Index: V

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V

Valentia, Lord Viscount, see Annesley, Arthur.

Vanbotten, Mr., 249, 272.

Vandyke, Captain, 263.

Vane, Sir Henry, 214.
-, -,-, letters to—
-, 1635: 211.
-, 1636: 239.
-, -,-, eldest son of the preceding, 214, 284, 324, 347, 372, 376, 394, 475.
-, -,-, goes to New England, 211, 214.
-, -,-, letters from—
-, 1635: 211.
-, 1636: 239.

Van Haard, Andries, 304.

Van Pece, Abraham, Dutch Governor in the West Indies, 105.

Van Loon, Melchior, 446.

Varvell, Thomas, 406.

Vassall, Samuel, 113, 115, 120, 190, 191, 194, 197–199, 207, 324, 331, 338, 339.
-, -,-, letter of, 1636: 199.
-, -,-, petitions of, 197, 305.
-, -,-, wife of, 199.
-, -, Mr., goes with his wife to Massachusetts, 112.

Vaughan, John, Secretary and Clerk of the Assembly of the Somers Islands, 332, 370.
-, -,-, letters from—
-, 1646: 327.
-, 1647: 328.

Vavasour, Mr., 433.

Venables, General Robert, General of the English forces sent to America, 419, 428, 429, 431, 436, 439, 456.
-, -,-, warrant for the apprehension of, 429.
-, -,-, release of, 429.

Verd, Isle de, see St. Brandon.

Vererzamis, 2.

Verney, Sir Edmond, Keeper of the Marshalsea, 282.

Victory, the, 77, 95.

Villegagnon, Monsieur, 119.

Villiaco, 7.

Villiers, Charles, Earl of Anglesea, 94.
-, -, Sir George, afterwards Marquis and Duke of Buckingham, Governor of the Guiana Company, 83.
-, -,-, collects rarities from the plantations, 75.
-, -,-, grants to, 24, 84.
-, -,-, letters from, 1628: 90.
-, -,-, letters and petitions to—
-, 1620: 24.
-, 1624: 69.
-, 1626: 77, 78, 82.
-, 1627: 85.
-, 1628: 93.

Viner, Mr., 332, 468.

Vines, Richard, 215.

Virgin frigate, the, 350.
-, -, of Hampton, the, 310.
-, -, of Southampton, the, 79.

Virginia, incidental allusions to, 189, 197, 225, 234, 246, 262, 265, 280, 296, 361, 383, 402, 418, 427, 431, 433.
-, -, letters dated from, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 25, 41, 42, 48, 72, 90, 104, 113, 116–118, 129, 151, 160, 184, 193, 195, 201, 260, 266.
-, -, discovered and taken possession of, 4.
-, -, charter and grants of, 5 (2), 8, 13.
-, -, adventurers to, 18, 293.
-, -,-, refuse to pay their adventure for, 14.
-, -, agent for planters in, see Button, Capt. Wm.
-, -, Bargrave's treatises upon, 30.
-, -, books, maps, and writings relating to, 7, 21, 46, 51, 54, 57, 62, 64, 73, 74, 76, 133.

