Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-14
IIy W. u. CridIIn,
secretary virginia Historical Pageant.
FIFTH INSTALIMENT

IIy W. u. GridIIn,
Secretary Virginia Historical Pageant.
FIFTH INSTALLMENT.
iG2l--on July -. 1921. King James.
The First, granted the fourth char
tor TO the London Company. IT au-
th"rizcd Two supreme councils in
virginia for better government OF the
Shid colony" one was designed as
the Council Of state" whose Office
was To assist tho Governor with care.
advic" and c:rcumspcction." Tho irst
arrointecs IF the Council OF state
were Sir Francis Wyatt. Governor OF
virginia; Captain Francis West Sir
G"orS" Ycarhlcy. knight. Sir william
N"usc. knightmarshal Of Virginia:
'"orr" Sandys. treasurer: George
Thorpe. deputy Of the college. Cap
tain Thomas Scusc. deputy for the
company; Rev Rotcrt rawI.t Mr.
lccch. Captain Nathaniel Powell
christopher Davidson. secretary; Dr.
iots. physician 10 the company; Roger
smith. John berkeley. John RoIph.
Ralp Iamor. John pountis
'buuntesD. Mitchell Eapworth, MIR.
i'nrwood ana samuel Macock The
members Of the council were TO reside
about ar near the Governor" and
We're to meet quarterly. The other
council was To consist Of the House
"i BurGcSscs and members o! the
'"uncil OF State. This council was
a. be called once yearly and NO
"f'"ncT." unless for extraordinary oc-
cHsion. II was TO toe called the Cen
."ral Assembly a name still used for
our Legislature. This provision in
III" charter was "a confirmation Of the
''i"rS Patent under which the House
a met in 1919.
-",! 10 MIKE I.nNs
somtlY Was granted
ire" i.n consult and CON
ciudc as w,.. 81. cmcrrcnt occa-
sions. cunccrriua u. public veal Of
the said colony. ana very part there
az, as also To MAKE. ordain and enact
such general laws and orders for tho
hohOof OF tho said colony and ever?
part thereof ."
The General Assembly was In
s,ruc,cd to follow the policy OF tho
form Of government OF the realm Of
England" hut tho said laws were To
be confirmed by the General Quarter
Court OF the London Company. II
was stipulated that this would not tc
required report To the General
CuurD after the Government of the
colony shall once have been we'll
framed"
The Virginia lottery. by which 30
now being at an end, II was found
necessary TO raise additions! revenue
for use OF the company in its Virginia
enterprise TO assist in creating in
,crcst and revenue, Captain John
Smith was requested to write His
tory OF Virginia" for the effect which
such a general history dcduccd TO the
life, would have throughou, the
Kingdom" and also because "a few
years would consume the lives OF
many whose memories retained much
and might also dcvour those letters
aud irtcliigenccs. which yet remained
in loose and neglected papers"
smith Accepts Commission.
Captain Smith accepted the COM
mission. His history Of Virginia was
published and found circulation not
only throughout England. lut in the
virginia colony. Copies, or reprints,
OF this work are treasured hcirlooms
in some OF the old Virginia families.
Sir Francis Wyatt arrived in Viz
cinia. october. 1921, with Il flee; OF
nine ships, a number OF colonicsts
and commission as Governor TO
succeed Sir George Yeardlcy. He as
sumcd the Office on November is. Il
Is said that his instructions from the
company contained fortyscv"n arti-
suppress gaming. drunkenness and
excess in apparel" No person, except
the Council, Heads Of Hundreds and
Plantations with their wives and
children, should wear Gold on their
Clothes. or any apparel of SILK. cX
ccpt such as had been raised by their
own industry" Stith reports that the
Governor and council answered TO
this by asserting they knew of no
excess In apparel except in the price
Of H." One article suggested that the
best disposed Of the Indians should
be employed by the planters in order
10 reconcile them to a civil Way OF
Life" and that a certain number of
Indian children should he, Brought
M in the first elements of Littcra-
turc," and "thc most towardly of
these should he fitted for the College:
in the building of which they pro-
roscd to proceed as soon as any Prof
IL arose from the Estate appropriate
cd for that use
Rolls for Sale to Planters.
The were commanded to make only
100 pounds OF tobacco per head per
year, and take all possible care to,
Improve that proportion in Good
ness" In order to assist in over
coming the deficiency in the Treasury.
the company issued n number of Rolls
(pcrmits) for sale to the planters
One roll was n permit to buy from
the Cape Merchant (Storckccpcr) at
such moderate price as would justi-
~ the money advanced. Another roll
granted subscribers an allotment of
land. according to the number of
maids sent over to marry tho
colonists. The land was to be laid