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Colonial Pa
pers. Vol
VIII, No.
69.

Whereas it appeareth that the Colonie in Virginia is full of
contentions, and they of the Counsel there divided by faction,
whereof, and of the refractarie and insolent caryage of sundrie
persons, Sir John Harvey Governor of the said Colonie hath
complained to the Lords Commissioners by sundrie Letters,
charging some of them also with open contempt of his Maj^ties
autoritie, besides the injuries done by them to the Lord Balti-
more, to the greate disturbance and detriment of his Plantation
in Maryland, especially by Willyam Cleybourne; and they of
the other partie, doe nolesse complaine of wrongs done to
them. The said Lords Commissioners considering the dan-
gerous consequence of such contentions, tending to the dis-
service and dishonor of his Maj^tie, and to the desolation and
ruine of the aforesaid Colonie, after the spending of so manie
yeares, and of so greate a masse of monyes, that have bene
employed thereon, doe therefore hereby require his Maj^ties
Attorney generall to call before him, and examine the peti-
tioners on both sydes, who are here, with all convenient
expedition; and they do lykewise order, that for the better
discoverie of the truth, all the Letters written by Sir John
Harvey, and the other wrytings of that subject, shal be
delivered to him his Maj^ties said Attorney, by the Clerke of the
Counsell who attendeth the Commission (to be returned back
when hee hath made full use of them) and that having perused
the same and heard the allegations on both partes, he shall
certifie their Lordships thereof, particularly in wryting, together
with his opinion at their next sitting.
Ex. J. Dickenson

Colonial Pa-
pers. Vol.
VIII, No
73.

Governor Harvey to Secretary Windebank
14. July 1635.

Right Honorable,
I doubt not but that your Honor will admire at my comming
from my charge without any licence or other directions from
his Maj^tie or the Lords; But it may please your Honor to calle
to mynde howe that in my last Letter concerning the affayres
of Virginia, I signified that the Assemblies being composed of
a rude ignorant, and an ill conclitionde people, were more
lykelye to effect mutinye then good lawes and orders,
especiallie whilest the Councell gave them such examples;
what I then feared I soone after founde, (but I must confess)
their exorbitances have by much exceeded my expectation; for
presently after the departure of the ships, (having received an
information of sum mutinous Assemblies I sent for the
Councell, as also warrants for the apprehending of the chieff