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[June Sth, 1672.]-Mr. Thomas Norris, Anthony Churne, and Samuell Lucas came this day before the Grand Councill, and made oath that they were privic to the contract between Richard Deyos and Christopher Edwards, his servant, and that the said Christopher Edwards was to serve the said Richard Deyos the term of two yeares in this Province, to commence from the time of his arrival there, and ended the 17th day of March last past.
The said Christopher Edwards is thereupon reputed a Freeman, and has liberty granted him to take warrants for the land due him in the Province aforesaid.
[June 18th, 1672. ]-The Grand Councill takeing into their serious consideration how the inhabitants of this Province may be reduced into the best posture for the defence of the same, and whereby they may most casilie maintain their safety from any suddaine or unexpected invasion, have resolved, and it is ordered by the Grand Councill aforesaid, That two great Gunns be mounted at New Towne for the better defence thereof; which said two Gunns and twelve pounds of powder be delivered to Mr. Richard Conant, he giving a receipt to Coll. West for the same. That all and every the inhabitants of this Province doe forthwith well and sufficiently fix up their armes, and make them fitt and ready for service ; but if it shall happen that any armes be soo defective as they cannot be compleatly fixed without the helpe of the Gunn Smith, then such person, whose armes they are, doe forthwith repaire to the Gunsmith at Charles Towne, and allow him such reasonable assistance as he shall absolutely stand in need of for the fixing of such defective armes, whether it be with fire Cole or otherwise ; which said Gunnsmith being soe assisted, as aforesaid, and having payment tendered, is hereby required
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immediately to sett about the same, and that he doe interpose no other worke till such armes be eompleatly fixed and finished.
And forasmuch as experience hath rendered the use of Bande- liers to be as well unsafe for keeping of ammunition, as altogether inconvenient upon any mareh in this Country, and more slack upon any oeeasion of service, It is also ordered by the Grand Couneill that every person in this Province above the age of sixteen years, under sixty, doc forthwith furnish himselfe with one Catous Box, conteyning twelve Cartiarages at least, before the last day of July next, whereof all masters of families are to take care to furnish his servants with Catous Boxes, or allow them sufficient time to make them, and if it shall happen that any Master of a family shall faile therein, sueli Master shall forfeit and pay the sume of two shillings and six pence for every Catous Box that shall be wanting in his family through his neglect, after the last day of July aforesaid ; but if the negleet shall happen to be found in any servant, such servant soe fayling shall lye by the neck and heels at the head of the Company wherein he is lysted.
That if any person or persons, at any time or times hereafter, receive any intelligence from the relation of any Indian, of the approach of an enemy towards this place, such person or persons to whom such relation is given doe immediately bring the said Indian to any one of the Grand Couneill who is nere, who upon such examination, if he finds any probability of truth which may necessarily require an alarum, is forthwith to dispatch the said Indian or Indians to the Governour with his apprehensions of the matter, and in the mean time give speedy notice thereof to the Master of the Ordinance, that a publie alarum may be given by firing two of the greatest gnnns at Charles Towne. Upon which Alarum all and every the Inhabitants now in this Provinee, and who are able to beare arms, doc dispose themselves in the manner following :
The severall families of Mr. Manrice Mathews, Mr. Stephen Bull, Mr. Nicholas Carterett, and Mr. Henry Brayne, residing in Ickerby Plantation, being about seven men, Mr. John Gardner, one, George Canty, two, Mr. Amos Jefford, five, Mr. Thos. Ingram, one, Capt. Florence O. Sullivan, two, Capt. George Thompson, two, be they more or less, doe upon every such alarum repaire to the said Amos Jefford's upper plantation, to the west- ward of the said Thos. Ingram, and remaine under the command of Mr. Manriee Mathews and Capt. Florence O. Sullivan, his assist- ant, in order to the defence of that passage, and further be directed according to such rules and instructions as from time to time shall be transmitted from the Grand Conneill to the said Maurice Mathews during that service. And the severall families of Capt. John Godfrey, about twelve, Mr. Edward Mathews, foure, Coll. Joseph West, five, Mr. Clutterbuck, one, Mr. Hughes, one, to repaire to the plantation now in the possession of the said Capt.
