bly authorized the beginning of a plantation on the York, then called Pamunky River. As early as 1624, the King's Commissioners had recommended the planting of Chis Archer's Hope, James City. kiake situated upon Pamunky" and to build a pale across from thence to Martin's Hundred, seven miles below James City. Joseph Mede in a letter' to Sir Martin Stuteville in January, 1629-30, after referring to Lord Baltimore's return to London, from Virginia, continues: "About the time of his being there, a certain Indian, dwelling some four or five days journey off, came and offered himself his wife, and four children," and "to ensure them of his fidelity he conducted them against the Indians, their enemies upon whose persons, by his guidance" they obtained "more spoil and revenge than they had done since the great massacre there." And this action had so much the more of justice in it, by reason, that of late, those treacherous savages assailed the house of one Mr. Poole, a minister and slew him, his wife, and all his family." William Cole. William Bentley. Lt. Thompson. John Browning, John Downeman. 2 Nutmeg Quarter. Now about 31 years old, came in 1618 in Neptune. His wife came in 1616, in Susan. About 41 years of age, came as a hired man in 1624, in the Jacob. Elizabeth City. 1 Court and Times of Charles the First. Came in 1621, when 18 years old. When a boy, came in 1611, married a maid sent out in 1621, in Warwick. Greville Pooley, minister, came, in 1622, in the ship James, and was a friend of Abraham Piersey. See p. 49. The action referred to was probably that of Captain Claiborne who attacked and defeated the Indians at Candayak, now West Point, at the junction of the York and Pamunky Rivers. Sir Robert Heath, formerly Recorder of London, when Attorney General of England, on the 10th of February, 1629-30, a few weeks after Lord Baltimore's return, for himself and associates, asked that two degrees of land, upon which to settle a colony, with power "to create, and establish or confirm for ever, officers, ministers, and agents of all qualities and conditions, touching as well the church, as the military, and political part of the government, according to the general orders and laws of the whole province; paying and causing to be paid to these officers, ministers, and agents, all their entertainment and wages." Antoine Rideoute, the Baron de Sancé, a French refugee, and his son George, were made subjects of England, at this time, with the intention of planting a colony, of members of the Reformed Church in France, south of the James River. A charter was granted to Heath and the usual phraseology relative to zeal for Christianity, and desire to enlarge the bounds, and increase the trade of the kingdom, and the region ceded between the 31st and 36th degrees of north latitude in compliment to the king was called Carolana a few years later written Carolina. On the 15th of April, 1630, the proprietor was informed that those who settled in that country must acknowledge the church of England. The next month under this charter, an agreement was made with George, Lord Berkeley, Sir William Boswell, Samuel Vassall, Hugh L'Amy and Peter de Licques,' by which they could form a settlement in Carolana, with power to appoint a Governor, and other officers, and that no appeal should be taken from the General Assembly of the province. This plan was not carried out, and in 1631, the charter was modified, in which Heath is referred to in these words : "He beeing about to lead thither a Colonye of men large and plentifull, professing the true Religion, sedulously and industriously applying themselves to the culture of ye sayd land, and to merchandising, to be performed by industrye at his own charges and others by his example." By this instrument he was made "sole Lord Proprietor in chiefley Knight's service, and by paying for it, to us, our heirs, and successors, one circle of Gold in the fashion of a crown of the weight of twenty ounces with the inscription ingraved upon it Deus coronet opus suum.'" 6 1 Peter de Licques of Picardy had been naturalized. CHAPTER III. EVENTS FROM A.D. 1630 TO A.D., 1684. DOCTOR GOVERNOR HARVEY'S ARRIVAL. ASSEMBLY OF 1630. TION. JOHN Harvey when commissioned as Governor of Virginia, was knighted, in accordance with the custom commenced, at the appointment of Governor Yeardley. He remained in England for some time, and applied for an increase of the emoluments and privileges of his office. He also requested that the city of London, as before, might be permitted to send over one hundred friendless boys, and girls, and that six ministers con formable to the church of England, might also be procured for the Colony. The Privy Council, in reply to the petitions presented, allowed the colonists to hold a legislative assembly, whose |