A Compendious History of New England: Exhibiting an Interesting View of the First Settlers of that Country, Their Character, Their Sufferings, and Their Ultimate ProsperityC. Taylor, 1808 - 207 pages |
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... fire , and rested quietly through the night . In the morning they continued the pursuit as far as Pamet River , without discovering inhabitants or habita- tions ; they returned as far as a pond of fresh water in Truro , and lodged there ...
... fire , and rested quietly through the night . In the morning they continued the pursuit as far as Pamet River , without discovering inhabitants or habita- tions ; they returned as far as a pond of fresh water in Truro , and lodged there ...
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... fire and slept in the woods the first night , whence they saw the smoke of the fires kindled by the Indians . The next day , after passing some corn fields , they discovered a curious bury- ing yard , encompassed with palisadoes ...
... fire and slept in the woods the first night , whence they saw the smoke of the fires kindled by the Indians . The next day , after passing some corn fields , they discovered a curious bury- ing yard , encompassed with palisadoes ...
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... fire , and was consumed ; but by the timely ex- ertions of the people , the lower part of the building with its contents , which were indispensable to the support of the in- fant colony , was preserved . On the 3d of November , 1620 ...
... fire , and was consumed ; but by the timely ex- ertions of the people , the lower part of the building with its contents , which were indispensable to the support of the in- fant colony , was preserved . On the 3d of November , 1620 ...
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... fire in Boston , two dwel- ling houses were consumed . The fire caught about noon in the chimney of Mr. Sharp's house , the splinters of which it was made , not being clayed . Catching the thatch on the roof , the wind drove the fire to ...
... fire in Boston , two dwel- ling houses were consumed . The fire caught about noon in the chimney of Mr. Sharp's house , the splinters of which it was made , not being clayed . Catching the thatch on the roof , the wind drove the fire to ...
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... fire destroyed forty - five dwelling houses ; three years after eighty dwelling houses , seventy stores , and several vessels , were destroyed by fire . In 1711 a fire broke out in the centre of the town , and consumed all the houses on ...
... fire destroyed forty - five dwelling houses ; three years after eighty dwelling houses , seventy stores , and several vessels , were destroyed by fire . In 1711 a fire broke out in the centre of the town , and consumed all the houses on ...
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Page 49 - He was unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument." The people obtained liberty for him to preach. a lecture on one part of the sabbath, and on the other to aid an aged
Page 81 - 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 belonging.
Page 151 - 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 22 - Gorges, •with thirty-four others and their successors, styling them," The council established at Plymouth, in the county of Devon, for the planting, ruling, ordering, and governing, of New England in America.
Page 31 - men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah, how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines ? Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
Page 16 - 1 \th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James, of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth : Anno Domini,
Page 16 - meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience: In witness whereof we have here
Page 7 - In this deplorable situation, with " joint consent," they resolved to go into the Low Countries, where, they heard, was freedom of religion for all men. Hard was their lot, to leave their dwellings, their lands, and relatives, to go they knew not whither, to obtain a living they knew not how. Having been employed
Page 81 - east by Narraganset river, commonly called Narraganset Bay, where the river falleth into the sea ; and on the north by the line of 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
Page 154 - of his will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass. By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto everlasting