History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of VirginiaCampbell, Charles
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History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia
Campbell, Charles
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
[190:B] White's Relation of the Colony of the Lord Baron of Baltimore in
Maryland, near Virginia, and a Narrative of the Voyage to Maryland, was
copied from the archives of the Jesuit's College at Rome, by Rev.
William McSherry, of Georgetown College, and translated from the Latin.
An abstract of it may be found in chapter first of History of Maryland,
by James McSherry. The first part of the Relation is a description of
the country, and appears to have been written at London previous to the
departure of Calvert; the remainder details the incidents of the voyage
and the first settlement of the colony, especially of the proceedings of
the Jesuit missionaries down to the year 1677.
[191:A] Anderson's Hist. of Col. Church, ii. 120, referring to "Relation
of the successful beginnings of the Lord Baltimore's Plantation, in
Maryland," signed by Captain Wintour, and others, adventurers in the
expedition, and published in 1634.
[191:B] Chalmers' Annals. Chalmers is the more full and satisfactory in
his account of Maryland, because he had resided there for many years.
[192:A] Force's Hist. Tracts, ii.; Virginia and Maryland, 7 et seq.; and
Anderson's Hist. of Col. Church, ii. 113.
[192:B] McSherry's Maryland, 40; Chalmers' Annals, 211, 232; Force's
Historical Tracts, ii. 13.
[192:C] Burk's Hist. of Va., ii. 41, referring to "Ancient Records" of
the London Company.
[192:D] Force's Hist. Tracts, ii.; Maryland and Virginia, 22.
CHAPTER XXI.
1635-1639.
Eight Shires--Harvey's Grants of Territory--His Corrupt
and Tyrannical Administration--The Crown guarantees to
the Virginians the Rights which they enjoyed before the
Dissolution of the Charter--Burk's Opinion of Clayborne--
Governor Harvey deposed--Returns to England--Charles the
First reinstates him--Disturbances in Kent Island--Charles
reprimands Lord Baltimore for his Maltreatment of Clayborne--
The Lords Commissioners decide in favor of Baltimore--
Threatening State of Affairs in England--Harvey recalled--
Succeeded by Sir Francis Wyat.
IN the year 1634 Virginia was divided into eight shires: James City,
Henrico, Charles City, Elizabeth City, Warrasqueake, Charles River, and
Accomac. The original name of Pamaunkee, or Pamunkey, had then been
superseded by Charles River, which afterwards gave way to the present
name of York. Pamunkey, at first the name of the whole river, is now
restricted to one of its branches. The word Pamaunkee is said to signify
"where we took a sweat."
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