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Show 38 THOMAS] VIRGINIA'S POLICY TOWARD THE INDIANS 567 The act of October 11, 16G0, authorizes the governor to have surveyed and laid off for the "Accomacke" Indians, ou the east side of the bay, "such a proportion of land as shall be sufficient for their maintenance, with hunting and fishing excluded." This land was to be secured to the Indians, but they were to have no power to alienate it to the English. An act passed March 23,1G61, brings to view the difficulty sometimes encouutered by private purchases which were made before the passage of the act of March 10,1655, or in disregard of it. It is as follows: Upon the petition of Harquip the Mangai of the Chickabomiui Indians to have all the lauds from Mr. Malorys bounds to the head of Mattaponi river ifc into the woods to the Pamaunkes It in accordimjhj ordered that the said laud be confirmed to the said Indians by pattent, and that no Englishman shall upon any pretence disturbe them iu their said bounds nor purchase it of them unles the major part of tho groat men shall freely and voluntarily declare their consent in the quarter court or assembly. Whereas a certaine grant hath been made to the Cbickahomini Indians of certaine lands in which tract Major Gennerall Manwariug Hainoud claimeth a devidentof 2,000 acres granted him by pattent, It is ordered, that the same Major Gennerall Hamoud bo desired to purchase the same of the Indians or to procure their consent for the preservation of the eountreys honour and reputation.1 Numerous disputes having arisen between the English and the Indians in regard to land purchases, and frequent complaints having been made by the latter of encroachments upon their territory, the following act was passed hi IGliO: Act 13S. Whereas the mutuall discontents, complaints, jealousies aud ffeares cjf English and Indians proceed chielly from the violent intrusions of diverso English made into their lauds, The governor, councell and burgesses . . enact, ocdaiue and continue that for the future noo Indian king or other shall upon any pretence alien and sell, nor noe English for any cause or consideration whatsoever purchase or buy any tract or parcell of laud now justly cla.vmed or actually possest by auy Indian or Indians whatsoever; all such bargaincs and sales heioal'ter mado or pretended to be mado being hereby declared to be invalid, voyd and null, any acknowledgement, surrender, law or custome formerly used to the contrary notwithstanding.* This is probably the act referred to by Charles Campbell3 where he makes the following statement: The numerous acts relating to tho Indians were reduced into one; prohibitino- tin, English from purchasing Indian lands; securing their persons and property ^preventing encroachments ou their territory; ordering tho English seated near to assist them iu fencing their corn-fields; licensing them to oyster, fish, hunt and "ather tho natural fruits of tho country; prohibiting trade with them without license or imprisonment of an Indian king without special warrant; bounds to bo annually defined; badges of silver and copper plate to bo furnished to Indian k i n - s - no Indmn to outer tho English conlines without a badge, under penalty of inmrison-ment, till ransomed by one hundred arms length of roanokc (Indian shell u.onov); India,, k.ngs, tributary to the English, to give alarm of approach of hostile Indians Indians not to bo sold as slaves, &c. e 1 Inning's Statu ton sit. Large, vol. II, p. 34. 'Ibid., p. l.'lH. •'History or ll.o Colony mill Ancient Dominion of Virginia <lfl47),p,77 IS KTn, PT 2 4 |