 | William Thomas Davis - Massachusetts - 1883 - 698 pages
...made in vain. In the language of Bradford : " Thus far they prevailed in sounding His Majesty's mind, that he would connive at them and not molest them provided they carried themselves peaceably. But to allow or tolerate them by his public authority under his seal... | |
 | Duane Hamilton Hurd - Plymouth County (Mass.) - 1884 - 632 pages
...English colony wns concerned, Bradford says, " Thus far they prevailed in sounding His Majesty's inind that he would connive at them and not molest them provided they carried themselves peaceably, but to allow or tolerate them by his public authority under his seal... | |
 | William Thomas Davis - Massachusetts - 1885 - 222 pages
...English colony was concerned, Bradford says, "Thus far they prevailed in soundmg His Majesty's mind that he would connive at them and not molest them provided they carried themselves peaceably, but to allow or tolerate them by his public authority under his seal... | |
 | Thomas Prince - History - 1887 - 358 pages
...Master Robinson's People found the Virginia Com]«iny very desirous of their going to their West India territory ; and willing to grant them a Patent with as ample privileges as they could gram to any : and some of the chief of the Company doubted not to obtain their suit of the King... | |
 | Paul Erasmus Lauer - Church and state - 1892 - 134 pages
...way thereto ; but it proved all in vain. Yet, thus far they prevailed in sounding His Majesty's mind, that he would connive at them and not molest them, provided they carried themselves peaceably. But to allow or tolerate them by his public authority, under his seal,... | |
 | Albany Institute - Albany (N.Y.) - 1893 - 344 pages
...their return were forced to advise that the patent be taken on the evident assurance of the king, " that he would connive at them and not molest them provided they carried themselves peaceably." It seemed wisest to proceed on these terms; so in the spring of 1619,... | |
 | William Dummer Northend - Massachusetts - 1896 - 380 pages
..."freedom of religion," which he refused'. "Yet thus far they prevailed, in sounding His Majesty's mind, that he would connive at them and not molest them, provided they carried themselves peaceably. But to allow or tolerate them by his public authority, under his seal,... | |
 | Edward Arber - History - 1897 - 704 pages
...thereunto: but it proved all in vain. Yet thus far they prevailed, in sounding His Majesty's mind, That he would connive at them, and not molest them ; provided they carried themselves peaceably : but to allow, or tolerate, them by his public authority, under his seal... | |
 | Edward Channing - United States - 1898 - 682 pages
...that their design was " to make a free popular state there "; the king seems to have hinted, however, that " he would connive at them and not molest them, provided they carried themselves peaceably." They found it very difficult to procure the funds necessary for the... | |
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Though these agents found the Virginia company very desirous of the projected settlement in their American territory, and willing to grant them a patent with as ample privileges, as they had power to convey ; yet they could prevail with the king no farther,... 
