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A t the fam e ti me S i r Edmu n d r ecord ed h is co a t o farm s
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G rants of A rms Book 1 2 6 fo l 9 8
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A n d r o s K ni gh t L o r d of y S e i gn o r i e of S au fm a
h at h m a d e a pp l i c ati o n t o m e H e n ry D u k e
r e z i n t h e I fl a n d of G u e r n fe y
of No r fo l k Ea rl M a rfh a ll of En gl an d & c t h at h i s A rm s m ay b e R e gi ft e re d
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Ge nt l e m an b o r n e i n No r t h a m p t o n fh i r e c om in g int o t h e I fle of Gu e rn fe y
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Pe t e r M e wt i s K ni gh t t h e G o ve rn o u r d i d t h e re m a rry
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A? 15 43 w it h Jud it h d e S au fm ar e z o n l y d a ugh t e r of Thom as S a u fm ar e z
fo n an d h e i r of Thom as S au fm a r e z L o r d s of t h e S e i gn o r i e of S a u fm a r e z
i n t h e fai d I fl e w h i c h Jud it h d i d a ft e r w a r d s b e c om e h e i r t o h e r b r o t h e r
Ge o rg e d e S a u fm a r e z L o r d of t h e fai d S e i gn o r i e A n d t h at Joh n A n d r o s
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its a ppu r t e n an c e s an d a ll R i gh ts an d Pr i v i l e ge s t h e r e t o b e l o n g i n g a dj udge d
t o h i m b y t h e R oy a l C omm of t h e fai d I fl e A 1 6 7 aga i n ft t h e h e i rs
m a l e of t h e fai d F a m i l y of S au fm ar e z w ho t h e n fu e d fo r t h e fa m e as fi n d
i n g i t t o b e h e l d of t h e K in g b y a c e r tai n R e l i e f an d c e r tai n S e r v i c e s a ll
w h i c h w e r e i n fe p ar ab le fr om t h e fai d S e i gn o r i e
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A r m s h e re in i m p r e ife d I t h e fai d E a rl M a rth a ll c o n fi d e r i g t h at t h e fo re
m e nti o n e d S E dmu n d A n d r o s K u t an d h is An c e ft o r s from t h e ti m e of
t h e fai d Joh n A n d r o s w ho m a rr i e d th e h e i r g e n e r a ll of S a u fm a r e z as a fo r e
fai d h a ve fu c c e fi i ve ly do n e H om a ge t o t h e K in g s of En gl an d fo r y s
S e i gn o r i e a n d t h e r e upo n h a v e b e e n a dm itt e d i nt o a n d r e c e i ve d fu ll
p o ffe fi i o n t h e re of do o r d e r a n d r e q u i r e Th at t h e A r m s of A n d r o s ( as t h e
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h e re u n t o an n e xe d be t oge t h e r w it h t h e Pe d i gre e of t h e fai d S E d mu n d
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A n d r o s ( h e re w it h a l fo t ra fm i t t e d ) fai rl y r e gi ft e r e d i n y C o ll e ge of A rm s
b y t h e R e gi fte r o f t h e fai d C o ll e ge an d a ll o w e d u nto h i m t h e fai d S E d
mu n d A n d ros an d t h e h e i r s of h is b ody l a w fu ll y b e go tt e n a n d of t h e b ody
of h is G re at Gr an dfat h e r Joh n A n d r o s fo n an d h e i r of t h e fo re m e nti o n e d
Joh n A n d r o s an d Jud it h d e S au fm are z h a v i g p o ffe ff mg a n d e nj oy i n g t h e
fai d S e i gn o r i e t o b e b o r n e an d u fe d b y h i m an d t h e m o n a ll o c c afi o n s
a cc o r d in g t o t h e L a w o f A rm s : An d fo r fo do in g t h is ih a ll be a f
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u n d e r my h an d an d fe a l t h e 2 3 d a y of S e p t e mb e r 168 6 i n
y e a r of t h e R e ign e of ou r S o ve r a i gn e L o r d K in g J a m e s
fe c o n d
S e co n d
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th e
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No r fo lke
To t h e K in g s H e
r al ds
Pu r f i vf? of A r m s
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an d
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u
M a r fh all
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D uring the exi l e of the S tu a rts Edm u nd A ndros fe r ve d
i n the army of Pri nce H e nry of Na ffa u ( P AL FR E Y i i i I 2 7)
and was faithful to th eir c a u fe H is fam ily i ndeed was
em i nent am ong th e adherents of th e Ki ng as appears by the
pardon granted 1 3 th A u g u ft 16 6 0 by Charles I I to th e
i nha b i tants of G u e r n fe y I n i t h e declares that A m ice A n
d r o s Edm u nd his fo n and Char l es h is b rothe r S i r H e nry
D a vie bart and N athani e l Darell du ri ng the p receding
troubles conti nued i nviolab l y faith ful to h is M aj e fi y and
co n f
e u e n tl
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need
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S o a l fo w e l ear n b y the m o n ume nt to Elizabeth
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Gul s a f lt i e’
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anoth r v rt O c allaghan and T rum
b ull ( Col R e c of Conn i’i 3 9 ) hav
follow e d an e rror in B E R R Y S H i tt y of
Gu e r fe y w h e r e in t h e a rm s o f A nd ro s
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p li c ans vulning t h m f l
Su c h a
c oat ind d is found on t h e monum e nt
of Ami c Andros b ut th y undou b t dly
b e long to his wif Elizab th Ston e t h e
moth e r of Gov rno r And ros
ar e
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m o the r of S i r Edmu n d th a t fh e fh are d w ith he r h u fban d
the troubles and ex il e to which he wa s e xp o fe d fo r fe ve ra l
b
y e a rs i n the fe rvi c e of Char l es I a n d C har l es I I
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Edmu nd An dros r eceived h is fi rft c o n fi d e rable preferme n t
by bei ng made Gentleman i n O rdi n a ry to th e Q u ee n o f
Bohem ia i n 16 6 0 H e h a d u ndoubtedly bee n a t t ra ét e d to
her fe r vi c e th rough the p o fi t i o n of h is u ncle S ir Ro b ert
S tone w ho was C up bearer to that p r i n c e fs and he was after
wards more c lo fe ly all ied to her friends i n c o n fe q u e n c e of h is
m a rriage Whether any part of h is youthful years whil e h e
w as a page i n the Royal fe r vi c e had bee n fp e n t i n he r
h o u fe h o ld or not i t is worthy of n otice that as a young man
A ndros was i n a p o fl t i o n to acqu i re the ac c o m p li fh m e n t s of
a Court an d to b ehold Royalty i n i ts mo i t fa fc i n a t i n g form
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El izabeth Q ueen of Bohem ia w as the only daughter of
K i ng J ames I of E ngl and a nd was born 19 t h A u gu ft 1 5 9 6
S he w as m arried 2 7 t h Dec 16 12 to Frederick V Cou n t
Palati ne of the Rh i ne D uke of Bavari a and S i le fi a who
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w as foon e le é t e d Ki ng of Boh em i a b u t lo ft all h is p o ffe fli o n s
b y the fortu ne of war H e die d at Me ntz N ovember 19 t h
havi ng h ad thirtee n chil d ren of w hom th e be ft known
16 3 2
w ere P ri nce Rupert a nd S ophia w i fe of E r n e ft A u gu ft u s
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E le é t o r of H anover mothe r of George I of E nglan d
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The Q uee n of Bo h emi a h a d fh a re d the exile an d m i s fo r
tu nes o f her E n gli fh r elatives and returned to England 1 7th
Ma y 16 6 1 S he d ie d F eb r uary 1 3 th 16 6 2 at Londo n
H i fl o ri an s
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Hi fto r i an s h ave agreed i n d e fc r i bi n g thi s p r i n c e fs
as
a
woman J E S S E ( Cou r t of E n gla n d ) wr i te s
th us : L ively i n her manners a ffe ét i o n at e i n he r d i fp o fi t i o n
an d beautiful i n her p e r fo n ; throwi ng a charm a nd a r e fi n e
m ent over the fo c i a l i n t e rc o u r fe of l i fe ; "h e y et p o ffe ffe d
wi th all t h e fe quali ties a ft r e n gt h of m i nd wh i c h n eve r
became m a fc u li n e ; tal ents w hich were neve r o bt r u fi ve an d
a warm t h of heart w h ich remai ne d w it h he r to th e e n d
I n p r o fp e r i t y m o d e ft and u n a ffu m i n g ; i n a d ve r fi ty fu r
m ou nti ng d i fficul ties and dignifying poverty he r char act e r
w as regarded wi th e n t h u fi a fm i n h er o wn time an d has wo n
for her the admi ration of p o fi e r i t y
I n the L o w Cou n trie s
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"h e w as fo b e l oved a s to be ftyle d the Q u e e n of H e ar ts
m o ft
c h a rm
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D uri ng her l ong wi d owhood her chief a d vi fe r a nd frie nd
w as Will iam Earl of Crave n a nd i t was to t h e fi tt e r of t h e
cho f
e n h eir to a portio n of the h onors of this n o b l ema n th a t
Edm und A ndros was m a rri ed i n 16 7 1 I t has b ee n b e l ieve d
tha t the E arl of Crave n w as married to t h e Q u ee n a nd h e
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was certai nl y o n e of the bra ve i c a n d m o ft h o n o r e d ge n t l e m e n
of h is ti me
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I n 16 66 A nd ros w as m ade Maj o r of a Regi ment of foo t
w h ich was fe n t to Am erica D U NCAN wr ites th a t And ro s
d i ft i n g u i fh e d h i m fe lf i n the w a r aga i n it t h e D utch a nd was
i n 16 7 2
comman d er of th e fo r ces i n Bar b ad os a n d had
obtai ned the reput a tio n of b ei ng "ki ll e d i n A m e r i c a n a ffairs
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’daug h te r
I n February 16 7 1 A ndros marrie d Ma r ie o ld e ft
o f T homas Crave n of Appletreewick co York and th u s
li ft e r to t h e
h ei r i n re ve rfi o n to t h e B aro n y o f Ha m fi e d
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T his m a tch is a fu ffi c i e n t proof of th e e fl i m a t i o n
Marfh all
i n w hich he was he l d as the lady was h it er of the d e fi gn a t e d
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hei r of the Earl of Crave n his former patron The pedigree
of the Cravens will be be ft u n d e r fto o d by the annexed tabular
Th e P eerages have l eft th e matte r o bfc u r e
fi a t e m e n t
but
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o f A ppl e tr e e wi c k
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John Crave n
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of Cam e ron
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dau of
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M a rg ar e t = Ch r i fi o p h e r
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dau of Ro b
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dau of
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dau of
Sir Wm
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W i fe m
