Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
BACON'S
IN VIRGINIA,
In 1G75
AND 1676.
CAMBRIDGE:
PRESS OF JOHN WILSON AND SON.
1867.
^ l^^"
PEEFATORY KOTE.
The somewhat famous episode in the history of Virginia, known as " Bacon's Rebellion," took place in the
years 1675 and 1G76.
In the
Ingram (whose
his
was
restored.
Bacon,
and
and power-
would
refer to the
we
by Robert
by Charles Campbell.
See
and said
to
also,
in the
same volume, a
PREFATORY NOTE.
iv
paper
An
called, "
By Mrs Ann
in
Cotton, of Q.
Creeke."
printed,
is
is
in the
with the
text,
Portions of
The chirography
tinct.
it
is
Fifty-
remarkably
dis-
no
is
viz.,
title,
"The
Upon
brown
written "Bacons proceedi[ngsJ July
outside of the
The unknown
much
injured by time.
near the
close, on page 49
Page, one of the rebels executed, was " once
first
coming
is
Many
27, 1761."
of this
vant at his
the
my
sar-
List
In "
lished in the
is
first
volume of Force's
servant," &c.
One Page,
The query
is
at
a carpenter, formerly
my
some
it
PREFATOBY NOTE.
-writer.
first
Volume
of
ciety's Collections, in
was communicated
described, which
member
late
of Congress
Washington, December
Dear
lion "
Sik,
it
amusement
1812.
Bur-
it.
20tl),
Ingr;im's Rebel-
At
by the
member
to the Society
Neck
its
he entertained no doubt of
its
antiquity,
it
and valued
on that account.
From
his opinion
was
and the
I hope
correct.
it
style, I
will be found
and circumstantial
am
perfectly satisfied
worthy of a place
in
Permit
me
to offer
my
Yours
respectfully,
William A. Bukwell,
The
ciety
collation of
it
it
it
in the
where
it
of Virginia.
Historical So-
this
to the family of
manuscript,
Mr. Burwell,
made by
the
PREFATORY NOTE.
many
errors
covered.
The required
corrections
latter
was
referred, decided to
were
dis-
were made in a
and, in view
a great
to
of their
whom
the
ciety's
off
in
separate form.
CHAKLES DEANE.
Boston, September
20, 1867.
["
for there
owne
security.
sliort to
indure a long Seige, with out makeing emty belles and that emty belies,
ways makes an
all
unfit
Serving
Man
to
there spirits were downe, to doe what they could to keepe there stores
by the Law
of
Arms
now
And
all
wilde Deare, they resalued to see what good might be don by hunting
tame Ilorsses, Which trade became their sport soe loii, that those who
came on Ilorsback to the seige, began to feare the should be compeld
to trot horn a foot,
made
blades
so
and
many
irlad if
'-
salleys,
saide that the Indians doth the least minde their IJellics (as being con-
began
to
''
men")
to
commence a
treaty.
What
of, I
do not know
but certainly
Com-
Law
to
'tis
posible, exprest
this action,
tlie
English
of Arras.
* Where dots are inserted, the manuscript is either torn or illegible; where brackwords are supplied by the Editors; where the original is indistinct,
employed.
Eds.
The Indians
senil
out
f'^re oUeif
They
ell-)
in the
nobody
TheTniiiaiis
forsake [the]
Fort.
som
tell
what interpretation
to
.
put upon
why
(nor indeed,
it
those,
whom
they
then [those
who] were
make
things in the
all
Haueing [made]
any further.
war
but,
fort,
and] not
this resalution,
ing the P^nglish to prossecute the seige, as Schogin's wife brooded the
men
ten
Now
o'th head,
all
though
might be
it
s;iide
emty handed, in regard they had left all there plunder and weltli
behinde them in the fort, yet it cannot be thought that tliey went away
emty hearted For though that was i)ritty well drained from it's former
curage, through those inconvenencies that they had bin subjected to, by
the scigc, yet in y" roome thereof, rather then the veutieles should lie
:
The Indians
venge them-
EDgUsh.
up
so
much
in
commence a
The Beseigers
ill
imployed time in
pecking at the huske, and now findeing the shell open, and mising the
expected prey, did not a litle woonder what was be com of the lately
impounded Indinans, who, though at present the could not be scene,
For
yet it was not long before that they were heard off, and fek too.
in a very short time they had, in a most inhumane nlaner, murthered
no less then GO innocent people, no ways guilty of any actuall injury
don
to
these
ill
By
the
blood of these
poore soules, they thought that the wandering ghosts of those there
.'
to justi-
scedin^'s.^''^^'
li^h
was
remonstronce
interpreter,)
Tlierefore to prove
in the
name
Wh[at was
it]
that
moved him
Eng-
whom
to
he
take up
"
Arms,
airuinst
liiin,
prot(.'s[.si'(l
[him] aud
hiniselfe
contrary to
onejiiiies,
aud
to
made betwene
league
tiiat
laiulers, his
be so eager
in
becom
to
persew
ways
be
to
satisfied,
by
self,
one of
killing 10 for
men
if
that his
damage
being
this
ingaged
That now,
to
his intress
was content
renew and
to
conliiin the
whom
he had
to lite it
out to
draw
in
to
honour and
intress, these
Indians
..
aides: W'hich being conjoyned (in seperate and united parties) they by
the
'.
IJy which
in
tions
For
these brutish
be thought
torment
cruill
tliose
might not
poore soules
-11
whose
wiili,
1'
reclied late
it
was
i-
11
ties
Cmeiof
to tall in to dians.
One
was prepared for the fla]mes at lames Towne, who indured [much,
another world,
but found means] to escape. Those who had the
there more then can
to be attributed to
was to haue
In-
10
som more
And now
it
could
fact.
it
that
brutish
afflicted
Planters
to curss
which way,
At
to leaue all
and be expos'd
Fnrtstobe
ill
it was concluded, as a good expedient for to put the counsom degree of safety, for to plant Forts upon the Fronteres,
thinkeing there by to put a stop imto the Indians excurssions which
last
ti'ey in to
after the
fini.-hed,
came short of the designed ends. For the Indians quickly found out
where about these Mouse traps were sett, and for what purpose, and
which they might easely
so resalued to keepe out of there danger
ennough do, with out any detriment to there designes. For though
;
(tis
never thought much of there labour, so long as they were not debar'd
fi'om doing of Mischeife
prevent:
Not vaiiued
"
dians.''
