Paper sub habitants of Nor'amton county held scandalous & sedi.ious. Subscribers, together with Edm'd. Scar brough disa WHEREAS the paper subscribed by name of the scribed by in- inhabitants of Northampton countie is scandalous and seditious and hath caused much disturbance in the peace and government of that county, It is therefore ordered by this present Grand Assembly, That all the subscribers of the said paper bee disabled from bearing any office in this countrey, and that Leift. Edmund Scarbrough who hath been an assistant and instrument concerneing the subscribeing of the same bee also disabled from bearing any office vntill he hath answered therevnto, and the honourable Governour & Secretarie be intreated to go over to Accomack with such assist→ ants as the house shall think fitt, for the settlement of the peace of that countie, and punishinge delinquents. This order reversed by an order of Assembly, 26th March, 1658. (Rand. MS. Bl. MS.) bled from holding any office. Gov. & Sec'y to go to Accomack. Provision for Tottopottomoy,an Indian ty. THE order of the last Assembly in the busines relateing to land in York River desired by Tottopottoin York coun- moy, as information by some perticular members of this Assembly is now represented, is ordered to be and remaine in force as formerly, Provided he lives on the same; but if he leaves it then to devolve to Coll. William Clayborne, according to former orders which gave him libertie to make his choice, whether he would have Ramomak, or the land where now he is seated, and that he appear in person before the Governor and Council to make his choice the next quarter courte which of the two seates he will hold, and Capt. John West, and Mr. William Hockaday are enabled to give a safe conduct to the said Tottopottomoy and his InThose seated dians for their coming to towne and his returne home, on the lands of And the commissioners of York are required that such Chickahomi- persons as are seated vpon the land of Pamunkey or ny Indians to Chickahominy Indians be removed according to a late, Pamunkey or be removed. Grant of land act of Assembly made to that purpose, And Coll. John Fludd to go to Tottopottomoy to examine the proceedings of busines and to deliver it vpon his oath. (Rand. MS. Bl. MS.) VPON the petition of Roger Green, clarke, on the to settlers on behalfe of himselfe, and inhabitants of Nanse Moratuck or Roanoake ri- mund river, It is ordered by this present Grand As south side of Choan river. sembly that tenn thousand acres of land be granted vn- ver; also on to one hundred such persons who shall first seate on Moratuck or Roanoake river and the land lying vpon the south side of Choan river and the branches thereof, Provided that such seaters settle advantageously for security, and be sufficiently furnished with amunition and strength, And it is further ordered by the authority aforesaid, That there be granted to the said Roger Green, the rights of one thousand acres of land, and choice to take the same where it shall seem most convenient to him, next to those persons who have had a former grant in reward of his charge, hazard and trouble of first discoverie, and encouragement of others for seating those southern parts of Virginia. (Rand. MS.) Travels of the mountains authorised. WHEREAS diverse gentlemen have a voluntarie desire to discover the Mountains and supplicated for discovery to lycence to this Assembly, It is ordered by this Assembly, That order be granted vnto any for soe doing, Provided they go with a considerable partie and strength both of men and amunition. ¡(Rand. MS.) IT is ordered by this present Grand Assembly that Westmorethe bounds of the county of Westmorland* be as land county, boundaries of followeth (vizt.) from Machoactoke river where Mr. Cole lives: And so vpwards to the falls of the great river of Pawtomake above the Necostins towne. (Rand. MS.) VPON the humble petition of John Claxsonn an old Virginian, and the testimony of the comissioners of the countie of Yorke where hee lived of the great loss he sustained by ffire to his vtter vndoeing, not able to maintain himselfe and five children, The Grand Assembly duely weighing his distressed estate hath granted him the said Claxsonn, an order as a breife to gather the charitable benevolence of well disposed persons. The like also is granted vnto Thomas Bagwell of the Isle of Wight county and to Richard New of James Cittie county. (Rand. MS.) *This is the first time the county of Westmoreland has been mentioned. Indians of Glo'ster and Lancaster counties to have lands & hunting ground assigned to them. An act of indemnity to those who have lent guns to Indi a s. Castle duties to be paid; and how recoverable. Certain forfeited goods remitted. The ship Leopoldus forfeited for breach of na vigation act to be deliver ed to Coll. Walter Chiles at the appraisement. IT is ordered by this Grand Assembly that the comissioners of Gloster and Lancaster countys are stricktly required forthwith to proportion the Indians inhabiting in the said counties their severall tracts of land according to an act of the last Assembly