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b u t i t has b ee n rendered plai n by fome articles i n
Notes
and Q ueries for 1 8 6 8 The Earl of C raven after th e death
of his brothers e n tai led the Barony o n his m ore d i ft a n t
om i tti ng the i ffu e of h is u ncl e
c o u fi n s of Appletreewick
A nthony C raven A t his death April 9 t h 16 9 7 th e ti tl e
f
f
a
e
to
William
Craven
nephew
of
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that A ndros cam e to E ngl an d for th e m ar
ria e
and
retu
rned
Barbados
bu
t
we
thi
nk
i
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m
ore
t
o
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probabl e that the regi men t had bee n recalled to E ngland
D U N C A N fi a t e s that i n April 16 7 2
a regi me nt r a i fe d for
P ri nce Rupert was armed for th e fi r ft ti me wi th the bayonet
that A ndros was made Maj or and th e fo ur Barbados compa
ni es the n u nder his com m a nd w e r e i ncorporated i n i t I n
the fam e m onth the propri etors of th e Provi nce of Carol i na
of which the E arl of Crave n was o ne co nferred on h i m th e
ti tle of Landgrave with fou r Baron ies co nt a i ni ng
acres of l and
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A ndros fu c c e e d e d h is fath er i n h is e ft at e s
and 3 0 J u ne was fwo r n as Bailly of the i fl a n d
of that office havi ng b een before grante d hi m
16 74 ,
i n G u e r n fe y
the r e ve r fi o n
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We do not find m e ntio n of th e o c c a fi o n w hi ch r e c o m
m ended h i m to the atte ntion of the D uke of York b u t
from his early atte ndance o n the roy a l fam ily and his e x c e p
t i o n al loyal ty he had pro b ably l ong bee n know n to that
pri nce A ndros w as accordi ngly fe le ét e d to b e th e Governor
of th e Provi nce of N e w York wh ich was claim ed by th e
D u ke and had rece ntly b ee n r e fto re d to hi m by th e D utch
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H e arrived i n this country N ovem b er
b y h is wife
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a ccompan ie d
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A b rief n otice of the events w hi ch h a d occurred i n thi s
cou ntry i mm ediately before his arrival m ay render h is fu bfe
quent proceedings m ore i ntell igibl e to the reader
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O n the 2 7t h of A u gu ft 16 6 4 th e D u tch Colo ny of Ne w
N etherlan d was fu r r e n d e r e d to an E n gli fh force u nder C ol
Rich ar d N icoll s
Th e K i ng Charles
had al ready
granted i t by patent dated 1 2 March 16 6 4 to his brother
th e D uke of York A fter i t had bee n h el d by t h e E n gli fh
for over n i ne years th e D utch had recaptu red i t A u gu ft 9
16 7 3 ; bu t under the terms of the tre a ty of peac e
i t was
re f
to r e d to its E n gli fh owners
I n a letter dated
J uly
16 74
the D utch e m ba ffa d o r s wrote th a t they had compl ied
w i th th e orders from the States General to noti fy th e K i ng
that the P rovi nce would be delivered to h i s agent ; that
Edmu n d A ndros had been d e flgn a t e d as th e p e r fo n a n d
w as to fail before the end of the week ( N Y C ol D o c i i
Th e C olo n y at that time was e ft i m a t e d to contai n
b etween fix and fe y e n t h o u fa n d white i n h a b itant s to wh ich
n umber were to be added th e E n gli fh fettlers o n Long I fl a n d
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A n d r o s s c o m m i ffi o n wh ich was dated J uly 1 16 74 mad e
hi m L ieutenant an d Governor over that part of Mai n e
wh ich was fty le d Pem aqui d L o ng I fl a n d Nantucket and
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M artha s V i neyard and th e terri tory from th e we ft fi d e o f
Thi s
C on ne ct icu t River to th e e a ft t i de of D elaware Bay
l atter territory c o m p r i fe d not only the S tate of N e w York
b ut Delaware N e w J e r fe y and a large portio n of Co n n e ét i
cu t ;
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fi n c e
u nd er that patent C o n n e ét i c u t m ight c l aim N e w
rf
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a
n
D
elaware
Maryland
Caroli
na
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the
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p
y
I ndies as well as all N e w York Th e D uke of York was
not d i fp o fe d to p r e fs th e matter and wrote to A ndros i n
J anuary 16 75 6 that h e approved of the demand as pre
fe r vi n g h is ti tle e ntire bu t hoped for fome m ore convenie n t
m ethod of a dj u ft i n g th e bou ndaries i n the futu re ; the o n ly
ft i p u la t i o n he made was th at the Conne ct icut m e n flao u ld
not approach wi th i n twe n ty m iles of th e H u d fo n River
Wi thi n a m onth ho wever the h o ft i le atti tude of the I ndians
compelled the e aft e r n c o lo n i ft s to apply to A ndros for aid i n
the alarm ing p o fi t i o n of affai rs O n the l ft of J uly 16 75 a
l ette r was fe n t by Gov W i nth rop of Conne ct icu t to N e w
York and A ndros not only was m uch troubled at th e
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C h r i ft i a n s m isfortu nes and hard d ifa ft e r s i n t h o fe parts bu t
h e p r o p o fe d to ft a r t at once with a force ready to take fu c h
a nd to m ake the b e f
ref
t of hi s
o lu t i o n s as may be fit for m e
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w ay to Co n n e ét i c u t Rive r ; hi s royal H i gh n e fs s bou nds
as he fi gn i fi c a n t ly termed them
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This was more than th e c o lo n i fts ha d anticipated yet they
w ere u nwilli ng to bri ng the d i fp u t e of bou ndaries to an ope n
ruptu re e fp e c i a lly at fu c h a ti me A ndros therefore was
allo wed to come to Sayb rook wi th his two fm a ll v e ffe ls and
was m et by Robert C hapman and Thomas Bull i n behalf of
the C olony Various p r o t e ft s were exchanged and A ndros
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fi o n to
e d the D uke of York s Charter and his c o m m i f
c au f
b e read After th is ceremony h e decl ared he fh o u ld depart
i mm edi ate l y u n le fs d e fi r e d to fta y I n return the age nts of
the Co l on y who ha d ft u d i o u fly d i favo we d any ib are i n t h e fe
proceedi ngs
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p r o ceedings read a p r o t e ft o n the part of C o n n e ét i c u t A nd
fo
h is H onor was guarded with th e town fo ld i e r s to t h e
w a t e r fi cle w e n t on board and p r e fe n t ly fell down below th e
Fort with fa lu t e s o n both fi d e s ( T R U M B U LL Col Rec Co n n
ii
Thus both fi d e s parted i n p eace each con ten t
wi th i ts own perform ance ; and a few years afterwards th e
bou ndary was fe t tled by m u tual c o n c e ffi o n s
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A ndros p u r fu e d h is plans for prote ct i ng h is Col o ny fu r
h e d th e n e c e ffa ry arms and amm u ni tion and d i fa r m e d th e
n if
frie n dly I ndians Retu rning to N ew York he called togethe r
th e neighbori ng fa c h e m s and renewed the treaties with them ;
and i n A u gu ft 16 7 5 he proceeded to Albany wh ere h e
fu c c e e d e d i n gai ni ng the fr i e n d fh i p of the M ohawks an d
other powerful tribes For nearly a year till the death of
P hil ip A u gu ft 1 2 th 16 76 M a ffa c h u fe t t s and C o n n e ét i c u t fu f
D u ring
fe r e d from the barbarous i n c u r fi o n s of the I ndians
thi s ti me A ndros by h is own accou nt had remai ned u n wi l
li n gly idle his offers of a ffi ft a n c e h avi ng bee n rej e ct ed by his
neighbors H e would have brought i nto th e field hi s Mo
h awk all ies but th e offer bei ng fligh ted h e could only keep
th em true to thei r allegiance bu ild forts and boats and
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p reven t any i n c r e a fe of Ph ilip s forces H e fe e m s i n fa ct to
h ave bee n greatly offe nded b y th e a ffe r t i o n s of the Maffa
chu f
e t t s C olony
that i t was at Albany and through h is
con n ivance that the h o ft i le I ndians had obtai ned thei r fu p
pl ies o f arms and ammu n ition H e fe nt two ge ntlem en to
Bo it o u to obtai n fa t i s fa ét i o n and rece ived only a letter
cleari ng th e m agi ft r a t e s bu t n o t the ge neral ty ft i ll a fp e r fe d
w i thou t a ny known c a u fe complai nt or notice
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n a nt was h e at this falfe a c c u fa t i o n that after hi s arriva l i n
E ngland he peti tioned the Ki ng i n C ounci l to c a u fe i nqu i ry
i nto the truth of the matter ; to wh ich the agents Willi am
S toughton and Peter Bulk ley m erely rep lied that they were
not fu r n i fh e d with th e i nform ation and that evil m i n ded
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have
fold
am
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ni
tion
to
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the Governor s prohibiti on ; i n ib ort while evadi ng all co n
cef
fi o n s or apologies they i n fi n u a t e d th e truth of the charge
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Towards the e nd of th e fu m m e r of 16 76 th e I ndian
troubles broke ou t i n the fe t t le m e n t s i n Mai ne and though
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M a ffac h u fe t t s had taken p o ffe ffi o n of the D uke of York s
territory of Pem aqu id A ndros exerted h i m fe lf to prote ct th e
fettlers there and fe nt an armed fl oop thither
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I n J u ne 16 7 7 he fe nt a force to Pemaquid and c o n ft r u ét e d
a fort there which he ga r r i fo n e d wi th fifty men ; and h e
u ndoubtedly contrib uted m uch to the p ac i fi c a t i o n of that
cou ntry for th e n ext few years
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I n A u g u ft 16 77 h e vi fi t e d Albany wi th an agent from
M aryland and there received anew the a ffu r a n c e s of th e
A t that time and place he
fr i e n d fli i p of th e we tt e rn I ndians
received p e r m iffi o n fro m the D uke of York to take a brief
l eave of ab fe n c e and w e t r a n fc r i be a few p a ffage s from th e
l etter
I am glad to find the quie t condi t ion of you r gov
t a n d i n g th e late troubles that have bee n i n
e r n m e n t n o t wi t h f
you r neighbourhood
I n regard you e x p r e fs a d e fi r e to
com e for E ngland for fome time to look after you r own
concerns i f y o u fh a ll towards the e n d of this fu m m e r con
