Titles thereunto, yet none of them have appeared, or discovered any such p'tensions, or Claymes. And forasmuch as no English Whatsoever have, by Vertue of any such Grants hitherto planted in the said Province, by which neglect, such Letters patents (if any were) are become voyd; His Made by & with the advice of his Councell doth Order, And it is hereby Ordered: That his Maties said Attorney Generall forthwith proced either by Inquisition, or by scire facias in the revoking all former Letters patents, & Grants of the said Province, or any other legall way whereby to make & declare them voyd. And that from henceforwards, when any like Grant of any Forreigne plantacon shall be p'pared to passe his Maties Great Seale, a Clause be inserted, That if within a certain number of yeares, No plantacon be made & performed, the said Grant shall become void. And it is further Ordered, That the said Lord Chancellor, Duke of Albemarle, & other the before named Patentees, do proceed in the planting of the said Province of Carolina, & that in Order thereunto, they receive all Countenance, favour & protection from this Board: And that from henceforwards no person or persons whatsoever do p'sume to goe into the said province or molest or disturbe the said Grantees, or any Persons by them or any of them trusted or imployed, upon p'tence of any former Grant whatsoever, as they or any of them do tender, this his Maties Comand & will answer the contrary at their perills:

[P. R. O. Shaftesbury Papers, Section IX, Bundle 48, No. 2.]

1663? THE GREAT SEAL of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina with the Inscription Magnum Sigillum Carolina Dominorum & motto Domitus cultoribus orbis. On the reverse are the Coats of Arms of the eight Lords Proprietors named in above order in Council. [S. P., Sec. IX, No. 105.] For copy seal and signatures, see Ch'n Year Book, 1883, page 356, L. C.

PROPOSEALLS OF SEVERAll GentlemEN OF BARBADOES.

August this 12th 1663.

Severall gentlemen and persons of good quality in this Island being very sensible of the great loss and sad disappoyntment that might redownd to the English nation in Generall as well as to many particular persons y' ingaiged and intended to ingaige in the settlement of an English plantation in that goodly land of Florida by the eivill report bruited thereof, by those sent from New England to setle at Cape Faire contrary to what Mr. William Hinton' and the rest with him sent to discover that coast did and doe affirme thereof, and having greate confidence in the said Hinton's fidellity and honest indeavowrs therein, have out of an earnest desire and confident persuasion of a happy settlement for our English nation in those parts, now againe hired and sent the above said Mr. Hinton with his ship Adventure and twenty two men well fitted and victualled for 7 months for discovery of that coast southwards from Cape Faire as far as 31 degrees north latitude: in which design of discovery there are and will be above 2 hundred gentlemen and amongst them many persons of good quallity in this Island, whoe are and wilbe at a considerable charge therein.

The said Adventurers doe earnestly with all Humillity desire and request that those Noble undertakers whoe have lately obtayned a charter of the Province of Carrolina from his Royall Maje wilbe pleased with as much convenient speede as may be to send them an exemplification of there said Charter under the broade seale of England fully recited; and together therewith and by vertew of the said charter to impower and authorize the aforesaid Adventurers or such of them as the said Grantees shall judge fitt to nominate togeather with the rest of there Assotiates and freinds, them there heires and assignes to take up and purchase of the natives such certine tract or tracts of Lands as they and such as they shall send theither to setle may or shall finde fitt for the accommodation of themselves and of there freinds there, in the forme and manner of a County or Corporation, not

'Hilton had been sent by the Barbadoes planters to explore Carolina and had visited Charles river before the New Englanders went there. On their evil report he was now sent to explore Port Royal.

exceeding or about the quantity of thirty or thirty two myles square, or one thousand square myles which they desire may be called the Corporation of the Barbados Adventures, and that the said tract or tracts of land, County or Corporation, they desire may be granted and confirmed to them and there Assotiates, and to theire heires and assignes for eaver, in full, free and ample manner and with the same power, priviledges, jurisdictions and Immunityes as the aforesaid Province is granted to them by his Majestie. And if any more or other rents, acknowledgements or services be or shalbe desired, expected or required then the proportion of what is by them the said pattentes or first undertakers to be paid and allowed to his Majestie it may be by them assertined and expresly set downe in there said Graunte to these said Barbadoes Adventures, before they shalbe at further Cost, Charge or troble to setle it which they desire to know as soon as may be for that heare are many hundreds of noble famillyes and well experienced planters that are willing and ready to remove spedily theither to begin a setlement as aforesaid and to beare the brunt thereof, if they shall receave such incorragement as is expected as aforesaid from so noble and worthy undertakers as we do understand are concerned as principalls in said Charter which priviledges and incorragements they are the rather boald to expect Adventures not onely for there vigorous and ready appearing to promote the further discovery and hopeful setlement thereof at such a time as this, when soe greate a cloude of obscurity was cast upon it but alsoe from the aptnes of the people heare and persons heare ingaged to further such a work as well for there experienced planters as for the number of there Negros and other servants fitt for such labor as wilbe there required, and doe alsoe find the less cause to doubt of the desired trust to be reposed in them, in regard many of there number consists of persons of good quallity fitt to manage the Government of soe considerable a corporation, whoe with there freinds and associates doe desire to expect to have the sole power of electing all delligates, Governors and officers, and making Lawes, and governing amongst themselves according to the tenor and Priviledges of the said Graunte or charter from his Majestie, which if granted soe, as to incorrage such a free and noble setlement as they beleive and hope is aymed at; will much promote the good and speedy setlement of many other very considerable

