EARLY ENGLISH COLONIES IN TRINIDAD. 23 
This gentleman was murthered by ye Carebee Indians of 
Trinidada; by the Contrivance of the Spanyard, who 
informed the said Carebees, that the English were come 
on purpose to assist and abett the Sepoyes, and Arawacoes, 
against them the said Carebees. The greatest part of 
this small Colonie were preserved by the timely assis- 
tance of the Arawacoes in-dispight of that Spanish con- 
trivance.* 
THE SECOND COLLONIE, 
Anno 1640. The said ROBERT, Earle of Warwick, 
did graunt full power to divers gentlemen, to plant a 
second Collonie and did Commissionate the said Gentle- 
men to chouse a President and name in the s4. Commis- 
sion, divers persons for a standing Councell, but his 
lordship ye yeare after did resolve to Nullifie the power 
graunted as aforesaid. And in order thereunto did 
Commissionate one Capt- WILLIAM FORTESCUE to bee 
Governor and Chife Commander of the English Collonie 
at Trinidada but before the Arrivall of the said Com- 
mission, the people had eleéted one Major JEREMIAH 
HARTLEY; and was resolved they would not receive 
Capt. FORTESCUE, alledging, that would destroy the 
Privilliges graunted them from the Earle of Warwick 
* Captain Marsham was killed at Tobago, according to Major Scott’s 
account of the Settlement of that Island, given in the Sloane MS, 
3062. Therein he says (folio 48) of attempts to found Colonies on 
Tobago: ‘ The goth of O&tober 1639, one Captaine Massam, wth, between 
2 and 3 hundred English attempted a settlement there, but, the Indians 
from St, Vincent’s did strongly gaule them from time to time, pretending 
they were not the owners of it. Many of them murdered by the Indians ; 
and Capt. Massam himselfe likewise dyed of ye wounds he received at 
Tobago. Those of his Colony left, sayled for Trinidada, and were there 
kindly received by the Arrawago Indians, 1640. 