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ti n n e to be of that m i nd ( not doubting you r care to fettl e
all thi ngs duri ng you r a bfe n c e from you r govern me nt i n the
b e ft and fa fe ft manner) I do agree that yo u come away wi t h
the la t e ft fh i p p i n g f0 as havi ng the wi nter to y o u r fe lf yo u
may be ready to retu rn to your government w i th the fi rft
fh i p s that go hence i n the fp r i n g
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A ndros i ndeed up to this ti me had m erited the thanks of
his employer H e had kept the cou ntry at p eace and had
al ready m ade its reve nue equal to i ts current e x p e n fe s The
former laws i n force du ring the E n gli fh rul e had bee n r e
ef
t a bli fh e d and i t would fe e m that h e had eve n tri ed to
rf
u a d e the D uke of Yo rk to concede to th e fettlers fom e
e
p
form of a le gi fl a t i ve A ffe m bly ( N Y Col D oc i i
H e th erefore comm u nicated to th e Cou ncil and General
C ou rt of A ffi z e s i n O ét o be r the p e r m i ffi o n he had received
to v i fi t England and arranged all matters likely to arife i n
h is a bfe n c e O n th e 1 7 th N ovembe r 16 77 h e failed from
N e w York not accompanied b y h is wife probably as we find
no m entio n of her
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D uri ng h is it ay i n E ngl and at th is tim e S i r Edm und
A ndros was knighted a fu ffi c i e n t proof of the favor i n
wh ich he was held at court O n the 8 t h April 16 7 8 he was
called before the Comm ittee for Trade and P lantations and
was exam i ned i n regard to affairs i n N ew E n gland as wel l
as i n hi s own C olony H is a n fwe r was qu i te elaborate and
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i s pri nted i n the N e w York Coloni al Doc um ents i i i 2 6 0 2 6 5
I n regard to his own Colony of N ew York he e ft i m a t e s th e
towns villages and p a r i fh e s a t abou t twen ty four i n numbe r
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the m il itia as nu m b eri ng
the va l u e of a ll e fta t e s at
H e thi nks a fu bft a n t i a l m erchant i s one wor t h
and a pl a nter is rich who has half as m uch
f 5 0 0 to
i n moveables
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H is opi nio n of the fe t tle m e n t s i n N ew England certai nly
does n ot fe e m u nfrie ndly H e ft a t e s indeed that the a ct s of
trade and navigatio n are faid and is ge nerally bel ieved not
to be o bfe r ve d i n th e Coloni es as th ey ought ye t h e adds
I do not fi nd bu t th e general i ty of th e m a gi ft ra t e s and
people are well a ffe ét e d to the Ki ng and Ki ngdom but m o it
k nowi ng no other government than thei r own thi nk i t be ft
and are wedded to and opi nionate for i t A nd the m a gi f
trates and others i n place c h o fe n by th e peopl e thi nk that
they are obliged to a ffe r t and m ai ntai n fai d government all
they can and are Ch urch members and l ike f0 to be c h o fe n
al ter a tion and
a n d to conti nue with ou t any c o n fi d e r a ble
change there and depe nd upon th e people to j u ft i fy them i n
thei r a ct ings
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A ndros at this time brough t b efore the Cou nci l th e m atter
of th e fa lfe charge that he had fu p p li e d th e I ndians with
am m u ni tion and the Agents for M a ffa c h u fe t t s Will iam
S toughto n and Peter B ulkley accordingly replied p r o m i fi n g
To do thei r u t m o ft endeavour to remove any m i fu n d e r
ft a n d i n g betwee n S i r Edmu nd and th e i r governm en t
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the
h
t
7
of May 16 7 8 h e fai l e d for N e w York i n the
taki ng wi th h im Will iam Pi n h o r n e J am es Gra
Blo ffo m
ham J oh n White J oh n We ft a n d others i ncl udi ng his
chapl a i n
On
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chapl ai n th e Rev Charles Woolley
li fh e d i n
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wh o fe
J ourna l w as p u b
H e arrived o n the 7t h S eptember 16 7 8 and fou nd h is
Colony at peace though there were ft i ll difficulties to b e
apprehended i n deal ing wi th the I ndians D u ri ng the nex t
two years A ndros fe e m s to have bee n m uch d i ft u rbe d by
and com
c o n t r o ve rfi es with fome of the leadi ng merchants
plai nts were freely made to th e D uke of York th at h is
Governor was d i fh o n e ft Accordi ngly J ames wrote May 2 4
to Andros ( N Y Col Doc i i i
that h e w i fh e d
16 8 0
h i m to return to E ngland by the fi r ft convenience turni ng
over the governme nt to A nthony B r o c kh o lft th e Lieu te nan t
Governor M r J oh n L e w e n was fent hi ther as a fp e c i a l com
m i ffi o n e r to i n ve ft i ga t e the accou n ts of the go vernment and
h is report ( pri nted i n N Y C ol Doc i i i 3 0 2 —8 ) was dec idedly
u nfavorabl e to A ndros The Governor however who had
failed from N ew York J anuary 7 16 8 1 was able to refute the
charges made a ga i n ft him an d ends his reply as follows
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L a ft ly
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to th e whole report I d o fi nd all t h e
i mputations u pon m y fe lf to be wholly u ntrue and deny every
part thereo f
But i f any obj e ct ions or doubts
remai n I am ft i ll ready to fu bj e ét them to th e g re a t e ft fe ru
ti ny h is Roya l H i gh n e fs fh a ll th ink fit not doubti ng hi s
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Royal H i gh n e fs s j u ft i c e a nd my own vi ndication ( N Y
Col Doc iv
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We have learned noth i ng r e fp e ét i n g A n d
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f
i ti o n i n
p
E ngl a nd for the next five years except that h e was i n favor
at
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I t h as b ee r eprint e d ( Ne w York 8 6 )w ith n o t s b y D r E B O C ll gh
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a t Court b ei ng i n
3 , fwo r n
Gentlem a n of th e Privy
Chamber to the Ki ng Charles I I H e very probably devoted
his attention to h is e ft a t e s i n G u e r n fe y as i n this year h e and
h is wi fe rece ived from th e Crown a grant of the I iland o f
Alderney for ni nety n i ne ye ars at a re nt of thi rteen fh i lli n gs
I n 16 8 5 he was made L ieu tenant Colo nel of the Pr i n c e fs of
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D en mark s Regiment of H o rfe com m a nded by th e Earl of
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T h e ac c e ffi o n of J ames
Fe b ruary 16 8 5 O pene d
a n e w p r o fp e ét of advancement A ndros fe e m s to have bee n
a ft a u n c h m ember of the C hu rch of E ngland b ut h is long
i nti macy with the D uke of York had d o u b t le fs give n that
P ri nce a favorabl e i m p r e ffi o n of h is abil ities Th e Charte r
of M a ffac h u fe t t s after a c o n t e ft exte ndi ng th rough m any
years had bee n declared vacated O ét o be r 2 3 r d 16 8 4 The
notori ous C ol P iercy K irke had been d e flgn a t e d as th e n e w
Governor b y Charl es I I a n d confirme d by J ames but N ew
E ngla nd
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Not m u c h is k nown of Col Pi r c y
Kirk e H is fath e r was Col L wis
Kirk who in 164 2 3 c ommand d t h
Royal for c s in t h d f n c of R adi n g
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t
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troops
und
r
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ampd
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( Lord N ug nt s L i f of H ampd n ii
Som e a cc ount of Kirk is
3 39
giv n in Not s and Qu ri s
d S
viii 47 I t f m that Pi r c y Kirk in
f
d und r t h
D uk of M on
16 7 3
mouth in t h army of t h King of
Fran c I n 67 5 h was Captain L i u
t nant i t h Royal r gim nt of H f
G uards ; and in 168 h was mad e
L i ut nant Colon l of t h e 2 d T angi r
r gim nt H e was foon aft r mad e
Colon l of this r e gim e nt and i’n 168 2
was transf rr d to t h e Q u e n s r gi
m e nt I n 6 8 4 h e c am with his r gi
m e nt t o England and was e mp loy d
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und r t h ’Earl of F e ve fh m durin
M onmouth s r b llion H is o d g
aft r that r volt was q u ll d has c
r d his nam with infam y and M a c au
i
h
ft
vivid
l y has drawn his
c olors H was mad Brigadi r G
ral in 168 5 w
of t h f who j oin d
William of O rang and d i ft i g i fh d
b attl of t h Boyn in
h i m f lf at t h
H was promot d to t h rank of
16 9
L i ut nant G n ral in t h fam y ar
was f nt to t h army in Fland e rs and
di d at Br da O Et b 3 169
marri d L ady Mary H oward
H
daught r of G org fourth E arl of S uf
folk From t h e id e ntity of nam s it is
pro b ab l that his fon was t h P r c y
Kirk who in 17 3 5 was a Brigadi
r
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G n ral c ommanding t h e King s Ow
R e gim e nt of Foot
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O ne thi ng fe e m s evident the governmen t now i m p o fe d on
N e w E ngl and was not the a ét of A ndros no r is t h ere any
proof that he fough t th e p o fi t i o n of Governor Rando lph
i ndeed had labored for years to e ffe ét the downfall of th e
Charter governm ent ; and as P AL FR E Y has fh o wn i n fu c c e ffi v e
ch apters i n a id of the fam e p u rp o fe were the e ffo rts of E ng
li fh m erchants wh o fe t rade was i nj ured by the comm erci a l
fac h u fe tt s and th e denu nci ations of E n gli fh
e n t e rp r i f
e of M a f
pol iticians wh o c o n fi d e r e d the Charter gove rnm ent a n i n
fr i n ge m e n t of th e Royal pre r o gative
We have fe en n o
’
evide nce of A n d r o s s c ompl ici ty with t h e fe e nemies of Ne w
E ngland and no pro o f of an u nfriendly d i fp o fi t i o n when h e
accepted o ffice
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I t wi ll hard ly b e i mp uted to A nd r os as a faul t th at h e took
the V iew of the R o y a l authori ty whi ch prevailed at Court
A s a fu bo r d i n a t e appoi nted to a certai n p o fi t i o n to car r y
ou t a ce rtai n p o licy h e had no ch o ice but t o o bey or r e fi g n
I n carryi ng o u t the c o mmands of hi s mai t er he can o nly be
b l am ed i f hi s c o n d u ét was c r uel o r even h a r fh i n e x c e fs o f
hi s i n ftr u ét i o n s I t will ce rtai nly be difficul t we thi nk t o
Leavi ng h i s p ol i t ical
faft e n any fu c h ft i gm a upon A ndros
offences for wh ich th e Ki ng w as r e fp o n fi ble what p e r fo n a l
charges can b e fu bft a n t i a t e d a ga i n ft him ?
