182 CHAP. 1658-1662. ASSIZES, 1662. 68. Somer Islands, alias Bermuda. A Warrant, November 28, 1662. (See again p. 184.) Whereas one Spanish Shipp called the St ffrancis and St James, whereof is Comander Andrew de Arroy, comeing from Carthaiena, and being bound for Biskaia, springing a great leak at sea, was forst to putt into our Harbor of Bermudah for releife, and to unload the aforesaid Shipp to Carreene. Now know yee home it may Concerne, That Don Bartholomew de Maceney Knight of the habit of St James, with severall other Spaniards and Servants of Madareele, being desirous to transport themselves back againe for the Port of Portareek (Porto Rico) in the West Indies. I the sayd William Sayle Govornour have ordered & p'mitted Mr Thomas Leach, Comander of the Catch Prosperous to transport the aforesaid persons to the Island of Portareek, desireing all his Maiesties Subiects by sea or land that shall meet with the said Mr Thomas Leach, not to molest, but rather assist him in this his lawful designe and imployment, which shall engage us to doe the like to you or any of yours that shall have occation here. WILLIAM SAYLE Governour Given under my hand & Seale, &c. HENRY TUCKER Secretie & Notarius publ". 69. At an Assize, December 2 to 6, 1662. (1) The Jurie for our Soveraigne Lord the King doe p'sent Black Tom, a Negroe servant of Mr Richard Norwood of Pembrooke Tribe, for that in or about the Moneth of May last past on a Saboath day, he did by force and armes enter into the dwelling house of Thomas Bostock of Smiths Tribe, planter, and from thence did steale, take and beare away, one dozen of Tobacco pipes, price two pence, being the goods and chattells of the said Thomas Bostock, all which is against the peace of our Soveraigne Lord and King, his Crowne and dignity, and contrary to the force of the Laws and Statutes in that case made and provided. To which Indictment he pleaded not guiltie and for his further troyall he put himelfe upon God and the Country, which being a Jurie of 12 sworne men, found him not guiltie, Whereupon he was adiudged to be punished at the whipping post with 39 lashes upon the naked back, which was executed upon him accordingly.1 · Perhaps not guiltie' is a clerical error in the original; but the punishment may have been for breach of orders. QUAKERS NOT TO BE MOLESTED. 183 CHAP. XII. (2) It is unaniously Ordered. That a publication be speedilie drawn for the observation of the Saboath day eyther by the hearing of the Ministers, or by the Inhabitants repayring to 1658-1662. their p'ticular Tribes Churches. And that the Quakers bee not molested untill further Order from the Companie or Kingdome of England. (3) Marie Mountaine of Davids Island p'sented for a profane and very evill tonged woman, and for that, contrary to Christianitie and contrary to the expressd Comands of God, who saith, thou shalt not speake evill of the Ruler of the people, yet the sayd Marie Mountaine having so farr suffered her passion to over runne her reason, as, before credible evidence, to sweare by God that our Honble Governor William Sayle was a Rogue and his wife was a w— - [no sentence recorded]. (4) Hugh Atkeson of Tuckers Towne presented for a comon drunkard by the Grand Inquest, The said Atkeson is thereuppon made Infamous. (5) Nicholas Spenser & John Lee Sen' of Sandis Tribe presented for Comon drunkards. The said p'sons are censured to be made Infamous. (6) Ann Maie of Pagets Ttribe, Richard Jefferies & Susan Spenser of Sandis Tribe, having bin presented for suspicion of Incontinencie. The said parties have bin censured to bring in their Compurgats within ten daies, or to be whipt at the whipping post at St Georges. (7) Richard Apowen Jun', Beniamin Apowen & Harbert Apowen planters, As likewise William Huchings Joyner (all of them of Devonshire Tribe) haveing bin presented by the Grand Inquest, for that the aforesaid parties, contrarie to good Conscience, equitie, or Christianitie, have combined to prevent Judgment and hinder all due course of Law, by bribing one Thomas Hopkins to smother a felonious act comitted by George Apowen, of the Tribe above said, by the said Hopkins his disowning his owne monie, even uppon his oath, in open Court at the last Assizes, felloniously taken out of the said Hopkinses Chest standing in M' ffrancis Watlington's house, by the aforesaid George Apowen. The aforesaid Richard Apowen, Jun', Beniamin Apowen, Harbert Apowen, William Huchins and Thomas Hopkins have thereuppon bin censured, everie one of them, to stand in the pillorie one compleat houre, by the unanimous censure of the Court, which said punishment hath bin inflicted uppon the aforesaid p'sons accordinglie. (8) Capt Edward Stainan unaniously censured to pay 4' sterl at the next generall division, ffor his Miscariage towards the 184 CHAP. XII. 1658-1662. COURTESY TO SPANIARDS. Goverm of these Islands, And for his beating his negroes unmeasurably. 