The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Volume 1J. Humphreys, 1805 - Bahamas |
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... unto the dominion thereof . No question " but the just right or title to those countries , apper- " tains to the natives themselves ; who , if they should willingly and freely invite the English to their pro- " tection , what title ...
... unto the dominion thereof . No question " but the just right or title to those countries , apper- " tains to the natives themselves ; who , if they should willingly and freely invite the English to their pro- " tection , what title ...
Page 272
... unto him a coun- cil of twelve persons , to be elected by the people ac- cording to the manner prescribed in the instructions ; and by the advice of any five or more of them , to con- stitute civil judicatories , with power to ...
... unto him a coun- cil of twelve persons , to be elected by the people ac- cording to the manner prescribed in the instructions ; and by the advice of any five or more of them , to con- stitute civil judicatories , with power to ...
Page 275
... unto them by grants under the great seal , and appoints 50,000 acres of land to the governor , for his own use . The eleventh relates to the encouragement of an orthodox ministry : and the twelfth establishes a duty of five per cent ...
... unto them by grants under the great seal , and appoints 50,000 acres of land to the governor , for his own use . The eleventh relates to the encouragement of an orthodox ministry : and the twelfth establishes a duty of five per cent ...
Page 284
... that the methods and authorities for the framing and ordaining the said laws have been only such as were directed by your royal commission unto your majesty's several governors , or prescribed by the 284 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT [ BOOK , JI .
... that the methods and authorities for the framing and ordaining the said laws have been only such as were directed by your royal commission unto your majesty's several governors , or prescribed by the 284 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT [ BOOK , JI .
Page 285
... unto the lord Vaughan , your majesty was pleased to empower his lordship , with the advice of your majesty's council , from time to time to summon general assemblies of freeholders , who have authority , with the advice and consent of ...
... unto the lord Vaughan , your majesty was pleased to empower his lordship , with the advice of your majesty's council , from time to time to summon general assemblies of freeholders , who have authority , with the advice and consent of ...
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Page 123 - And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Page 15 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Page 333 - Ordinances as shall be so disallowed and not approved shall from thenceforth cease determine and become utterly void and of none Effect, any Thing to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.
Page 299 - Majesty's realms and dominions the sole supreme government, command and disposition of the militia, and of all forces by sea and land, and of all forts and places of strength, is, and by the laws of England ever was, the undoubted right of his Majesty and his royal predecessors, kings and queens of England ; and that both or either of the Houses of Parliament cannot, nor ought to, pretend to the same...
Page 333 - Ordinances being not before confirmed by us shall at any Time be disallowed and not approved and so signified by us our Heirs or Successors under our or their Sign manual...
Page 297 - WHEREAS there was this day read at the Board a Report from the Right Honourable the Lords, of the Committee of Council for Plantation Affairs dated the first of last month in the words following Viz.
Page 333 - And our Will and Pleasure is that the Persons thereupon duly elected by the major Part of the Freeholders of the respective Counties and Places and so returned shall before their Sitting take the Oaths mentioned in the said Act...
Page 333 - And we do hereby give, and grant unto you, full power and authority...
Page 77 - Whether you are divinities or mortal men, we know not. You have come into these countries with a force against which, were we inclined to resist it, resistance would be folly : we are all therefore at your mercy. But if you are men subject to mortality like ourselves, you cannot be unapprised that after this life there is another, wherein a very different portion is allotted to good and bad men. If therefore you expect to die and believe with us that...
Page 89 - ... proposal. Several vessels were fitted out for the Lucayos, the commanders of which informed the natives, with whose language they were now well acquainted, that they came from a delicious country, in which the...