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I t i s evident that n o p e r fo n w a s exe cuted fo r a pol itical
offe nce and that n one of the atrocities of J effreys or L a ude r
dal e were repeated i n thi s c ou ntry I t i s equally evi den t
th at no one was fi ned or i m p r i fo n e d for non confo rm i ty to
the Ch urch of England and th e co ntrai t wi th the m othe r
cou ntry
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cou ntry is entirely i n ou r favor I f th e fees e x a ét e d were
fi ve a poi nt hereaft er to be c o n fi d e r e d was A ndros a
e xce f
gai ner thereby ? From a report m ade at the ti me and
pri nted i n N Y Colonial Documents iv 2 6 3 i t app ears
that A ndros was p aid a fixed fa la ry i n 16 8 6 of £ 12 0 0 it er
l i ng ; i n 16 8 7 the fam e and i n 16 8 8 £ 140 0 ft e rli n g ou t of
th e revenue We have yet to learn of any clai m m ade
A
ndros
for
fees
illegally
colle
c
t
ed
or
for
publ
ic
m
oney
t
a ai n f
g
m is appropriated P ALM E R i ndeed i n his Impartial Accoun t
makes a ft r o n g d e fe n fe for A ndros on this head Th e Cou n
cil w ere all old r e fi d e n t s ; the S ecretary and Colle ct or who
rece ived the gr e a t e ft fees were n o t appoi nted by A ndros
and i ndeed Randolp h quarrelled wi th him The Tr e a fu r e r
was J oh n U fh e r who co nti n ued to r e fi d e here after th e
downfall of A ndros and th e C hief J u ft i c e w as D udley I t
i s hardly probable that A ndros was re fp o n fi ble for the a p
p oi ntme nt of any of the h ighe r o fficials nor fh o u ld he be
l
t
charge
d
wi
th
the
table
of
fees
wh
ich
was
fixed
for
thei
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u f
j y
benefit by a comm i ttee of the C o u ncil
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Reduced to plai n ft a t e m e n t s th e p e r fo n a l charges a ga i n ft
A ndros fe e m to be fi rft a zeal for E p i fc 0 p a c y wh ich led hi m
to i n fi ft u po n having a place for Chu rch fe r vi c e s i n o ne of
the Bo it o u meeti ng h o u fe s for a tim e ; and fe c o n d ly a rude
or i n fo le n t carriage towards his d i fa ffe ét e d fu bj e éts
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th e fa ct s a re p a te nt and they do not fe e m
to c o n ft i t u t e a very he i nous offence I t was u nde n iably a
great an noyance to the m embers of the Old Sou t h Ch urch
to h ave the Governor ufe the b u il d i n g for E p i fc 0 p a l fe rvi c e s
bu t
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b u t as they were held o n l y when the b u ildi ng was not
occupied b y th e regular congregatio n ( P AL FR E Y i i i
w e cannot greatly c e n fu r e A ndros for his c o u r fe
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A s to h is treatme nt of p e r fo n s ac c u fe d of m i fd e m e a n o r s
we fi nd b u t one i n fta n c e which was worthy of c e n fu r e Th e
cafe of the Rev M r W i fwa ll of D uxbu ry as narrated at
p 10 0 of this vol um e is an evide nce of i nh umanity on the
part of fo m e o ne I f h e were compelled to j ourney and
appear be fore t h e Cou nci l when d i fa ble d by gout i t was an
r ac e f
u l to the au thori ties ; yet w e m u f
t
ad d
that
a ct d i f
g
A ndros i s not a c c u fe d di re ctly of bei ng the p e r fe c u t o r Th e
other i n fta n c e s fi nk i nto i n fi gn i fi c a n c e and at m o ft p rove
only that A ndros was a p a ffi o n a t e m an who did not h e fi t a t e
to e x p r e fs u ncompl ime ntary opi n ions very freely Whe n
A ndros called th e people of th e cou n t ry J acks and T oms ;
and when th e c o n ft a ble s h aving m ade an a d d r e fs to S i r
Edm u nd as to how they fli o u ld keep th e peace i f the fa i lo r s
from the Frigate made a fray h e fell i nto a great rage and
d i d c u r fe them and faid they ought to b e fe nt to Gaol and
ordered M r We ft to take thei r nam es — we can not on that
acco u nt rank h i m with Ki rke or Clave r h o u fe
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S o i n t wo cafes c ited by hi s ac c u fe r s i n pages 10 7 and
1 1 1 followi ng : whe n certai n i mperti nent bu f bodies brought
y
a n I ndian to t e ft i fy that A ndros was engaged i n a c o n fp i rac y
to bring on an I ndian War — a fto ry wh o fe folly w as o nly
equalled b y the harm i t m ight c a u fe i f b el ieved by the
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peopl e
A ndros contented h i m fe lf wi th ridicul ing them
th ough afterwards they were fine d b y th e co u rts To prove
that
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that h e d i fc o u n t e n a n c e d maki ng defence aga i n ft the I ndians
h is oppone nts offer th e t e ft i m o n y of certai n village official s
w h o fe affidavits prove only that S i r E dm u nd probably had
read S h ake fp e a re
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We fail therefore to fee any evidence that A ndros was
cruel rapacious or d i fh o n e ft ; we know of no charge affe ct
i ng hi s moral ity an d we find a h a fty tempe r the m o ft palpabl e
faul t to b e imputed to hi m
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T o retu rn to ou r fk e t c h of his publ ic a ét s
H e arrived at
B o ft o n a place which h e had before vi fi t e d i n O ct ober 16 8 0
to wai t upo n Lord Culpepp er ( N Y Col Doc i ii
i n the K i n gfi fh e r S u nday D ecember 19 16 8 6 and landed
the next day attended by abou t fi x ty fo ld i e r s H e was
received with great acclamatio n of j oy a nd was e fc o r t e d by
a great n umber of merchants and oth ers to the T own Ho u fe
H e at o nce procee d ed to organize h is government which i t
m u ft be remembered as c o n ft i t u t e d by h is c o m m i ffi o n w as
The other o ffi
e d of th e Governor and his Cou ncil
co m po f
cers j udges colle ct ors & c were at hand and the obj e ct s of
th e new rulers w ere foo n d i fc lo fe d By lo fi n g thei r Charter
and i ts r e p r e fe n t a t i ve form of governm en t the c o lo n i fts had
lo ft the privilege of taxi ng t h e m fe lve s
The Governor
and Cou nci l i m p o fe d the tax ; and when th e i nhabitants
of th e tow n of I p fwi c h attempted to re fi ft t h e la w the
patriotic leaders of the m oveme nt were tried fined and
i m p r i fo n e d
The j udges were D udley S toughton U fh e r
and Randolph
This tria l ended all attempts to d i fp u t e
this c la i m of the gover n ment b u t i t wa s onl y the n atural
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The other claim of the C rown was to the o wn e r fh i p of all
the land wh ich i nvolved t wo q u e ft i o n s vi z as to lands al ready
owned by th e fettlers and wa it e lands The governme nt
h eld that p rivate ti tles were i nval id u n le fs confir m ed by th e
C rown on th e paym ent of a qu i t re nt Pr e p o ft e r o u s as this
do ct ri ne may fe e m i t had ft a u n c h defe nders and A ndros was
i n e a r n e ft i n e nforci ng i t Many compl ied wi th the requ i re
m e nts of the go ve r n m e n t fbu t the work was not completed
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when the Revolu tion came A s to A n d r o s s fli a r e of th e
blame Pa l mer makes th e be ft defence when h e poi nts ou t
that W rits of I n t r u fi o n were brought o nly a ga i n ft a fe w
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to c o n t e ft th e q u e ft i o n and not o bfc u r e i ndividuals T h e
m oral q u e f
t i o n as to w a ft e lands is more di fficult of d e c i fi o n
fi n c e the argument i s not wi thou t force that i t was bette r
for A ndros to gran t them to p e r fo n s who w ould improve
th em than for the towns to h ol d them u nimproved as
com mons
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A m ong the e a rli e ft a ét s of A ndros was h is extendi ng his
au thority over N ew H a m p fh i r e Plymouth and Rhode I iland
as well as Mai ne and M a ffa c h u fe t t s I n O ct ober 16 8 7 h e
and took th e governmen t of Con ne ct icu t
v i fi t e d H artfor d
al fo i nto h is hands and h e after wards traveled through that
C olony The fi r ft few mo nth s of 16 8 8 were fp e n t at B o ft o n
i n c o n fo li d a t i n g th e le gi fla t i o n n e c e ffa r y for t h e futu r e
gui d ance of the gover n ment
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H e had at th is time the m isfortu ne to lofe h is wi fe wh o
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I n April 16 8 8 A ndros v i fi t e d Po r t fm o u th and Pemaqu id
w he r e he repai red the fort and proceeding to Pe n o bfc o t h e
fe i z e d fome prope rty of C a ft i n e a Frenchman who had fettled
there amo ng the I ndians Re tu rni ng to B o fto n he fou nd a
great pro motio n awai ting h im i n a new c o m m iffi o n creati ng
h im Governor of all th e E n gli fh p o ffe fii o n s o n th e mai nland
except Pe n n fy lva n i a Delaware Maryland and Vi rgi nia
H is command embraced New E ngl and N ew York a nd Ne w
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I n J uly A u gu ft and S eptember 16 8 8 A ndros ma d e a tou r