.For
if that
in the
power of these
wood then
in to the
know
forts to
that there
to kill
Men, and
not
com
The
lous discontent
and the
losers
benititt
lost.
peld to worke
It
if it
all
all
(no body
lie
it
to cast
many
about for so
knew
downe
for what,)
in, to rest
now by [them
a ... a marvel-
do not inc
Mole-catchers at the
Banke,
and
if
and
there
by the Indians
bones, fur
ujjon
which
at night could
wery
But
For
For
in all cases.
it is
by the
contrived, eather
tiiougli
to
all
in his
name
which
liis
owne eme-
haue undon,
to
at the
efect, to
counted
" Kngiuh.
were don
ways
T.''f.,^1''*'
command
sole
should be
be more easier to
off;
Repute he
may
it
houkl
11
discrning
less
those,
who,
till
and
that he
now, were
Besides,
selues in an errour,
tion the Forts
when
that
profhtt, against
prollitt
intreties
which
all
they haueing no
fire
pose, and finding there condition every whit as bad, if not worse since,
le
worke.
many
cou-
to
state
hope
in the countin-
to
one
gJty.
w^as of larger
(if
A Man he
not
not for
any thing he had yet don, as the cause of there affections, but what tliey
expected he would doe to disarve there devotion while with no common
zeale, they send up there reitterated prayers, first to him self, and next
to Heaven, that he may becom there Gardian Angle, to protect them
;
from the
whom
tliis
Gentrman had a
perfict antipothey.
It
som
seemes, in the
first
rise of the
War,
this
Gent:raan had
made
not willing to
commence
at present, eather
till
more suteable
reasons prisented, for to urge his more severe prosecution of the same,
against the heathen
ap-
a','ainst
the
12
bacon's proseedings."
'^
Popiilcrly inclin'd
peoples ch-possitions
the
tlie
and
times,
them
to beare,
and against
For
I'fdrcss.
thcsc, or
som other
reasons, the
Which he
proposalls.
man
or
woman
pretentions, liee in
Iiis
Commission or no Com-
to
som
least
Governour refused
by the Indians, he would goe out against them, though but 20 men
Now
ffamiley.
it
kill,
got together
so unhappylie
was one of
som 70
fell
his
out,
owne
or 80 persons,
most good Howsekeepers, well armed, and seeing that he could not
legally procure
ernour
(.
applyes hi
Tiie
'W.
gust-
Bacons
and som of
Scuffell)
his oath,
at
and so forth
this insolent
Gov-
terprise,
he
deportment of Bac
.
to
insteade of aeekeinw
mcaues
oceedings.
ans.
Wiiich
ed at his proseedings.
ais-
to increase
it,
by
.'
Bacons
to
actions,
affections.
in mistrust, as a
of them)
found that he was master and owner of those induments which constitutes a
Compleate Man,
in
(as to intriucecalls)
By
descretion to chuse.
wisdom
which imbelishments
(if
to
apprehend and
he should continue
tlie
while there yohger Brother, tln^ough the nimbleness of his wit, might
steale
away
right.
which
if it
might chance
to prevent, they
tliei'e
owne by
birth-
undo them
thought
it
by
in the affec-
conduceable to
as
knowing
had acted
For though
;
yet
it
S''
S''
it
it
must needs
13
what Sir William Iiad don: However, according to there desires, J'^"|^^''^^^
Bacon and all his adhereance was proclamed a Rebell, May the 29, Bacon.
and forces raised to reduce him to his duty. With which the Governour advanced from the Midle Plantation* to finde him out, and if
neede was
with him, on the head, as som were in hope they had don, and which
me[ct'!]
_
whom
owne party
fulls
hv.
relates
it)
a considerable quantity
in
e,
live,
his self,
no
less
selfe to be
But
Ilowse.
to
by
selfe to the
now
a proclamed
performance of that
his
Ancor
in
in
rest,
triall.
Table as before
signed the
all
to a
till
day
to
here
same
who can do
meuent deportments of
who
less
Godes Fortune who, in the mornand ere night crownes him with
honours: Somtimes depressing, and agaiue ellivateing, as her fickle
ing loades
humer
is
Man
and
haue a Commission
then in towne.
And
triaii
'"^'^"'
ofBrmisrht
of
all
Monday
Baoon taken
prisoner.
Towne)
before the
with
luauius.
all his]
which he did
tiie
with
that blinde
to smile or frowue, of
* Williamsburg.
disgraces,
which
this
Gen':muns
fate
was a kiude
Kus.
Commission,
14
For
he was,
in the
in his
triall,
his
receue the Gurdian due to a Rebell (and such hee was proclamed
and ere
to be)
niglit,
ressalutions of the
man
fitt
Heathen
in Verginia, to
And
or
^^^
^i-
dis-
gusted.
'
to
disgusted,
though
o
o
tis
supposed
At which being
o
promiscd Commission.
at present he
that
Bacon
desires,
^^^^
his
(after
som contest with his owne thoughts) granted, contrary to the advise of
som about him, who suspected Bacons designes, and that it was not
so much his Lady's sickness, as the distempers of a troubled minde,
that caused him to with draw to his owne house, and that this was
the truth, with in a few days was manifested, when that he returned
to
Towne.
designes,
&
to reinforce
so short, (not
above 12
Randevouze made
returnes to
Towne
such a slender number, that under 4 Insignes there was not mustered
at the
head of 500
men, and
"-
at the
abovc 100 Souldcrs, and not one halfe of them sure neather, and
forceath a
m
.
Commission, slugish
deale,
Bacon had
(such as
up
his
him
for
it
owne
Companies
to the designed
all so
number (500
in all)
fills
and so applies
And,
first,
thickits,
and
any shelter
so
in
much
all
Which
began
to applye
them
which
15
"bacon's proseedings."
now they
God knowcs,
till
durst not do, for feare of being knock'd on the head, as,
too
many were,
were observed.
(for so
in
&
the Indians
And now
an advantage,
to raise the
returne tired and exhausted by his toyle and labour in the Indian war.
Governour
Gloster County, (a place the best rei)lenislied for men, arms, and affections of
any County
in Vercinia,) all
&
much
in the
Gloster men
to the Court
disrellished,
there
his
them
if
not, at pres-
o'''
in a
now
most barber-
it
it
nothing could be expected but ruing and destruction unto both, to the
i)arty, since
that
it
that while they should be exjjoseing there brests against one auothers
his disad-
knock out there brains. But if it should so hapen (as they did hope
it would never so hapen) that the Generall after the Indian war was
finished, should attempt any thing against his Hon" person or Goverment, that then they would rise up in arms, with a joynt consent, for
the prisarvation of both.
at present, to
to
The
Giosters
men's protestation.
16
was not a
these undertakeings,
to
more
litle
event not
But he
was no
to be don, since
affaires,
now
in
hand
to be don, namely,
thought
Bacon pro[clajmeil a
Tratour.
it
in all
meetmgs m these parls. Ihe noyse of which proclameation, after that it had past the admireation of all that Avere not
aquainted with the reasons that moued his honl' to do what he had now
don, soone reached the Generall eares, not yet stopt up from lisning
.
publick places of
to apparent dangers.
