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A87050	Leah and Rachel, or, the two fruitfull sisters Virginia and Mary-land: their present condition, impartially stated and related. VVith a removall of such imputations as are scandalously cast on those countries, whereby many deceived souls, chose rather to beg, steal, rot in prison, and come to shamefull deaths, then to better their being by going thither, wherein is plenty of all things necessary for humane subsistance. / By John Hammond.	Hammond, John, d. 1707.	1656 (1656)	Wing H620; Thomason E865_6; ESTC R207623	20,543	38

as taking power from them untill further knowledge from England driving herein at their own interest The governour so restored being truly informed that their proceedings were illegal held Courts and proceeds as if no such alteration had been made issues out Writs according to order In the name of the Lord proprietor but they require and command them to do it in the name of the Keepers of the Liberties of England according to act of Parliament to which answer sufficient was given that they never were in opposition to the present power they had taken the Engagement for the tenure or form of writs they were not compelled by vertue of that act to make them other wise then they always had done for by Patent from the late K. they had power to issue out in the Proprietors name and never had used the Kings name at all therefore that act requiring all Writs formerly issuing out in the late Kings name now to revolve to the Keepers of the Liberties of England was no way binding to them who had never used the kings name at all But it was not religion it was not punctilios they stood upon it was that sweete that rich that large Country they aimed at and therefore agrees amongst themselves to frame petitions complaints and subscriptions from those bandetoes to themselves the said Bennet and Claiborne to ease them of their pretended sufferings and then come with arms and againe make the Province their own exalting themselves in all place of trust and command totally expulsing the Governer and all the hospitable Proprietors Officers out of their places But when his Highnesse not acquainted with these matchinations had owned and under his hand and signet acknowledged Cap. Will. Stone the former governor Governor for the Lord Baltamore of his Province of Mary-land he again endeavored to reasume the government and fetched away the records from those usurpers proclaimed peace to all not obstinate and favorably received many submissive who with seeming joy returned bewailling their unworthy ingratitude inhumanitie blaming the unbridled ambition and base averice of those that had misled them The Province consists of foure Counties already inhabited viz. St. Maries Calverton An Arundal and Kent St. Maries and Calverton submitted An Arundall and part of Kent opposed The Governor desirous to reclaim those opposing takes a partie about 130. persons with him and sailes into those parts one Roger Heamans who had a great ship under him and who had promised to be instrumentall to the governor to wind up those differences being Judas like hired to joyn with those opposing Countries and having the Governour and his vessells within reach of his Ordnance perfidiously contrary to his undertaking and ingagments fires at them and enforces them to the first shore to prevent that mischief The next morning he sends messengers to those of An Arundall to treat and messengers aboard that Shittle-cock Heamans but all were detained and on the 25. of March last being the next day and the Lords day about 170. and odd of Kent and Anne Arundall came marching against them Heaman fires a pace at them and a small vessel of New-England under the command of one John Cutts comes neere the shore and seazes the boats provision and amunition belonging to the Governour and his partie and so in a nick in a streight were they fallen upon The Governour being shot in many places yeilds on quarter which was granted but being in hold was threatned notwithstanding that quarter given to be imediatly executed unlesse he would writ to the rest to take quarter which upon his request they did twentie odd were killed in this skirmish and all the rest prisoners on quarter who were disarmed taken into custodie But these formerly distressed supplicants for admittance being now become High and Mighty States and supposing their Conquest unquestionable consult with themselves notwithstanding their quarter given to make their Conquest more absolute by cutting off the heads of the Province viz. the Governor the Counsel and Commanders thereof And so make themselves a Counsel of War and condemn them to death Foure were presently executed scilicet Mr. William Stone-head one of the Councel Capt. William Lewis Mr. John Legate Gentleman and John Pedro the rest at the importunity of some women and resolution of some of their souldiers who would not suffer their designe to take thorough effect as being pricked in Conscience for their ingratitudes were saved but were Amerced Fined and Plundred at their pleasures And although this was prophetiquely foreseen by diverse eminent Merchants of London who Petitioned his Highnesse for prevention and that his Highnesse sent a gracious command to Bennet and all others not to disturb the Lord Baltamores Officers nor People in Mary-land but recalled all Power or pretence of Power from them yet they still hold and possesse in defiance of so sacred a mandate the said Province of Mary-land and sent an impious Agent home to Parlie whilest they plundred but he hath long since given up his account to the great avenger of all injuries Although sticklers somewhat more powerfull but by many degrees more brazen fac't then his spirit could bare him forth to appear now labour to justifie these