through the Coloni es going through the J e r fe ys and vi fi t i n g
Ne w York city Albany and H artford
D uring this vi fi t he
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4 37 is a l tt r fro m John W ft to John
All n at H artford I t is dat d January
ft ( Saturday )and ft t
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to l t All
kno w t h gr at gri f and
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in for my L ady Andros
who fi c T fd y la ft was f i gh t
hath b n t m ly ill and f c ontin
lm f
t at t h Court of D ath and
is a gr ate a ffl i ct ion to his E xc ll n c y
who is m o ft p ffi t ly c on c rn d I f
it fh ld p l f God to c all h to him
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ld all hav a gr at lo ffe
f lf w
of a right good and v rtuous L ady
I n a p ft i p t W ft adds January
2 6t h
M r B l c h r not pro c e ding on
his int nd d Journ y hav opportunity
to add that on S unday laft t h L ady
A ndros d e part d this lif to t h gr at
gri e f and f o w of his E xc e lle n c y and
ll that kn e w h
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c ount is giv n i Judg’ S wall’s D iary
q uot d in B R I D G M A N S King s Chap l
Epitaphs p 3 18 B tw n 4 and 5 I
w nt to t h fun ral of t h L ady Andros
having b n invit d b y t h Clark of t h
South Company B tw n 7 and 8
( ly h illuminating t h c loudy air ) t h e
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guard from t h Gov rnor s h f down
L an to t h South m e ti g
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at t h w ft door and f t in t h all y
b for t h pulpit with f mourning
wom n b y it H fe mad light wit h
c andl s and tor c h s T h r was a gre at
i f and c lamor to k p p opl out of
f that th y might not r fh in
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too foon I w nt hom e
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ha d h e l d a confe ren c e wit h the ch ie fs of th e F ive Nations
a nd ha d notified th e Governor of C anada that t h e fe tribes
were u nder the p r o t e rft i o n of the E n gli fh H e m u ft there
fore have b ee n fu rp r i fe d and d i fgu fte d to find that h o ft i li t i e s
w ere i mm i ne nt i n the Colony of Mai ne The c a u fe of th is
o utbreak w as probably th e r e fe n t m e n t of Ca ft i n e w h o fe
property had b ee n take n by A ndros i n the fp r i n g and wh o fe
i n fl ue nce w i th th e Pe n o bfc o t s was gre a t
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A t fi r ft th e Gove rnor trie d th e effe ct of concil iation b u t
fin d i ng this u fe le fs he colle ct ed fome fe ve n h u ndred troops h
a nd i n N ovember 16 8 8 h e proceeded to Mai ne to defend
th e fettlers there H e e ft abli fh e d and ga r r i fo n e d fe ve r a l
forts a li ft of which will be fou nd i n M a fs H i ft S oc Coll 3 r d
S i 85
At Pemaqu id h e received i nformati on of the
p robabl e d e fi gn s of the P ri nce of O range u pon England
and J an uary r o t h 16 8 9 he i ffu e d the P roclamatio n w hich
w i ll be found on p 7 5 of the p r e fe n t vol ume
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H e ret u rne d to Bo it o u earl y i n March and the ch ief event
of that month was the ac c u fa t i o n that he had entered i nto a
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fo o li fh cal um ny
O n the 4 t h of April 16 8 9 the news of th e
l anding of the Pri nce of O range i n E ngland was brought to
B o ft o n from N evis by J oh n W i n fl o w who had a copy of th e
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P ri nce s Decl aration A ndros had b een p r e vi o u fly w arned
howeve r by h is friends i n N ew York
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Fro m this tim e u n til the 18 t h of Apri l there w e r e d oub t
le fs p l ots an d c o n fp i r a c i e s w i tho u t e n d
O n th a t d ay t h e
peopl e
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d i fgu i fe d
i n woman s ap parel i n April ; he w as m ore fu c c e fs
ful on the 2 n d of A u gu ft when by th e treachery of one of
t he corporals he e fc a p e d from the C a ftle and reached Rhode
I flan d
Waiti ng there too l ong p robably for fom e ve ffe l
b ou nd to N ew York o r to E ngland h e was cap tu red by
Maj or S anford and fe nt back to h is former p r i fo n
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T he followi ng named
w e r e i m p r i fo n e d wi th A n
d r o s ( R I Records i i i
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J e p h D udley J udge
Palmer M r Randolph Lt Col L i d ge t t L t Col M ac g r e gr y
Captai n George Maj or B rockholes M r Graha m M r We ft
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Captai n Tr e ffry M r J u ft i c e Bull iv a nt Mr J u fti c e Foxcroft
Captai n Wh ite Captai n R ave n c r o ft E n frgn Pipi h D r Rob
erts M r Farewell M r J e m e fo n M r Kane M r Broadben t
M r James S herlock fh e r i ff M r Larki n Captai n Manni ng
L t J o r d a i n e M r C u tler — 2 5 i n all to wh ich B Y F I E L D adds
Mr C rafford and M r S m ith and H U TCH IN S ON fay s that t h e
n umber fe i z e d and co nfined am ou nted to abou t fifty Prob
ably fome were foo n r e le a fe d or were too o bfc u r e i n rank t o
be recorded
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I t is our i ntentio n now to t ra ce the p e r fo n al fortunes o f
th e d e p o fe d Governor ra t her than the c o u r fe of his fu c c e ffo r s
H e was kept p r i fo n e r u n t il February 16 9 0 when i n ac c o r
dance with an orde r from E ngland S i r Edm u nd and hi s
companions were fent thi ther for trial The order w h ic h
was c a u fe d by letters wh ich they had managed to convey to
the Court was d ated J uly 3 0 1 6 8 9 bu t i t d id not reach
B o ft o n till very late i n the year and t h e p r i fo n e r s were fen t
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The Col ony fen t ove r E li fh a Cooke a n d Thomas O akes to
af
fi ft thei r agen ts S i r H enry A fh u r ft and I n c r e a fe M athe r
i n p r o fe c u t i n g thei r charges a ga i n ft S i r Edm und and hi s
We find i n the N e w York Col D ocuments i i i
af
fo c i a t e s
and
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Records
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Edmu nd of h is ad m i n i ft r a t i o n wh ich i s termed by P AL FR E Y
i( ii 5 8 7) extremely d ifi n ge n u o u s though we cannot a ffe n t
to this term I n i t h e fays that he and his friends were fen t
to E ngland wh ere afte r fu m m o n s give n to the prete nded
agen ts of N ew E ngland and thei r twice appearance at the
C ou ncil Board nothi ng bei ng o bj e ét e d by them or others
they w e r e d i fc h a rge d
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attempts to lay the blam e of
th i s r e le a fe of A ndros and h is more gu ilty a ffo c i a t e s upon
S i r Joh n S omers the c o u n fe l employed by the age nts I t
m ay be neare r the truth to fay that A ndros had comm i tted
no crim e for which he coul d be p u n i fh e d and that he had i n
no way exceeded or a bu fe d t he powers conferred upo n him
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A t all eve nts A ndros was favorably received at h o m e and
i n 16 9 2 was appoi nted Governor of V i rgi nia to which com
m and was j oi ned that of Maryland
H e brough t over to
V irgi ni a th e Charter of W illiam and Mary College of
wh ich he laid th e fou ndation H e encouraged m a n u fa ét u r e s
and the cultivatio n of cotton i n that Colo ny regulated th e
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S ecretary s office where he commanded all the publ ic papers
and records to be forted and kept i n order and when th e
S tate H o u fe was b urned had them carefully p r e fe r ve d and
agai n forted and r e gi ft e r e d By t h e fe and other commend
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a b l e aét s h e fu c c e e d e d i n gain ing the e fte e m of t h e p eopl e
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an d i n all l ikel ihood wo u ld have bee n ft i ll m ore u fe fu l to th e
C olony had h is ft a y bee n longer b ut his a d m i n i ft r a t i o n c lo fe d
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S trangely en o ugh t h e Governor wh o i n M a ffac h u fe t t s w as
ch ie fl y hated for h is love of E p i fc 0 p ac y was overthro wn i n
V irgi n ia for quarrell ing wi t h t he Church au thorities The
Earl of B e llo m o n t wri tes i n 16 9 0 i n a l etter pri n ted i n
N Y Col Doc i v 4 9 0
S i r Edm u nd A ndros for quarre l
i n g with Do ct or Bl a ir i n V i rgi nia brought th e r e fe n t m e n t
of t he B i fh o p of Lo ndon and the Chu rch ( they fay) on hi s
head wh ich is the r e a fo n he has lo ft h is governm en t and by
th e fam e rul e they woul d get m e recalled by m aking this a
ch u rch quarrel
B i fh 0 p Meade i n his Old Ch urche s a n d
i 1 5 7 8 gives fome accou nt of this
F amil ies of Vi rgi nia
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opponent