This strange and unexpected news put him, and som with him,
shrodely to there trumps, beleveing
tiiat
them which you please) might quickly ring the cards, and game
He perceued that he was falne (like the corne
out of his hand.
(call
too,
enimy
to
if
He knew
be ground to powder.
in his frunt,
in his
that to haue a
wounded
to death in his
with bows and Arows, or in the back with Guns and Musquit
He
bullits.
tlie
he had
that
But
full crye, as
a more salvage
and himselfe
[whom]
by him the Indians were dest[royed, he] forth with (after a short
[som of his soulde]rs) countermarcheth his
Army, and
in
a trice
* Willuimsbur'T.
Eds.
The
first
Bacon
thing that
fell
was
17
to there
and by respects,
sinester,
all
Arms
nor iiidevioured
&
fortunes,
destroy
ion,
&
King
against
&
now
welthey,
first
in to the
He
cites the
peaceable behaviours
soulders
his
witii
wholl
up-
others,
Country
&
111-bin
liatli
11
manetaineing there
tiaiis rites
cpiarill
and intress
against an Indian,
tiie
when
-Ai
Authorety
in
Indians
'i
-n
for
His refuseing
to
word shall be a
som thing against
that an [In]diaiis
sullicient
Govpower to de
off, as being a Monopley appertaineing to the Cro[wn]
Questions
whether the Traders at the heads of the ... s do not buy & sell the
Saitli
in
the
his
untrey
men
Araignes one
Coll:
Coles ascertion [for sayi]iig that the English are bound to protect the
Ind[iaus] ... or to the haserd of there blood
and so conclu[des]
out wliich
.
Game
(in
This
to the following
nee of Bacons
Chapter
Avith-
he inditers
good meaneing.
.
his next
worke was
[Bacons dcciaration.]
to
them-
"bacon's proseedings."
18
lations
[him a meeting]
to giue
how
to
in his
now
and ireguler
mon
and
(as
actings.
in there
bosums
com-
or as uncon-
now
likely to
theres to ashes.
According
parts,
to the
in these
meeteing
Where
and
of,
to
explane
the summons) he desired them to take the same so far in to there conthere might, by there wisdom,
sideration, that
S''
Williams
under
mon
his
command, thought
selfe,
nor
tliose
it
in the
meane
time want insureance (when they had don the worke abrode) not to
set
them
cut,
worke
to
whoe
to be don,
their knavereys)
now ingaged
in
him.
After that Bacon had urg'd, what he thought meet for y' better carying on of those affaires,
now hammering
Army,
was concluded
Generall, and
in a consistancy of safety,
and
it
when
in his head,
test,
him
the
march
there should be a
afford
his
title
[.svV]
Berkley
now he would
not
19
"bacon's proseedtngs."
sentcd
same
to,
'^Jp\![|['^!J
in to
which
wliile lie
were likewise
be aposed,
to
ways
they
till
These two
last
branches of
this
how
satisfaction
in there
all,
all
But
the
whoU ingagement,
as
was
it
as they
first,
the last
if
startle
many
pi-esented in
was
therefore he
resalued, if that
they would not do, what hee did judg soe reasonable, and necessary
to
Commission
Assembley, and
to the
let
som other
me
proclamed
1
is
to
11
can,
my
it
a Rebell, and
now
are,
and ever
adhere to his
will
ilegall
narely senceable,
it
witli
must and
not
it is
no
unknowue
be against his
:
in
to
imployed
countrey,
the
intress,
it
not
who
tliat
shall
now
those capeable
all
can
is
to the destruction
Neather
friendly accomadatiou
w'l'
all,
or any part
marcy,
to
fitt
Barons
y takcing
the oatli.
it
besides
and of tho>e
of which he being
common
And
is
proseedings
rn
then i reason.
less
Gen':men
cannot in
and then
20
may
be,
be
left to
consideration.
Many
things
at this meeting)
urged pro and con, concerning the takeing or not takeing of the in-
gagement
against
all
ressalute
temper of the
Generall,
som times
and not
to
be despenced with necessity, in regarde of those feares the wholl Collony was subjected to through the daly murthers perpetrated by the
Indians,
would haue
many
art
it
to be,
and
Especially
with so
in the Countrey,
when
that the
was
litle
Guner
of
many
poore people
it
ading
for protection,
to fall in to the
by
York Fort
into
fled
much
said,
fled to
men
it,
to rein-
and those
The Generall was som what startled at this newes, & accordingly
expostulated the same, how could it posible be that the most conciderby
But being tould that the Governour, the day before, had
caused all the Arms and Amunition to be convayed out of the Fort
into his owne vessell, with which he was saled forth of the Countrey,
as it was thought, it is strange to thinke, what impressions this Story
ablest fortris in the countrey, should be in danger to be surprised
the Indians.
made upon
In ernist
to
S'i
tliis
William,
How
ever, this
who
could not
was no grate
to
make
his advantages out of this, as well as he did out of the Gloster busness,
so
flexable,
The oath
much cuning
&
and apt
to
taken.
21
"bacon's proseedings."
that there
That
(viz.)
if
there
in the
consequence that might tant the subscribers Alegence, that then they
should stand absalued from all and every part of the s"^ oath; unto
it)
saying
God
he had too
forbid that
it
Armye by
command)
therefore
much
should be
it
had,
or them, would goe about to act, or do, any thing contrary to the meane-
the
Bad Ware requires a darke store, while Sleeke and Pounce inveagles
Chapmans judgment. Though the first subscribers were indulged
the liberty of entering there exceptions, against the strict letter of the
who were
peace in
lattitude.
tlieir
to take the
severall juridictions,
who
the oath, wherel)y the aftertakers were obliged to swollow the same
(though
thereoff.
it
more unto those who were indulged, the fore s^ previllidg, then to those
since both subscribed the ingagement as it
wlio were debard the same
It
stood in the letter, not as it was in the meaneing of the subscriber.
is trew, before God and there owne conciences, it might be pleadeable,
but not at the Bar of humane proseedings, with out a favourable interpretation put upon it, by those who were to be the judges.
While Bacon was contriuing, and imposeing this Illegall Oath, for
to secure him selfe against the Goveruour, the Governour was no less
Bacon. Theresollicious to fiiide out meanes to secure him selfe against
fore, as the
Bacons reach, he
fronj the
Bay
?' ^- "''>'
to Acco-
mane
sales over to
Accomack.
This place
Eastern shore.
is
sequestered
It
is
bounded on
tlie
commonly
called the
s"!
countrey navigable for the bigest Ships more then 240 miles, and so
4
22
and danger,
s'!
