shore to be Guarded all along to observe their motions, and as they moved to follow them and prevent them from landing, or having any provisions sent on board them. Bacon now begins to show a more mercelesse severity and absolute authoity than formerly. Plundering and imprisoning many and condemning some by power of martial law. But among all made onely one exemplary (to witt) one James Wilkenson that had fled from his Collours, who (with one Mr. Clough Minister of James Towne) was condemned to dye, but the first onely was executed; which (as a soldier) wee look on to be more an act of his Policy than cruelty, to prevent and awe others from disserting him, wee not observing him to have bin Bloodely inclined in the whole progresse of this Rebellion. Intercession being made for Mr. Clough Captain Hawkins † and Major West, Bacon purposed to accept of Bland, § Carver || and * Mr. John Clough was minister of Southwark Parish, Surry, in 1680. + See Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. III, for a note on Captain Thomas Hawkins, Sr. He was a vestryman of Sittingbourne Parish, Rappahannock county, in 1665, and a justice of Rappahannock in 1670 or earlier. His will, dated February 8, 1675, was proved in Rappahannock county November, 1677. His legatees were his wife, Frances, his sons, Thomas and John. He gave to his daughter, Elizabeth, his former wife's diamond ring and pearl necklace, and if she died, gave them to his daughter, Hannah. There are on record in Essex deeds in 1659 and 1662 from Thomas Hawkins and Mary, his wife. The eldest son was doubtless the Thomas Hawkins, Jr., denounced by Bacon. He appears to have been in service against the Indians in the year after the rebellion, and to have commanded a force raised in several counties along the Rappahannock. There is on record in Middlesex an order, dated October 2, 1677, relating to twelve men, who, by order of the Governor, were sent, on February 1st, preceding, to serve under Major Thomas Hawkins, and who served until May. This Major Thomas Hawkins probably died unmarried before 1696, as in that year and in 1698 are deeds from John Hawkins, of Essex, only son and heir of Captain Thomas Hawkins, of Rappahannock, conveying lands patented by the said Captain Thomas Hawkins in 1662 and 1666. Elizabeth, wife of John Hawkins, relinguishes her dower. The will of a John Hawkins, dated February, 1725-6, was proved in Essex June, 1726. His legatees were his sons, Thomas and William, and daughters, Mary ffarloe* in exchange for them, neverthelesse none of the first three were put to death by Bacon. Now Bacon finding that his Soldiers Insolences growing soe great and intolerable to the People (of whom they made noe due distinction) and finding their actings to reflect on himself, he did not onely betake himself to a strict Discipline over his men but also to more moderate courses himself. Releasing some Prisoners, Pardoning others that were condemned, and calling those to account against whom any complaints came for seisures or Plundering their Estates without his order or knowledge. This Prosperous Rebell, concluding now the day his owne, marcheth with his army into Gloster County, intending to visit all the northern part of Virginia to understand the state of them and to settle affairs after his own measures, in which (wee are informed) he proposed this method. 1. One committee for settling the south side of James River and inquiring into the spoiles that had been comitted there. 2. Another committee to be always with the Army, to inquire into the cause of all seisures, and to give orders for doing the same, and to regulate the rudenesse, disorder, spoile and waste of the soldiers, as they had formerly comitted. Hawkins and Elizabeth Rennolds. The will of a Thomas Hawkins was proved in Essex in 1739. Major, afterwards Colonel, John West, of West Point, who sat on several of Berkeley's court-martials. See Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. I. Giles Bland, collector of the customs for the lower district of James River, son of John Bland, of London, and nephew of Theoderick Bland, of Virginia. || See a Sketch of Captain William Carver, by Mr. Edward W. James, in the William and Mary Quarterly, III, 163-165. This account is derived from the records of the county of Lower Norfolk, where Carver lived. 66 * George Farloe. Berkeley, in his report of the executions, describes him as one Farloe, one of Cromwell's soldiers, very active in this rebellion, and taken with forty men coming to surprise me at Accomack." His niece married Thomas Cheesman, who also was sentenced to death. (Force's Tracts.) 