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... council were sworn except the sus- pected Smith . A fort was commenced in the form of a triangle , with a half - moon at every corner , and intended for four or five pieces of artillery . In accordance with the orders prepared in ...
... council were sworn except the sus- pected Smith . A fort was commenced in the form of a triangle , with a half - moon at every corner , and intended for four or five pieces of artillery . In accordance with the orders prepared in ...
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... council , chafing under the prudence and military exactness of the president , demanded a larger daily supply for themselves , but he Vinefeld et les nouueaux habitans ( que tascherent a l'appriuoisier auec quelques pauures Indiens ) y ...
... council , chafing under the prudence and military exactness of the president , demanded a larger daily supply for themselves , but he Vinefeld et les nouueaux habitans ( que tascherent a l'appriuoisier auec quelques pauures Indiens ) y ...
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... council " longed for to sup up that little remnant ! for they had now emptied all their own bottles . " 1 At length a plot was formed by Ratcliffe , Smith , and Martin , to depose Wing- field and form a triumvirate . On the eleventh of ...
... council " longed for to sup up that little remnant ! for they had now emptied all their own bottles . " 1 At length a plot was formed by Ratcliffe , Smith , and Martin , to depose Wing- field and form a triumvirate . On the eleventh of ...
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... council and treasurer for the company were de- signated in the instrument , with the provision that vacan- cies should be supplied by the voice of the greater part of the company at a meeting called for that purpose . They were also ...
... council and treasurer for the company were de- signated in the instrument , with the provision that vacan- cies should be supplied by the voice of the greater part of the company at a meeting called for that purpose . They were also ...
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... Council for the government of the said Colony shall arrive in Virginia , and give notice unto the Colony there resident of our pleasure in this behalf , the government power and authority of the President and Council , heretofore by our ...
... Council for the government of the said Colony shall arrive in Virginia , and give notice unto the Colony there resident of our pleasure in this behalf , the government power and authority of the President and Council , heretofore by our ...
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Page 14 - And cheerfully at sea Success you still entice To get the pearl and gold, And ours to hold Virginia, Earth's only paradise.
Page 11 - You must observe if you can, whether the river on which you plant doth spring out of mountains or out of lakes. If it be out of any lake, the passage to the other sea will be more easy, and [it] is like enough, that out of the same lake you shall find some spring which run[s] the contrary way towards the East India Sea...
Page ix - A TRUE DECLARATION of the ESTATE of the COLONIE in VIRGINIA, with a Confutation of such Scandalous Reports as haue tended to the Disgrace of so Worthy an Enterprise, published by aduise and direction of the Councell of Virginia, sm.
Page vii - As ever the sun shined on ; temperate and full of all sorts of excellent viands : wild boar is as common there as our tamest bacon is here ; venison as mutton. And then you shall live freely there, without sargeants, or courtiers, or lawyers, or intelligencers [only a few industrious Scots perhaps, who indeed are dispersed over the face of the whole earth.
Page 14 - To the Virginian ^ ^ Voyage You brave heroic minds, Worthy your country's name, That honour still pursue; Go and subdue, Whilst loitering hinds Lurk here at home with shame.
Page 55 - The Governor and Company of the City of London for the Plantation of the Somers Islands...
Page 14 - Frighting the wide heaven. And in regions far, Such heroes bring ye forth As those from whom we came; And plant our name Under that star Not known unto our North.
Page 10 - For if you sit down near the entrance, except it be in some island that is strong by nature, an enemy that may approach you on even ground, may easily pull you out ; and if he be driven to seek you a hundred miles...
Page 21 - ... entent (as I gathered) to haue stirred the discontented company against me. I tould him privately, in Mr Gosnold's tent, that indeede I had caused half a pint of pease to be sodden...
Page 11 - ... this you must do before that they perceive you mean to plant among them, for not being sure how your own seed corn will prosper the first year, to avoid the danger of famine, use and endeavour to store yourselves of the country corn.