Chapter 18
ENGLISH CLAIMS IN AMERICA Whitehall London
With the economy continuing to falter, King Charles at Whitehall called a meeting with all the important (and powerful) Bar-ons, Lords, Earls and Dukes. Naturally, he did not inform the unco-operative Parliament members. Charles spoke slowly “We have a problem.” “Yes Your Majesty. We have many problems,” the assembled nobles dutifully replied almost in unison beginning a back and forth animated discussion among the Royals. “It’s the fault of the Parliament. They refuse to raise taxes on the lower classes again.” “They just say ‘No’ to your requests.” “Parliament does not love England the way you do, Sire.” Charles starts again. “And there
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That was during the time of your father, King James.” “And later, your Majesty, your Father allowed those contemp-tuous Pilgrims, that we forced to move to Holland, to make a settlement someplace near the Jamestown one, named for your Father.” “That could be our New England!” “We are getting off the subject; the most vexing one is what to do with those Separatists, the Puritans? “Oh, to Hell with the Puritans!” “No. Not to hell, but to America.” “We do have a colony – Massachusetts Bay – the Pilgrims - remember?” “Then send them all to Massachusetts with the Pilgrims, they are all the same.” The King adds in - “Why not many different colonies for the various malcontents?
“My Lord, you are so intelligent. Yes, it would solve two ma-jor problems – We could send our over-populated towns, especially those having a religion not of the Church of England and then tax them! What a brilliant plan.” “Well then get on with it. Let me see – we need to provide a place for the Congregationalists”
“We could add on to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, take over some of that Dutch claim and call it say,