A Compendious History of New England: From the Discovery by Europeans to the First General Congress of the Anglo-American Colonies, Volume 2

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H.C. Shepard, 1873
 

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Página 52 - ... the Governor and Company of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, in America...
Página 154 - After this it quickly began to snow, and when night came on, they stopt: and now down I must sit in the snow, by a little fire, and a few boughs behind me, with my sick child in my lap, and calling much for water, being now (through the wound) fallen into a violent fever.
Página 373 - We judge it necessary you forthwith surrender and deliver up the Government and Fortification, to be preserved and disposed according to Order and Direction from the Crown of England, which suddenly is expected may arrive...
Página 373 - The frigate, upon the news, put out all her flags and pendants, and opened all her ports, and with all speed made ready for fight, under the command of the lieutenant, he swearing that he would die before she should be taken...
Página 52 - That no person within the said colony at any time hereafter shall be in any way molested, punished, disquieted or called in question for any difference of opinion in matters of religion that does not actually disturb the civil peace of said colony.
Página 97 - ... endeavor to frame and establish agreements and orders in general cases of a civil nature...
Página 155 - ... whither I went with a very heavy heart, and down I sat with the picture of death in my lap. About two hours in the night, my sweet babe like a lamb departed this life on Feb. 18, 1675. It being about six years, and five months old. It was nine days from the first wounding, in this miserable condition, without any refreshing of one nature or other, except a little cold water.
Página 375 - Governor should be bound in chains or cords, and put in a more secure place, and that they would see done before they went away; and to satisfy them, he was guarded by them to the fort.
Página 242 - They were to represent that there was no colonial law " prohibiting any such as were of the persuasion of the Church of England " ; that the " severe laws to prevent the violent and impetuous intrusions of the Quakers " had been suspended ; that, " as for the Anabaptists, they were now subject to no other penal statutes than those of the Congregational way " ; a and that " the law, restraining freemen to church-members only, was repealed.
Página 374 - Castle, all the guns, both in the ships and batteries, were brought to bear against the frigate, which were enough to have shattered her in pieces at once, resolving to have her.

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