THOMAS DALE
(Sir Thomas Dale | Sir Thomas Dale of Surry)
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In the first real code of laws of the first American Coony in Virginia,, lying under oath was a capital offense.
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Sir Thomas Dale was an English naval commander and deputy-governor of the Virginia Colony in 1611 and from 1614 to 1616. Governor Dale is best remembered for the energy and the extreme rigour of his administration in Virginia, which established order and in various ways seems to have benefited the colony, although he was criticised for high-handedness. He is also credited with the establishment of Bermuda Hundred, Bermuda Cittie, and the Cittie of Henricus.