in that case made, and to sett and assigne them such places and bounds to hunt in as may be convenient, both for the inhabitants and the Indians, whereby the severall stocks of the English may be preserved. (Rand. MS. Bl. MS.] AN act of indempnitie is granted for all such as have lent gunns to the Indians, and if any person shall hereafter offend and justly prooved against him, he or they so offending shall suffer seveerly according to act in that case provided, other counties to have the same priviledge. (Rand. MS. Jef. MS. Bl. MS.) IT is ordered by this present Grand Assembly that the castle duties shall be recovered by any refractory person's denying the payment thereof as hath formerly bin accustomed by way of action in any courte or attachment of their goods and estates to that value. (Rand. MS. Jef. MS. Bl. MS.) IT is ordered by this present Grand Assembly upon the petition of Paulus Maeshouck, servant to Abraham Van Susteren, merchant of Dunkirk, that part of the goods forfeited belonging to his said master is remitted. (Bl. MS.) UPON the petition of Leiut. Coll. Walter Chiles, It is ordered by this present Grand Assembly that the ship Leopaldus now adjudged fforfeited and consigned unto him that he the said Chiles should have the said ship according as she hath been appraised being * The following is the Bill of Sale executed by the Governor and Whereas the ship Leopoldus of Dunkirk hath by the grand assembly of this country been adjudged forfeit and accordingly con UPON petition of the comm'rs. of the Isle of Wight Arrearages of county concerning the recovery of diverse arrears of taxes in Isle of Wight, how country and county levies yet unsatisfied since 1644 recoverable. and the lists not recorded through the delinquency of the Clk. of that county, It is ordered by this present Grand Assembly that such persons as have been sheriffs or collectors of the said levies since 1644 and are now living forthwith bring in their sev'll. lists and accounts respectively unto the said county court, and that such persons as have been delinquent in paying the said arrears or detaining of them in their hands be responsable for the same and upon default or denial to be recovered by distress and the parties that have paid the same be discharged from further molestation. And as for those sheriffs or collectors that are dead their es- ceased shetates are to be responsable for what shall appear due riffs liable. from them under their hands. (Bl. MS.) Estates of de IT is ordered that Nath. Battson stand committed Judgment ainto the custody of the sheriff of James City until he Battson gainst Nat. fiscated according to the act of parliament for increase of navigation, In presentia mea, Wm. CLAYBORNE, Sec. GEO. ALETCHER. ROB'T HUBERD. JOHN CORKER, Cl. to the House of Burgesses Certain commissioners to attend gov. as assistants to quiet the dis contents in Nor'ampton and punish the offenders; to divide the co'ty; to appoint officers and decide be tween Scarbrough and others. Further time allowed Sir to leave the colony. hath satisfied Dep: Webster eight beaver skins and an ACCORDING to an order of this Assembly, vpon the petition of Coll. Nathaniel Littleton, Coll, Argoll Yarley, Major William Andrews, and some other comissioners of Northampton county, Master Speaker, Left. Coll. Edward Major, Left. Coll. Geo. Fletcher, Coll. Thomas Dew and Left. Coll. Rob't. Pitt are nominated as assistants to attend the Governour and Secretarie for the settlement of the peace of that coun¬ ty, and the punishment of delinquents there according to their demerrits, the appointment of all officers both for peace and warr, the division of that county, and the hearing and determineing of the businesse of damages between Capt. Daniel How and Left. Coll. Edm'd. Scarbrough, As also between Capt. John Jacob and the said Edmund Scarbrough, with all other matters and things necessary and incident for the preservation of the peace of that place, for which this shall be their comission, The charges which the said comissioners shall be at, both in goeing stayinge there & returneing, to be levied vpon those persons that occasioned their repair thither. (Rand. MS. Bl. MS.) WHEREAS Sr. William Berkeley, Kn't. vpon the deliverie vp of the countrey to the government of the Wm Berkeley Comon-Wealth of England, had granted vnto him by articles, that he should have a shipp to transport him to England or Holland, and whereas the present warr with the Vnited Provinces hath hindred the confirmation of the said articles in England, or the comeing of a shipp out of Holland: And the said Sr. William Berkeley desireing longer time (vizt.) eight monthes from the date hereof to procure the said shipp out of filanders in respect of the warrs with Holland, and that she may be custom free for such tobacco as he shall lade in her; After debate thereof in the Assembly, It is condescended that his said request shall be granted, and he may accordingly within eight months procure a shipp out of flanders for the purpose in his said articles expressed. (Rand. MS. Bl. MS.) To carry his tobacco custom free. |