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John Godfrey, and there remaine under the command of the said Capt. Godfrey and Mr. Henry Hughes, his Lieutenant, the better to maintaine the leading path there, according to such orders and instructions as they shall from time to time receive from the Grand Councill on that behalfe.
And that all other the inhabitants of the Collony of Charles Towne (except the negroes in the Governour's plantation, who are there left to defend the same, being an outward place, ) repaire to Charles Towne with their armes and ammunition well fitted, as aforesaid, there to receive such orders as by the Grand Councill shall be thought most convenient.
And that all the inhabitants on the other part of the River, called the Oyster Poynt, doc repaire to the plantation there, now in the possession of Hugh Carterett, Cooper, and being soe embodyed, doc march forward to the plantation now in the pos- session of Mr. Thomas Norris or Mr. William Morrill, which may be thought most safe and useful for that designe, under the com- mand of Mr. Robert Donne, there to remayne and exercise such orders and rules as the Grand Councill shall thinke fitt to be prosecuted for the better safety of that part of this Settlement.
And that all the inhabitants in and about New Towne, doc repaire to New Towne aforesaid, and there remaine under the command of Mr. Richard Conant, according to such rules and instructions as the said Richard Conant allready hath, and from time to time shall receive from the Grand Councill for the better preservation of the safety of the said Towne ..
And that upon the appearance of any Topsayle Vessell one Great Gunn be fired at Charles Towne, upon which all the Free- men within the Collouy of Charles Towne aforesaid, are forthwith to appeare in armes in the said Towne, and that noe person or persons whatsoever (except the Pilott) doc adventure or presume to goc aboard any vessell or Vessells which shall hereafter come into this harbour (without the Governour's special lyeence) before the Master of such vessell or ship hath been with the Governour.
And as all and every the aforementioned partienlars are neces- sarily conducive to the good government, and the safe manage- ment of the affaires of this Province, and the secure settlement thereof, without which all ingenions industry is but vaine, and becanse repentance is too late when miscarriages happen in these cases, The Grand Councill have therefore thought fitt to make this declaration. And all and every person and persons in this province, are hereby strictly required and injoyned to take notice of and observe all and singular the premises, and every part thereof, as they would not be questioned as offenders against that sweet peace and tranquility soe much desired, and earnestly laboured for in the said Province.
[June 29th, 1672.]-William Barry being this day brought
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before the Grand Councill, for stealing of Indian Corne from off the plantation of Mr. William Owen, and upon his examination, having confessed the same, it is ordered that the said William Barry be forthwith tyed to the usual tree, and there be stripped naked from the waiste upwards, and there receive elcaven lashes upon his naked back, well layd on.
[July 2d, 1672.]-In order to the better defence of this Pro- vince, it is resolved that a party of thirty men be dispatched to the Southward against the Westoes, who are said to lurke there with an intent to march secretly to this place.
[July 9th, 1672. ]-Upon consideration this day had of the better reducing the present inhabitants of this Province into such military orders, as may be most apt and fitt for the service and defence of the same, it is ordered by the Grand Councill, that the said Inhabitants be forthwith disposed into six Companies, besides the Governour's life guard.
And forasmuch as there will be a great want of sufficient Officers to Keep the said Companies in good order & discipline, unless some of the members of the Grand Councill be particularly imployed therein, wherefore that nothing may be wanting that may be available to the safety of the Settlement, it is advised that Commissions be forthwith made and directed to Lieut. Coll. John Godfrey, Serjeant Major Thomas Gray, Capt. Maurice Mathews, Capt. John Robinson, Capt. Richard Conant, Capt. Florence O. Sullivan, and Capt. R. Donne, and such other inferiour Officers as the said named Officers shall approve on, to take the charge of the said severall Companies, and that the said Companies may be soc lysted as may be most helpful for them speedily to repaire to their Colours upon any alarum or other occasion.
Bill of Lading.
