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... fell into an indisposition of body which rendered him unhealthy for a whole winter [ 1656-1657 ] , and as the Spring advanced his health yet more declined . . . . He died May 9th , 1657 , in the 69th [ or rather 68th ] year of his age ...
... fell into an indisposition of body which rendered him unhealthy for a whole winter [ 1656-1657 ] , and as the Spring advanced his health yet more declined . . . . He died May 9th , 1657 , in the 69th [ or rather 68th ] year of his age ...
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... fell out , that they light of a Dutchman at Hull , having a ship of his owne belonging to Zealand ; they made agreemente with him , and acquainted him with their condi- tion , hoping to find more faithfullnes in him , then in the former ...
... fell out , that they light of a Dutchman at Hull , having a ship of his owne belonging to Zealand ; they made agreemente with him , and acquainted him with their condi- tion , hoping to find more faithfullnes in him , then in the former ...
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... fell to such trads and imployments as they best could ; ' valewing peace and their spirituall com- forte above any other riches whatsoever . And at lenght they came to raise a competente and comforteable living , but with hard and ...
... fell to such trads and imployments as they best could ; ' valewing peace and their spirituall com- forte above any other riches whatsoever . And at lenght they came to raise a competente and comforteable living , but with hard and ...
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... fell in the way ; for at the returne of these messengers into England they found things farr otherwise then they expected . For the Virginia Counsell was now so disturbed with factions and quarrels amongst them selves , as no bussines ...
... fell in the way ; for at the returne of these messengers into England they found things farr otherwise then they expected . For the Virginia Counsell was now so disturbed with factions and quarrels amongst them selves , as no bussines ...
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... fell of and would not goe ; other marchants and freinds that had offered to adventure their moneys withdrew , and pretended many excuses . Some disliking they wente not to Guiana ; others againe would adventure nothing excepte they ...
... fell of and would not goe ; other marchants and freinds that had offered to adventure their moneys withdrew , and pretended many excuses . Some disliking they wente not to Guiana ; others againe would adventure nothing excepte they ...
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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...
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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.