Strachey later published another work known as For the Colony in Virginea Britannia. Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall, Etc. In this work he included the orders from the governor of Jamestown, which acted as a code of conduct and was enforced to that of laws in the colony for all parts of life for the colonists. The code was in part based off of how the king ruled back in England over religion and authority:
“Whereas his Majesty like himselfe a most zealous Prince hath in his owne Realmes a principall care of true Religion, and reverence to God, and hath alwaies strictly commaunded his Generals and Governours, with all his forces wheresoever, to let their waies be like his ends, for the glorie of God.”
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There were certain laws that did not affect the common population as a whole but only the military. Such laws included forbidding the act of being absent when a man was summoned to take the oath of supremacy. It was required that “Every Souldier comming into this Colonie, shall willingly take his oath to serve the King and the Colonie” Similar to how the James I out casted the Irish, so too did Jamestown. Jamestown forbid the colonists from trading with the Indians, without the authority’s approval: “No man of what condition soever shall barter, trucke, or trade with the Indians, except he be thereunto appointed by lawful authority.” In addition to regulating colonist’s trade with Indians, the codes also regulated trade with seamen. The codes forbade seamen from trading for “for any toole or instrument of iron, steel … any apparell, linnen, or wollen, householdstuffe… or instruments, necessary and usefull, for the businesse of the Colonie.” Because Jamestown was so isolated, it only had certain materials in finite amount. So to protect colony finite materials and keep them in the colony, laws regulating trade with seamen were created. By keeping different laws for different people, it created a division in social …show more content…
The duties of the governor went as followed: first to his divine service and then to the execution of laws followed by the running of the colony. They were also required to “provide that the companies be trained, and that they may bee made ready for the publique service… either for offence or defence.” After it then went on to list the laws that pertained to that rank. Following that it went on to describe the role of captain. They were responsible to deal with “all Disorders, Misrules, Riots, Tumults and what unquietnesse soever” and by dealing with the punishments of the guilty party(s). It was also the duty of the captain to take charge over the “Drum of the beate.” This was a system used to alert the colonist when the day was to begin and
“Whereas his Majesty like himselfe a most zealous Prince hath in his owne Realmes a principall care of true Religion, and reverence to God, and hath alwaies strictly commaunded his Generals and Governours, with all his forces wheresoever, to let their waies be like his ends, for the glorie of God.”
There were many different stipulations …show more content…
There were certain laws that did not affect the common population as a whole but only the military. Such laws included forbidding the act of being absent when a man was summoned to take the oath of supremacy. It was required that “Every Souldier comming into this Colonie, shall willingly take his oath to serve the King and the Colonie” Similar to how the James I out casted the Irish, so too did Jamestown. Jamestown forbid the colonists from trading with the Indians, without the authority’s approval: “No man of what condition soever shall barter, trucke, or trade with the Indians, except he be thereunto appointed by lawful authority.” In addition to regulating colonist’s trade with Indians, the codes also regulated trade with seamen. The codes forbade seamen from trading for “for any toole or instrument of iron, steel … any apparell, linnen, or wollen, householdstuffe… or instruments, necessary and usefull, for the businesse of the Colonie.” Because Jamestown was so isolated, it only had certain materials in finite amount. So to protect colony finite materials and keep them in the colony, laws regulating trade with seamen were created. By keeping different laws for different people, it created a division in social …show more content…
The duties of the governor went as followed: first to his divine service and then to the execution of laws followed by the running of the colony. They were also required to “provide that the companies be trained, and that they may bee made ready for the publique service… either for offence or defence.” After it then went on to list the laws that pertained to that rank. Following that it went on to describe the role of captain. They were responsible to deal with “all Disorders, Misrules, Riots, Tumults and what unquietnesse soever” and by dealing with the punishments of the guilty party(s). It was also the duty of the captain to take charge over the “Drum of the beate.” This was a system used to alert the colonist when the day was to begin and