corporations within the Territory and Dominions of the aforesaid Province.

That alsoe desire that a Proclamation may be procured from the Kinge directed to all Governors in these his Majestie's plantations, requiring them not to hinder any free and uningaiged persons from going theither to setle upon any frivilus pretences whatsoever: but rather to further the good and speedy settlement thereof that possible may be in order whereunto; and that those noble persons to whom the Charter is graunted may the better know whome to appoynt and nominate as Prime Adventurers and undertakers of the before mentioned Corporation, the said Adventurers doe intend by the next to send a list of such persons names as have already subscribed and of the committe by them choasen to manage affaires heare for this yeare and untill some shalbe sent theither to performe the same upon the place unless the said undertakers in England shall please to leave in blancke the place for the said Committe; to put in such persons names as they shall judge most fitt and find willing to goe speedily theither to begin the said settlement there. [Col. Ent. Book, No. 20, pages 10, 11.]

My Lord-We humbly advize you will be pleased to appoynt some persons with your Instructions to treate with them on there proposealls, and wee conceave to bringe them to accept of by Lawes onely in steede of Generall Laws, which they desire to have power to make it being fitt the whole Country should make the Generall Lawes and that the Governors they meane to choose should bee only such as in the Citty of Exon, vizt: Mayors, Aldermen, Sherifes, Constables, and the like this wee conceave may sattisfie them, otherwayes they wilbe disturbed in Government which may cause

your humble servants

THO: MODYFORD'
P. COLLETON."

[Ibid, page 11.] N. C. Records, I, pages 39, 40.

'Lately Governor of Barbadoes, 1664, and Governor of Jamaica.

Eldest son of Sir John Colleton, whom he succeeded 1666. Called by Lord Willoughby, "a chip of the old block." Born 1635. Member of the Council Barbadoes 1666, President and Deputy Governor 1672. M. P. Died 24th March, 1694. Succeeeded by his only son, Sir John.

A DECLARATION AND PROPOSEALLS TO ALL Y' WILL PLANT IN CAROLINA AUGUST 21, 1663.

His Matie haveing by his Charter 24th March 1663 out of his pious & good Intention for ye Propogacon of ye Christian faith amongst ye Barbarous & Ignorant Indians ye Inlargem' of his Empire & Dominion & inriching of his Subjects; granted unto us Edward earl of Clarending &c. Wee doe hereby declare & propose to all his Mates Subjects. 1. If y Collony will setle on do so on Larboard Side &c.

Charles River as seems desired to 8 Articles. [Col. En. Book, No. 20, pages 1, 3.] Printed Rivers S. C., pages 335, 337.

LETTER TO COL. THO: MODYFORD AND PETER
COLLETON Esqr.

Cockepit this 30th August 1663. Sirs, Wee finde by a letter from M' Richard Eivans' M' John Vassall and others as alsoe by another from you Coll: Modyford that severall people of Barbados have inclynations to setle and plant in some parte of the province of Carrolina, whome we desire. by all wayse and meanes to incorrage, and that it may appeare soe, have inclosed sent you a declaration and proposalls under the hands of all those concerned that are in towne and those that are not have consented to it: which paper we desire you to communicate to all people that are disposed that way and to give what coppyes you please to such as shall desire them and to send others to the Barmothos New England and where elce you think fitt useing your Interest for the propogation of this plantation and assureing the people that what we propose shalbe performed: in which we resolve to be puntuall and circumspect, we are informed that some ill willers to the settlement upon Charles river neare Cape Faire, have contrived the disorder that hapned to those that lately went theither before the ships went from New England and that they went not into the branch of the river in that Hilton was in, but by mistake went into another besides they tooke not the proper time of the yeare, for worke; soe that wee hope that the miscarriage will not discorrage your

'Member of Barbadoes Assembly 1667, &c., and an eminent planter, owning 300 acres there, 1673