The Andros Tracts: Being a Collection of Pamphlets and Official Papers Issued During the Period Between the Overthrow of the Andros Government and the Establishment of the Second Charter of Massachusetts, Volume 1

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Prince Society, 1868
 

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Página 11 - Anne, by the Grace of God. of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the faith, etc.
Página 15 - Crown) not only indulges, but even commands and enjoins the Rite of lifting the Hand in Swearing; yet they that had this Doubt, were still put by from serving upon any Juries; and many of them were most unaccountably Fined and Imprisoned. Thus one Grievance is a Trojan Horse, in the Belly of which it is not easy to recount how many insufferable Vexations have been contained.
Página 29 - Converfe, it was affirmed, That the People in New England were all Slaves ; and the only difference between them and Slaves, was their not being Bought and Sold...
Página 11 - NATHANIEL. An Account | of the | Late Revolution | in | New England. | Together with the | Declaration | of the | Gentlemen, Merchants, and Inhabitants of Boston, | and the Country adjacent.
Página 11 - This is printed at large in Neale and other writers. There would be room to doubt whether this declaration was not a work of time and prepared beforehand, if it did not appear, by the ftyle and language, to have been the performance of one of the minifters of Bofton ( Mr.
Página 16 - We had the Grant of our Lands, under the Seal of the Council of Plimouth : which Grant was Renewed and Confirmed unto us by King Charles I. under the Great Seal of England; and the General Court which consisted of the Patentees and their Associates, had made particular Grants hereof to the several...
Página 11 - Council-Chamber, (which is here also inclosed); to inform him how unsafe he was like to be if he did not deliver up himself, and Fort and Government forthwith, which he was loath to do. By this time, being about two of the Clock (the Lecture being put by) the Town was generally in Arms, and so many of the...
Página 139 - Town-Officers, and others mould proceed according to former Ufages, and fuch Local Laws in the feveral parts of this Dominion, as are not repugnant to the Laws of England, &c. Yet becaufe by virtue of the faid Order fome in Authority have proceeded to put forth their power for the fupport of the Miniftry, and fome others did juftifie themfelves in fome actions done by them that were not...
Página 118 - Penobscot who was Allied to the Indians having Married the Daughter of one of their Princes whom they call Sagamores or Sachems; and when this was done, it was easie to...
Página 19 - In the mean time firmly believing, that we have endeavoured nothing but what meer Duty to God and our Country calls for at our Hands: We commit our Enterprise unto the Blessing of Him, who hears the cry of the Oppressed, and advise all our Neighbours, for whom we have thus ventured our selves, to joyn with us in Prayers and all just Actions, for the Defence of the Land.

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