308 A. D. 1621. 



colony is at this day the noblefl of all our North American continental 

 provinces. And, by their late agent Mr. Dummer's account (in his De- 

 fence of the New England charters) they take off from Great Britain to 

 the value of L300,ooo annually in Britifli produd and manufadures ; 

 and by this time, very probably, our exports thither may be conlider- 

 ably increafed ; and will more efpecially greatly increafe by our poflef- 

 fion of the vafl: country of Canada, and in confequence thereof, by our 

 colony's freedom from the alarms and encroachments of the French be- 

 hind them. 



The Virginia company went on fending fupplies of people and ne- 

 ceffaries thither from time to time, and now they fent no fewer than 

 1300 perfons. Laws began to be regularly enacted, and the country 

 laid out in plantations : churches were built ; and the face of a well re- 

 gulated colony began to appear. Yet, in this fame year, in time of pro- 

 found peace, the Indian natives had contrived a general maflacre, and 

 put it partly in execution, by murdering near 400 of the Englifh; which 

 barbarity was fufficiently revenged next year ; after which the colony 

 recovered itfelf : and the king fent thither (lores of artillery and am- 

 munition from the tower of London. 



Petitions were preiented to parliament againfl: monopolies and pro- 

 je£ls, particularly againft the patents for licencing inns and public-houfes. 

 — For the fole making of gold and filver lace; a grievance the more in- 

 tolerable, as the patentees. Sir Giles Mompeflbn, &c. made it (fays 

 Wilfon) of copper and other fophifticated materials. — For licencing ped- 

 lars and petty chapmen. — For the fole dreffing of arms. — For the fole 

 making of playing cards, and tobacco pipes. — The fole exportation of 

 lifts and flireds, &c. 



At the expiration of the truce between Spain and Holland, the later, 

 this year, ereded a Weft-India company ; who, by patent, were em- 

 powered to form colonies, ered forts, and make alliances, on the con- 

 tinent and iflands of America. Their firfl capital flock was 7,200,000 

 guilders. This company began with two moft towering projeds, both 

 which mifcarried, viz. 1 ft, to drive the Portuguefe out of Brafil; and, 2dly, 

 to attack Peru. 



Spain being unable to crulTi the Algerines, who at this time were for- 

 midable in lliipping, and greatly intefted the Spanifli coafts. Count Gon- 

 demar, ambaflador from Spain to King James, found means to cajole 

 him into an undertaking for that purpofe, having before gained the lord 

 admiral (the earl of Nottingham) and next the duke of Buckingham, 

 his fucceifor. They flattered that king with the mighty glory of fuch 

 a conqueft, and the benefits which the taking of that piratical place 

 would bring to the commerce of England. Sir Robert Maunfell wis 

 therefor fent out with four fhips, of 40 cannon each; i of 36, i of 34, 

 1 of 20, and I of i8, all brafs cannon (fays Sir William Monfon, m 



