Sir  William  Berkeley,  after  the  scene  of  Bacon's  ecm-
fession,  had  dismissed  them  with  the  injunction  to ^< con-
sider of  means  of  security  from  the  Indian  insults,  ad-
vising us  to  beware  of  two  rogues  amongst  us,  naming
Lawrence  and  Drummond."  These  were  known  iriends
of  Bacon's  and  afterwards  leaders  in  the  rebellion ;  but
the  Burgesses  did  not  obey  Sir  William's  directions,  like
a  dutiful  Parliament,  imd  consider  the  Indian  matters.
They  "took  this  opportunity  to  endeavor  the  redressing
several  grievances  the  country  was  ^wn  laboring  under;  and
motions  were  made  for  inspecting  the  public  revemees,  ike
collectors  account j  etc,**  A  committee  was  in  process  of
appointment  for  that  improper  and  rebellious  purpose,
when  pressing  messages  came  from  the  Gkweraor  ^<  to
meddle  with  nothing  till  the  Indian  business  was  dis-
patcht."  The  "  debate  rose  high  "  at  this  arbitrary  in-
vasion of  privilege,  growls  resounded  and  fulminatious
were  uttered  by  the  disgusted  Baconians  ;  but  they  were
overruled,  and  Mr.  T.  M.,  who  tells  us  of  all  this,  says


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briefly,  '^  I  have  not  heard  that  those  inapectipna  hn^e
since  then  been  insisted  upon."

Then  another  struggle  takes  place  between  the  Bar
Gonians  and  the  Berkeleyans.  A  committee  is  appointed
to  consider  the  Indian  afEairs,  when  a  Berkelejan  moves
that  the  ^Governor  be  requested  ^^  to  assign  two  of  his
Council  to  sit  with  and  assist  us  in  our  debates  as  had
been  usual."  Thereat  the  Baconians  are  "  silent,  look-
ing each  at  other  with  discontented  faces."  So  the  com-
mittee is  to  deliberate  under  the  eye  and  influence  of
the  Governor  and  the  Ck)uncil ;  whereupon  Mr.  T.  M.
