XXVI.
SIR FRANCIS WYATT.
XXVI. Governor and Captain-General.
XXVI. November, 1639, to February, 1642.
In November, 1639, Sir Francis Wyatt succeeded to
power, and convened a General Assembly in the following
January. The XIth Act of this Assembly reads: "James
City to be the chief town and Governor is to have his residence
there." In consequence of laws restricting the culture
of tobacco, this Assembly (Act VIII.) declared "Not to pay
above two thirds of their debts during the stint." Beyond
this, the administration of Wyatt, during this, his second
term, passed quietly away. He died at Bexley, Kent, England,
in 1644.
