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Alexander Whitaker America appointed Argall arrived Assembly beaver Bishop blessed brother called Calvert County Captain chaplain charge Charles charter Chesapeake Christ Christian Church of England Clayborne colonists colony Copland Cornwallis Council councillors court daughter Delaware desire died divers Edward English Father White favour Ferrar Ferryland Francis friends ginia grant hath Hawley honour House hundred Indians Ireland Island Isle Jamestown John July labour land Leonard Calvert letter Lewger London Company Lord Baltimore Lordships Majesty Mary Maryland minister Nicholas Ferrar parish Parliament patent petition pinnace plantation preached preacher present Privy province province of Maryland Puritan Quakers received religion returned to England river sailed says Secretary Calvert sent sermon settled ship Sir Edwin Sandys Sir George Sir Thomas Dale Thomas Cornwallis Thomas Gates tion town trade Treasurer unto Virginia Company voyage whereof wife William worthy wrote
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Page 108 - Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Page 175 - But, before one generation had passed away, it began to be evident that the common people of Scotland were superior in intelligence to the common people of any other country in Europe. To whatever land the Scotchman might wander, to whatever calling he might betake himself, in America or in India, in trade or in war, the advantage which he derived from his early training raised him above his competitors.
Page 18 - Britons, you stay too long: Quickly aboard bestow you, And with a merry gale Swell your stretch'd sail With vows as strong As the winds that blow you.
Page 117 - And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God.
Page 15 - You must observe if you can, whether the river on which you plant doth spring out of mountains or out of lakes. If it be out of any lake, the passage to the other sea will be more easy, and [it] is like enough, that out of the same lake you shall find some spring which run[s] the contrary way towards the East India Sea...
Page 83 - But I much more muse that so few of our English ministers, that were so hot against the surplice and subscription, come hither, where neither are spoken of.
Page 98 - Virginia, anno. 1618. 1 . To the confession of faith published in the name of the Church of England and to every article thereof we do with the Reformed Churches where we live and also elsewhere assent wholly. 2. As we do acknowledge the doctrine of faith there taught so do we the fruits and effects of the same doctrine to the begetting of saving faith in thousands in the land (conformists and reformists) as they are called with whom also as with our brethren we do desire to keep spiritual communion...
Page 16 - You shall judge of the good air by the people, for some part of that coast where the lands are low have their people blear eyed, and with swollen bellies and legs, but if the naturals be strong and clean made it is a true sign of a wholesome soil.
Page 179 - Religion stands on tiptoe in our land, Ready to pass to the American strand. When height of malice, and prodigious lusts, Impudent sinning, witchcrafts, and distrusts,' (The marks of future bane,) shall fill our cup Unto the...
Page 7 - As ever the sun shined on ; temperate and full of all sorts of excellent viands : wild boar is as common there as our tamest bacon is here ; venison as mutton. And then you shall live freely there, without sergeants, or courtiers, or lawyers, or intelligencers, only a few industrious Scots, perhaps, who, indeed, are dispersed over the face of the whole earth.