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Note: "Probably, through the influence of his father, Edward subscribed to theVA Company in the amount of 30 pounds, and sailed from ENG during March with the expedition, which, apparently, included Stephen Hopkins and Christopher Martin, later of the Mayflower, arriving in Jamestown,VA., June, 1610, although some of the fleet had been delayed by shipwreck in Bermud Edward arrived at Jamestown in the service of Lord De La Warr, being Captain of the Lord's own company or body guard. After spending eight years in the Colony, Lord De La Warr died, and Captain Edward Brewster, forthwith, severely criticized Governor Argall's handling of his friend's estate. Argall, being Acting-Governor, judge and plaintiff in the case, tried Edward by court martial and sentenced him to death, but, on petition of the local ministry and other friends in the Colony, commuted his sentence to banishment, under oath never to retur Captain Brewster sailed for ENG Nov., 1618, just about the time his father was busy trying to make arrangements to come toVA himself, and getting into trouble with King James over printing and selling certain book Arriving in London, Sir Edwin Sandys and other good friends of the Brewsters, immediately appealed the case for Captain Edward. It was tried and retried in London Courts from 1618 - 23, with Sir Edwin acting as council and peace maker. At last he was exonerated, but, at the same time, Argall and his associates, none too honest, were whitewashed. He seems to have removed to London, and may possibly be the Edward Brewster, bookseller, in 1635 near the north door of St. Paul's, and at a later period treasurer of the Stationer's Company. There may have been two contemporary Edward Brewsters in London, one a descendant of Humphrey Brewster of Wrentham Hall 'The Mayflower Planters', by Leon Clark Hil Milford, MA Library 974.49201 HIL
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