70. Memorandum, December 13, 1662. That Thomas Huchins of Devonshire Tribe hath appeared in my office, and hath voluntarilie consented unto and agreed, uppon his disbursment of a considerable some of Monie in the purchasing of a Negroe man comonly called Jose, that the said Jose shall be manumised and made ffree at the expiration of Twenty ffive yeares from the day and date aforesaid. Uppon Condition that the said Jose doe faithfully serve the said Thomas Huchings or his Assigns, and not absent himselfe from his aforesaid Masters, or his Assignes, Imployments, nor carrie himselfe stubbornly or disobediently during the full Terme and time aforesaid. But in case he the said Jose shall carrie himselfe contrary to the premises, That then hee bee continued in Servitude for the full terme of Ninety nine yeares, if he shall soe long live. In Testimonie of the trueth of the p'mises, I have hereunto sett my hand the day and yeare abovesaid. HENRY TUCKER, Secretie 71. Sumer Islands, alias Bermuda. A certificate. Upon the 17th November An° Dom: 1662, Arrived in this Island the Shipp called St ffrancis & St James belonging to Captaine Diego de la Torre. Which came from Carthagene fraighted by Capt Pedro Gerces de Buscamante for the Accompt of his Maiestie King Philip the fourth of Spaine &, which goeth with Advice, despatched By his excellencie the Conde of St Stephen Vice King of Peru, the which Shipp entered our Kings Castle Harbor with great necessitie and want of provisions, having broken two gudgeons of her Ruther, by which shee made a greate aboundance of water, being wholly impossibilitated to performe the voyadge, without remedieing the foresaid leacks. And by vertue of the peace betwixt the two kingdomes, the Governour of the said Island did afford all things necessarie for their use, paying the prices Currant of the Countrey, giveing assurance in the Name of King Charles the second & himselfe as Governour of the said Island, that no iniurie should be done to them, they behaving themselves Civilly, the which I did p'forme in giveing them all things necessarie (by them sesonably demanded) with civil entertainment to the said Capt Pedro Garces de Buscamante, upon whose Accompt the said Advice of his Maiestie goeth for Spaine. In Testimonie of the trueth of the p'mises I have hereunto sett my hand, together with the END OF CAPT. SAYLE'S TERM. publicke Seale of these Islands the 12th of Janiarie 1663 Stil: nov:. Signed WILLIAM SAYLE Governo 185 CHAP. 1658-1662. The preceding document is the last which bears the signature of Captain William Sayle. His successor, Captain Florentia Seymour, was nominated by the Company in September or October 1662, and assumed the administration of the government in January 1663. Captain Sayle subsequently became Governor of a part of North Carolina under the Lords Proprietors, as has been already stated. XIII. 1663-1668. CHAPTER XIII. GOVERNMENT OF CAPTAIN FLORENTIA SEYMOUR. HAP. 1. FLORENTIA SEYMOUR, who has bequeathed one of the many unusual Christian names met with in Bermuda, was probably a grandson of William Seymour, Ancient and Sergeant-Major to Governor Butler in 1621, and son of William Seymour, jun., a Councillor of State, whose name frequently occurs down to 1654. also Councillor of State, and Captain of Southampton Fort in 1661. His name occurs among those who suffered in the cause of the Commonwealth (p. 118), and his leaning was evidently on that side, although appointed after the Restoration. His wife was charged, when the word was opprobrious, with being a Quaker; but if this be true, I have found no evidence of sympathy on his part with her sect. He was reappointed Governor in 1681, and died in the same year. We learn incidentally something of the financial affairs of the Company about this time from a proposal touching Bermudas handed in to the Council of State by Francis Burghill in 1684. He declares that in this year, 1662, the Companye did rayse £846 . 8 . 4 vpon Tobacco only, at one half-penny per lb, besides ye Proffitts of y General lands, ye tax on Rum, a Land tax, Pole money &c., yet the whole charge of Government that yeare both here (in England) and in y° Islands amounted but to £300, proved at ye tryal.' That since 1662 they have for the most part raysed 1d. per pound on Tobacco, wch amounts to £1600.' He remarks elsewhere that, although the tobacco is not good, the strength of it |