Bay
A labour of toyle,
in
was not long before Bacon was inform'd where the Governour
neather was he ignorant what it was that moved
him to do what he had don
He did all so apprehend that, as he had
It
Bland
&
Carver sent
to Acco-
mack.
his
owne time)
way
finde the
stiring dispossition,
in
life,
in
W.
two
(before he
ships, eather
inhabitants (thinkeing that all the countrey, like the Friere in the
Bacon adTancetli
against the
Indians.
tion to
manidge the
affaires of y"
went abrode
Countrey
in his
to destroy the
absence
least (as
he
Hee had
not
march'd many miles, from his head quarters, but that newes came post
hast, that
trade
(as
those
who
related)
be-
was no other Treason made use of but there want of discrehad it bin other ways the
assisted by the juce of the Grape
that there
Carver talven tion,
and hanged.
Governour would never rewarded the servis with y'' gift of a Halter,
which he honoured Carver with, sudenly after his surpriseall. Bland
was put in Irons, and ill intreated, as it was saide most of the soulders
;
owned
Carvers
made
in to his servis
fate.
prissoners,
them seines
blest
that
Bacon was
entree!
upon
23
and 10
ships
;j
him
sloops, in
which
(as
^^JJ!^'"'"'^''
was about a thousand soulders. The newes where of outwings soone reachM the cares of those left hj Bacon,
For
to see the Kings peace kep, bj' resisting the Kings vice gerent.
before that the Governour could get over the Water, two fugetiues
was got to land, sent (as may be supposed) from som in Accomack,
spirited for the Generalls quarill, to inform those here, of the same
it is
saide)
principles, of the
mens
estates
And
from
all
they were
first
his soul-
to
heirs, for
impossition, excepting
And
that
it
lastly
12 pence per
Accomackfight.
that
fore
And
ernours cause.
truth, the
two men
that this
be. fore
truth,
one of the lust-asses of the peace, for York County, after that one
two scouudrills
or
in
taine,
to the test.
know
false, it
tell,
right,
much
at present,
destracted in
which way
them
selues
sounded forth
or affections, dictated
couOiUoa..
Som
fill
Oath
to
Rock of
upon him
as the onely quick sands ordained to swollow up, and sinke the ship
that should set
in
the
Towne
into
S'
w.
Sep.
arives
7.
'
"bacon's proseedins."
24
summons
his
tion
(it
and owne
intress,
Larance a
Which
is
his,
that
all
Collonell,
to,
revenge
Which
men
them
after-claps of
all into
while others
som
it,
(before
This his
a ressalution
bin fortifyed,
it
yet they had no Commission to fight) while they had the liberty of so
doeing, before
it
which that
night, in the
darke, they put in execution, every one shifting for him selfe with
feare, in the gratest hast posible, for fere of being sent
no ordnary
after
And
that
som
be manifested in
of
Collonell
and a
faire
Cupbord of Plate
intire standing,
Gov-
all
his
into the
fell
God
for his
safe
arivall
hee applyes
be
fed, as
fight,
God
of,
but to
And knowing
and
in the
next
place for soulders, as well to reinforce his strength with in, as to inlarge
his quarters abrode
will dispose
when
But
as the saying
much
as he
deale of toyle
killing
&
draws in
him
much
God
at liberty,
his
in
his forces
propose, but
selfe so
to do,
vissions,
tions,
was able
fe
Man may
is,
prissoners,
his pro-
his
Army
to
"bacon's rnocEEDiNGS."
25
gether strength against the next designed March, which was no sooner
tlie
town.
up
^ the Governour
trice blocks
in
Towne,
knowne
Coiintrey
which
especially
with
and
in a
astonishment Bacon blocks
to the generall
when
that
men now
his parson)
the Govorno'
of the wholl
at
at
An
worke neather.
notis of
it,
"p
in towne.
fifty,
action of so
but thinke but that the Accomackians eather intended to receue their
or other
ways
might stand
&
aflf'aires
accordingly.
hearts to
times
number prevales
it
not amiss,
same with
was to be efected you shall heare.
For emediately he despacheth two or three parties of Horss, and ^^'^^'i ^d^
'for severall
about SO many in each party, for more he could not spare, to bring in ^^'^^- "'<>to the Camp some of the prime Gent: Women, whose Husbands were t^e camp,
and how
in towne.
to strengthen the
this
Where when
them
Iiad
brought them
Men,
at
such
If
Mr
Fuller thought
it
This action
well aquainted with (no not those the best inform'd in railliiary affaires)
that before they could
com
to
By which
"bacon's proceedings."
26
meanes though they (in there owne parsons) might escape without
wounds yet it might be the lamentable fate of there better halfe to
drop by gunshott, or other ways be wounded to death.
Whether it was these Considerations, or som others, I do not know,
But this is manifest, That
that kep their swords in there scabards
Bacon knit more knotts by his owne head in one day, then all the hands
While these Ladyes
in Towne was able to untye in a wholl weeke
white Aprons became of grater force to keepe the beseiged from salleing out then his works (a pittifull trench) had strength to repell the
;
w^eakest shot, that should haue bin sent into his Legure, had he not
made
For it is to be noted that rite in his frunt, where he was to lodge his
Men, the Governour had planted 3 grate Guns, for to play poynt blank
upon his Men, as they were at worke, at about 100 or a 150 paces distance
him
for
to
faction, or
The
descrip-
tion of lames
Towne.
ou which the
Towne
is
built, is
Peninsulla, or
a perfict
'
Sowth
he
placc,
'
tract of
if
upon him
should offer to
Land,
all
Haueing on the
side the
3 miles brode, Incompast on the North, from the east point, with a deep
Creeke, rangeing
River
and
Iseland (for so
it
in
there,
This
to y" Continent,
is
nere upo 2 miles, and for Lattitude about halfe so much, beareing in
litle more or less.
It is low-ground,
Swomps, which makes the Aire, especially in y"
of Marches and
Sumer, insalubritious
&
&
ill
unhelty
not at
It is
all
replenish'd with
built
much about
the
and large
and
in
is
in
which
is
com-
howses
exstreorduary rates.
27
"bacon's proceedings."
"Women,
now
if
Le-
at the
posiljle,
to
which he thought
might easely beAsaiiey
'^
made upon
Camp. Bacon.
For the efecting of which he sent forth 7 or (as they say) 800 of
his Accomackians, who (like scholers goeing to schoole) went out with
performed,
that his
hom
his
thinkeing
which
full in
in-
sides, or
to
better
it
som
boolitts)
off
them
was not able to stand upon there leggs, which made the rest betake
them selucs to there heeles as the onely expedient to save there lives
which som amongst them had rather to liaue lost, then to haue own'd
;
which he exprest
who merited
But
the same.
it
was,
in
disgusted at the
som
in ernist,
when
ill
management of
the event to
som of
the officers
made such
crabed faces at the report of the same, that the Guner of Yorke Fort
did proffer to purchase, for any that would buy, a CoUonells, or a Captains,
Commission,
for
a chunke of a pipe.
heated downe, and ]\ren blowne up into the aire like Shutle Cocks)
'our
against
the Ships, the other against the enterance into Towne, for to The Oovcm*
.
open a pasage
to his intended
.,
Storm, which
now was
he
said,
place,
Guns naled
to
u^j,
for
Bacon
and which he did the next morning before day Where, contrary
his hopes, he met with nothing that might satisfie eather him selfe
ure,
and som small quantety of Indian Corne with a grate many Tan'J
hides.
leaves
"bacon's peoceedings."