"Shipped by the Grace of God in Good Order & well con- dicioned by me Rich". Kingdon, for the prop. acet. of the Lords Proprs. of Carolina, in & upon the good ship called the William & Ralph, whereof is master under God for that present voyage William Jeffereys, & now riding at anchor in the River of Thames, & by God's grace bound for Charles Towne in Ashley River, to say, forty two puncheons of pease, thirty one barr'. and a half of flower, one Hoggd. & barrel of fish lines and colours, one barrel of rice, two barr. box & bundle of Iron ware, one box of boks, two barrels of powder, & twelve Gun carriages, & three butts g., six drums, and one barrel of flower more, being marked & num- bered as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order & well condition at the aforesaid Port of Charles Towne, (the dangers of the seas only excepted ) unto Mr. Jos. West of Charles Towne or his assigns, freight for the said goods being paid allready
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in London with Primage & average accustomed. In witness whereof the master or Purser of the sd. ship, hath firmed to three bills of lading all of this Tenor & Date, the one of which three bills being accomplished, the other two to stand void. And soe God send the good ship to her desired Port in safety. Amen. Dated in London the 13th Jan. 1671. [}] The contents & - qualities I know not.
Wm. JEFFERIES.
Indorsed.
Charles Towne, April 23d, 1672.
Rect. then of Capt. William Jefferies, Comandr. of the good ship William & Ralph, all the particulars within mentioned. I say Rec1.
JOSEPH WEST.
[Jany. 13, 1671-2.]-An accompt of severall things decided yt were in Partner Shipp Betwixt Mr. John Foster and Capt. Thomas Gray.
Mr. John Foster. Capt. Thomas Gray. Imps. Land & House ye North Imps. Land lying ye South Side. Side paying 25 lb. starl. Item. 4 Servants. Item. 4 Servis.
Thomas Witty,
Pichard Poore, .
WVm. Davise,
Richard Barginer,
Jnº. Ratlife,
Edw. Howell,
James Powell. Skins.
Joane Burnett. Skins.
Two Tand deare skins,
6 ditto wth. hayre on,
3 Bare skins,
2 Bare skins.
Ittem. Linnen
12} yds. osandbriggs,
63 yas. blew Linnen. Ittem. Iron Wayre.
63 yas. blew Linnen. Ittem. Iron Wayre.
6 New Hows,
6 New Hows,
1 Iron Square,
1 Iron Square,
1 Hand Saw,
1 Hand Saw,
4 New fallin axes,
5 New axes,
1 Cooper Adge,
3 Chissells,
One Hammer,
2 IIammers,
2 Augers,
One Adge,
One adge,
One Iron Candlesticke,
One Iron Candlesticke,
One Howell,
One Whipp Saw,
Two Iron Wedges,
2 Whipp Saws,
One Cross cut ditto,
Three Tand deare skins,
4 Deare skins w". hayre on. Ittem. Linnen,
125 yds. osandbriggs,
4 Chissells,
Two Augers,
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2 Hows helvd,
1 Pitchin axe,
1 Spaid,
1 Pitchin Axe,
1 Fill,
1 How helved,
2 Iron Wedges,
2 Beetle Rings,
2 Iron Potts, Wm. Gray paycth the halfe of one,
1 Iron Fro,
1 Fryin Pann,
2 Small skilletts,
One Iron Sledge,
One Iron Square,
One broad axe,
One Coopers ditto,
One Fallin ditto,
One Auger. Item. Prouvission.
Item. Prouvission.
2 Bar's. Beefc,
12 pint Oyle,
2 psis of porke,
1 third of Bar". of Casado Bis- kett,
4 Bushells of peesc,
102 Galls. Molases,
3 Barns. & 1 hhd. of Corne. Ittem. Living Stoke.
6 Henns, 2 Cokes,
3 Hogs,
6 Henns, 2 Cokes,
6 Duks, 1 Drayk, 1 Turkey Hen, 5 Dukes, 1 Drayk,
1 Turkey Coke, 2 ditto Henns,
One Sheepe, Six Firelocks, 4 ps. Bandolcars. Retornd.
