The magazine of American history with notes and queries . AN OLD VIRGINIAN. 94 CLAYBORNE THE REBEL powerful support in the public sentiment of the people of Virginia, and theplanters suddenly show that they are not to be trifled with. All at once aportentous scene takes place at Jamestown—something re-sembling a political earthquake. Sir John Harvey, theroyal governor, is the friend of Calvert, and is bitterlyhated for his rapacity. Which of these circumstances nowstung the Virginians to rebel is not known. As a matterof fact, on the 28th of April, 1635, Captain Matthews,with forty musketeers,
The magazine of American history with notes and queries . AN OLD VIRGINIAN. 94 CLAYBORNE THE REBEL powerful support in the public sentiment of the people of Virginia, and theplanters suddenly show that they are not to be trifled with. All at once aportentous scene takes place at Jamestown—something re-sembling a political earthquake. Sir John Harvey, theroyal governor, is the friend of Calvert, and is bitterlyhated for his rapacity. Which of these circumstances nowstung the Virginians to rebel is not known. As a matterof fact, on the 28th of April, 1635, Captain Matthews,with forty musketeers, surrounded the governors residence,while John Uty, one of the Council, placing his hand uponhim, said, I arrest you for treason ! This and the briefentry on another old sheet, April 28, 1635, Sir John Har-jobert vey thrust out of his government, are the sole remaining. SE\L OF SIR R( de cliburne, reC0rds of one of the most significant events of American 1336. KNIGHT OF ° shire of west- history in the seventeenth century. The Virginians hadmoreland. 7rich. defied (.jj-g \z[Ugy since they had violently deposed his repre-sentative ; and it is tolerably certain that Clayborne theRebel was either present or not far off, aiding and abetting. If so, he hadreason to recall the circumstance with justifiable pride. Sir John Harveywas a petty tyrant who had his just deserts, and to overthrow him was theact of a good Virginian. All this time the dangerous Rebel was nursing his wrath to keep it warm. How to strike again at his enemies was,however, a puzzling question, and itseemed best to go to England and laythe matter before his majesty. Thiscourse Clayborne promptly adopted, andwe soon find him in London arguing theaffair with Charles I. The result waseminently encouraging. The eloquentRebel so represented things that the kingfelt that he had been outra
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