Virginia, boundaries of (differences with Lord Baltimore Concerning), 169, 170, 172, 176, 253, 412, 413, 435, 436, 447.
-, -, boots and shoes exported to, 341, 359, 397, 398, 406, 411 (2), 417, 418, 459 (2), 460, 467.
-, -, buildings in (colleges, churches, houses, schools, and a state-house), 22, 40, 42, 45, 48, 49, 56, 58, 66, 67, 80, 268, 288, 376.
-, -, Butler's unmasking of, 38–40, 57.
-, -, climate of, 38, 113.
-, -, Commissioners, of (1623, 1624, 1631), 44, 46, 50–54, 58, 62, 64, 65, 68–70, 72–74, 98, 121, 130, 133, 134, 136, 177, 190; and see
-, Banks, John;
-, Barber, Mr.;
-, Bourchier, Henry;
-, Brooke, Sir John;
-, Chichester, Art. Lord;
-, Coke, Sir John;
-, Collins, Thos.;
-, Danby, Hen., Earl of;
-, Danvers, Sir John;
-, Dawes, Sir Abrah.;
-, Digby, Sir Kenelm;
-, Diggs, Sir Dudley;
-, Dorchester, Dudley, Visc.;
-, Dorset, Edw., Earl of;
-, Fellgate, Wm.;
-, Ferrar, John;
-, Ferrar, Nicholas;
-, Finch, Heneage;
-, Fortescue, Nicholas;
-, Gibb, Thos.;
-, Gofton, Fras.;
-, Gorges, Sir Ferd.;
-, Harvey, John;
-, Heath, Sir Robt.;
-, Jones, Sir Wm.;
-, Killigrew, Sir Robt.;
-, Mandeville, Henry Visct.;
-, Mathews, Samuel;
-, May, Sir Hump.;
-, Paget, Wm., Lord;
-, Piersey, Abraham;
-, Pory, John;
-, Pytt, Wm.;
-, Roe, Sir Thos.;
-, Sands, Mr.;
-, Spiller, Henry;
-, Stones, Thos.;
-, Sutton, Rich.;
-, Tucker, Wm.;
-, Weston, Sir Rich.;
-, Wolstenholme, Sir John;
-, Wrote, Nath.;
-, Wyatt, Sir Fras;
-, Zouch, Sir John.

Virginia, Commissioners of, letter from—
-, 1624: 58, 59 (2), 70, 71.
-, 1632: 158.
-, 1633: 171.
-, -,-, letters to—
-, 1623: 50.
-, 1624: 58, 59 (2), 70.
-, 1625: 72.
-, 1626: 77.
-, 1632: 151.
-, -,-, order, petition, report, and warrant of, 54, 133, 136, 141.
-, -, commodities of (including flowers, plants, shells, silk grass, &c.), 5, 7, 9, 11, 16, 17, 22, 39–41, 43, 57, 75, 81, 86, 89, 90, 95, 100, 110, 113, 117, 125, 160, 176, 184, 269.
-, -, staple commodities to be planted in, 190, 239, 269.
-, -, corn to be sown, and want of it in, 57, 80, 113, 117, 124, 160.
-, -, duties upon and price of, 8, 10, 11, 22, 26, 73, 77, 89.
-, -, plentiful in, and exported to New England, 175, 184.
-, -, the granary of all the Northern Colonies, 184.
-, -, Courts of Justice for, 42, 100.
-, -, proposals for a Custom-house in, 175, 232, 281, 287.
-, -, register of customs in, 239, 246, 287.
-, -, complaints of customs in, 58, 76, 207, 281, 287.
-, -, impositions in, 281, 287.
-, -, deer from, 285.
-, -, Lords De la Warr and Dorset's support of, 90.
-, -, description of, 6, 7, 11, 73, 100.
-, -, discoveries in, 6, 51, 79–81, 171, 232.
-, -, Dutch colony in, see New Netherlands.
-, -, to be restrained from trading to, 171.
-, -, encouragements by King Charles I. to plant in, 116.
-, -, famine in, 10, 49, 66.
-, -, farthing tokens requested for, 239, 268.
-, -, fears for success of colony in, 13, 16, 18.
-, -, fisheries in, 33, 90, 171.
-, -, "winning the forest" in [proposals for], 81.
-, -, fortifications and defence of, 39, 41, 43, 45, 48, 57, 58, 67, 80, 99, 100, 184, 287, 340; and see Kiccowtan, James Fort, Point Comfort.
-, -,-, want of, and defenceless state of, 12, 66, 73, 77, 79–81, 184.
-, -, pretensions of France to, 152.
-, -, proposals to settle French Protestants in, 98.