One Boxe Metlicimts., Thirty pownds of powder, SS Ib. bullitts & shott.
¿ doz. of Ivory & one doz. of other Combs,
1 doz. Sizers, one Fussce, one boxe of Medicins,
100 of nedles, yams,
Timothy Biggs came this XXIst day of March, 1671-2, and made oath that the within written is a true Coppy of the Dewision of Goods, between Mr. John Foster & Capt. Thomas Gray, pur- suant to a former award before me,
JOSEPH WEST.
This is a true Coppy of ye Originall. Examd. this XXIst March, 1671-2.
Jos. DALTON, Secy.
Entered this 21" March, 1671-2.
2 psis of porke, 1 third of Bar !. of Casado Bis- kett, 102 Galls. Molases,
3 BarIs. & 1 hhd. of Corne.
Item. Living Stoke
2 Hogs,
1 Dunghill Fowlc.
Six Firclocks, 4 p' Bandolcars.
2 Barris. of beefe,
13 pt. Sweet Oyle,
1 Broad axe,
1 Lattin Hammer,
1 Fallin axc.
2 Beetle Rings,
1 Showell,
1 Fro,
1 Fryin Pann,
1 Brass Skillett,
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[The above exhibits a specimen of goods in a store in Charles- town in the beginning of our colony. Perhaps the 1st. case of dissolution of a copartnership & division of stock in trade.
Know all men by these presents, that I, Co1. William Sayle, Governor of that part of the Province of Carolina, Southward and Westward from Cape Carterett, otherwise called Cape Romanoe, for and on behalfe of the Lords Proprietors of the said Province of Caro- lina, having made my last Will and Testament in Bermuda, bearing date in the Month of February last past, which said Will I doe by this present codicil, ratify and confirm. Now being weak in body, but (blessed be God) in perfect mind and memory (for the full disposal of all my goods and chattels, Lands and tenements undisposed of in the said Will, ) I doe hereby give, devise and bequeathe, all that my Mansion House and Town Lot, in Albe- marle Point, in the said Province of Carolina, to my Eldest Son, Nathaniel Sayle, and the Heirs of his body lawfully begotton, and to be begotton forever.
Itm. I doe give, devise, and bequeath all my other Lands and tenements, goods and chattels, which shall be in my possession at the time of my death in the said Province, and all the lands, per- quisites or advantages due to me in the said Province of Carolina, or any part thereof, by virtue of the Concessions of the said Lords Proprietors, or otherwise to my two sons, Nathaniel Sayle and James Sayle, and the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotton and to be begotten forever. And my Will and pleasure is, that this Codicil or Schedule be, and be adjudged and taken to be a part of my last Will and testament aforesaid, and to be of equal force with the same. And I heartily desire and request mine Executors, and the overseers of the execution of my last will, and that they doe cause all things in this Schedule or Codicill contained to be faithfully performed according to my pure meaning, as if the same were so declared in my said last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto sett my hand and seale, this thirtieth day of September, Anno Domini, 1670.
WILLIAM SAYLE, [X.]
Signed, sealed & published in ? the presence of
PAUL SMITHI, Jos. DALTON, Secrett.
Mª. That the within Codicill or Schedule, with all the articles & clauses therein specified, was signed, sealed & published by the said Co'. William Sayle, late Governor of that part of the Pro- vince of Carolina, Southward & Westward from Cape Carterett, as his true and lawful act and deed, upon the request of the within 33 Z
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named Nathaniel Sayle, was upon oath proved by the within mentioned Paul Smith, and Joseph Dalton, before me, Col. Joseph West, Governor of this part of the Province of Carolina aforesaid, this tennth day of April, 1671.
Jos. WEST,
This is a true copy of the original. Examd. this 28th Nov., 1672.
JOS. DALTON, Secretary.
The History of New England from 1630 to 1649, by John Winthrop, Esq., first Gov. of the Colony of Mass. Bay.
