WILLIAM BERKELEY

For haveing upon specious pretences of publiqe works raised greate unjust taxes upon the Comonality for the advancement of private favorites and other sinister ends, but noe visible effects in any measure adequate, For not haveing dureing this long time of his Gouvernement in any measure advanced this hopefull Colony either by fortificacons Townes or Trade For haveing abused and rendred contemptable the Magistrates of Justice, by advanceing to places of Judicature, scandalous and Ignorant favorites For haveing when the Army of English, was just upon the track of those Indians, who now in all places burne, spoyle, murther and when we might with ease have distroyed them: who then were in open hostillity, for then haveing expressly countermanded, and sent back our Army, by passing his word for the peaceable demeanor of the said Indians, who immediately prosecuted theire evill intentions, comitting horred murthers and robberies in all places, being protected by the said ingagement and word past of him the said Sir William Berkeley [Governor of Virginia]

The old fool has taken more lives in that naked country than I have taken for the murder of my father.

I thank God we have no free schools nor printing .... for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world; and printing has divulged them and libels against the government. God keep us from both.

Our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener and preach less.

How miserable that man is that Governes a People where six parts of seven at least are Poor, Endebted Discontented and Armed.

We cannot but resent, that forty thousand people should be impoverished to enrich little more than forty merchants.

How miserable that man is that Governes a People where six parts of seven at least are Poor, Endebted Discontented and Armed.

I thank God we have no free schools nor printing .... for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world; and printing has divulged them and libels against the government. God keep us from both.

We cannot but resent, that forty thousand people should be impoverished to enrich little more than forty merchants.

Our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener and preach less.