Virginia, Frenchmen and vine dressers in, 43, 57, 89.
-, -, gifts to the Colony of, 22, 87 (?).
-, -, Governors of, see
-, De la Warr, Henry Lord, 1610, June.
-, Gates, Sir Thomas, 1610.
-, Dale, Sir Thomas, May, 1611–1616.
-, Yeardley, Sir George, 1619.
-, Argoll, Sir Samuel;
-, Wyatt, Sir Francis, 1621.
-, West, Captain Francis, 1627, Nov.
-, Harvey, John, 1628, March.
-, Pott, John, 1629, November.
-, West, Captain John, 1635, May.
-, Berkeley, Sir William, 1641, August.
-, Bennett, Colonel Richard.
-, -, Deputy Governor of, see Percy, Captain John, 1610–1.
-, -, Councillors of, see
-, Basse, Captain Nathaniel;
-, Bennett, Richard;
-, Blany, Edward;
-, Brocas, William;
-, Brown, Henry;
-, Bullock, Hugh;
-, Claybourne, William;
-, Cowling, Christopher;
-, Davenant, Sir William;
-, Davison, Christopher;
-, Donne, Serjeant-Major George;
-, Ferrar, William;
-, Finch, Henry;
-, Hamor, Ralph;
-, Harvey, John;
-, Hawley, Jerome;
-, Hinton, Thomas;
-, Hobson, John;
-, Hooke, Francis;
-, Higgenson, Hump.;
-, Kemp, Richard;
-, Littleton, Nathaniel;
-, Ludlow, George;
-, Maddison, Isaac;
-, Martin, John;
-, Mathews, Samuel;
-, Menefie, George;
-, Peirsey, Abraham;
-, Perry, William;
-, Petus, Thomas;
-, Pierce, William;
-, Pott, John;
-, Puntis, John;
-, Purfrey or Purify, Thomas;
-, Sandys, Sir George;
-, Smyth, Roger;
-, Stagg, or Stegg, Thomas;
-, Stephens, Richard;
-, Stoner, John;
-, Thorowgood, Adam;
-, Townsend, Richard;
-, Tucker, William;
-, Utie, John;
-, West, John;
-, Whitaker, Job;
-, Willoughby, Thomas;
-, Wormley, Ralph;
-, Yeardley, Argol;
-, Yeardley, Sir George.
-, -, Admiral of, see Newport, Capt. Christ.
-, -, Vice Admiral of, see Puntis, John.
-, -, Marshal of, 134; and see Donne, Serj.-Major.
-, -, Muster Master General of, see
-, Donne, Serj.-Major;
-, West, John.
-, -, Presidents of, see
-, Wingfield, Edward Maria;
-, Popham, George;
-, Smith, Capt. John.
-, -, Secretaries of, see
-, Claybourne, William;
-, Davison, Christ.;
-, Dun, John;
-, Kemp, Richard, 1634–1640.
-, Reade, George, 1640.
-, -, Surveyors of, see
-, Evelin, Lieut. Robert;
-, Hawley, Gabriel.
-, -, Treasurers of, see
-, Hawley, Jerome;
-, Sandys, George.
-, -, Governor and Council and Assembly of, 81, 84, 87, 102, 121, 129, 136, 184, 212, 216, 243, 254, 265, 268, 281, 289, 301, 309, 310, 376, 394, 409, 412, 429, 447, 453.
-, -,-, letters and petitions from—
-, 1623: 38, 41, 56.
-, 1624: 56, 58, 59 (2), 65, 70.
-, 1625: 71, 72, 74 (2).
-, 1626: 77, 79.
-, 1627: 84, 86.
-, 1628: 88 (2), 89 (2), 90 (3).
-, 1630: 113.
-, 1634: 175.
-, 1637: 250.
-, 1638: 268.
-, 1639: 287, 288 (2), 289 (3), 293.
-, -, letters to—
-, 1623: 54.
-, 1624: 58 (2), 59 (2).
-, 1627: 86 (2).
-, 1628: 95.
-, 1630: 121.
-, 1632: 158.
-, 1633: 170.
-, 1634: 177, 185, 191.
-, 1636: 238, 239, 243, 310.
-, 1637: 250, 252, 258 (3).
-, 1639: 305.
-, 1640: 308, 314 (2).
-, 1642: 324.
-, 1649: 329.
-, 1654: 412.
-, -,-, accord between, 138.
-, -,-, certificate of, 311.
-, -,-, proclamation by, 77.
-, -, orders of Council of—
-, 1624: 72.
-, 1639: 292 (2).
-, -, proposed salary to three of the Council of, 175.
-, -, establishment of a General Assembly, in, 68.
-, -, Assembly of, 39, 57–59, 66, 77, 99, 100, 113, 117, 195, 212, 245, 262, 266, 268, 308, 321, 376.
-, -,-, report of proceedings in (1619), 22.
-, -,-, Acts of, 245, 268, 269, 287.
-, -,-, answers of, to the King's propositions, 268.
-, -,-, speaker, clerk, and sergeant of 22.
-, -, government of [abuses and changes in, and rules for], 5, 6, 29–31, 39, 45, 48–54, 58–60, 62–68, 70, 73, 76, 79, 80, 94, 99, 100, 107, 116, 129, 136, 207–209, 211, 214, 231, 250, 288, 289, 293, 331, 332, 413, 461, 468.
-, -, petitions for government of, 185, 213, 250.
-, -, church government of, 268.
-, -, the first idiot in, see Buck, Benoni.
-, -, the King's opinion in council upon Gov. Harvey being sent to England from, 216.
-, -, Indian massacres in, and their effects, 31, 32, 36, 42, 43, 58, 66–68, 71, 89.
-, -, infections, diseases, and mortality in, 41, 43, 56, 57, 67, 68, 71, 113, 118, 231.
-, -, inhabitants of, and their numbers, 5–7 22, 57, 72, 88, 89, 100, 117, 124, 175, 201, 208, 231.
-, -,-, require confirmation of their lands and privileges in, 175, 184, 185.
-, -, patents for land in, 5, 9, 25, 47, 80, 81, 288, 306.
-, -,-, reservation upon, 80, 243, 302.
-, -, iron and glass works in, 39, 57, 89, 90, 113, 160.
-, -, letters to be seized from, 55.
-, -, lotteries for, 12, 13, 17, 25, 75.
-, -, management and expenses of, 24.

