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108 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
Virginia; In wch you shall much oblige the Lo: Baltimore, and mee for his sake, who
will not fayle to acknowledge the courtisies you shall do his Lop in those parts at my
request, in any thing wthin the power of
" Dated: 18°: Sept: 1634.
" To Sr John Harvy Kn* Gouernor of his Ma^T Plantation in Virginia." 1
On the 29th of September, the king wrote the following to Governor
Harvey from Hampton Court:
" Trusty and welbeloued wee greete you well. So desirous wee are of the planting
and civilizing of those parts of our dominions by our good subjects, as wee neither haue nor
will leaue any due meanes vnattempted for the encouragem* of such as shalbee contented
for the publique benefitt and honor of our kingdomes & for their particular commodity to
transport themselues thither, and inhabitt that part of the world and they shall finde our
continuall care of them in all occasions; The consideracion whereof was a powerfull
motiue to vs, to graunt to the Lo: Baltimore a part of that our territory of Virginia, vpon
the devoluing of the old Companies right therein justly to vs, As also in respect of the
vastnesse of that country, there being land and profitt enough for the entertainment of
many thowsands, and allso for that wee conceiued the difficulties of the worke would
easily be ouercome by multitude of hands and assistance, though of different bodies and
societies, yet all deriuing their Interest from vs. And being now informed that the sayd
Lo: Baltimore to his greate charges hath accordingly begunne a Plantacion in Mariland,
and that you haue readily assisted his Planters (in conformity to our Commaund) at their
first descent in those wilde parts, wherein, wee obserue yov dutifull obedience to vs and
do take in in good part, giuing you thanks for the same, we haue thought good by these
our speciall letters to require you to continue yov assistance to them, by sufferring them
quietly to enjoy the Country and profitt thereof wch wee haue graunted vnto the said
L: Bait: wthout disturbance or interrupcion, and by protecting his planters from the
malice and injury of the Indians, or any other, As also by giuing them leaue to buy and
transport such necessaries from yor Colonies, as you may conueniently spare, and they
haue occasion to vse; Wherein, you shall do vs acceptable seruice, and giue them such
releefe in their commendable endeavors, as may both much incourage them and produce
benefitt to yor gouerm1 and plantacion. The due perfourmance whereof wee expect
from you and the rest of our councell and people there, as becometh good and dutifull
subjects, and a's you will answere the contrary.
"Dated at Hampton Court: 29° Sept: 1634.
u To Sr John Haruey Gouernor of Virginia."2
In response to the letters he had received, Governor Harvey, on the 16th
of December, 1634, wrote to Secretary Windebank as follows:
" Sr I shall put the daye wherein I did that seruice to my Lord Baltimore wch deserued
thankes from yr Honor into the accompt of my happie dayes, next vnto that day wherein
I was designed to doe his matie seruice in this place; and for the respect I owe to yo1'
Honor and for the Noblenes I know to be in my Lord Baltimore and his clesignes I do
promise yov Honor to do him and his all the seruice I am able: but I must sincerely let
yor Honor know that my powre heere is not great, it being limited by my Commission to
the greater number of voyces at the Councell table, and there I haue almost all against
me in whateuer I can propose, especially if it concerne Maryland; and these proceedings
of the Councell do so embolden others that notwithstanding the obligation of Christianity
and his maties commands to be assisting to them in their first beginning, many are so
1 Pub. Record Office, London— Colonial Papers, 2 Ibid., No. 27.
viii., No. 26.
| 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 | 00000133 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 108 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. Virginia; In wch you shall much oblige the Lo: Baltimore, and mee for his sake, who will not fayle to acknowledge the courtisies you shall do his Lop in those parts at my request, in any thing wthin the power of " Dated: 18°: Sept: 1634. " To Sr John Harvy Kn* Gouernor of his Ma^T Plantation in Virginia." 1 On the 29th of September, the king wrote the following to Governor Harvey from Hampton Court: " Trusty and welbeloued wee greete you well. So desirous wee are of the planting and civilizing of those parts of our dominions by our good subjects, as wee neither haue nor will leaue any due meanes vnattempted for the encouragem* of such as shalbee contented for the publique benefitt and honor of our kingdomes & for their particular commodity to transport themselues thither, and inhabitt that part of the world and they shall finde our continuall care of them in all occasions; The consideracion whereof was a powerfull motiue to vs, to graunt to the Lo: Baltimore a part of that our territory of Virginia, vpon the devoluing of the old Companies right therein justly to vs, As also in respect of the vastnesse of that country, there being land and profitt enough for the entertainment of many thowsands, and allso for that wee conceiued the difficulties of the worke would easily be ouercome by multitude of hands and assistance, though of different bodies and societies, yet all deriuing their Interest from vs. And being now informed that the sayd Lo: Baltimore to his greate charges hath accordingly begunne a Plantacion in Mariland, and that you haue readily assisted his Planters (in conformity to our Commaund) at their first descent in those wilde parts, wherein, wee obserue yov dutifull obedience to vs and do take in in good part, giuing you thanks for the same, we haue thought good by these our speciall letters to require you to continue yov assistance to them, by sufferring them quietly to enjoy the Country and profitt thereof wch wee haue graunted vnto the said L: Bait: wthout disturbance or interrupcion, and by protecting his planters from the malice and injury of the Indians, or any other, As also by giuing them leaue to buy and transport such necessaries from yor Colonies, as you may conueniently spare, and they haue occasion to vse; Wherein, you shall do vs acceptable seruice, and giue them such releefe in their commendable endeavors, as may both much incourage them and produce benefitt to yor gouerm1 and plantacion. The due perfourmance whereof wee expect from you and the rest of our councell and people there, as becometh good and dutifull subjects, and a's you will answere the contrary. "Dated at Hampton Court: 29° Sept: 1634. u To Sr John Haruey Gouernor of Virginia."2 In response to the letters he had received, Governor Harvey, on the 16th of December, 1634, wrote to Secretary Windebank as follows: " Sr I shall put the daye wherein I did that seruice to my Lord Baltimore wch deserued thankes from yr Honor into the accompt of my happie dayes, next vnto that day wherein I was designed to doe his matie seruice in this place; and for the respect I owe to yo1' Honor and for the Noblenes I know to be in my Lord Baltimore and his clesignes I do promise yov Honor to do him and his all the seruice I am able: but I must sincerely let yor Honor know that my powre heere is not great, it being limited by my Commission to the greater number of voyces at the Councell table, and there I haue almost all against me in whateuer I can propose, especially if it concerne Maryland; and these proceedings of the Councell do so embolden others that notwithstanding the obligation of Christianity and his maties commands to be assisting to them in their first beginning, many are so 1 Pub. Record Office, London— Colonial Papers, 2 Ibid., No. 27. viii., No. 26. |
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