The History of New England from 1630 to 1649: From His Original Manuscripts, Volume 2

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Little, Brown, 1853
 

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Página 202 - and the inhabitants there, and for naming and settling of all sorts of officers, both superior and inferior, which they shall find needful for that government and plantation, and the distinguishing and setting forth of the several duties, powers," etc., " and the forms of such oaths," etc., " as shall be respectively ministered unto them,
Página 122 - not, according to our desire, with convenience communicate in one government and jurisdiction : and whereas we live encompassed with people of several nations and strange languages, which hereafter may prove injurious to us or our posterity ; and for as much as the natives
Página 164 - and therefore God's hand is the more apparently seen herein, to pick out this woful woman, to make her, and those belonging to her, an unheard of heavy example of their cruelty above others." The geographical position is well indicated in Brodhead's History of New York, published this year, 1853,
Página 401 - after failure of news of their ship from England in the following spring, " prayers, both public and private," of the distressed people, " that the Lord would (if it was his pleasure) let them hear what he had done with their dear friends, and prepare them with a suitable submission to his holy will
Página 269 - between one of Rowley and his servant. The master, being forced to sell a pair of his oxen to pay his servant his wages, told his servant he could keep him no longer, not knowing how 1 Dr. Holmes, Ann. I. 336, has here, I think, mistaken the meaning of
Página 397 - with the deputy, etc., wrote back presently to Mr. Pincheon, that then he should proceed no further, but send back the Indians, etc. 1 At this court one Margaret Jones of Charlestown was indicted and found guilty of witchcraft, and hanged for it. The evidence against her was, 1.
Página 209 - He was the first pastor of the church of Watertown, a godly man, specially gifted, and very peaceful in his place, much lamented of his own people and others. Another great error the deputies committed, which also arose out of the same false bottom, viz., the choosing one of the
Página 164 - but I am not able to affirm by what kind of death they slew her, but slain it seems she is, according to all reports. I never heard that the Indians in those parts did ever before this commit the like outrage upon any one family, or families
Página 269 - The wars in England kept servants from coming to us, so as those we had could not be hired, when their times were out, but upon unreasonable terms, and we found it very difficult to pay their wages to their content, (for money was very scarce). I may upon this occasion report a passage
Página 198 - and had made an order that all such as would not conform to the discipline of the church of England should depart the country by a certain day, which the massacre now prevented : and the governour (one Sir Robert Berkeley, a courtier, and very malignant towards the way of our churches here) and council

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