28
The Governour
at
an Ancor som 20 miles below the Towne, which made Bacon entertaine
som
And
that there
was news from Potomack (a province within the North Verge of Verwas marchirtg at the head of 1000 Soulders
towards
Towne
to prevent Sr
in vindication of the
Williams designes
Governours
quarill.
The
better
(if
hinder his Conjuntion with Brent (after that he had consulted with his
Towne
first
Haueing performed
and ashes,
that ever
was
in Verginia.
this Flagitious,
tion,
Glocester County
his
him a Meeting at the Court howse there to take the ingagement, that was first promoted at the Midle Plantation
for as yet, in
this County, it was not admited. While he was seduliously contriveing
to give
this affaire,
with news that Coll: Brent was advanceing fast upon him (with a resalution to fight him) at the
if
hee
ter,
dui'st stay
but hee
Hee had no
the commencement.
commands
Drums
the
foote,
them
The
Drums
in the
whores
who
Commanders
seeing so
many Men
] there
left
the
first
where of they
retain'd
going to
don [(
and
to be
sides they
knew
if
th<'re
them
fortune cast
dye
for
by
ritt
to be found the
tinated
to.
And
be worn
to
more
(Stand
still
him
light,
Camp
and
and
they had
left at
hom, there-
fit
were des-
in
into there
29
selfe
tell
but that
all
which way
it
would
com
onely to change there Masters, not the trade they were bound prentis to.
Bacon had not marched above 2 or 3 days jurney (and those but
came to
there worke) but he meets news in post hast, that Brents INIen (not
soulders) were all run away, and left him to shift for him selfe.
For
they haueing heard that Bacon had beate the Governour out o'th
short ones too, as being loth to tire his Laberours before they
Towne
them out of
(if
they should
com with
in his
Brents
men
reach)
come
nere him.
But they
be-
ing (as they thought) more obliged to looke after their owne concernes
&
lives,
owne
Credits,
or say
were not
to
contrary to there
owne
fancies.
This buisuess of Brents haueing (like the hoggs the devill sheard)
men
1111
IP
hundred horss and
foot,
at the Court
-ii
howse
t
to the Summons,
where appeard som 6 or 7
r-
't
-t
Harage, had tendred them the iugagement (which as yet they had not
taken, and now was the onely cause of this Convention) one M^ Cole
offered the sence of all the Gloster men, there present
which was
:
sum'd up
in there desires,
But
this
telling off them, that in this there request they appear'd like the worst
of sinners,
who had
The oath
tendred to
a lon<T
and so
tin-
Gioster
30
Gouge
him and
tould him, that he had onely spoke to the Horss (meaneing the Troop-
and not
ers)
the foote.
to
him
And
had
make him
was
lie
left
to do,
another.
haueiug
his place to
Preach
in the
in
the
him
telling off
Camp
there
that
In the
it
first
last,
men haueing
The
not
Gloster
till
don on
worth
his labour, to
worke
the
all
it
did.
It
must
Accomack-
iaus bestow'd, in his absence, on his friends, and there nighbours, the
Verginians
for to
good
to
But
vissitt.
first
ells
to do)
he thought
send them word of his good meaneing, that they might not
it.
They had
faire play,
rather his
Hour would haue had the patience to haue stade till he had bin invited,
and then he should haue bin much more wellcom. But this must not
hinder his jurnye if nothing ells enterveiue they must be troubled,
;
with a troublesom guest, as well as there neighbours liad bin, for a grate
whom
they,
But
feares,
by
For
Bacon haueing
causes.
for
som
by
sickness,
all
to
after that
he
31
there of, though much urged by arguments of dehortations, by his nearest Relations and best friends, that
he subjected him selfe to all those inconvenences that, singly, migiit
deeply ingaged
bring a
Man
the
in, in
tirst rise
of a
knowne, onely
to
said)
is
who
cojipes of
After he was
l)y
the
his
those
(drawne
till
liopes of safety
AViiicli,
To
through
its late
Bin
tliy
Caoss
by
liberty,
our
tyrany, with
Had
all
him must
fall
retale,
To whom
Him
to destroy
There
whose well
tride
curage such,
'
Nor Deputations
And Cannot
these
speake.
that
Corps to
Our
Man
aliiss
are
dumb.
so strong)
this
Could subdue
as a rellish
32
"bacon's proceedings."
The ruged workes
AVitli dull
Drawne
of nature.
Soules repleate
Lymbick. In a word
him Concurd
arms, whose pen and sword alike
forth of reasons
For
As
arts, for
may
Catos did,
In to his foes
admireation strike
all
Vpon
Whether
the
Death of G: B.
to Ceaser he
Wee
Then reched
all
slane.
bribed bin,
33
(Nor can
tiie
art of
Logick yeild
releife)
How
It is against
For
if
Remove
We
The Braines
hands
to plot, tiie
to
execute
ills,
We
haue
too
manij Divells
Ingrams Proceedings.
Ape
(by indubitable
right) steps
will) takes
stage.
as though he
ells
had bin
and Assignes, he
will,
to
him
but to
selfe,
Court)
his
8uc-
cesser.
upon
his
sell all
it is
the
title
first
into the
of an Esquire, but
how he came by
it
may
pus-
his right
for
Back
name: how
ever,
by the
heli)e of
tliis
(and his
fine
capering,
34
rich
Proclamed
Generall,
the Milke-sop stoode with his hatt in his hand, lookeing as demurely as
and
tlie
Alchron.
his lanessarys
could Bellow,
God
new
imitation of the grat Sultaine, at his election, would haue inlarged there
pay, or
ells
to
him
parsonally
It
selfe
should be
at.
(still
at
Accomack) had
inti-
He
he
effected,
Ma
Beverly
which required
a parson calcu-
descretion, Curage,
&
all
in his
And
Hansford
the
live.
the ouslaut, had forsaken the Capitole of Marss, to pay his oblations in
Temple of Venus which made him the eascre preay to his enibut this I haue onely upon report, and must not aver it upon ray
But if it was soe, it was the last Sacryfize he
historicall reputation
the
mies
ever after ofired at the Shi-ine of that Luxurious Diety, for presently
after that
he came
to
ill
luck to be the
prisson) he
When
first
that he
Ver-
came
to
35
maner of
death
to
his
was by
suplicate
that he might be shot like a Soulder, and not to be hang'd like a Dog-
But
it
that
Arms
for could
he was merely a
Laws
approved
to his best
live,
ifinsfrtni
Sinns, in generall,
all his
desireing
the People, at the place of execution, to take notis that he dyed a Loyall
Subject, and a lover of his Countrey
many Christians.