inhumanities disorders contempts and rebellions so that I may say with the Prophet Jeremiah How doth the Citty sit solitary that was full of people How is she become as a widdow She that was great amongst the Nations and Princesse amongst the Provinces How is she become tributary Thus have they brought to desolation one of the happiest Plantations that ever Englishmen set foot in and such a Country that if it were again made formall might harbor in peace and plenty all such as England shall have occasion to disburthen or desire to forsake England A pious consideration of these distractions is by his Highnesse taking notice of and these controversies are by him referred to the Hearing and Report of those two Honourable and judicious Gentlemen the Lords Whitlock and Widdrington whose Pains and Moderation in Hearing and mildly disputing indifferently the condition of these uproars gives not onely hopes of relief but have added to their renowns by all those that as observed have been present at the severall Hearings an account whereof will ere long be published in print Upon determination whereof it must be concluded that a settlement will follow and then many families will flock over to inhabit these ruines the fertility of the province will in short time make good excepting the blood spilt which can never be recalled nor satisfied for Let this be no discouragment to any to goe over for it will now be more firmly settled then ever and so throughly setled that neither envy nor deceipt can again ever shake it And being so setled I know no country although I have travelled many that I more affect more esteem that which profits delights and here is both absolute profit reall delight I shall forget my undertaking in the beginning of my booke which was not to over extall the Country for should I indeed give it its due commendations I should seem to be suborn'd but in few words it is that Country in which I desire to spend the remnant of my dayes in which I covet to make my grave This I have not written for profit for it is known I have given away the copy and therefore am the less to be mistrusted for a deluder for popular applause I did it not for in this pregnant age my lines appear so harsh and disordered that I would not have affixed my name to it but in obedience to those commands that so require it and to prevent the imputation of a libeller the maine drift and scope I have herein aim●d at is to discover Virginia and Mary-land and stand up in their just defences when caluminated to let many that pine in England know they are to their ruines deluded that are frighted from going thither if their wayes of livelihood be not certaine in England Post-script A Word to the Governour and Counsell in Virginia Gentlemen AS I have done your Country of Virginia justice in standing up in its defence so I expect and entreat the like from you I know ye are honest and understand your selves I cannot except nor speake against any of ye but Will Claiborne whom ye all know to be a Villaine but it is no more blemish to your degree to have him of your societie then it was to the Apostles to have Iudas of theirs I have had injury by him by palpable cousinages done me as I shal one day demonstrate But for the decree of your court against one Captaine Thomas Thoroughgood late Commander of the Shipp Cressent I desire you to consider of it again and reverse it for these reasons following I was an inhabitant of Mary-land of two years standing proscribe to die by the rebells of the Bay I fled disguised to Virginia came a bord his Ship by an unknowne name made my condition not my person known to him and he charitably brought me for England otherewise I had causlesly been put to death For which letters certifies us in England that ye have amersed him in deep penalties by an acted of Assembly made against masters or Commanders of ships that shall carrie away any of the inhabitants of your colonie without a pass First know I was no inhabitant of Virginia but Mary-land a government ye have nothing to doe with Next I came with my Governours consent Captaine William Stone who in England justifies Captain Thoroughgoods bringing me home and here I must and will abide such censure or vindication as the supreame power of England shall find me to have merited and therfore I humbly request ye to peruse and reverse that order against him for bringing me for England I shall hereafter give such an account to Virginia of my actions from time to time that they shall be fully satisfied I never deserved the least injurie either from any Government nor any private person since I first inhabited there But that shall be a subject particular and a peece not usefull in England but only to scatter in Virginia amongst my friends whos good opinion I covet and that they may know in many odiums I have been wronged and that I am the man that have seene affliction FINIS

but that the Inhabitants at first coming shall let them know how they mean to deal with them that if they like not the terms they may remove themselves at pleasure a Law so good and commendable that it is never like to be revoked or altered Now for those that carry over Families and estates with a determination to inhabit my advice is that they neither sojourn for that will be chargeable nor on the sudden purchase for that may prove unfortunate but that they for the first year hire a house for seats are alwayes to be hired and by that means they will not onely finde content and live at a cheap rate but be acquainted in the Country and learn the worth and goodnesse of the Plantation they mean to purchase and so not rashly intangle themselves in an ill bargain or finde where a convenient parcell of Land is for their turns to be taken up Yet are the Inhabitants generally affable courteous and very assistant to