3. And another committee to be appointed onely for the management and proceding for the Indian warr and giving Dispatches for affairs relating to it. But before he could arrive to the Perfection of his designes (woh none but the eye of omniscience could Penetrate) Providence did that which noe other hand durst (or at least did) doe and cut him off. Hee lay sick at one Mr. Pates* in Gloster County of the Bloody Flux, and (as Mr. Pate himself affirms) accompanyed with a Lousey Disease; so that the swarmes of Vermyn that bred in his Body he could not destroy but by throwing his shirts into the Fire as often as he shifted himself. Hee dyed much dissatisfied in minde inquiring ever and anon after the arrival of the Friggats & Forces from England, and asking if his Guards were strong about the House. After Bacon's Death one Joseph Ingram† a stranger in Virginia and came over but the year before this Rebellion, under whose conduct the ffaction began to fall into several parties and opinions, which gave S' Wm. Berkely's party opportunity by these divisions to surprise the Rebels in small Bodyes as they sculked up and down the country. But the maine service that was done for the reducing the Rebells to their obedience was done by the Seamen and commanders of Shipps then riding in the Rivers especially the Generall Surrender at Wests Point of those headed by Ingram and Wacklute, we was managed and concluded by Capt. Grantham, to the disgust of those Gentlemen of the Governor's Party, because S' Wm. Berkeley had not made them concerned in soe considerable a Piece of Service. After Ingram had submitted to the Governor (who lay then on Board Martyn's Ship in Yorke River), Laurance that notorious Rebell fled, who was the first man that sett fire to James *This was either John Pate, Esq., who was appointed to the Council in 1670 and died in 1681, or his nephew, Thomas Pate, who was a justice and colonel of militia in Gloucester in 1680. John Pate, of the Council, was nephew of Richard Pate, of Gloucester, who was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1653 and died in 1657. † See "Ingram's Proceedings," Force's Tracts, Vol. I. Towne by burning his owne house, some others were taken Prisoners after they had lay'd downe their armes, and the rest went home in Peace. About the 16th of January, 1676-7, the whole country had submitted to the Governour and the two and twentyeth hee came home to his house at Greene Spring, and had issued out new writts of summons for the convening of a ffree assembly at his owne house, the State house being ruined with the rest of James Towne. The Particulars of this foregoing Narrative being what wee could collect or observe from the most credible disinterest'd Persons, most authentique Papers, Records, Reports and the Publick Grievances of the respective countyes of Virginia, wee have, with all integrity of mind and the best of our understanding, without favor or partialty, selected and sett downe what wee thought most consonant to Truth & Reality, and on the other hand rejected whatever wee found or suspected to be false or improbable. And doe here according to his Majestye's Royall commands and our own Dutyes most humbly leave it to his Majestye's most Prudent consideration and Judgement. JOHN BERRY, DECISIONS OF VIRGINIA GENERAL COURT, 1626-1628. A court at James citty, 10th day of January 1626, being present Sr. George Yeardley, Knt. Governo' &c., Capt. Smyth, Capt. Mathewes, Mr. Persey, Mr. Clayborne, Capt. Tucker & Mr. Ferrar. The Governor at this court intimated his intent to take upp one thousand acres of land as his dividend, lying uppon Blunt Point River, & bounded easterly by a creeke that divideth it from the land of Robin Poole & Lt. Peppet, next adjoining to their houses now built and soe extending westerly alonge the banke of ye river soe far as unto ye same quantity of land appertaineth northerly uppon the said Blunt Point river and southerly uppon the maine river; wch thing the court hath condescended unto, as whereas the last court day there was leave given to the inhabitants of Pasbehayes to remove themselves from that place, the court doth now determine neither to constrain them nor any other ye inhabitants of ye maine to stay & inhabit there. A Court at James Citty ye 11th of January 1626, being present Sr. George Yeardley, Knt. Governo' &c., Capt. West, Capt. Smyth, Capt. Mathews, Mr. Persey, Mr. Clayborne, Capt. Tucker & Mr. Ferrar. At this Court Tho. Doe had leave given unto him to remove from Kecoughtan & plant at Hogg Island. At this Court Henry Gainye was presented before ye Governor & councill by ye Provost Marshall for drunkenness, where uppon it was ordered that hee should enter into bond of his good behavior of 300' of Tobo. and pay the Provost Marshall twenty waight of Tobo. as being the halfe of his fine & due for informing. The same time Robert Adams was presented likewise for drunkenness by ye Provost Marshall and ye like censure inflicted on him as is uppon ye said Henry Gainye. A Court at James Citty the 12th January 1626, being present Sr. George Yeardley, Knt. Governor &c., Capt. West, Capt. Smyth, Capt. Mathews, Mr. Persey, Mr. Clayborne, Capt. Tucker, Mr. Ferrar. At this Court James Tooke has permission given him to remove from the maine wthout James Citty and plant at Mulberry Island. In regard to divers inconveniencies weh appeare to have happened by the granting of general Warrants in this Colony, too longe to relate, it is ordered that there be none hereafter granted, but that it may be lawful to put as many in any single warrant as shall inhabiting win any one plantation. The 13th day of January, 1626, all being present as ye day before. The Governor and Councill taking into their considera |