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STRATEGY OF THE VIRGINIANS. 105
these injunctions, or were determined not to respect them. In March, 1634,
& few days after the Maryland colony had sailed up the Chesapeake, the governor and council of Virginia held a consultation as to the manner in which
they were to treat their new neighbors. The record is as follows:
" Present—Sir John Harvey, governor, Capt. Claiborne, Capt. Tho. Purfry, Capt.
John West, Mr. Wm. Farrer, Capt. Jos. Bullock, Capt. Sam. Matthews, Capt. John Uty,
Capt. Wm. Perry.
" Captain William Claiborne requested the opinion of the board, how he should
demean himself in respect of lord Baltimore's patent, and his deputies now seated in the
bay; for that they had signified to captain Claiborne, that he was now a member of that
plantation, and therefore should relinquish all relation and dependence on this colony.
It was answered by the board, that they wonder why any such question was made; that
they knew no reason why they should render up the rights of that place of the isle of
Kent, more than any other formerly given to this colony by his majesty's patent; and
that, the right of my lord's grant being yet undetermined in England, we are bound in
duty and by our oaths to maintain the rights and privileges of this colony. Nevertheless,
in all humble submission to his majesty's pleasure, we resolve to keep and observe all
good correspondence with them, no way doubting that they on their parts will not
■entrench upon the interests of this his majesty's plantation." 1
Here is certainly expressed a determination on the part of the council of
Virginia to withhold, for the time at least, from Governor Calvert and the
authorities of Maryland the surrender of the jurisdiction of Kent Island;
though they give no sanction for the violent measures which Claiborne, on
his own responsibility, it would seem, afterwards ventured to take.
There is extant, also, the following rescript from a committee of the
king's council in England, which must have been seen by Claiborne, and
perhaps emboldened him still further to attempt resistance to the Maryland
charter, although it only shows that the grant to Baltimore was not meant to
invade private rights.
" After our hearty commendations: we have thought fit to let you know, that his
majesty, of his royal favour, and for the better encouragement of the planters there, doth
let you know, that 'tis not intended that interests which men have settled when you
were a corporation, should be impeached: that for the present they may enjoy their
estates with the same freedom and privilege as they did before the recalling of their
patents; to which purpose also, in pursuance of his majesty's gracious intention, we do
liereby authorise you to dispose of such proportions of lands to all those planters, being
freemen, as you had power to do, before the year 1625. Whitehall, 22d July, 1634.
"Manchester, Kelley, E. Newburg, T. Coventry,
"F. Cottington, T. Germaine, F. Windebank.
•" To our loving friends, the governor and council in Virginia."2
Not long after the landing of the " Pilgrims of Maryland," while they
were building habitations for the coming winter, still occupying the old
Indian town jointly with the natives, they perceived in these an entire
change of demeanor. The supply of provisions was suddenly stopped,
1 Chalmers. 2 jbid.
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000130 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | STRATEGY OF THE VIRGINIANS. 105 these injunctions, or were determined not to respect them. In March, 1634, & few days after the Maryland colony had sailed up the Chesapeake, the governor and council of Virginia held a consultation as to the manner in which they were to treat their new neighbors. The record is as follows: " Present—Sir John Harvey, governor, Capt. Claiborne, Capt. Tho. Purfry, Capt. John West, Mr. Wm. Farrer, Capt. Jos. Bullock, Capt. Sam. Matthews, Capt. John Uty, Capt. Wm. Perry. " Captain William Claiborne requested the opinion of the board, how he should demean himself in respect of lord Baltimore's patent, and his deputies now seated in the bay; for that they had signified to captain Claiborne, that he was now a member of that plantation, and therefore should relinquish all relation and dependence on this colony. It was answered by the board, that they wonder why any such question was made; that they knew no reason why they should render up the rights of that place of the isle of Kent, more than any other formerly given to this colony by his majesty's patent; and that, the right of my lord's grant being yet undetermined in England, we are bound in duty and by our oaths to maintain the rights and privileges of this colony. Nevertheless, in all humble submission to his majesty's pleasure, we resolve to keep and observe all good correspondence with them, no way doubting that they on their parts will not ■entrench upon the interests of this his majesty's plantation." 1 Here is certainly expressed a determination on the part of the council of Virginia to withhold, for the time at least, from Governor Calvert and the authorities of Maryland the surrender of the jurisdiction of Kent Island; though they give no sanction for the violent measures which Claiborne, on his own responsibility, it would seem, afterwards ventured to take. There is extant, also, the following rescript from a committee of the king's council in England, which must have been seen by Claiborne, and perhaps emboldened him still further to attempt resistance to the Maryland charter, although it only shows that the grant to Baltimore was not meant to invade private rights. " After our hearty commendations: we have thought fit to let you know, that his majesty, of his royal favour, and for the better encouragement of the planters there, doth let you know, that 'tis not intended that interests which men have settled when you were a corporation, should be impeached: that for the present they may enjoy their estates with the same freedom and privilege as they did before the recalling of their patents; to which purpose also, in pursuance of his majesty's gracious intention, we do liereby authorise you to dispose of such proportions of lands to all those planters, being freemen, as you had power to do, before the year 1625. Whitehall, 22d July, 1634. "Manchester, Kelley, E. Newburg, T. Coventry, "F. Cottington, T. Germaine, F. Windebank. •" To our loving friends, the governor and council in Virginia."2 Not long after the landing of the " Pilgrims of Maryland," while they were building habitations for the coming winter, still occupying the old Indian town jointly with the natives, they perceived in these an entire change of demeanor. The supply of provisions was suddenly stopped, 1 Chalmers. 2 jbid. |
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