Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical, Volume 1William S. Martien, 1850 - Virginia |
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... upon his office with spirit ; made the treaty , gave the presents , and as he supposed won the confidence of the savage chief . In the fearful massacre perpetrated by the savage chief in 1622 , this friend 20 SKETCHES OF VIRGINIA .
... upon his office with spirit ; made the treaty , gave the presents , and as he supposed won the confidence of the savage chief . In the fearful massacre perpetrated by the savage chief in 1622 , this friend 20 SKETCHES OF VIRGINIA .
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... gave permission in the years 1660 and 1661 , to the governor and council to lay the taxes , provided he did not exceed twenty pounds of tobacco per poll . " November 9th , 1666 , Die Jovis - The honourable Governour sent know- ledge of ...
... gave permission in the years 1660 and 1661 , to the governor and council to lay the taxes , provided he did not exceed twenty pounds of tobacco per poll . " November 9th , 1666 , Die Jovis - The honourable Governour sent know- ledge of ...
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... gave the congregation in Barbadoes their assistance , but their records make no mention of the time of his labours there . The first mention of Makemie's name by any record in the United States , is found in the county of Accomac ...
... gave the congregation in Barbadoes their assistance , but their records make no mention of the time of his labours there . The first mention of Makemie's name by any record in the United States , is found in the county of Accomac ...
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... gave to Francis Makemie and his wife Naomi , a tract of land , containing one thousand acres , at Matchatouk , a creek that empties into the Chesapeake , a little south of the village of Onancock , the county seat , and made a port of ...
... gave to Francis Makemie and his wife Naomi , a tract of land , containing one thousand acres , at Matchatouk , a creek that empties into the Chesapeake , a little south of the village of Onancock , the county seat , and made a port of ...
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... gave him is unknown . Judging from the arrange- ments he made with the society in London , when he introduced his co - labourers into Maryland , his congregations were not pre- pared to give a very liberal support . After his marriage ...
... gave him is unknown . Judging from the arrange- ments he made with the society in London , when he introduced his co - labourers into Maryland , his congregations were not pre- pared to give a very liberal support . After his marriage ...
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Page 216 - Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Page 347 - ... that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order...
Page 346 - ... all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion...
Page 50 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Page 11 - I thank God there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have them these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both!
Page 347 - THAT NO MAN SHALL BE COMPELLED to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever...
Page 346 - That to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical...
Page 381 - Devotion alone should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness was not the least of my motives.
Page 322 - Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that Religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the Manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence.
Page 110 - Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?