this present sitting of the Council and that all persons formerly ordered to view the same attend this Board as afsd Upon Petition of Henry Lisle setting forth that he is sattisfied and pa by W West for a Tract of Land now in disput between him and the sa West praying that a pattent for the s Land goe out in the sd West name Ordered that the same be granted as prayed for CHARLES EDEN FFRA FFOSTER SANDERSON COUNCIL JOURNAL.] 4 November 1718 NORTH CAROLINA-SS At a Council held at the House of Co" Tho' Pollock Nov yo 4th 1718 Present the Honble Charles Eden Esq Governor Cap General etc Tho' Pollock William Reed ffred Jones Rich Sanderson Esqrs Lds propts Deputys Two Letters being laid before this Board from Mr Secty Knight Dated Octo y 30th 1718 giving an ace that a great body of Indians are now about Bath Town that they have seized Mr Worsleys daughter and sonn with a white servant and Negroe and that Rangers have been sent out in search of them who have rataken Mr Worseleys son this Board haveing duly considered of the said Letters and Examined Adershire one of the Rangers who was at the retaking the afs young man from the Indians and not being fully sattisfied of the information it is there opinion before anything further be done it that a messenger be immediately sent away to Bath Towne to M' Secty Knight with orders for him to send the s Mr Worselys son directly into the Council who will continue sitting til the return of the sd messenger and that Mr Secty returne a very full act of the matter and of every thing that may have happened since his dated as afors in the afternoone Then this Board adjourned til the 6th of this Instant Novem' to Mr Grils House in Matitracomack Creek Nover 6th The Board met again Present the Honble the Governor William Reed Upon Petition of Co" Edward Moseley as Attorney of Mr Maurice Moore setting forth that an order passed last Council for a Resurvey on the Lands in dispute between the s Moore and Mr John Blount was obtained Exparte and prays that persons before ordered to view the s Land doe first make their returne to this Board before any new proceedings be had thereon Ordered that the subject matter of the s Petition be taken into Consideration on Munday next and that no proceedings be had thereon till then A letter from Mr Eden & the Council of North Carolina setting forth that the prohibition of the sale of land in North Carolina is inconsistent with the setling of the Province &c. was read and their Lordships agreed to consider further of that matter when they have received an answer from that Province in relation to Mr Moseley's Proposals for the better ascertaining the Chief Rents. Agreed that Mr Eden may have a Title and that the Order under M2 Eden and Col. Spotswood's hands may be approved of, and consented to by his Majesty [COUNCIL JOURNAL.] NORTH CAROLINA SS. Att a Council holden at the Court House in Chowan November the 11 1718 Present the Honble Charles Eden Esq' Governor ete Thos Pollock William Reed ffred Jones Richd Sanderson Esq' Lds propts Deputys Mr John Hardy appeared before this Board and made a returne of his proceedings about the Alarme lately made in pamlicough which with some Letters from Mr Secty Knight and deposition brought in and now laid before this Board by Capt John Worley proves the whole affair a Villianous confedercy of Mr Worseleys Children and servants with his slave Pompey in order as it is believed to keep the sa Slave from the derserved punishm due to him for former Roguerys of this kind done by the sd Pompey which being duely weighed and considered of by this Board and the ill Consequences that attends such false reports and Alarmes and for the Terror of others it is hereby Ordered that Mr Thomas Worsley before the Marshall discharge him give bond with sufficient security in the sum of Five hundred pounds that he and his Daughter Mary likewise attend the Governor and Council or General Court at the next meeting and stand to and abide such orders as shall be passed agt them and not depart without leave of the Court and that they be of their good behaviour in the meantime. And it is further Ordered that the Marshall or his Deputys in the face of the Courts immediately give to John Worseley son of the afs Thomas Worseley 39 lashes well laid on on his bare back and its further Ordered that Nathaniel Ming servant to the afors Thomas Worseley in Consideration of his being servant and discouvering the above s Roguery have but 29 lashes on his bare back at the same time and place with Mr Worseley son And its further Ordered that all possible means be used towards apperhending and takeing the afosd Indian slave either Dead or alive and in case he should be taken alive that the Governor desired to bring the s slave to speedy Justice. Its likewise further Ordered that Mr William Charlton immediately repair to Blounts Towne and give him an accompt of the discovery made in the affairs of Pompey and to let him know the Services done by one of his Indians named Johnny and withall that as the Governor from time to time informs him of occurrances as they happen that this Board expects the same from him and that he will encourage any of his Indians to scout out in order to apprehend the sd Pompey that they shall have a sufficient reward for the same The Surveyor General not haveing laid before this Board his Instructions returns and Copy of entries pursuant