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... killed and wounded a number . Their story is , that the indignation of the natives . for this barbarous treachery , compelled the com . pany to embark to save their own lives .. From this time till 1620 , no settlement was made- on ...
... killed and wounded a number . Their story is , that the indignation of the natives . for this barbarous treachery , compelled the com . pany to embark to save their own lives .. From this time till 1620 , no settlement was made- on ...
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... kill all but 3 or 4 , and divide their goods . The captives were sent from one tribe to another as slaves . One of ... kill . " He replied that " if they were ever so numerous , God had many ways to kill them of which they were then ...
... kill all but 3 or 4 , and divide their goods . The captives were sent from one tribe to another as slaves . One of ... kill . " He replied that " if they were ever so numerous , God had many ways to kill them of which they were then ...
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... killed some of their people . The superior fertility of the islands in the bay , made them wish they had settled there . Having very happily recovered their health , they began to repair their cottages before winter . They also , in ...
... killed some of their people . The superior fertility of the islands in the bay , made them wish they had settled there . Having very happily recovered their health , they began to repair their cottages before winter . They also , in ...
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... kill them , but assuring them at the same time , that he had influence to persuade them to peace . By these means he not only obtained large presents , but raised himself to such importance in view of his countrymen , that they sought ...
... kill them , but assuring them at the same time , that he had influence to persuade them to peace . By these means he not only obtained large presents , but raised himself to such importance in view of his countrymen , that they sought ...
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... killed , another made a prisoner , whose hands and feet they cut off , and tortured to death . The following spring the Pequots , near Weath- ersfield , killed six men while at work in the field ; three women also were killed , and two ...
... killed , another made a prisoner , whose hands and feet they cut off , and tortured to death . The following spring the Pequots , near Weath- ersfield , killed six men while at work in the field ; three women also were killed , and two ...
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Page 38 - ... to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 97 - And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
Page 32 - For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Page 154 - Bay, where the said river falleth into the sea ; and on the north by the line of the Massachusetts plantation ; and on the south by the sea; and in longitude as the line of the Massachusetts colony, running from east to west, that is to say, from the said Narraganset Bay on the east, to the south sea on the west part, with the islands thereunto adjoining...
Page 65 - I charge you before God, and his blessed angels, that you follow me no farther than you have seen me follow the Lord Jesus Christ. If God reveal any thing to you by any other instrument of his, be as ready to receive it, as ever you were to receive any truth by my ministry ; for I am verily persuaded, I am very confident, the Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of his holy word.
Page 37 - In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord, King James, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, etc.
Page 152 - And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought ; but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it ; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 281 - 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 38 - Faith &c. 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 of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic...
Page 89 - And as long as Plum Island shall faithfully keep the commanded post, notwithstanding all the hectoring words and hard blows of the proud and boisterous ocean...