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Page vii
... in Rhode Island excluded . They appeal to the King . Williams is appointed their Agent , and sails for England . - Obtains a Charter . Publishes the Bloody Tenet . - - He returns to Rhode Island with the Char- ter . CONTENTS . vii.
... in Rhode Island excluded . They appeal to the King . Williams is appointed their Agent , and sails for England . - Obtains a Charter . Publishes the Bloody Tenet . - - He returns to Rhode Island with the Char- ter . CONTENTS . vii.
Page viii
... Charter . — Spirit of its early Legislation . -- CHAPTER XI . Private Life of Williams . - Dissensions in Rhode Island . Coddington's Commission . Op- pressive Policy of the United Colonies . - Treatment of John Clarke and others in Mas ...
... Charter . — Spirit of its early Legislation . -- CHAPTER XI . Private Life of Williams . - Dissensions in Rhode Island . Coddington's Commission . Op- pressive Policy of the United Colonies . - Treatment of John Clarke and others in Mas ...
Page ix
... Charter to the Colony . Williams appointed an Assistant in the Government . - - - His Labors for the Indians . His Controversy with the Quakers . - King Philip's War . The Services of Williams during the War . ―― - - Its Results . The ...
... Charter to the Colony . Williams appointed an Assistant in the Government . - - - His Labors for the Indians . His Controversy with the Quakers . - King Philip's War . The Services of Williams during the War . ―― - - Its Results . The ...
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... charter from the King , which henceforth was to be administered within the territory of the colony , of whose existence and rights it contained the guaranty . This com- pany was by far the most wealthy and most cultivated of all the ...
... charter from the King , which henceforth was to be administered within the territory of the colony , of whose existence and rights it contained the guaranty . This com- pany was by far the most wealthy and most cultivated of all the ...
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... charter , and as inconsistent with the duty of British subjects ; and , in the course of his opposition , he developed his singular views of the nature of an oath . His great principle of the liberty of conscience led him to doubt the ...
... charter , and as inconsistent with the duty of British subjects ; and , in the course of his opposition , he developed his singular views of the nature of an oath . His great principle of the liberty of conscience led him to doubt the ...
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