Merchants, British: oppose free trade, 68, 69; conflict with planters, 185; Royal African Company, 186; oppose duty on slaves, 186; taxed, 186; Virginians angered at, 188; Virginians in debt to, 188, 189; petition Parliament, 189, 190; protest paper money, 217; renew complaints, 219; for legal tender, 220 Meriwether, Nicholas: Spotswood removes, 164 Milner, Col. Thomas: Nicholson praises, 126 Molasses Act: resented in Virginia, 188 Moryson, Francis: seeks charter for Virginia, 1; agent for Virginia, 81; committee on Bacon's Rebellion, 97 Navigation Acts: Berkeley protests against, 80; impoverish Virginia, 81 Nelson, Thomas: protests paper money, 219 Nelson, William: protests paper money, 219 New Granada: expedition against, 192; failure, 192 New Kent: Bacon invades, 87 Newport, Capt. Christopher: member of Council, 4 Nicholas, Robert Carter: defends Two-penny Act, 216; Treasurer, 222; burns notes, 222; to submit to Stamp Act, 226; day of prayer, 238; prevents storming of Palace, 245; constitution of 1776, 255 Nicholson, Sir Francis: on ideal Governor, 18; use of patronage, 20, 21; power over courts, 22; calls Virginians republicans, 35; Lieutenant Governor, 124; character, 124, 125; abuses clergymen, 124, 125; in New York, 125; cautious, 125; defends prerogative, 126, 127; aids college, 127; Governor General, 133; program of, 133, 134; violent temper, 134; offends Councillors, 134; rent roll, 135; offends vestries, 136; tries to control Church, 136; threatens Burgesses, 137; gives aid to New York, 137; wheedles Burgesses, 138; browbeats voters, 138; abuses Burgesses, 138; threatens Speaker, 139; violent in General Court, 139; packs juries, 139; heckles Council, 140; abuses Wallace, 142, 143; loves Lucy Burwell, 142-145; threatens Fouace, 143, 144; derided in England, 144; challenges Philip Ludwell, Jr., 145; founds Williamsburg, 146; despotism resented, 146, 147; charges against, 147-150; denies charges, 148, 149; Quary defends, 149; "addresses" praise, 149; removed, 150 Norfolk: protests Stamp Act, 229; Dunmore seizes, 250; evacuated, 251; Americans enter, 251; Dunmore threatens, 251, 252; Americans burn, 252 Northern Neck: granted to favorites, 83 Norwood, Col. Henry: criticizes courts, 79 Nott, Col. Edward: Governor, 150; mild, 151; defers to Council, 154; Assembly weakens patronage, 155; veto, 156; death, 157 Nuthead, William: his printing press closed, 117 Ohio Region: French in, 196 Opechancanough: captured, 58 Ordinance and Constitution: Virginia government under, 9 Oyer and Terminer, Court of: Spotswood sets up, 169; non-Councillors in, 170