History of New England, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1876 - New England |
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... liberty , on the chances of play . Destitute of the means of drunkenness till he was tempted by the stranger , he plunged as soon as he had opportunity into desperate excess in drinking . Their love and drunk- enness . dled the wampum ...
... liberty , on the chances of play . Destitute of the means of drunkenness till he was tempted by the stranger , he plunged as soon as he had opportunity into desperate excess in drinking . Their love and drunk- enness . dled the wampum ...
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... liberty , reputation , and property . In the wilds through which he roamed , the Indian might be left to defend his own life with his own arm , and that of his kindred by fear of his vengeance , without danger of those disorders which ...
... liberty , reputation , and property . In the wilds through which he roamed , the Indian might be left to defend his own life with his own arm , and that of his kindred by fear of his vengeance , without danger of those disorders which ...
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... liberty to take service abroad ; but Gorges was one of those who " thought it better be- came them to put in practice the reviving recollection of those free spirits that rather chose to spend themselves in seeking a new world , than ...
... liberty to take service abroad ; but Gorges was one of those who " thought it better be- came them to put in practice the reviving recollection of those free spirits that rather chose to spend themselves in seeking a new world , than ...
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... liberty affords us that freely which in England we want , or it costeth us dearly . What pleasure can be more than , being tired with any occasion ashore , in the planting vines , fruits , or herbs , in contriving their own grounds to ...
... liberty affords us that freely which in England we want , or it costeth us dearly . What pleasure can be more than , being tired with any occasion ashore , in the planting vines , fruits , or herbs , in contriving their own grounds to ...
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... liberty , and fugi- tives were allowed to return from the Continent . Church images were destroyed . Preaching , which had fallen much into disuse , was revived . The Bible in English was placed in every church . Before the close of the ...
... liberty , and fugi- tives were allowed to return from the Continent . Church images were destroyed . Preaching , which had fallen much into disuse , was revived . The Bible in English was placed in every church . Before the close of the ...
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Page 45 - Lo, the poor Indian, whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, and hears Him in the wind...
Page 165 - Having undertaken for the Glory of God. and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid...
Page 165 - Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the llth of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France and Ireland the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini 1620.
Page 270 - The King willeth that right be done according to the laws and customs of the realm ; and that the statutes be put in due execution, that his subjects may have no cause to complain of any wrong or oppressions, contrary to their just rights and liberties, to the preservation whereof he holds himself as well obliged as of his prerogative.
Page 412 - ... retraction, it is therefore ordered, that the said Mr. Williams shall depart out of this jurisdiction within six weeks now next ensuing ; which if he neglect to perform, it shall be lawful for the governor and two of the magistrates to send him to some place out of this jurisdiction, not to return any more without license from the court.
Page 623 - WHEREAS we all came into these parts of America with one and the same end and aim, namely, to advance the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to enjoy the liberties- of the gospel in purity with peace...
Page 423 - We whose names are hereunder, desirous to inhabit in the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves in active or passive obedience to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body, in an orderly way, by the major assent of the present inhabitants, masters of families, incorporated together into a town fellowship, and such others whom they shall admit unto them, only in civil things.
Page 138 - Being thus apprehended, they were hurried from one place to another, and from one justice to another, until, in the end, they knew not what to do with them.
Page 2 - Indian race, from the mouth of the St. Lawrence to the mouth of the Mississippi, had become estranged from the English and friendly to the French.
Page 408 - Mr. Williams (then of Salem) had sent to them, and which he had formerly written to the governor and council of Plymouth, wherein, among other things, he disputes their right to the lands they possessed here, and concluded that, claiming by the king's grant, they could have no title, nor otherwise, except they compounded with the natives.