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c o n t r o ve r f
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Bl ai r Co m m i ffa ry of the B i fh o p of London and Pre fi d e n t
of the College who fe e m s to have p a ffe d nearly all h is life
i n d i fp u t e s wi th fu c c e ffi ve Governors ; and i t is no proof that
A ndros was i n the wrong that he was re c alled and fu p e rfe d e d
Th e record of th e trial of Dr Blai r is p r e fe r ve d at Lambeth
the r e fu lt bei ng that he returned tri umphant w i th a good
fu m of mo ney for h is College
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S i r Edm u nd foon reappears however as t h e recipie nt of
Court favor bei ng i n 1 70 4 app oi nte d Governor of G u e r n fe y
an office which he held for two years retai ni ng a lfo the poft
of Bailiff of the I fla n d which he h ad fo r li fe This is nearly
the la ft we l earn of hi m a n d his age ne a rl y fe ve n ty y e ars
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have debarred hi m from farther fe r vi c e We find hi s
nam e i ndeed am ong the n ew m embers i n th e P roceedings
of the S ociety for the P ropagatio n of the G o fp e l i n Foreign
and this was
Parts 2 0 Feb 1 7 1 2 —3 to 19 Feb 1 7 1 3
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i n the l a ft year of his l ife as he was b u ried at S t A nne s
S oh o We ft m i n ft e r Lon d on 2 7t h Feb 1 7 13 4 i n h is 76 t h
year
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There remai n to be noticed only a few items i n r e fp e ét to
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S i r Edm u nd s marriages all occurri ng after h is return fro m
V i rgi nia
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We d o not k now how foon after the death of h is fi rft wife
i n 16 8 8 he m arried agai n ; bu t the exam i natio n made for us
by J o fe p h L Ch e ft e r E fq of London Ih OWS that S i r E d
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m u nd s fe c o n d w ife was Elizabeth th i rd daughter and c o
h e i r e fs of Thomas C r i fp e of Q u e ke s co Kent
H er father
who died i n 16 8 0 was t he o ld e ft fo n of Thomas Cr i fp e E fq
of G o n d h u rft co Ke nt nephew and h eir mal e of H e nry
C r i fp e of Q u e k e s
S he was a widow havi ng m arried fi r ft
C h r i ft Op h e r Cl apham ( fon of S i r Ch r i ft o p h e r Claph am K n t
of Clapham co York ) who died 1 5 t h N ovember 16 7 7 and
was b u ried i n Bi rch i ngto n Church I fl e of Thanet co Kent
b y hi m fh e had bu t one child Ch r i ft o p h e r C l aph am w ho is
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m entio ne d i n A n d r o s s W il l
I t may b e added th a t S ir
W illiam Cr aven b rother of the fi r ft Lady A ndros married
M ary Clapham a fi ft e r i n law of thi s M rs El izabeth Clapham
T he c o n n e ét i o n b etwee n the fam ilies r e n dered this fe c o n d
m ar riage o f A nd ros the mo r e n a t u ra l
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S i r Edm u nd m arried th i rdly April 2 1ft 1 70 7 El izabeth
Fi tzherbert of wh o fe fa m ily nothi ng has b ee n fou nd Sh e
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fu r vi ve d hi m and was b u ried at S t An ne s S oho Febru ary
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H e left no i ffu e by any of his wives though
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I n revi ewing the l ong public career of S ir Edmu n d A n
d r o s w e are ft r u c k not le fs by the amou nt of work wh ich h e
performed than by the c e n fu r e s which h is fe r vi c e s i ncurred
H e was the Governor at ti mes of every Royal Provi nce o n
the m ai n land an d e x e r c i fe d a larger i n fl uence than any
oth er of th e rulers fent h ither by Great Britai n H e was
repeatedly a c c u fe d of d i fh o n e fty and Op p r e ffi o n yet he p a ffe d
h a r m le fs through repeated exam i nations only to receive fr e fh
promotion H e was apparently the c h o fe n follower of J ames
and yet there is no r e a fo n to fu fp e ét h im of any d i fl o ya lt y to
h is cou ntry a t the a nxious period whe n that m onarch was
H e was i n t r u ft e d by Will iam
ft r i vi n g to retai n h is throne
w i th the governm ent of V i rgin ia and was honored by Q uee n
A nne ; thus holdi ng o ffice u nder fou r fu c c e ffive m onarchs
S u rely there m u ft have b ee n fome noble trai ts of chara ct e r
i n a m an thus perpetuall y i nvolved i n c o n t e fts and thus
i nvari ably fu c c e fs fu l
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I t is certai nly to be regretted t h a t w e have b ee n l ed to
for m ou r opi nio n of A ndros from the reports of m en w ho
w er e d eeply i n t e re fte d i n m al igning him T h a t his govern
m ent
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m ent was d i ft a fte fu l to th e ci tizens of M a ffa c h u fe t t s is u nde
n iabl e bu t no man fent here to perform the fame duty woul d
have bee n acceptable I n real i t y the grievance of the colo
n if
t s lay i n t he d e ft r u ét i o n of thei r C harter and filled with
hatred to t h o fe wh o had thus deprived them of th is a c c u f
t o m e d liberty they w e r e at enm i ty wi th eve ry form of
governmen t that m igh t be i m p o fe d i n i ts place The leaders
i ndeed found that a r e fto ra t i o n of the Charter was i m p o ffi ble
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bu t I n c r e a fe Mather s letters t e ft i fy h ow rel u ct antl y th e
people ac q u i e fc e d and how fh a rp ly he w as b lamed fo r n ot
effe ct ing i m p o ffi bi li t i e s
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A s to th e governm e nt o f A ndros w e fai l to fee i n i t any
fp e c i a l h a r d fh i p s o r p e r fe c u t i o n
H e h i m fe lf declares that
h e levied for t he e x p e n fe s of t he S tate only the u fu a l an nual
t a x of a penny i n t he pou nd wh ich had bee n the rate for
the previous fift y years I f othe r o ffice rs not appoi n ted by
him nor u nder his control charge d u nmerci ful fees that
was a matter to be u rged a ga i n ft them I t is a fi gn i fi c a n t
fa ct however that m o ft of t h e fe o fficers remai ned i n A merica
and w e r e u n m o le fte d I f u nder i n ft ru ét i o n s from the Crown
and fortified by t h e O pi ni ons of E n gli fh j udges h e attempted
to colle ct rent for lands wh ich the fettlers cl a im ed w e r e thei r
own u n le fs h e u fe d fraud or vi olence h e fh o u ld no more b e
blamed than the lawyers employed i n the c a fes
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We fee the n no r e a fo n t o doub t that S i r Edm u nd A ndros
was an uprigh t an d honorabl e man faithful to h is employers
co nf
c i e n t i o u s i n h is religious bel ief an able f
fe ffe d
o ld i e r p o f
of great a d m i n i ft r a t i ve abil i ties a man worthy to be ranked
among the leaders of his time H e m ay have b ee n h a fty of
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fii
yet hi s words were foll owed by no a ct s of revenge ;
h e may have bee n prou d of h is a n c e ft ry and hi s p o fi t i o n at
C our t yet w e find no evidence that hi s pride exceeded th e
b ou nds of decorum H e was fi n g u la r ly fortu nate i n a c q u i r
i ng the affe ct i on of the I ndians at a tim e whe n thei r good
w ill was o f i m m e n fe i mportance ; and hi s overth row was t h e
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af
r o u s I ndian wars tha t Ne w
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o r of one of th e m o f
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E ngland ever expe rie nced
fp e e c h
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fh o u ld
be rem emb ered fi n ally that h e lab o red u nde r t h e
d i fa d v a n t a ge of bei ng here at the tim e of a t r a n fi t i o n i n
affai rs H e was fa it bu i ldi ng up a party h er e of t h o fe wh o
wi fh e d to affi m i la t e M a ffa c h u fe t t s t o o t her porti ons of t h e
There we re many and t h o fe n ot the p o o r e ft
B r i t i fh empire
or le a ft ed ucated who w e re forry whe n the react i on fu c c e e d e d
for a ti m e and the ol d r u l e was r e e ft a bli fh e d A nd ye t t h e
tri umph was b ut nomi n al fo r t h e old Chart e r and the o ld
The C ol o ny was d e fi i n e d t o
fy ft e m w e r e never r e ft o r e d
e nter upon a new caree r whi ch was t o re a ch to t h e R e vo lu
ti on and u ndoubtedly a p ote nt i n fl u enc e at the o u t fe t was
th e breaki ng up of ol d a ffo c i a t i o n s e ffe ét e d by A ndros Th e
only i nj u ft i c e we need to re p ai r is the m i ft a ke n i dea that h e
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was th e rul i ng
of the change i t was fo m e t h i n g fa r
m ore powe r ful U nl ess therefo re we are d i fp o fe d to qu a rrel
w i th th e p r o gr e fs of events and to wi fh to r e ft o re ou r S tat e
to th e pri m i t ive r ule of th e P uri tan ch u rch w e fli o u ld c e a fe
