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... Counsell of them ; and so they were commited to ward . Indeed the magestrats used them courteously , and shewed them what favour they could ; but could not deliver them , till order came from the Counsell - table . But the issue was ...
... Counsell of them ; and so they were commited to ward . Indeed the magestrats used them courteously , and shewed them what favour they could ; but could not deliver them , till order came from the Counsell - table . But the issue was ...
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... if possible a charter from the king , and to negotiate with the Virginia Company for a grant of lands , and with diverse selecte gentlemen of his Majesties Counsell for Virginia ; 52 [ 1617 HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION.
... if possible a charter from the king , and to negotiate with the Virginia Company for a grant of lands , and with diverse selecte gentlemen of his Majesties Counsell for Virginia ; 52 [ 1617 HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION.
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William Bradford William Thomas Davis. diverse selecte gentlemen of his Majesties Counsell for Virginia ; and by the writing of 7. Articles subscribed with your names , ' have given them that good degree of satisfaction , which hath ...
William Bradford William Thomas Davis. diverse selecte gentlemen of his Majesties Counsell for Virginia ; and by the writing of 7. Articles subscribed with your names , ' have given them that good degree of satisfaction , which hath ...
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... Counsell by our agente , and a deacon of our church , John Carver , unto whom we have also requested a gentleman of our company to adyone2 him selfe ; to the care and discretion of which two , we doe referr the prose- cuting of the ...
... Counsell by our agente , and a deacon of our church , John Carver , unto whom we have also requested a gentleman of our company to adyone2 him selfe ; to the care and discretion of which two , we doe referr the prose- cuting of the ...
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... Counsell with you ; of all whose godly dispossition and loving towards our despised persons , we are most glad , and shall not faile by all good means to continue and increase the same . We will not be further troublesome , but doe ...
... Counsell with you ; of all whose godly dispossition and loving towards our despised persons , we are most glad , and shall not faile by all good means to continue and increase the same . We will not be further troublesome , but doe ...
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Page 156 - And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
Page 95 - ... was the same unto him. But hear I cannot but stay and make a pause, and stand half amased at this poore peoples presente condition; and so I thinke will the reader too, when he well considers the same. Being thus passed the vast ocean, and a sea of troubles...
Page 130 - Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God...
Page 238 - Indeans, they spent it as vainly, in quaffing and drinking both wine and strong waters in great exsess, and, as some reported, 10 It.
Page 105 - Occasioned partly by the discontented and mutinous speeches that some of the strangers amongst them had let fall from them in the ship: That when they came ashore they would use their own liberty, for none had power to command them...
Page 110 - ... tooles that were stolen away before, and made way for the coming of their great Sachem, called Massasoyt; who, about 4. or 5. days after, came with the cheefe of his freinds and other attendance, with the aforesaid Squanto. With whom, after frendly entertainment, and some gifts given him, they made a peace with him (which hath now continued this 24. years) in these terms.
Page 172 - Concerning the killing of those poor Indians, of which we heard at first by report, and since by more certain relation. Oh, how happy a thing had it been, if you had converted some, before you had killed any; besides where blood is once begun to be shed, it is seldom staunched of a long time after.
Page 107 - 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 politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Page 108 - And of these, in the time of most distress, there was but six or seven sound persons who to their great commendations, be it spoken, spared no pains night nor day, but with abundance of toil and hazard of their own health, fetched them wood, made them fires, dressed them meat, made their beds, washed their loathsome clothes, clothed and unclothed them.
Page 108 - ... their inacomodate condition had brought upon them; so as ther dyed some times 2 or 3 of a day, in the aforesaid time; that of 100 and odd persons, scarce 50 remained.