The buisness
who had
raurthered so
Hansford, did so raise there Spirits, that they had no sooner deliver'd
there Fraight, at Accomack, but they hoyse up there sailes, and back
ajraine to
Yorke River,
who
ford,
seem'd
(it is
litle
chei?em.-in
surpri[se,i]
concern'd
that though he
whom
at,
as knowing, that
when he came
Accomack,
to
care for to afford him a guide, that should show him the
way
to the
Gallows.
ex^jeditiou against
first
was knowne
to
litle
be no Coward.
He
had
for
som yeares
to
birth he
was
Kings
late
him
to
the Second
quarill,
left
in
his
JMajesties
dominians, in those times, lor destresed Cavaliers) to seeke his fortunes, which through his industerey began to be considerable, if the
kindness of his
fjite
to so reched a death.
dyed
in
prissou, of feare,
Greife, or bad
came
useage, for
his life
all
these
arc
i>risson.
36
reported
flesh
to
and blood.
There is one remarkeable passage reported of this Major Clieismans Lady, which because it sounds to the honour of lier Sex, and
consequent [l]y of
all
it
a roome in this
Narratiue.
Ms Cheismans grate
affections for
her husband.
tions that
for
in the
had
never don that wliich he had don. Therefore (upon her bended knees)
kinde
Wife.
hon!',
that since
Though
so,
was ueare
saide,
might
he saide
litle to
her
was a
But his honf was
angrey, & therefore this expression must be interprited the efects of
his passion, not his meaneing
For it is to be understood in reason, that
there is not any Woman, who hath soe small affection, for her Husband,
request, onely telling of her that she
as to dishonour
him by her
dishonisty,
life
to the
Gallows.
Cap? Carver
CaptFariow
cuted, as
is
&
before hinted.
now
When
that
to
he went
Exe-
Cheisman, as he had
first
into
the servis
(which was presently after that Bacon had receued his Commission)
Make
Indian Seiwis
the Councell)
recommended
mander of the
saide party.
to
Bacon, as a
fitt
parson to be
Com-
Bacons command
hauo kep
to
had don
his bounds, as he
And
and not
to,
37
by yond
to h.iue acted
Army
under
the Governours orders, he was required to Search the Same, and see
if
he could finde one that Commissionated liim to take up Arms in opposNeather had Bacoa
sition to the Governours Autliority and parson
:
his
Bacon was, by
his
Farlow rejoyned,
the Indians.
kep. and to Suppress those that should indeviour to Perturbe the same.
It
was
was
to
levy a
reply'd, this
advantage of
it,
his
War
him
against
was pronounced.
his seutance
to
This
be
while
silent,
by those
pittied
and a
dispo.-sition,
good scholer, which one might thinke should haue inabled him
to
have
not the
fitest
But
it
the
tions.
The
in
once more sallyeth out for the Westerne Shore, there to make
his affaires
triall
cast a
out of the way, by a Death, eather Natureall, or violent, (the one the
ordnary, the other the exstreordnary workings of providence) which
The
Auspicious proceedings.
lames River
now he was
last
time he came, he
his
most
made choyce of
hauein the nearest Vicinety to Gloster County (the River onely enterposeing betwene
it
and Yorke)
make
in which,
wee
it
it
he
knew
It
they had taken the ingagement (as the rest had) to Bacon
being dead, and
Grave
tors,
witli
him
tlie
;
was not
is
it
and Assignes
if
to
him
other ways,
it
trew
but hee
for
adrainistrater,
'^'
^'i'- reto
moves
more favourable
by reraoveing the maine obstickles
to
in
the
Execu-
^"orke lUver.
38
''INGRAM'S PROCEEDINGS."
indued
a kiude of immortallety
Tvith
power
grater)
wound
miglit liapen to
now
to
it
death.
Commission,
liim his
those,
all
who had
at liberty to
another Master.
But though
his honf
knew
the bindeing power of the oath, yet they were not free from the
Men
that
was
in Arras, in
still
was pretended
Men
must
to be
first
Com-
persuance of
taken
And
be beaten from
there Arms, before the other could get there heeles at liberty, to do him
any
once don,
excuse,
it
if
servis.
all
the Gloster
when
he,
and
his
all
good provi-
dence together, had not onely knock'd off there shackles, but eather
imprisson'd there laylers, or tide them up to the Gallows.
Hg
Thestrength
0' Will.
had. at his
cnmiug
to
York.
had
Sloopcs.
Oilier (a
mand
Men,
into
advantage
emediate com-
at his
still
denominated, on that
them selues
in there
side, for
winter quarters,
which peice of
plisliment of
pviletif coih
GkLter!"^
stilect
number under
servis,
the Conduct of
them
all
gett this
And
a sleepe.
good
least the
servis, that
Good man of
it
y"
is
saide) to catch
Howse
in
should
removeing
foi--
his (to
him) chargable guess, with these sleepers, he convayes a good quantety of there Landlords goods aborde
Leiff Collonell)
to
remane
prissoners,
to
be devided
amongst those whose servis had made them such, according to the Law
of Arms
which Howard will haue to be the Law of HARMS, by
;
placeing the
first letter
of his
name
A.
'
But
PROCEEDINGS."
to see that
go out of
ters
Husband away
Prissouer,
it
his store,
6\)
Howard
in ernist
hard measure,
INGRAM
Chapmen carey her Daughand her owne fine Cloatlies goeing into
the
who
nor
to
INIotlier.
less
abrode
They
to
in
geting, but
worke, sombody
ells
they
if
and
was probable,
such Servises, the Laberours would be there owne Carvers and it
commonly kaowne, that Soulders makes no Conscience to take more
Men
to
tell,
since
it
The worke
that
was now
to
cannot go for want of a guide) was cut out into severall parcells, accord-
And
I'oint.
At Wests Point
(an Isthmos wiiicli gives the Denomination to the two Rivers, Pomunkey and Mattapony (Indian Names) that branch forth of York River,
ing as the Baconians had devided the same.
Som 30
200 Soulders.
The next
tion.
first
off,
in
Here
it
litt
whence he drew
his recruts, of
Men and
!Muni-
Gov-
At r.roeno
ernours howse) into which was put about 100 Men, and Boys, under
the
Command
of on Cap'
of
all
ressalutely bent
oppossition,
all
and
tliat
(as
he
he might
the Assalents.
in to the At
Coii.
con's.
Howse
Ba-
"ingeam's peoceedings."
