Act passed in 1661 (Hening 1823a 2:141).
Corporate punishment was enshrined in the 1661 reorganization of Virginia’s Indian laws, which required Indians entering the colony to carry “badges of silver plates and copper plates with the name of the town graved upon them.” One purpose of these badges was to allow the identification of Indians who harmed the English, so that the “king or great man of the place the badge denote shall be answerable for it.”
Medal, Indian badge, Machotick [Machodoc], c. 1662
Silver medal inscribed on obverse, ” The King of” and on the reverse “Machotick,” [Machodoc], with both sides engraved with flowers and cornucopia. The medal is pierced as is it were to be hung on a chain around the neck.
Medal, Indian badge, Potomacs , c. 1662
Silver medal inscribed on obverse, ” The King of” and on the reverse “Patomeck,” with both sides engraved with flowers and cornucopia. The medal is pierced as is it were to be hung on a chain around the neck.
