Roger Ludlow, the Colonial LawmakerG.P. Putnam's sons, 1900 - 166 pages |
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... strong and masterful men among the twenty - six thousand people who came over from Old England to New England from 1620 to 1640 . And these motives had their origin in the ecclesiastical and civil despotism of the Eng- lish Church and ...
... strong and masterful men among the twenty - six thousand people who came over from Old England to New England from 1620 to 1640 . And these motives had their origin in the ecclesiastical and civil despotism of the Eng- lish Church and ...
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... strong . . The body of the immigrants were yeomen and farmers and workingmen , own brothers to those who filled the ranks of Cromwell's Ironsides and dashed to pieces the cavaliers of Rupert and the hardy Scotchmen of Leslie . It was a ...
... strong . . The body of the immigrants were yeomen and farmers and workingmen , own brothers to those who filled the ranks of Cromwell's Ironsides and dashed to pieces the cavaliers of Rupert and the hardy Scotchmen of Leslie . It was a ...
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... strong wa- ters , and act as if they had anew revived and celebrated the feasts of ye Roman Goddess Flora , or the beastly practices of ye madd Bachanalians . " They sold rum and muskets to the Indians , in defiance of orders , until ...
... strong wa- ters , and act as if they had anew revived and celebrated the feasts of ye Roman Goddess Flora , or the beastly practices of ye madd Bachanalians . " They sold rum and muskets to the Indians , in defiance of orders , until ...
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... Strong characters were these among the early colonists , -Carver , Brewster , Bradford , Prince , and Standish ; Winthrop , " patient in toil , serene amidst alarms " ; Dudley , honest , " of approved wisdom and godliness , " but ar ...
... Strong characters were these among the early colonists , -Carver , Brewster , Bradford , Prince , and Standish ; Winthrop , " patient in toil , serene amidst alarms " ; Dudley , honest , " of approved wisdom and godliness , " but ar ...
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... strong light of criticism , and made a declaration which has colored his whole history , and which has been exploited to his discredit and disparagement , without recognition of his radical change of views as to the rights of the ...
... strong light of criticism , and made a declaration which has colored his whole history , and which has been exploited to his discredit and disparagement , without recognition of his radical change of views as to the rights of the ...
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Page 4 - Having undertaken for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 4 - 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 ; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony ; unto which we promise all...
Page 4 - Faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of 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...
Page 75 - FORASMUCH as it hath pleased the Almighty God by the wise disposition of his divine providence so to order and dispose of things that we the inhabitants and residents of Windsor...
Page 75 - Gouerment established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people at all seasons as occation shall require; doe therefore assotiate and conioyne our selues to be as one Publike State or Comonwelth...
Page 42 - To the end the body of the commons may be preserved of honest and good men, it was ordered and agreed, that, for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same.
Page 76 - Oath recorded for that purpose shall have power to administer justice according to the Lawes here established, and for want thereof according to the rule of the word of God...
Page 3 - Lastly (and which was not least), a great hope and inward zeal they had of laying some good foundation, or at least to make some way thereunto, for the propagating and advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world; yea, though they should be but even as stepping-stones unto others for the performing of so great a work.
Page 77 - Magestracy which was not propownded in some Generall Courte before, to be nominated the next Election ; and to that end yt shall be lawfull for ech of the Townes aforesaid by their deputyes to nominate any two...
Page 84 - It is claimed by some recent writers that it was not the intention of the framers of the Constitution to confer...