Letter of Thomas GriffithAuthor(s): Thomas GriffithSource: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul., 1899), pp. 22-23Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and CultureStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915790 .

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22 WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY.

Poole. Matthew Poole, Non-conformist. Durant. 8vo, 1656. John Durant, Non-conformist divine. Sennertus. Translations of Latin works of D. Sennertus. Crooke. Helkiah Crooke's Anatomy, first ed. pub. 1615. Josephus. Thomas Lodge made the first translation of Josephus into

English, and this was probably the 1670 folio edition of that translation. Newman. Folio, 1650. Prepared in Mass. by Samuel Newman, a

Puritan divine, b. 1600 emigrated to Mass. in 1636, and died there 1663. Salmon. 8vo, 1671, by Wm. Salmon. Ogilby. Folio, 1654, by John Ogilby. Phillips. Folio, 1657, by Edward Phillips, nephew and pupil of

Milton. Mead. Matthew Mead, Non-conformist divine, 8vo, 1666. Blith. 4to, 1652, by Walter Blith, the father of the idea of "rotation

of crops." Ball. I think this was the treatise on "Separation" by John Ball, the

Puritan divine so highly commended by Baxter. Markham. 8vo, 1649, by Gervaise Markham.

LETTER OF THOMAS GRIFFITH.

LONDON, the 22th of Nov., 1655. MR. PENSIX: In matter of sale of your tobacco, I have

hitherto made little progression in by reason I find the mrkett soe low, as that 4d P pound is easilie given, however I doubt not but to come to a better; as for Mr. Rose his business hee now in- formed mee of his disposicon; when I spoke to him after my comeinge then or before for [England?] I tooke him to be hon- est, though somewhat low in the world, but truly I now revoke that opinion of him, for I could not pvaile wth him to release the boy, notwthstanding my informeing of him that both yourselfe and I had promised his parents, that hee should retorne againe; if you pcure not at sea a discharge for him, I feare you will find him troublesome to you in Virginia, from wch practices of his I draw this inference that he that will play the knave wth one man will doe soe by you or by me; therefore, that you may the better prvent such undertakings of his, suffer him not to bind the servts to him, till such time you have hym firmelie oblidged to pay you U P, heade for all the people he hath aboard, either by possess- ing you wth tobacco sufficiently to dischardge the debt, all this to be pformed Wth in tenne daies after your arrivall there; in case he failes herein, that then the servts are yours to be dispsd

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upon the accompt of the shipp, the chest of goods doe you like- wise take into your possession and dispose of it for my use ac- cording to yr invoyce my boy hath; for my pt I dare not trust that man that to my face will deale unjustlie by another. Not else, but wishing you a good voyadge and assure myselfe of your faithfullness according to this order, I rest,

Yours to serve you, THO. GRIFFITH.'

Subscripcon these-For Mr. Samuel Pensax, commander of the Henry and David, bound for Virginia.

Postscript-Shew this to my boy and he will deliver you the invoyce. I feare me Mr. Rose hath the key of the chest, there- fore you must take the goods into your custody; the chest is his own.

[Recorded in Northumberland county, February 6, 1655-56.]

'This Thomas Griffith was a merchant largely interested in Virginia trade.

COL. GERARD FOWKE AND THE INDIANS.2 Mr. ffowkes report of ye great man of ye Doeggs Answeare. Mr. Gerard ffowke sent for ye great man of ye Doeggs, ac-

cording to an ordr of ye last court, and three of ye Indians come down, and he demanding satisfacton for ye cattle they had killed of Capt. Brent's. The said Indians denyed that they ever killed, it was done by furren Indians. But they then mustered about a hundred arms length of Ronoke for ye Governr, and said they had formerly given both Ronoke and Beaver to Capt Brent, al- though they never did him injury, soe ye Sd Mr. fT owke sent for Capt. Brent desiring that he would be pleased to come down and hear what they said, or send his man, and he sent a note to ye said Mr. ffowke undr his hand that he thought it best to referr ye ending of ye treaty wth ye Doeggs.

GERARD FOWKE.

20 Aug., 1658, this answer was recorded. The agreemt between Capt. Brent and ye king of Potomack,

ffor a finall end and determination of all disputes and demands for land made by ye king of Potomack of Capt. Giles Brent, Esq.

2 From the records of Westmoreland county.

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