Virginia, marriages in, 46.
-, -, against uniting Maryland to, 9, 388.
-, -, ministers of, 99, 100, 268; see also
-, Buck, Richard;
-, Harrison, Mr.;
-, Panton, Anthony.
-, -, mutinies, dissensions, disturbances, and tumults in, 12, 67, 134, 207, 208, 211—213, 217, 245, 263.
-, -, negroes to be sent to, 247.
-, -, the county of Norfolk in, granted to Lord Maltravers, 282.
-, -, notes relating to, 5, 124.
-, -, choice of officers in, 79.
-, -, passes to, and their limitation, 261, 330, 338.
-, -, pass for, concealed, 68.
-, -, expense of furnishing and transporting six men to, 56.
-, -, fees upon passengers to, 281, 287, 291.
-, -, persons going and taken to [including children stolen, maidens pressed, persons "spirited," and those from Jamaica sold in, and prisoners from the battle of Worcester sent to], 7, 10, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 36, 39, 66, 67, 71, 76, 77, 81, 82, 84, 85, 93, 94, 98, 100, 112, 113, 120, 175, 190, 197–199, 240, 241, 245, 250, 258, 281, 303, 315, 321, 322, 336, 337–339, 341, 360, 373, 391, 407, 409, 411, 426, 435, 447, 457, 458.
-, -, house and garden allotted to every person in, 288.
-, -, petitions of inhabitants, planters, and traders to or on behalf of them, 169, 281, 321, 386, 387, 394, 397, 403, 405, 414, 417, 422–424, 448, 458, 465–468.
-, -, persons disaffected to the Commonwealth stayed from going to, 334.
-, -, persons from, 18, 87, 214.
-, -, the only physiciau in (1630), see Pott, Dr. John.
-, -, planting of, by Justice Popham, 119.
-, -, prosperity and peace of, 17, 20, 59, 67, 71, 76, 89, 100, 184, 268.
-, -, Commissioners for reducing (1651): 360, 361, 376; and see
-, Ayscue, Sir Geo.;
-, Bennett, Rich.;
-, Claybourne, Wm.;
-, Curtis, Edmund;
-, Dennis, Robert;
-, Stagg, Thos.
-, -, Committees for (1653, Dec.), see
-, Cooper, Sir Ant. Ash;
-, Lambert, Maj.-Gen.;
-, Strickland, Mr.;
-, Wolseley, Sir Chas.
-, -,-, papers referred to, 413.
-, -, fleet for reducing, 360, 373, 374, 389, 393, 400.