strangers for what but plenty makes hospitality and good neighbour hood and no sooner are they settled but they will be visiting presenting and advicing the stranger how to improve what they have how to better their way of livelihood Justice is there duly and daily administred hardly can any travaile two miles together but they will finde a Justice which hath power of himself to hear and determine mean differences to secure and binde over notorious offenders of which very few are in the Country In every County are Courts kept every two moneths and oftener if occasion require in which Courts all things are determined without exceptions and if any dislike the proceedings of those Courts they have liberty to appeal to the Quarter Court which is four times a year and from thence to the Assembly which is once or oftner every year So that I am confident more speedy Justice and with smaller charge is not in any place to be found Thest is seldome punished as being seldome or never committed for as the Proverb is where there are no receivers there are no thieves and although Doores are nightly left open esp●ci●lly in the Summer time Hedges hanging full of Cloathes Plate frequently us ed amongst all comers and goers and there is good store of Plate in many houses yet I never heard of any losse ever received either in Plate Linnen or any thing else out of their Houses all the time I inhabited there Indeed I have known some suffer for stealing of Hogs but not since they have been plentifull and whereas Hogstealing was once punished with death it is now made penal and restitution given very amply to the owner thereof Cases of Murther are punished as in England and Juries allowed as well in Criminal causes as in all other differences between party and party if they desire it Servants complaints are freely harkened to and if not causlesly made their Masters are compelled either speedily to amend or they are removed upon second complaint to another service and often times not onely set free if the abuse merit it but ordered to give reparation and damage to their servant The Country is very full of sober modest persons both men and women and many that truly fear God and follow that perfect rule of our blessed Saviour to do as they would be done by and of such a happy inclination is the Country that many who in England have been lewd and idle there in emulation or imitation for example moves more then precept of the industry of those they finde there not onely grow ashamed of their former courses but abhor to hear of them and in small time wipe off those stains they have formerly been tainted with yet I cannot but confesse there are people wicked enough as what Country is free for we know some natures will never be reformed but these must follow the Fryers rule Si non caste tamen cante for if any be known either to prophane the Lords day or his Name be found drunk commit whoredome scandalize or disturb his neighbour or give offence to the world by living suspiciously in any bad courses there are for each of these severe and wholsome laws and remedies made provided and duly put in execution I can confidently affirm that since my being in England which is not yet four moneths I have been an eye and ear witnesse of more deceits and villanies and such as modesty forbids me to utter then I either ever saw or heard mention made of in Virginia in my one and twenty years aboad in those parts And therefore those that shall blemish Virginia any more do but like the Dog bark against the Moon untill they be blind and weary and Virginia is now in that secure growing condition that like the Moon so barked at she will passe on her course maugre all detractors and a few years will bring it to that glorious happinesse that many of her calumniators will intercede to procure admittance thither when it will be hard to be attained to for in smal time little land will be to be taken up and after a while none at all and as the Mulberry Trees grows up which are by every one planted Tobacco will be laid by and we shall wholy fall to making of Silk a Sample of 400 l. hath already been sent for England and approved of which will require little labour and therefore shall have little use of Servants besides Children increase and thrive so well there that they themselves will sufficiently supply the defect of Servants And in small time become a Nation of themselves sufficient to people the Country And this good policy is there used As the Children there born grow to maturity and capable as they are generally very capable and apt they are still preferred and put into authority and carry themselves therein civilly and discretly and few there are but are able to give some Portions with their daughters more or lesse according to their abilities so that many comming out of England have raised themselves good fortunes there meerly by matching with Maidens born in the Country And therefore I cannot but admire and indeed much pitty the dull stupidity of people necessitated in England who rather then they will remove themselves live here a base slavish penurious life as if there were a necessity to live and to live so choosing rather then they will forsake England to stuff New-gate Bridewell and other Jayles with their carkessies nay cleave to tyburne it selfe and so bring confusion to their souls horror and infamine to their kindred or posteritie others itch out their wearisom lives in reliance of other mens charities an uncertaine and unmanly expectation some more abhorring such courses betake themselves to almost perpetuall and restlesse toyle and druggeries out of which whilst their strength lasteth they observing hard diets earlie and late houres make hard shif● to subsist from hand to mouth untill age or sicknesse takes them off from labour and directs them the