40
Command
Major Whaly, a
of one
Men were
reduce
to
affairs,
Man
saide) a Gent:
as the Baconians
The
place for
were famed
him
to
worke, was
this
as
iutitled,
to
Congregate his
men
at (I say Congregate, as
had lade downe the Miter and taken up the Helmett) was
Pates
is
to be.
who
Major
whose Ilowse Bacon had surrendred up both Life and Comhim that gaue it, the other to him that tooke it)
(in
mission
it
knew how
to obediance, or
the one to
haue beaten
to
all
Countrey, onely with there Axes and Hoes, had they bin led on by a
good overseer.
eather heard, or haue read. That a Compleate
I haue
tics of a good
Generall.
then he
able to perform
is
He
first
&
Expe-
first,
wanting the
last,
an inseperable Adjunct
is
to
the last,
Generall
to foresee,
since a wise
AVisdom
The proper-
first
is
He
that
less imperfict
then
a Generall
no
(like
yong
Much
A
riseingin
thei'C
was a
riseing in
on there knees.
press it*
Walklctt,
nrohesaf-
V'-^^'^Y
ter Waikiett.
'^^
liis
feet,
For the
efecting of which
be
Man much
do the worke.
Mustred
at
M.
Pates,
Who were
no
M.
sent,
And
Master) with a
and
so,
Leif* Generall, (a
Hoi'ss, to
Men
all
to helpe
together
"INGRAM'S PROCEEDINGS."
owne Troop?, (what
liis
Ilorss
what Foote
had performed
distance,
his
Major
in
P;ites howse,
Worke,
41
tlie
my
&
so
required
and (hereing of
Reception answerable
to giue liim a
ingi^m takes
the (iloster
at m.
Pates.
Men
Mercy,
at
buisness (quite beyond his text) the Minester accepts of Such Arti-
cles, for
to
it
less
litle
then a disparagement to
daunted, feareing
litle
Men
But he perceue-
Gun
began
shott) he
who
saith,
to
That
if
is
all
For insteade of
Bullworks of defence
no safety
in
armed
which Passion
tion of
best,
as sora
up
Never more
Feltham
let
is,
erecting,
men
a bad Counceller,
it
alive then
you,
is
to feare
tell
danger
downe
hope the
when
in
Courage but
in the
In oppossi-
it's
the
in
Antithesis,
niid,<t
of dis-
the midst of
to
^i-^rcu
from
42
single
Genei'ossety of
Curajre)
'
Combett
selfe
this
douteing the justness of there cause, or in Consideration of the desparety that was betwene the two Antagonist.
For though
it
might be
granted, that in a private Condition, Bristow was the better man, yet
now
it
was not
Ingram was
to be alowed, as
intitled.
This buisness not fadging, betwene the two Champions, the Gloster
men began
to entertaine strange,
to there pretentions,
promiseing asspects of
It
is
Man
by
to fight
The
to
Gloster
Ingram,
If
he not
>
is
ouoyue
he is at best but Coper,
stompt
with the Kincrs
l
o imI
J^
^
and will pass for no more then his just vallew. As to a good
starlino;
b
press,
a lawfull ,Au-
inlisted
is
is
all
this there
them
to stand
if
like a
and
for
whom?
ells
And
what were
as for a good
selves, as to
still
for,
run in
Company
as offer to Bleat
and what
to the
to truly vallient
men
at the
is
Mercy
of there enimies,
by a tame surrender of there Arms, and Parsons in to the hands of Ingram (with out Strikeing one Stroke) who haueing made all the cheife
Men prissoners (excepting those who first run away) he dismist the
rest to there
owne abodes,
there to
Sum
abrode
temps the
Baconians
under
Whaly's
Command.
in this Servis.
Farrill, to fferittout
Company
of the
.
-*
Coll.
Bacon
liimpelfe.
to the
and one
came
Coll: Liuhvcll,
alon^j;
all posi-
it
43
re-
salued upon the onsett, but they consult on the Maner, which was to be
effected by a
them np
or drive
kill,
Method was
But the Centrey had
mouth, demanding who Coras
:
this
it
Avenues, and
to there
good had
which required
to
his
there
Speakes the language of friends) and that in soe loud a Maner, that
it
Which
salley out.
first
orders)
wheeles of from the danger, to find a place for there secuiytie, which
they in part found, behiude som out buildings, and from whence they
fired
one upon the other, giveing the Bullits leave to grope there owne
way
in the
dark
(for as yet
and
it
the Generall
till
was shot
who
enimies fingers,
knovves better
how
to Steale
God
haue
thanks
stript honist
Men
then
fight,
Being a
Conflict, in
out of there
Mony.
Generall kild, whose Commission was found droping-wett with his owne
blood, in his pockitt
knowne,
if
in there
over
all quarills
If
who
wounded not
glory'd more
S"^
how many
Avhat
he
God
might
his disas-
Yet here
som other
before)
but deplore the strange fate that the Governour was subjected
to, in
the evill choyce of his cheife-commanders, for the leadeiiig on his Millitary transactions
that
when
want Curage
his cause
should
to put in there
com
to a
day of heare-
kiu.
"INGRAM'S PROCEEDINGS."
44
and
pittyfully to
stand
still
and see
(if
It is
that his
He
&
stealeing
let
to
Whaleys
Manage an
w^ill
those
Wounds he receved
to his
was
this
he accept of
was
and they
too,
cured of
in the Salley at
But
the
against there
As
guilty.
two
was fowly
owne Condition
him selfe ? Certainely in
was not excuseable, nor Sr
to
Complye with
his ambition, as
he had no
other parts to prove himselfe a Soulder, then a haire brain'd ressalution to put
him
selfe
forward in those
affaires
upon
off;
For the
falure of
to croude in to the
Howse
which was
did prove of bad cosequence to the adjacent parts, where he kep gard:
For where
cheife,
he
conflict,
Ingram
reduced by
Grantham.
he did levie at
this,
or that
Cap*:
now
"INGRAM'S PROCEEDINGS."
whom
Verginia
is
45
in
and so resalued
it
was
in his
to try if
knew
that
were
he could not
Now
all
though he
all
tell,
this
For all though he did know that Ingram, in his private Condition, was accostable enough
yet since the Tit Mouse (by one of Fortunes figaryes) was becom an Elliphant, he did not know but that his
pride, might be as immence as his power
since the Peacock (though
bred upon a Dung-hill) is no less proud of his fine fethers then the
point.
princely Eagle
made
able,
riall
it
use
of,
is
to ring the
Sword out
of Ingrams hand, to
of;
But
may be
imagin'd that
Grantham
Convince him
selfe
more
owne head to
side.
it
is
posible,
now make)
to bring
him
mounted honours
him
new
and of whose designes he wanted not som intilligeuce, in the Countinances of his Mermidons
who began for to looke
a skew upon this, there Milk-sopp Generall who they judged fitter to
dance upon a Rope, or in som of his wenches lapps, then to caper,
;
But though Ingram was won upon, to turn honist, in this thing
made it an act of Compultion, not a
free will offering) yet was the worke but halfe don, untill the Soulders
were wrought upon to follow his example. And though he him selfe,
or any body ells, might command them to take up there Arms, when
any mischeife was to be don yet it was a question whether he, or any
in the Countrye, could command them to lay downe there Arms, for to
(thanks to his necessitye, which
efect or do
any good.