Virginia, fleet for reducing, loss of ships of, 390, 399.
-, -, reduction and settlement of, 330–332, 334, 339(2), 340, 343, 358, 361, 362, 379, 395–397.
-, -, articles for the surrender of, 376, 387, 394.
-, -, instructions concerning the revenue of, 243.
-, -, proposals for settlements in, 12, 50, 56,
-, 71, 80, 87, 95, 101, 110, 134, 140, 182, 282, 301.
-, -, servants in, 68, 69, 268.
-, -, charge of transporting servants to, 311.
-, -, ships bound to, and arrived at, 71, 75–7, 93, 94, 120, 176, 201, 214, 237, 241, 250, 253, 303, 306, 322, 335, 336, 341, 387, 389–391, 395, 397, 398, 406, 407, 409–412, 417–419, 428, 458, 459.
-, -,-, to clear in any port in, 158.
-, -,-, petitions of owners of, 303.
-, -, stay of ships bound to, 334, 341, 343.
-, -, ship building in, 151.
-, -, silk, silkworms, and silkworks in, 31, 43, 57, 110, 288.
-, -, present to King Charles of silk from, 288, 289.
-, -, soldiers, arms, ammunition, and stores for, 32, 63, 65, 70, 71, 76, 79–82, 87, 99, 100, 276, 360, 417, 418.
-, -, dispute with Spain about, 16.
-, -, Spain endeavours to remove plantations in, 13, 14, 61, 62, 66.
-, -, squirrels, cattle, swine, and goats in, 8, 116, 117.
-, -, supplies for, 22, 47, 49–53, 57, 66, 67, 72, 76, 81, 82, 84, 85, 94, 99, 100, 184, 258, 303, 321, 322, 448.
-, -,-, bad and unwholesome, 57, 250.
-, -, towns of, see Jacobopolis, James Town.
-, -, trade of, 21, 63, 77, 171, 250, 251, 273, 277, 281, 287, 332, 343, 344, 347, 356, 370, 420.
-, -, voyages to, 9, 10, 18, 19, 138, 182, 184, 207.
-, -, Walloons and French desire to plant in, 26, 27, 498, 499.
-, -, wants, miseries, and distressed state of, 12, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 47–49, 52, 57, 63, 65–68, 74, 75, 77, 84, 86–90, 113, 117, 151, 175, 238, 239, 276.
-, -, wars in, 56, 58, 66, 70, 71, 113.
-, -, Company, 10, 12, 15, 17, 22, 23, 25 27–9, 37, 44–51, 54, 58, 63, 72, 79, 88, 136, 141, 153, 205, 243, 253, 263, 287, 301, 324, 498.
-, -,-, Governors of the, see
-, Sandys, Sir Edwin;
-, Smythe, Sir Thomas;
-, Southampton, Hen., Earl of.
-, -,-, Deputy Governor of, see Ferrar, John.

Virginia Company, Treasurers of the, see
-, Smythe, Sir Thomas;
-, Southampton, Henry, Earl of.
-, -,-, charter of, 5, 8, 13.
-, -,-, renewal of charter of, 62, 63, 136, 141, 171, 253.
-, -,-,-, considerations against, 136.
-, -,-, surrender of the charter of, 52, 53, 55, 56, 59, 63.
-, -,-, names present at surrender of, 53.
-, -,-, debts of, 65.
-, -,-, discourse of the old, 73.
-, -,-, election of officers of, 46.
-, -,-, factions of, 60–63.
-, -,-, quo warranto against, 54, 55, 63, 136.
-, -,-, shareholders in the, 47.
-, -,-, answers of—
-, 1623: 45, 47, 52, 53.
-, 1624: 60, 62, 65 (petition).
-, 1625: 73.
-, -,-, letters to—
-, 1612: 12.
-, 1622: 31.
-, 1623: 55.
-, 1624: 56, 70.
-, 1625: 71, 72.
-, -, and Somers Islands, answer of planters and adventurers to, 83.
-, -,-, petition of merchants and traders to, 322.
-, -,-, Companies, the, 315.
-, -,-, Commissioners for, 55.
-, -,-, differences between, 44, 55, 61.
-, -,-, petition of, and orders upon, 54, 55.

Virginiola, see Somers Islands.

Virgin Islands, the, 390.
-, -, Mary, the, 461.