Colonel Herbert Jeffreys was left by Berkeley as deputy in his absence, and on his death he assumed the office of governor. The results of Bacon’s rebellion were disastrous to Virginia. This insurrection was made a plea against granting a more liberal charter, and the restrictions and oppressions under which Virginia had groaned became only more stringent and heavy. All those liberal measures which were introduced by Bacon’s assembly, and which were known under the name of “Bacon’s Acts,” were annulled and the former abuses returned. In vain were commissioners sent over by the monarch to redress their grievances; reports of tyranny and rapine were received, but no amelioration of the system which permitted them was introduced; “every measure of effectual reform was considered void, and every aristocratic feature which had been introduced into the legislature was perpetuated.” When Virginia was granted to the Lords Culpepper and Arlington, the former was appointed governor for life on the demise of Berkeley; and now, therefore, this event having taken place, it was expected that he should hasten to that country to assume his duties. Willing, however, to regard his appointment as a sinecure, he fingered still in England, until reproved by Charles himself for negligence, he embarked in 1680 for Virginia, where he arrived in May, and took the oath of office in Jamestown. Culpepper carried with him what was intended should introduce a spirit of peace and satisfaction through the colony—an act of general pardon and indemnity under the great seal, which remitted all forfeiture of estates in consequence of the rebellion, excepting in ten instances. Bacon, Bland and Lawrence being among them. So far was good; but other acts there were which at the same time caused general dissatisfaction and misery. The principal of these was, that the impost of two shillings on every hogshead of tabacco should be perpetual, and instead of being accounted for to the assembly as hitherto, should be applied as a royal revenue for the support of government. His own salary—as governor—of £1,000 he doubled, on the plea that, being a nobleman, such increase was necessary; besides house-rent and perquisites, amounting to nearly another thousand. Not satisfied with this, “he altered the currency, and then disbanding the soldiers, paid their arrears in the new coin, greatly to his own advantage. But shortly afterwards, finding that, by the same rule, his own perquisites would be deteriorated, he restored it to its former value.” Lord Culpepper remained in Virginia from May to August, and having in these few months sown the seed of a plentiful harvest of sorrow and dissatisfaction for that unhappy country, returned to England.