Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Volumen1The Society, 1865 |
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Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Volúmenes1-10 Maine Historical Society Vista completa - 1891 |
Términos y frases comunes
afterward Agamenticus Andross Anthony Brackett appear appointed Back Cove Black Point Boston called canoes Cape Elizabeth Capisic Capt Casco bay church colony commissioners court daughter deed died Edward Rishworth Elizabeth England Falmouth father Francis Neale French Gendall 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 Silvanus Davis Sir Ferdinando Gorges Spurwink Thomas tion town tract Trelawny Tyng unto Wallis Wheelwright widow wife William York Records
Pasajes populares
Página 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.
Página 231 - Statutes in that case made and provided, and against the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, his crown, and dignity.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 79 - James, and desirous of engaging in colonial adventure, seconded the design ; and, in September, 1621, he obtained without difficulty a patent for the territory east of the river St. Croix and south of the St. Lawrence. The region, which had already been included in the provinces of Acadia and New France, was named Nova Scotia.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 31 - Westward of this river is the country of Aucocisco in the bottom of a large, deep bay, full of many great isles, which divide it into many good harbors.
Página 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.