Tracts and Other Papers Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and Progress of the Colonies in North America: From the Discovery of the Country to the Year 1776, Volume 2P. Force, 1838 - United States |
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... Land , where more are idle then well imployed . If the indeaucurs of those vermin be acceptable , I hope mine may be excuscable ; Though I confesse it were more proper for mee , To be doing what I say , then writing what I knowe . Had I ...
... Land , where more are idle then well imployed . If the indeaucurs of those vermin be acceptable , I hope mine may be excuscable ; Though I confesse it were more proper for mee , To be doing what I say , then writing what I knowe . Had I ...
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... land in the Bark : where within six monthes after our depart- ure from the Downes , we safe arriued back . The best of this fish was solde for fiue pound the hundreth , the rest by ill vsage betwixt three pound and fifty shillings . The ...
... land in the Bark : where within six monthes after our depart- ure from the Downes , we safe arriued back . The best of this fish was solde for fiue pound the hundreth , the rest by ill vsage betwixt three pound and fifty shillings . The ...
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... Land - marks as I passed close aboard the Shore in a little Boat ; although there be many things to bee obserued which the haste of other affaires did cause me omit : for , being sent more to get present commodities , then knowledge by ...
... Land - marks as I passed close aboard the Shore in a little Boat ; although there be many things to bee obserued which the haste of other affaires did cause me omit : for , being sent more to get present commodities , then knowledge by ...
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... Land , haue they long maintained in despite of one of the greatest Princes of the world ? And neuer could the Span- iard with all his Mynes of golde and Siluer , pay his debts , his friends , and army , halfe so truly , as the ...
... Land , haue they long maintained in despite of one of the greatest Princes of the world ? And neuer could the Span- iard with all his Mynes of golde and Siluer , pay his debts , his friends , and army , halfe so truly , as the ...
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... Land were cultured , planted and manured by men of industrie , iudgement , and experience ; what hope is there , or ... Land , all Europe , with a thin Poore John ; yet all is so ouerlade with fishers , as the fishing decayeth , and many ...
... Land were cultured , planted and manured by men of industrie , iudgement , and experience ; what hope is there , or ... Land , all Europe , with a thin Poore John ; yet all is so ouerlade with fishers , as the fishing decayeth , and many ...
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