Vol. 24., p. 335 .- For the place they should remove to, if necessitated. Mr. Hayson acquainted us with a place allowed & propounded to them, and the occasion of it, which was thus : Captain Wm. Sayle, of Summers Islands, having been lately in England, had procured an ordinance of parliament for planting the Bahamas Islands (now called Eleutheria, ) in the mouth of the gulf of Florida, & wanting means to carry it on, had obtained of divers parliament men & others in London to undertake the work, wch. they did, & drew up a covenant & articles for all to enter into, who would come into the business. The first article was for liberty of conscience, wherein they provided, that the civil magis- trate should not have cognizance of any matter weh. concerned religion, but every man might enjoy his own opinion or religion, without controul or question (nor was there any word of maintain- ing or professing any religion or worship of God at all,) & the commission (by authority of the ordinance of parliament,) to Captain Sayle to be Governor three years was with limitation, that they should be subject to such orders & directions as from time to time they should receive from the company in England, &c. Upon these terms they furnished him with a ship & all provisions & necessaries for the design, and some few persons embarked with him, & sailed to the Summers Islands, where they took in Mr. Patrick Copeland, elder of that church, a godly man of near eighty years of age, & so many other of the church there, as they were in the ship in all seventy persons.
But on the way to Eleutheria, one Captain Butler, a young man who came in the ship from England, made use of his liberty to disturb all the company. He could not endure any ordinances or worship, &c., & when they arrived at one of the Eleutheria Islands, and were intended to there settle, he made such a faction, as enforced Captain Sayle to remove to another island, & being near the harbour, the ship struck & was cast away. The persons were all saved save one, but all their provisions & goods were
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lost, so as they were forced (for divers months,) to lie in the open air, & to feed upon such fruits & wild creatures as the island. afforded. But finding their strength to decay, & no hope of any relief, Captain Sayle took a shallop & eight men, & with such provisions as they could get, & set sail, hoping to attain either the Summers Islands, or Virginia, or New England ; and so it pleased the Lord to favor them, that in nine days they arrived in Virginia, their provisions all spent, &c. Those of the church relieved them, & furnished them with a bark & provisions to return to relieve their company left in Eleutheria. Captain Sayle, finding the church in this state, persuaded them to remove to Eleutheria, wch. they began to listen unto, but after they had seen a copy of liis commission & articles, &c., (though he undertook to them, that the company in England would alter anything they should desire, yet) they paused upon it (for the church were very orthodox & zealous for the truth, ) & would not resolve before they had received advice from us. Whereupon letters were returned to them, dis- suading them from joining with that people under those terms."
S. P. O. NORTH CAROL., B. T., VOL. 2, p. 98.
Instructions to M. Andrew Percivall.
23 May, 1674.
1. You are to grant Land to none that comes to setle under yor Goverment, but upon condition they setle in Towneships, and take up Land according to ye draught herewth. deliverd yo", vizt., To each house built in ye said Towne, & forme fifty acres home lott, as in ye draught, viz., five acres for a house & garden, ten . acres in ye Comon Cow pasture, and thirty-five in a peece beyound ye Comon. And an out lott containing 300 more in one peece in ye same Collony, whenever they will take it up.
Provided it be wthin sixteen yeares after their respective Grants of their home lotts. The home lott shall alwayes inseperably belong to ye house in ye Towne, weh., whenever it is not inhabited & kept up, the sd. house and home lott belonging to it, shall de- volve into ye hands of ye Lords Proprs. to be by them disposed of to any other person.
The home lott shall pay noe rent till ys yeare 1690. The fee alsoe of ye Towne plott shall belong in equall proportions to ye st. houses, to be leased out or lett as ye respective owners shall thinke fitt. But ye Towne to be built in ye sª. Towne plott shall be laid out & built according to such a modell as ye s1. Lds. Prop's. shall direct.
2. You are to take care that store of Provizzions are planted.
3. Yo" are to keep faire Correspondence wth. yo Neighbour Indians to yo utmost of yor. power.
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4. You are to deliver to Mr. Joseph West all ye Goods now sent in ye Edistoh Degger, & consigned to y". for ye use & supply of or. people at Ashley & Cooper River.
SHAFTESBURY, CRAVEN, G. CARTERET.
