of the major part of the parishes, Provided that those things which relate to kingshipp or that government be not vsed publiquely; and the continuance of ministers in their places, they not misdemeaning themselves: And the payment of their accustomed dues and agreements made with them respectively shall be left as they now stand dureing this ensueing yeare.

12thly. That no man's cattell shall be questioned as the companies vnles such as have been entrusted with them or have disposed of them without order.

13thly. That all amunition, powder and arms, other then for private vse shall be delivered vp, securitie being given to make satisfaction for it.

14thly. That all goods allreadie brought hither by the Dutch or others which are now on shoar shall be free from surprizall.

15thly. That the quittrents granted vnto vs by the late Kinge for seaven yeares bee confirmed.

16thly. That the comissioners for the parliament subscribing these articles engage themselves and the honour of the parliament for the full performance thereof: And that the present Governour and the Councill and the Burgesses do likewise subscribe and engage the whole collony on their parts.

Theise articles were signed and sealed by the commissionors of the Council of State for the Common Wealth of England, the twelveth day of March, 1651.

Articles for the surrendring Virginia to the subjection of the Parliament of the Common wealth of England, agreed vppon by the honourable the Commissioners for the Parliament and the hon'ble. the Governour and Councill of State.

First, That neither Governour nor councill shall be obliged to

take any oath or engagement to the Common-Wealth of England for one whole yeare, And that neither Governour nor Councill be censured for praying for or speaking well of the King for one whole yeare in their private houses or neighbouring confer

rence.

2dly. That there be one sent home at the present Governour's choice to give an accompt to his Ma'tie of the surrender of his countrey, the present Governour bearing his charges, that is Sr. William Berkley.

3dly. That the present Governour, that is Sr. William Berkeley and the Councill shall have leave to sell and dispose of their estates, and to transporte themselves whether they please.

4thly. That the Governour and Council though they take not the engagement for one whole yeare shall yet have equall and free justice in all courtes of Virginia vntill the expiration of one whole yeare.

5thly. That all the Governour's and Councill's land and houses, and whatsoever belongeth to them bee perticularly secured and provided for in these articles.

6thly. That all debts of the Governour's by act of Assembly, and all debts due to the officers made by the Assembly bee perfectly made good to them, And that the Governour be paid out of the goods remaining in the countrey of the Dutch ship that went away cleer for Holland without paying his customs.

7thly. That the Governour may have free leave to hire a shipp for England or Holland to carrie away the Governour's goods, and the Councill's, and what he or they have to transporte for Holland or England without any lett or any molestation

of

any of the State's shipps att sea or in their rivers or elsewhere by any of the shipps in the common wealth of England whatso

ever.

8thly. That the Capt. of the fforte be allowed satisfaction for the building of his house in fforte Island.

9thly. That all persons that are now in this collonie of what quality or condition soever that have served the King here or in England shall be free from all dangers, punishment or mulkt whatsoever, here or elsewhere, and this art'e. as all other articles bee in as cleer termes as the learned in the law of arms can express.

10thly. That the same instant that the commissions are resigned an act of indempnittie and oblivion be issued out vnder the hands and seales of the comissioners for the parliament, And that noe persons in any courte of justice in Virginia be questioned for their opinions given in any causes determined by them.

11thly. That the Governour and Councill shall have their passes to go away from hence in anie shipps in any time within a year: And in case they gee for London or other place in England that they or anie of them shall bee free from anie trouble or hindrance of arrests or such like in England, and that they may follow their occasions for the space of six monthes after their arrivall.

RICH: BENNETT, Seale.
Wm. CLAIBORNE, Seale.
EDMOND CURTIS, Seale.

Theise articles were signed, sealed, sworne vnto by vs the commissioners for the parliament of the common wealth of England, the 12th of March, 1651.

An Act of Indempnitie made att the Surrender of the Countrey.

Whereas by the authoritie of the parliament of England, wee the comissioners appointed by the Council of State authorized thereto having brought a fleete and force before James Cittie in Virginia to reduce that collonie vnder the obedience of the common-wealth of England, and finding force raised by the Governour and countrey to make opposition against the said ffleet, whereby assured danger appearinge of the ruine and destruction

of the plantation, for prevention whereof the Burgesses of all the severall plantations being called to advise and assist therein, vppon long and serious debate, and in sad contemplation of the greate miseries and certaine destruction, which were soe neerly hovering over this whole countrey; Wee the said comissioners have thought fitt and condescended and granted to signe and confirme vnder our hands, scales and by our oath, Articles bearinge date with theise presents, And do further declare, That by the authoritie of the parliament and comon wealth of England derived vnto vs theire comissioners, That according to the articles in generall, Wee have granted an act of indempnitie and oblivion to all the inhabitants of this colloney, from all words, actions or writings that have been spoken, acted or writt against the parliament or common wealth of England or any other person from the beginning of the world to this daye, And this wee have done, That all the inhabitants of the collonie may live quietly and securely vnder the common-wealth of England, And wee do promise that the parliament and common-wealth of England shall confirme and make good all those transactions of ours, Wittnes our hands and seales this 12th day of March, 1651. RICHARD BENNETT, Seale. Wm. CLAIBORNE, EDM: CURTIS,

Seale.
Seale.

THE BURIAL OF POCAHONTAS.

We have been politely favored by the worthy Chairman of the Executive Committee of our Virginia Historical Society, Conway Robinson, Esq., with the following copy of a letter from Charles Wykeham Martin, Esq., M. P. of London, on the subject of the Burial of the celebrated Pocahontas, who makes so fine a figure in the early annals of our State. It is well known, we suppose, to all our readers, that this admirable woman, after having married Mr. John Rolfe, and

been baptized, on her profession of christianity, by the new name of Rebecca, went over to England, along with her husband, under the auspices of Sir Thomas Dale, in the year 1616; and that she unfortunately died at Gravesend, in that country, some time in the same year; but the precise date of her death has not hitherto been known, as it is not stated by Smith, Stith, Beverley, or, as far as we remember, by any other of our early historians. We are now at last, however, by the zeal of our indefatigable Chairman, and the care of his intelligent correspondent, and his colaborers, enabled to supply this interesting item of information, (very nearly at least,) as will appear by the documents which we now submit.

ever.

CONWAY ROBINSON, ESQ., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

Dear Sir,-When Mr. Slaughter was in England last summer, he contemplated making a trip to Gravesend in order to find out whether any inscription existed to the memory of that interesting character, Pocahontas, who died there in 1617. I immediately set some of my antiquarian friends to work, and it is only within these few days that I have obtained any information whatWhat I now send is rather meagre, but I send it still because I doubt not that you would be glad to have what there is, though it be but little. And I find that it shews at least this, that her husband's name is incorrectly spelt, and that his christian name was not what it is supposed to have been. John Rolfe is the name usually given-Thomas Wroth or Wrothe the name recorded in the Register. My friend adds in another letter, "there was a family formerly residing near Gravesend, at Blenden Hall, in Henley parish, of the name of Wroth, created Baronets in 1660, but since extinct. Qy. was the Lady's husband of the same family, the name being corruptly spelled Rolfe by the careless mode of spelling in those times. Gravesend church having been destroyed by fire in 1727, as I mentioned in a former note to you, if there had been any monument to the memory of this Lady, it was then destroyed."

The date [Mar. 21, 1616,] so exactly corresponds with the recorded circumstances, that I think I have found the right entry. I send it to you because I begin to despair of seeing Mr. Slaugh