A History of Virginia, From Its Discovery And Settlement By Europeans to the Present Time ..
A History of Virginia, From Its Discovery And Settlement By Europeans to the Present Time ..
Howison, Robert Reid, 1820-1906
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IV. the free government they now enjoyed. We find this paper signed by Sir Thomas Wyatt, the go- ' vernor, and by several members botti of the Ck)ancil and HoQse of Burgesses. . The acts of this Assembly are memorable, both from their antiquity and their intrinsic excellence. They are the earliest upon the statute book of Virginia.' After providing for the due worship of God, and the sup^rt of the ministry, according to the false principles of their age, they set forth a " petition of right," w...hich may be considered one of the clauses of our Magna Charta. The governor is forbidden to lay any taxes or imposts upon the colonists or their property without the consent of the General Assembly ; neither can he withdraw the people from their private labours, except under special circumstances, and with strict impartiality.* The day of the massacre (March 22) is ap- pointed for a holy-day, to be duly solemnized as other such days ; trading with the Indians is for- bidden ; arms and ammunition are to be carefully guarded ; and it seems that, at the beginning of each July, the colonists were required to make an attack upon the natives, in order to their total sub- jugation.* The remaining acts are, in general, judicious.
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