In such a case as
of,
tiiis,
as a vertue
in tlic
Coun-
;;
"INGRAM'S PROCEEDINGS."
46
and had seene but litle, as to mater of Action, yet he had heard a
and So Much that the name of Authority had but litle
;
power to ring y" Sword out of these Mad fellows hands, as he did
trey,
grate deale
And
perceue.
that there
by smoothe
to efect that
He knew
though
it
Men
that
were
be treated
to
was
And
he was
to deale, yet
worke upon.
to
-,
Army, ever
of Bacons
Governour
left
These
Towne.
was informed (to prepare the way) two or three days before that Grantham came to them, that there was a treaty on foote betwene there
and that Grantham did manely promote
General], and the Governour
the same, as he v^as a parson that favoured the cause, that they were
;
contending
When
for.
that
Grantham
arived,
amongst these
fine fellowes,
he was
an since him
same
self
had
to pass,
(in
som meas-
these heads.
And
first,
hom,
were now
those that
to there
still
to
Secondly,
owne
in
Arms (and
be retained in Arms,
And for
abodes, care
those
free
Men)
if
they so
who had
a desire
was taken
for to
haue
them satisfide, for the time they had bin out, according to the alowance
made the last Assembley. And lastly, those that were sarvants in Arms,
and behaued them selues well, in there imployment, should emediately
receve discharges from there Indentures, signed" by the Governour, or
Sequctary of State
and there
vaUuable Satisfaction,
for
47
INIasters to receue,
ITpon these terms, the Soulders forsake West-Point, and goe with
and
where
when they came (which was by water, them selues in one vessill, and
and so contrived by Grantham, as he tould me
there Arms in another
him selfe, upon good reason) the Sarvants and Slaves was sent hom to
Grantham
to kiss the
Governours hands
at Tindells point)
(still
mentioned by Grantham
there discharges
till
the
or to say better,
till
Of
all
way, there
is
to,
Conduct of Beverly
Grantham, was
by me Sum'd
Sword
effected,
The
up.
next, that
is
Verge of
my intilli-
How
entertain'd
by the
to signe
this,
undertaken by
taken notis
of, is
that at
wiiiiam.
rest)
Greene
this
Spri[ng]
S[']
under the
and
soe,
by way of
requiteall,
most
owne Ilowse. This Whisker of Whorly-Giggs, perceueing (now) that there was More Water coming downe
likely to
upon
tifye the
same, least
all
Dam
in time, to for-
Which haueing
his toule.
his
effected
(makeing
it
the Country what with grate and small Gunns) he stands upon his
gard, and i-efuseth to Surrender, but upon his
com and
till
owne terms
Which
be-
And was
The gratest difficulty, now to be performed, was to remove Drummond and Larance out of the way. These two Men was excepted out
of the Governours pardon, by his Proclamation of June
severall papers since, and for to dye without IMarcy,
last,
and
/
T
T
T
were the cheiie Incendiarys, and promoters to, and tor Bacons
Designes and by whose Councells all transactions were, for the grater
1
as they
/>
part,
managed
all
Drummond was
formerly Gov-
Shortcarrecr
of
Dmm-
Larance.
48
He was a
Man
for the
his
eclips, as well in
the
was
And
that in so fond a
Image of a Negro
or that
&
Coll.
Laranoe at
the Brickhowse, in
New-Kent.
Kent
noe
secur'd,
for the
Buty
to the
aflTrunt,
point
New
side of York River, and not 2 Miles removed from the said point, with
som Soulders under there Command for to keepe the Governours Men
from landing on that Side he haueing a Ship, at that time, at Ancor
nere the place. They had made som attempts to have hindi-ed Granthams designes (of which they had gain'd som intilligence) but there
iudevioui'S not fadging, they sent downe to Coll. Bacons to fetch of the
Gard there, under the Command of Whaley, to reinforce there owne
;
strength.*
Whaly was
quickly
especially such in
forth with
whose
won
to
servis
drawing ou[t]
his
Est<?,te,
all
an[d]
posible
all
Larance
there rouleing.
decreast
and that the Moone of there fortune was now past the
* The
first
Eds.
full,
selfe, as his
"INGRAM'S PROCEEDINGS."
ta[stc?] or feares directed
escape
and the
went
rest,
own[e
to there
[tri]all,
49
jilace,
?]
not knowne.
Gouge
a] cleare
Coll.
[sic']
and from
[A]mongst which (of those that Suffer'd) were one Mf H[all] Clarke
New Kent Court a parson of Neate Ingenuo[us] parts, but
adicted to a more then ordnary prying in [to] the Secrits of State
affaires, which som yeares las[t pa]st, wrought him in to the Govex-nours [dis] pleasure. A[nd] which (tis posible) at this time was [not]
forgott, [but] was lade to his charge upon his tria[ll(] which w[as
of
by] a Court
INIartiall)
to
me
is
He
not visa[ble ?]
nev[er hav]ing
with 3 others (by Coll: [Bacons ?]s howse, [viz.] Major Page, (once
My
Bacons Army.
rtiall to
to go a shore.
him, in
litle
&
the Surrender of
on Shore, was at Coll: Bacons now clear'd [of] the Rebel Is, by the
hapey removeall of Whally, after [he] had (by the aideing helpe of his
party) devovered [no] less then 2000 pounds (to my certaine knowledg) [of] Coll. Bacons estate the grater part in Store goods.
[Here]
;
he meets with
M!
New
Kent,
where he had absconded, ever since [th]e brakeing up howse keepeThe [Govern]our ... a more then ordnary
ing at Coll: Gouges.
gladness for to [see h]im, which (as he saide) did him more good then
owne Brother.
Drummon, Droramon was no
see
whom
If the
less
to
many
in his Coach, to
after,
days to
That
live.
Mf Brays
being Sater[day,]
some
[ jour]nye of
Drummond
was, by a
In his
way
[tlii]tlicr
fine
it,
his Irons
a green-
for
"ingeam's peoceedings."
50
H[a]ngman had taken his fur'd Coate from [him,] (a bad presage)
much hinder him in his way. [When?] proffer'd [a h]oi-ss, to
ride, he refused, and sade he [would] com to ... e to his port before
he was preparde [wi]th his Anc[hor] ading that he did very much
the
did
[He
s]aide,
from
h]im time
downe upon
pollution.
who comm[anded]
He
He
for [it
hi]m
selfe
[cetera desunt.]
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