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... friend , -and pointed out certain passages in the text , which any one familiar with them would at once recognize as the language of Brad- ford , as cited by Morton and Prince ; but which the au- thor of the volume , in his foot - notes ...
... friend , -and pointed out certain passages in the text , which any one familiar with them would at once recognize as the language of Brad- ford , as cited by Morton and Prince ; but which the au- thor of the volume , in his foot - notes ...
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... friends of the colony of New Plymouth took it unkindly because I said no more of their affairs in the first part of the History . " The opportunities which Governor Bradford enjoyed for writing the history of this colony , were superior ...
... friends of the colony of New Plymouth took it unkindly because I said no more of their affairs in the first part of the History . " The opportunities which Governor Bradford enjoyed for writing the history of this colony , were superior ...
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... friends at Amsterdam . While there , he served " a Frenchman at the working of silks . " On becoming of age , he converted his estate in England into money , and set up for himself . This , of course , was after the removal to Leyden ...
... friends at Amsterdam . While there , he served " a Frenchman at the working of silks . " On becoming of age , he converted his estate in England into money , and set up for himself . This , of course , was after the removal to Leyden ...
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... friends , that the good Spirit of God had given him a pledge of his happi- ness in another world , and the first - fruits of his eternal glory : and on the day following he died , May 9 , 1657 , in the sixty - ninth year of his age ...
... friends , that the good Spirit of God had given him a pledge of his happi- ness in another world , and the first - fruits of his eternal glory : and on the day following he died , May 9 , 1657 , in the sixty - ninth year of his age ...
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... friends , I doe hartily & in y⚫ Lord salute you all , as being they with whom I am presente in my best affection , and most ernest longings after you , though I be con- strained for a while to be bodily absente from you . I say con ...
... friends , I doe hartily & in y⚫ Lord salute you all , as being they with whom I am presente in my best affection , and most ernest longings after you , though I be con- strained for a while to be bodily absente from you . I say con ...
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Page 25 - ... shells of fishes, cutting off the members and joints of others by piecemeal and broiling on the coals, eat the collops of their flesh in their sight whilst they live, with other cruelties horrible to be related.
Page 95 - He directed them how to set their corne, wher to take fish, and to procure other comodities, and was also their pilott to bring them to unknowne places for their profitt, and never left them till he dyed.
Page 239 - But this continued not long, for after Morton was sent for England, (as follows to be declared,) shortly after came over that worthy gentlman, Mr. John Indecott, who brought over a patent under...
Page 61 - Amsterdame to see them shipte and to take their leave of them. That night was spent with litle sleepe by ye most, but with freindly entertainmente & christian discourse and other reall expressions of true christian love.
Page 7 - ... joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people : and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of Hosts hath sent me unto thee.
Page 15 - We sinke, we sinke; they cried (if not with mirakelous, yet with a great hight or degree of devine faith), Yet Lord thou canst save, yet Lord thou canst save; with shuch other expressions as I will forbeare.
Page 127 - Upon the hill they have a large square house, with a flat roof, made of thick sawn planks, stayed with oak beams, upon the top of which they have six cannons, which shoot iron balls of four and five pounds, and command the surrounding country. The lower part they use for their church, where they preach on Sundays and the usual holidays.
Page 27 - It was answered, that all great and honourable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and must be both enterprised and overcome with answerable courages. It was granted the dangers were great, but not desperate; the difficulties were many, but not invincible.
Page 355 - ... respecte, when they could not have such as they would, were glad to take such as they could ; and so, many untoward servants, sundry of them proved, that were thus brought over, both men and women kind; who, when their times were expired, became families of them selves, which gave increase hereunto.
Page 289 - ... plantation, and heard those that are complanants against them, most of the things informed being deneyed, and resting to be proved by parties that must be called from y...