to m ake a b ugbear of the i n ft r u m e n t of i ts ove rthrow we
may c lafs A ndros rather am ong t h o fe ft a t e fm e n u nwelcom e
b u t n e c e ffa r y w h o fe ve ry vi rtues and abiliti es are d e t e ft e d i n
thei r l ife time be c a u fe they do fo thoroughly thei r appoi nted
w ork and i nitiate n e w periods in nation al h i ft o r y
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w i th I d i fp o fe thereof as followeth viz I m p rs : I order an d
di re ct that al l the j u ft debts wh ich I m ay happe n to o we at
be forthwith paid I tem I gi ve the fum of one
h undred pounds for the placi ng of te n p oor ch ildre n to b e
appre ntices to fome trades or o t h e r wi fe preferred accordi ng
to t h e d i fc r e t i o n of my Executor that i s to fay ten pou nds
for each ch il d I tem Whereas I am enti tl ed to two fe ve r a l
annui ties of fifty pou nds p an nu m each payabl e ou t of th e
Exch equer b y vi rtu e of an A ét of Parl iame nt whereof th e
order for payment for one is n umber one t h o u fa n d and ni nety
fou r and therefore paym en t of the other is n umber fou r
t h o u fa n d three hu ndred fe v e n t y fe ve n n o w for a fu rther and
b e tt e r p r o vi fi o n for Dame Elizabeth my wi fe I do give u nto
h e r the faid two fe ve r a l ann u i ties of fifty pou n d s p : a r m : a
piece together wi th the fe ve ra l Tallys and O rders relati ng
thereu nto for and duri ng the term of her natu ral l i fe only
and I al fo gi ve u nto my faid wife the fum of one h undred
pou nds to be paid to her im mediately after my death which
faid fe v e r al ann u ities for l ife and one hu ndred pou nds I do
hereby d i re ét appoi nt and declare a re for and i n l ie u of a
j oi ntu re and i n full recompence of her dower and are hereby
give n to my faid wife upo n condi tion that fi r e fb a ll not clai m
a ny i n t e r e ft right or title i n or to any l ands tenemen ts or
hereditaments of which I am or fh all be fe i z e d at the tim e
of my d e c e a fe and i f my fai d wife fh a ll after my death clai m
any e fta t e right ti tle or i n t e re ft i n or to any of my l ands
tenem ents or heredi taments Then the be q u e ft h erei n m ade
u nto her of th e faid fe ve r a l an nu iti es and of the faid on e
h u ndred pou nds as a fo r e fa i d fh all be void and of none e ffe ét
a nd the n a nd i n fu c h cafe I gi ve the faid fe ve r al a n nu i ti es
and
m y d e c e a fe
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xl i
and th e fai d one h undred pounds u nto my Exec utor h erei n
aft er named A nd from and after the d e c e a fe of m y faid wife
I alfo give the faid two fe ve ra l an nu i ties of fifty pou nds each
u nto my Execu tor herei nafter named t ogether wi t h the Tallys
orders relati ng t hereu nto I tem I give t he fum of two
h u ndred pou nds wh ich is d ue to m e by bond from Thomas
Cooper near M a i d ft o n e i n Ken t take n i n th e nam e of my
late fi ft e r i n law M H an nah C r i fp e and all the i n t e r e ft that
fh a ll be due thereupon u nto C h r i ft o p h e r Clapham E fq ( fo n
of my late dear d e c e a fe d wife ) i f I do not i n fom e other give
1
o r fe c u r e to the faid Ch r i ft o p h e r Clapham the sf debt of two
h u ndred pou nds a n d i n t e r e ft Item I gi ve to Edwi n Wi at
E fq S erj eant at L a w ( if he fh a ll fu r vi ve me ) and i n cafe o f
h is death before m e t o h is Exec utors A d m i n i ft r a t o r s or
fi g n s the fum of three h u ndred po u nds wh ich is due a n d
af
owi ng t o m e by mortgage m ade from M Mary H urt un to
my faid late wife by th e name of Elizabeth Clapham Widow
and all i n t e r e ft that fh all b e due thereupon and all my righ t
and i n t e r e ft i n and to the fam e u po n th is co ndition that th e
faid S e rj W iat his execu tors a d m i n i ft r a t o r s or a ffi gn s fh a ll
w ithi n fi x m onths next aft er m y d e c e a fe pay u nto the fai d
Ch r i ft o p h e r Clapham E fq the fu m of two h u ndred pou nds
w h ich fum I do give to t h e faid M Clapham ou t of the fai d
debt I tem I g i ve to my n iece Elizabeth daugh te r of my
l ate brother J oh n A ndros d e c e afe d t h e fu m of two h undred
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pou nds I tem I give t o my n iece A nn d au gh ter of my faid
late b rother J oh n A ndro s t he fu m of one h u ndre d pou nds
1
I tem I give t o my nep h ew C aefa r fo of my s late brothe r
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J oh n A ndros the fum o f one h u ndr ed pou nd s I tem I giv e
to m y n ephe w Edmu n d fon of my fai d l a te b r o ther J ohn A n
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th e yearly fum of twenty pounds for h is m ai ntenance
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wh ich s f yearly fum of twenty pounds my will is fh all b e paid
by my Executor herei nafter named free from all taxes charges
and payments wh a t fo e ve r u nto my faid n e p he w Edmu nd or
t o fu c h p e r fo n o r p e r fo n s as fh all from tim e t o time have t h e
care and keepi ng of hi m by equal half yearly payments for
and duri ng th e term of h is natural l ife that is to fay at th e
fe a ft of the A nnunciatio n of the B le ffe d Vi rgi n Mary and
the F e a ft of S t Mi chael th e A rchangel the fi r ft payme nt to
begi n and t o b e made a t fu c h of the faid fe afts as fh a ll fi r ft
happe n aft er my death I tem I gi ve u nto my nephew Wil
l iam fo n of my faid late b rother J oh n Andros the fum of o n e
hundred pou nds I tem I give to my nephew George S o n
of my late brother George A ndros d e c e a fe d all my e fta t e
and i n t e r e ft i n the I fla n d of Alderney which I ib all be fe i z e d
o r p o ffe ffe d of at the ti m e of my death eith er i n fee fi m p le
o r for any term of years o r o t h e r wi fe h o wfo e ve r i n the fai d
I fl a n d of Alderney together with all powers privileges a nd
fr a n c i fe s t o m e belonging and all m y right titl e and i n t e r e ft
thereto and I alfo give u nt o my faid nephew George A ndros
the fu m of five h u ndred pou nds I tem whereas the re i s
payabl e to m e or my a ffi gn s ou t of the Exchequ er an d
chargeable o n the Reven ue of E x c i fe by A ét of Parliame n t
t w o fe ve ra l ann ui ties of fift y pou nds each w he r eo f the orde r
for on e is nu mber fo u r h u n d red fi x ty three
the o rder for
t he o the r I S n u m ber fou r hu n dr ed fi x t y fou r I do h ereby
give u nto m y faid nephew George A ndros the faid two
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fe ve r a l ann ui tys or year l y fum s of fifty p ounds
al l m y term
benefit
to the fam e together with the
a d va n t a ge s i n
Tallys and or d ers relati ng thereu nto t o b e d el ivered to hi m
i mm ediately
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i mmediately afte r my d e c e a fe I tem I gi ve t o my niece
A n ne L e m e fu r i e r da u ghter of my faid late Brother George
A ndros the fum of one h u ndred pou nds I tem Whereas
Cm sa r K napton Gent i s i ndebted t o me i n fe ve r a l fums of
m oney by bond m ortgage or o t h e r wi fe the m ortgage bei ng
made to Ralph M a r fh a ll E fq
by h i m a ffi gn e d t o m e i n
1
l ieu of m oneys had of m i ne I do hereby give u nto the s f
C ae fa r Knapton all fu c h moneys as rem ai ns due t o m e fro m
h im
do alfo r e le a fe u nto hi m and his heirs all fe c u r i t i e s
wh ich I have for the fame I tem I give t o William Le Mer
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chant S o n of my late n iece El izabeth Le Merchant dec ed
the fum of one h u n dred p ou nds and to h is fi ft e r Elizabeth
th e n o w wi fe of M E li z e a Le Merchan t th e l ike fu m of on e
h u ndred pounds I tem I r e le a fe and d i fc h a rge my c o u fi n
Magdale n A ndros Wi dow the Re li ét of my Co u fi n Amos
A ndros d e c e a fe d and h is heirs off and from all and every the
fum and fums of m oney wh ich is du e and owi ng t o m e fro m
t he faid A mos A ndros by Bond or o t h e r wi fe I tem I r e le a fe
d i fc h a rge my c o u fi n M ary A ndros ( daugh ter of the fai d
A m os A ndros d e c e a fe d ) off and from all fum and fums of
m o ney charges and other e x p e n c e s wh a t fo e ve r which I h ave
d i fb u r fe d or have been at for h er late mai ntenance or m igh t
have or c lay m e any wife fo r the fame and alfo I give u nt o
h er the faid Mary A ndros the fum e of o n e h u ndred pou nds
a nd m y m i nd and will is and I doe h ereby d i r e ét that th e
fe ve r a l and r e fp e ét i v e legacies herei nbefore given fh a ll be by
m y Executor herei nafter nam ed paid or a ffi g n e d to t h e faid
fe ve r al legatees e ntitled thereto with i n o ne year next afte r
m y d e c e a fe n e ve r t h e le fs m y will is and I do hereby declare
that the faid fe ve ra l legacies hereinbefore given are gi ve n to
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faid fe ve r al legatees r e fp e ét i ve ly upon co nd i tion that they
do n o t clai m any o t he r part of my e ft a t e than what is h ereby
