The Baxter Manuscripts, Volumes 9-24

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James Phinney Baxter
1907 - Maine

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Page 396 - Lord Charles, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c.
Page 210 - State, speedy notice thereof, that so you may receive Our Ratification, if We shall approve the same : Provided always, that you do not, by colour of any Power or Authority hereby given you, commence or declare War without Our Knowledge and particular Commands therein...
Page 54 - Court, did on the day of 18 decree or order [state purport of decree or order appealed from], from which decree or order an appeal has been duly interposed. Wherefore your petitioner most humbly prays that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to reverse the said decree or order, or to make such order in the premises as to your Majesty shall seem meet.
Page 7 - May, in the fourth year of the reign of our sovereign lord and lady William and Mary, by the grace of God of ' England, Scotland, France and Ireland, king and queen, defenders of the faith, &c.
Page 133 - Governor and Commander in Chief in and over our Province of NEW HAMPSHIRE in New England in AMERICA, that the Reverend...
Page 99 - For as much as great inconveniencies may arise by the Liberty of Printing in Our said Province, you are to provide by all necessary Orders, that no Person keep any press for printing, nor that any Book, Pamphlet or other matters whatsoever be printed without your especial Leave and License first obtained.
Page 159 - Incendiary has happened to be slain in the heat of Action, among our Open and Declared Enemies, surely none can be blamed therefor but himself, nor can any safeguard from you, or any other Justify him in such proceedings : And I think I have much greater Cause to Complain, that Mr Willard the minister of Rutland (who never had been guilty of the Facts charged upon Mr...
Page 82 - To the King's most Excellent Majesty May it please your Majesty In obedience to your Majesty's Commands signified to us by a Letter from...
Page 107 - Present. The Kings most Excellent Majesty in Council. Upon reading this day at the Board a Representation from the Lords Com™ for Trade and Plantations dated the 10th inst.
Page 278 - ... me 20 pence a pound; 2 pounds of powder at 4 livres a pound; 20 pounds of tobacco at 20 pence a pound; a pair of scales 8 livres; Tow cloth blankets each 23 livres; Tow bear skins 8 livres apiece; 4 skins of sea wolf...

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