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afterward Agamenticus Andross Anthony Brackett appear appointed Back Cove Black Point Boston called canoes Cape Elizabeth Capisic Capt Casco bay Chaudiere church Cloice colony commissioners court daughter deed died Edward Rishworth Elizabeth England Falmouth father Francis Neale French George Cleeves George Ingersoll George Lewis George Munjoy Governor grant hath Henry Jocelyn hundred acres Indians inhabitants James John Winter Joseph July Kennebec killed Kittery lake land lived Macworth married Massachusetts Michael Mitton miles mill Munjoy's Nathaniel Neck Norridgewock North Yarmouth patent Penobscot persons petition Phillips Piscataqua plantation Plymouth possession pounds present Presumpscot river probably proprietor province of Maine Purpooduck Quebec Richard Tucker Robert Corbin Robert Jordan Saco Salem Samuel says Scarborough sent settled settlement settlers shillings side Sir Ferdinando Gorges Spurwink Thomas tion town tract Trelawny Tyng unto Wallis Wheelwright widow wife William York Records
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Strona 204 - It is ordered that the selectmen of every town, in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see first that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach, by themselves or others, their children and apprentices, so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue, and knowledge of the capital laws: upon penalty of twenty shillings for each neglect therein.
Strona 33 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Strona 231 - Statutes in that case made and provided, and against the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, his crown, and dignity.
Strona 500 - America ; and that you check by every motive of duty and fear of punishment every attempt to plunder or insult the inhabitants of Canada. Should any American soldier be so base and infamous as to injure any Canadian or Indian in his person or property, I do most earnestly enjoin you to bring him to such severe and exemplary punishment as the enormity of the crime may require.
Strona 499 - Let no man desert his habitation ; let no one flee as before an enemy. The cause of America and of Liberty, is the cause of every virtuous American citizen; whatever may be his religion or descent, the United Colonies know no distinction but such as slavery, corruption and arbitrary dominion may create. Come then, ye generous citizens, range yourselves under the standard of general Liberty, against which all the force and artifices of tyranny will never be able to prevail.
Strona 76 - ... amongst variety of discourse they told me of a young lion (not long before) killed at Piscataway by an Indian; of a sea serpent or snake that lay coiled up like a cable upon a rock at Cape Ann: a boat passing by with English aboard and two Indians, they would have shot the serpent, but the Indians dissuaded them, saying that if he were not killed outright they would be all in danger of their lives.
Strona 30 - Furres was then our refuge, to make our selves savers howsoever : we found this Whalefishing a costly conclusion : we saw many, and spent much time in chasing them ; but could not kill any : They beeing a kinde of lubartes, and not the Whale that yeeldes Finnes and Oyle as wee expected.
Strona 202 - Island, and so running into the sea, and no more land east until we come to Capt. Subeles' Island, observed with a large quadrant, with the approbation of Mr. Wiswall, who is well skilled in the mathematics ; and is, to my best skill and judgment, our east line from the above said island.
Strona 101 - Latitude of the place was fourty three degrees, fourty minutes, and twelve seconds, besides those minutes which are to be allowed for the three miles more North wch. run into the Lake.
Strona 56 - Taster or two, which so charms them, that for no perswasions that their imployers can use will they go out to Sea, although fair and seasonable weather, for two or three days, nay sometimes a whole week till they are wearied with drinking, taking ashore two or three Hogsheads of Wine and Rhum to drink off when the Merchant is gone.