ut this Time the _Dutch_ brought over some _Negroes_ for Sale, who
are now wonderfully encreased; besides the constant Supplies of them
imported yearly.

At this Time, they made new Settlements, laid out and apportioned Lands,
some to the _Governor_, some for a _College_ and _Indian School_, some
to the _Church_ and _Glebes_, and some to particular Persons; and
carried on _Salt Works_ and _Iron Works_, besides _Tobacco_.

This Prosperity of the Colony so encouraged its Increase, that one
thousand three hundred People have gone over in one Year to settle
there; upon which they made _County Courts_ for the Tryal of some Causes
and Criminals under the _General Court_ and _Assembly_; but private
Interest and Quarrels byassing the Governors and other Persons
concerned, often introduced ill Success, Faction, and _Indian_ Wars.

The fatal Consequences of this _Male-Administration_ cry'd so loud, that
_King Charles_ I. coming to the Crown of _England_, had a tender Concern
for the poor People, that had been betrayed thither and almost lost:
Upon which he dissolved the Company in 1626, reducing the Country and
Government into his own immediate Direction, appointing the _Governor_
and _Council_ himself, and ordering all _Patents_ and _Processes_ to
issue in his own Name, reserving to himself a _Quit-Rent_ of two
Shillings for every hundred Acres of Land.

In this happy Constitution, the Colony of _Virginia_ has prosperously
encreased gradually and wonderfully, to its present most flourishing
Condition.

Indeed _Bacon_'s Rebellion against the _Governor_ occasioned a great
deal of Bloodshed and Disturbance; but that after his Death soon ceased.

The assured good Report of this vast Tract of Land and happy Climate
encouraged several Gentlemen of Condition and good Descent, to transport
themselves and Families, and settle in this new Paradise; some for the
Sake of Wealth, some for Religion, and others because they could not
well live elsewhere; and others because they dared not, or cared not to
stay at Home.

But one particular Occasion that sent several Families of good Birth and
Fortune to settle there, was the Civil Wars in _England_; for Sir
_William Barkley_ the Governor being strong for the _King_, held out the
last of all the _King's Dominions_ against the _Usurper_; and likewise
proclaimed _King Charles_ II. before the _Restoration_.

This safe Receptacle enticed over several _Cavalier_ Families, where
they made many