to an order passed last Council is hereby ordered without fail to lay ye same before the Examiners that pattents may Issue. This Board finding it necessary to continue Rangers in Bath County do hereby order that Rangers be continued subject to the Governors directions and that the provost Marshall impress the remainder of the Corn unpressed and so much more as will make up the quantity 200 bushels and that he shall deliver the same to such person or persons as the Governor shall order and appoint and take receipt for the same Upon Reading the petition of King Squires and Mackay its ordered and declared that all entrys and surveys and pattents that heretofore have been or hereafter shall be made or granted or any sales by them made without leave from the Goverment and Council by them and their people of the Lands appointed for the Settlement of the Marmiskeet Indians shall be invalid and of no Effect to all intents and purposes as if the same had never been made or granted and to prevent all further complts its ordered that the Secty and the Surveyor General be acquainted herewith Ordered that writs are Issued for calling an Assembly to Seat ye Court House in Queen Anns Creek the first Tuesday in March next Upon Petition of John Lovich Setting forth that some months before Governor Hyde dyed he entered with the Surveyor General a Tract of Land containing by Estermation four thousand acres of Land lying in Bath County knowne by the name of Core Towne and by reason of the Indian Warr which made it very dangerous to go out in those parts it was not survey'd by him before his Death after which Admtion being granted to the widdowe of the sa Governor Hyde she entered the sa Lands in her owne name and soone after left the Goverment leaving the care of the Afs Lands in her Atturneys hands who promised Her to see it saved to her and further Sheweth that his the petitioners Unkill Edward Pard of London formerly lent Governor Hyde a Considerable Sum of money which he promised to pay to the petitioner who came out of England with him upon the afs promises and lived with him till his Death but never reed one farthing of the afors money tho he had abundance of Assurances that he would do it as soone as the Government was Settled (it being then in the greatest Confusion) but his Death prevented, And the Widdowe being sensible of the afors" Debt had discourse with petitioner several times about it and seemed very much Concerned it had not been paid and being willing to make some sattisfaction as well for the money due to him upon his Unkles accompt as his Owne Services gave your Petitioner a Deed for the s land which is here produced the Petitioner haveing such Title as afs has often moved the Governer that he might take out pattents for the sa Land and has been and now is ready to pay the purchase therefore but has allways been denyed by reason as your Petitioner is told that Co" Thos Pollock had made an offer of the afors Lands (dureing the time of his being President) to the Lord Carteret for a Barony and til his answer is reed is stil denyed the same, to the great hindrance of their Lds settlement as well as private Damage to this Petitioner. the premises being duely Considered by this Board the Petitioner prayes an order of Council forbiding any Entries to be made on the sa Land claimed by the petitioner and in case the Ld Carteret doe not in Some time lay claim to the same that the petitioner and no other have right and Title there to Ordered that in case the Ld Carteret doe not make his claim in some reasonable time that the right and Title to the sd Land be in the s John Lovich and that all entrys or Surveys made on the same Land for any other person be null & Void Upon Petition of John Cain setting forth that John Hendricks dyed Seized of a Tract of Land lying on the East side of Cascupernung river being the point of the river and that he hath made no Will nor is there any relations of the s Hendrick to be found praying a writ may Issue to enquire wether sd Land doth escheat & that a pattent may be granted to him for the same Ordered that a Writt of Escheat doe Issue for the same Upon Petition of Cap Richard Sanderson Setting forth that John Hendricks late of this province is Dead and that he dyed Seized of a Tract of Land Containing 600 Acres lying on the Sand Banks between Cap' Sanderson and Thomas Evans lines which s Land doth Escheat to the Lds propts for want of Heirs of the s Hendricks prays a writ of Escheat may goe out to enquire whether the same doth Escheat and that the petitioner may have a pattent for the same Ordered that a writt of Escheat do Issue for the same Upon petition of Co" William Reed Shewing that John Jones Jun' Survey'd 200 Acres of Land or thereabouts lying on the Broad neck at the mouth of North River and pattented the same and afterward Sold it to the Pet' but the same not being seated pursuant to proviso in the pattent he prays a Lapse pattent may be granted for the same Ordered that the same be granted as prayd for Upon Petition of Co" William Reed Setting forth that John Jones Jun' formerly pattented a Tract of Land containing 248 Acres or there abouts lying at Powell point the which ye sd Jones has sold to one Thomas Williams and the Same not having been seated by either of them as the pattent directs prays a Lapse pattent may be granted to him for the same Ordered that the same be granted |