Council,
complaining of their manifold aggrievances, and desiring redress
from them. The people of the lower parts met in such troops to
set their hands to the letter, that it put Capt. Purify into an affright
that caused him to write to the Governor of many incident dangers,
insomuch that he durst not keep a Court until he heard from him or
had a letter from his Majesty. Hereupon the Governor sendeth
warrants for the Council, who, soon after they met, consulted about
sending the Governor for England, but Capt. Browne went home
over night, "a pain that he had in his belly excused him sufficiently,"
by reason he opposed the Governor as did the rest. Mr. Menefie
absolutely refused his aid in arresting the Governor, alleging reasons
that it was not fit to deal so with his Majesty's substitute. Menefie
went not home as he said, but to the back river, where he debated
with himself, desiring of God to confirm his resolution or abolish it;
but the loss of his country striking in his stomack, at last he came
resolved as the rest, where the Governor did arrest him of high
treason for the words he spake against him at Kecoughton, Sir
John Zouch then present; but the Governor had no sooner given
Mr. Menefie the thump on the shoulder, but Capt. Utye took him by
the middle and arrested him in his Majesty's name, the rest stepping
and taking hold of him likewise, looking pale as did Kemp. The
Governor refused to go till he saw no resistance, and then desired
to choose a Deputy, who, though he spoke very mildly ever since,
was denied; they meet (?sic) sending him for England with all that
can object ought against him, himself residing at Little Town in the
interim, forgetting and laying aside all malice formerly between
them. Need not be further impertinent, presuming he will be
acquainted with the cause shortly after he has wondered at
Harvey's unlooked for coming. The Maryland men have boarded
Capt. Claiborne, taking all his trade and trading stuff, bound his
men and cast them into the hold, besides beating and hurting them
in what manner they are not fully acquainted with, but hopes they
will have a journey to Pacowomeeke. The country prayeth for
Sir John Zouch, and generally wishes him to come Governor. His
sisters and all friends very well. 3 pp. [Col. Papers, Vol. 32
No. 4.] Gov. Hareey, in a letter to See. Windebonk, of 3 April
1635 complains of "the preposterous haste" of Sir John Zouch
to leave the Colony. In another letter to See Windebank of
14 July 1635, dated, from Plymouth, Harvey "execuses his coming
from Virginia without license." See Col. Papers, Vol. VIII.,
Nos. 53, 73. |
May 7.
James Town, Virginia. |
168. Governor Sir John Harvey to Richard Kemp, Sec. of
Virginia. These are in his Majesty's name to will and require him
that upon the first sitting of the Council and Country now gathered
together, he declares unto him that their Assembly is unlawfully
called and grounded upon meeting and rebellion. Straitly charges
all manner of persons that have been called thereunto, that upon
pain of death without further consultation had, they betake themselves like obedient subjects peaceably to their several homes,
and seeing their agents are gone for England to expect his Majesty's
will and pleasure therein. Moreover, strictly commands them of
this Assembly to make present answer whether those persons be the
first authors of laying violent hands on and deposing his Majesty's
Lieutenant and Substitute from his charge and trust, some of the
Council charging him with treason, and those some other insolent
persons seek to cloud their inveterate malice and contempts to
government under false pretences of general good, which hath been
evermore the colour and shadow of all rebellions. Therefore, in the
fear of God and obedience to the King, forewarns them not to run
headlong upon a certain ruin of themselves and their posterities.
[Coke MSS., Hist. MSS. Commis., XII. Report, Append. Part II.,
p. 79.] |
May 15.
Whitehall. |
169. Lords of the Admiralty to Robt. Earl of Lindsey. Upon
information given that ships coming from St. Christopher's,
Barbadoes, the Caribbee Islands, Virginia, Bermudas, and other
English Plantations, go to foreign countries with their goods, to the
King's great loss in his customs, the Council have given the Lords
of the Admiralty order to cause such ships to come for the Port of
London or some other port of this kingdom. Pray him to take
effectual care for meeting with such ships, and to cause the masters
to enter into bond to bring their ships to London or some other
English port; and should the master of any ship refuse, the Earl is
to place aboard a sufficient cupplement of men to bring the ship to
London. [Dom. Car. I., Vol. 264, fol. 128a.] |
May 25.
Newport News, Virginia. |
170. Sam. Matthews to [Sec. Sir John Coke?]. Account of the
differences between Governor Sir John Harvey and the people of
Virginia. The Governor is leaving James Town and the Colony,
appointing Capt. John West to act as Governor till his Majesty
appoint another. [Coke MSS., Hist. MSS. Commis., XIIth Report,
App. Part II., p. 81.] |
| June 18. |
171. Acts of the Court of High Commission. A petition read
from John Haydon, prisoner in Bridewell, wherein he voluntarily
acknowledges his manifold contempts against the authority of the
Court, as well in preaching abroad since his degradation, as also in
making sundry escapes out of prison, and offers voluntarily to
leave this kingdom and go to Virginia, if order were given for his
enlargement which the Court ordered on his giving bond with
sufficient sureties. Extract. [Dom. Chas. I., Vol. 261, fol. 243.] |
| July 8. |
172. Warrant to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex and the
Keeper of Newgate. For delivery of Maurice Cavenaugh, Richard
Greene, Jane Wood, Anthony Bromley, Mary Fortescue, John
Humfreys, Margaret Challicombe, Joan Howell, Jane Pryn, Elizabeth
Branscombe, Mary Burbeck, Elianor Sutton, Elizabeth Williams,
and Thomas Merry, to Capt. Thos. Hill or Capt. Richard Carleton,
to be transported by them into Virginia, with a elause for executing
any of the said prisoners who return. [Dom. Chas. I., Docquet.] |
| Dec. 5. |
173. The King to the Sheriff of Kent. In behalf of John
Tallford, miller, convicted at the last quarter sessions at Canterbury
of stealing a mare, and now to be transported by William Gibbs
into Virginia, not to return without special license. [Dom. Chas. I.,
Docquet.] |