given t o them r e fp e ét i ve ly and that i f any o r ei ther of them
o r any oth er p e r fo n or p e r fo n s o n thei r o r any of thei r behalfs
o r claim i ng by or u nder them ei ther or any of t he m fh a ll or do
t a t e ei the r real or p e r fo n a l othe r
c la y m e any part of my e f
than what is by th is m y Wil l given t o them r e fp e ét i ve ly o r
f h all i n any w ife m o le ft hi nde r or d i ft u r b my n ephews J oh n
A ndros o r h is hei rs or any clai mi ng u nde r hi m o r them i n
the qu iet p o ffe ffi o n o r e nj oyment thereof or fh all upon h is
or thei r r e q u e ft r e fu fe t o r e le a fe all his h er o r th ei r clai m
i n t e r e ft o r p r e t e n fi o n s i n o r t o all o r any part o r parcel of my
t a t e othe r than w hat is herei nbefore r e fp e ét i ve ly give n to
ef
them That the n and from the nceforth the legacy o r legacys
fo give n t o h i m he r or them r e fp e ét i ve ly as a fo r e fa i d fo
claim i ng or r e fu fi n g as a fo r e fa i d fh a ll r e fp e ét i ve ly c e a fe deter
m i ne and b e u tterly voi d and i n fu c h ca fe I g i ve the fai d
l egacy or l egacys fo as t o be made voi d as a fo re fai d u nto my
faid nephew J oh n ( e ld e ft fon of my faid brother J oh n A ndros
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I tem I give to M Margaret Baxter
d ec ed ) and his hei rs
W idow the yearly fum of te n pou n d s to be paid to her t a x
free ou t of the i n t e r e ft rents i ffu e s a nd profits of the mort
gage money herei nafter m entioned t o be due t o m e from th e
ef
t a t e of my late c o u fi n Margaret L o wd o n d e c e a fe d by equa l
quarterly payments for and duri ng the natural l ife of th e faid
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M P Baxter the fi rft payme nt whereof to begi n and to b e made
at th e e nd of th ree cale ndar m onths n e x t after my d e c e a fe
I tem I d i fc h a rge th e h ei rs execu tors and a d m i n i ft r a t o r s of
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t he faid M Margaret L o w d o n of and from all i n t e r e ft money
that fh a ll remai n due to m e at the ti me of my d e c e a fe over
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and above what fum s of m o n ey fh e did i n her l ifetim e pay
and which they o r a ny o f th em fh all have paid to m e or by
my order for th e fum of fou r hu ndred pou n d s wh ich is du e
t o m e o n th e mortgage of her e ft a t e i n H arron Alley withou t
Aldgate London I tem all other my e ft a t e wh a t fo e ve r both
real and p e r fo n a l i n Great Bri tai n G u e r n fe y or e lfe wh e re no t
h ere i n d i fp o fe d of after al l my debts l egacies an d funera l
h all b e paid a n d fa t i s fi e d I g i ve d e vi fe and b e
e xp e n c e s f
fon
of
my
faid
late
u e a t h u nto my fai d nephew J ohn ( e ld e f
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brother J oh n A ndros d e c e a fe d ) and t o h is hei rs B u t my
will i s that my faid nephew J oh n o r his heirs fh all with i n
two years after my d e c e a fe ( if n o t bu ilt before ) b u ild a good
fu i t a ble h o u fe o n o r at th e Manor of S a cm a r e s i n G u e r n fe y
a i d and i f the faid J oh n or h i s b eires f
h all n o t i n that
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o re f
ti m e b uild fu c h h o u fe ( i f not b ui lt before ) The n my Will i s
a nd I do he r e b y di re ct a n d appoi n t my fai d nephe w J oh n o r
his b eires to pay the fum of five hu ndred po u n d s u nt o my
fai d nephew George A ndros w ith i n one year afte r his o r
thei r negle ct to build fu c h h o u fe as a fo r e fa i d and I do he re b y
make ordai n c o n ft i t u t e and appoi nt m y fa id n e p he w J oh n
A ndros ( i n ca fe he fu r vi ve s me ) S ole E x ecu tor of th is m y
la ft Will and Te fta m e n t B u t i f my faid nephew J oh n A n
d r o s fh all b e then dea d the n and i n fu c h cafe I make his
h e irs mal e So l e Execu tor of this m y la ft Will and Te fta m e n t
A nd I do he r e b y revoke annul and make voi d a ll form e r
w ills b y m e m a de declari ng th is to b e my la ft Will and
I n wi t n e fs whereof t o th i s my laft W ill and
Te fta m e n t
T e fta m e n t contai ned i n five fh e e t s of paper I have to each
of the faid fh e e t s fett my hand and feal the ni ne tee n th cl ay
of J u l y Ann o D o m : 1 7 1 2 a nd i n t h e e l eve n t h ye ar o f th e
re i g n
x lvi
r eign o f ou r S overeig n Lad y A n ne by the Grace of God of
Great Bri tai n Fra n ce a nd I r e l and Q ueen D efender of the
F aith
E A N D RO S
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S ig n ed fe aled declared and p u bli flae d b y th e faid S i r E d
m u nd A ndros to b e hi s laft Wi l l and Te ftam e n t i n
t h e p r e fe n c e of the Wi t n e ffe s hereu nder wri tte n w h ich
faid Wi t n e ffe s fu bfc r i be d their names i n t he p r e fe n c e
—
of the faid S i r E dm u nd Andros J a mes S p e n c e le y
Rob : H o d fo n J n Ho d fo n
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P robatu m fu i t h u j u s modi Te ft a m e n t u m ap u d Londo n
coram Venerabil i V i ro J ohan ne A ndrew Legum D o ét o r e
S u rrog a to Pr m h o n o r a n d i viri D om i ni C a rol i H odges M i li t i s
Legum Etiam D o ét o r i s Cu ri ae Prerogativa Ca n t u a r i e n fi s
M agi ft r i C u ft o d i s S ive C o m m i ffa r i i l egi ti me c o n ft i t u t i O ct av o
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die m e n fi s M a r t i i A n no D n i M i lle fi m o S e p t i n ge n t e fi m o
d ec im o terti o j u ram ento J oha n nis A n d ros A rm igeri E x e c u
toris i n d i ét o Te fta m e n t o nomi nati Cu i Co m m i ffa fu i t adm i n
i ft r a t i o om ni u m e t fi n gu lo r u m bon orum j u r i u m e t creditoru m
d i ét i defun ct i de b e n e e t fi d e li t e r ad m i n i ft r an d o e a d em a d
S a n ét a D ei E van ge li i J u rat
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F ro m S i r Edm u
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Se al u fe d i n
New Englan d
xlvi i i
of t h e Ki ng of Bohem ia who was fon i n law of J am es I of
E n gla nd ; and the other i n 16 44 du ring the C ivil War
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We have mentioned ( p xxi i ) that S ir Edm u nd received i n
1 6 8 3 a gran t of the I fl a n d of Alderney for ni nety ni ne years
M r Tupper fi ates t h at L ie u t General J o h n L e M e fu r i e r
w h o died 2 1ft May 18 4 3 was the la ft heredi tary governor o f
Al derney H e was d e fc e n d e d from A n ne A ndros fi ft e r and
the n e p h e w and hei r of S i r E d
c o hei r of George A ndros
m u nd
Gen Le M e fu r i e r r e fi gn e d th e p a t e n t i n 1 8 2 5 o n
co ndition of receivi ng a p e n fi o n of £ 70 0 a year u ntil i ts
expi ratio n i n 18 6 2
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I n an old pedigree wri tten about A D 16 8 7 b y Ch a r l es
A ndros u ncl e of the Governor and ft i ll p r e fe r ve d i n the
fam ily a re a few add itional i tems relati ng t o S ir Edm u nd
Before 16 6 0 he fe r ve d three years i n a troop of h o rfe com
m a n d e d b y h i s uncl e S i r Robert S to ne i n H olland and had
a c o m m i ffi o n as E n fi g n t o go t o the i fl a n d of Fu n e m e i n
D e nm ark
After th e death of the Q ueen of Bohem i a
h e was m ade e n fi gn of th e company of S i r J oh n Talbot
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Captai n of th e Ki ng s guards H e w a s marri ed i n E ng
l a n d t o Mary Cra v e n i n February 16 7 1 March 3 o t h 16 7 2
( by which w e u n d e r fta n d t he fam e year a s th a t of his m a r
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Th e 14 th day of J anuary 16 7
he received b y
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patent i n r e ve r fi o n the charge of the Bailly of the i fla n d
of G u e r n fe y
The 1 3 t h April 16 8 3 t he Ki ng Ch a rles I I
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g a ve the charge of Ge ntl eman i n or d i n a ry of his privy ch a m
ber t o S i r Edmu nd and the 6 t h day of the month o f J u n e
16 8 5
the Ki n g J ames I I gave a c o m m i ffi o n t o th e above
S ir Edm u nd A ndros t o com man d a tr 0 0 p of caval ry to go
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L ieut Colonel of Lord S c a r fd a le s caval ry ( A n t e p xxi i )
The l gt h O ct obe r 16 8 6 the above S i r Edm u nd left E ng
land to go t o N ew E ngland ; he arrived 19 t h D ecember
16 8 6
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We are i ndebted t o Mr A ndros for a photograph of an
original p ortrai t of S i r Ed m u nd from which the engravi ng
prefixed t o this m emoi r has bee n made A s no oth er l ike
nefs of th e Governor has b ee n p u bli fh e d our readers will
fully appreciate the ki n d n e fs of this co ntribution and will
cordial ly j oi n i n e x p r e ffi n g thanks for i t
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