But their Fundamental Constitutions, "in number a hundred and twenty," written by Locke in 1669, are almost all as dead as the leaves of the Carolina forest falling in the autumn of that year.
The grant included that territory settled by Roger Green and his men.
Among the Proprietors sat Sir William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia, the only lord of Carolina actually upon American ground.

Following instructions from his seven fellows Berkeley now declared this region separated from Virginia and attached to Carolina.

He christened it Albemarle.

Strangely enough, he sent as Governor that Scotchman, William Drummond, whom some years later he would hang.

Drummond should have a Council of six and an Assembly of freemen that might inaugurate legislation having to do with local matters but must submit its acts to the Proprietaries for veto or approval.