Whitehall, 23ª May, 1674.
S. P. O. Nº. CAROLINA. B. T., VOL. 2, p. 97.
Instructions to o'. Govern'. & Councill of our Plantacon, at Ashley River in Carolina.
23 May, 1674.
1. You are upon all occasions to afford all Countenance, help & assistance to or. plantacon in Loch Island.
2. You are to affix ye publique seale to all such Grants as Mr. Andrew Percivall, Govern'. of that plantacon shall send to you, signed by his hand, with advice from him, specifying ye Grants he desires to have scaled.
CRAVEN, SHAFTESBURY, G. CARTERET.
Whitehall, 234 May, 1674.
MEM. Mr. Andrew Percivall had a Copy of ye Fundamentall Constitutions signed and sealed with him.
[His Commission begins
John, Lord Berkley, Pallatine of Carolina, and the rest of the Lors. Proprs. of Carolina.
To or. truely & well-beloved Andrew Percivall, Governr. of the plantation to be settled on both sides Edisto or Ashipow River.
Bee it knowne, &c., &c., &c.]
S. P. O. Nº. CAROLINA, B. T., VOL. 2, p. 120.
Order concerning the Trade with the Westoes and Cussatoes Indians.
10 April, 1677.
Wheras ye discovery of ye Country of ye Westoes & ye Cussa- toes, two powerfull & warlike nations, hath bine made at ye charge of ye Earle of Shaftsbury, one of our number, & by the Industry
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& hazard of Dr. Henry Woodward, and a striet peace & amity made Betweene those said Nations and our people in o'. provinec of Carolina, wch. will conduce very much to ye peace & settlemt. of or. said people there, & ye incouraginge of others to come and plant there when those fieree & warlike nations are not onely at peace wth. us, but are become a esafegard unto us from ye injuries of ye Spaniards and other Indians. Wee therefore have thought fitt for ye preservacon of ye sd. peace soe necessary to us, and consideringe that if a Gen". Trade & Comerce should bee allowed to those Nations wth. or. people inhabittinge there before or. strenths & numbers are increased, that ye weakness of or. streauth may be discovered to them, and severall injuries, provo- cations, frauds & quarrells may arrise & happen, by weh. meanes this soe necessary a peace may be interrupted. Wee doe there- fore thinke fitt, and doe hereby strictly charge, require & comand that noe person of what quallity soever, being undr. or. Govermt., there doe presume to have any commerce, trade & traffick, or correspondency wth. any of ye Westoes, Cussatoes, Spaniards, or other Indians that live beyond Porte Royall, or at ye same distance from or. present Settlemt. that ye Westoes & Cussatoes doc now inhabitt, wthont such persone have thereunto license undr. ye hand & scale of ye Earle of Shaftsbury and some one more of us, ye Lds. Proprietors, and this, or. ordr., is to continue during the space of 7 yeares onely ; after weh. tyme (if it shall please God) that ye streanth of or. settlement may bee considerably increased, wee resolve not to continue or. restraintes upon the trade wth. those Indians. But in ye meane while there is noe man hath reason to complaine that wee haveinge left them free and open, all ye trade northward upon ye sca coast as far as Alp, & Southward as far as Porte Royall, and any other way not less than 100 miles from there plantacon, weh. is all they ean pretend or expeet from us, it beinge in justice & reason fitt that wee should not bee inturrupted by ym in or. treatyes & transactions with. those Nations that inhabitt those disttant Countryes, wth. whome by or. grant & Charter from his Matie., Wee onely have authority to treat or intermeddle, and wee are carefull, as y". may perceive, to give y". open & free liberty to trade wth. those nations yt. lye neere, or wthin any convenient disstanee of y"., and wth. whome, wthout any hazard or dangr. to ye publicke safty, y". may intermix & maintaine a Commerce ; haveinge therefore laid downe soe plainly to y". ye reasons & right of or. proceedings in this matter, wee doe expect an exact & punetuall compliance wth. or. ordr. & comand, or yo" may bee assured wee shall eause such as shall presume to breake ym severely to be prosecuted and punished.
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