Old Virginia and her neighbours

90 OLD VIRGINIA AND HER NEIGHBOURS.ers and sold ; the queen was also robbed of herrich watchcoat for which she had great value, andoffered to redeem at any rate." The next paragi^aphin the commissioners' report is delightful:" We could not but present her case to his Majesty,who, though he may not atpresent so wellor readily provide remedies or rewards for theother worthy sufferers, yet since a present of smallprice may highly oblige and gratify this poorIndian Queen, we humbly supplicate his Majestyto bestow it on her."One of the accusations against Bacon was thatto him a good Indian meant a dead Indian, sothat he did not take the trouble to discriminatebetween friends and foes. But what shall we saywhen we find him plundering his own kinsman,^^^^ affectiouatc cousiu whose timely warn-Bacon andhiscousiu.jjjg|-^j^j-^ once perhaps saved his life?The commissioners report the losses of NathanielBacon the elder, at the hands of his " unnaturalkinsman," as at least