Tracts and Other Papers, Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and Progress of the Colonies in North America from the Discovery of the Count, Volume 3Peter Force, who served two terms as mayor of Washington (1836-1848) and was an active supporter of John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential campaign, is best known as a collector and editor of historical and statistical information. Inspired by his father's participation in the Revolutionary War, Force dedicated many years of his life to collecting material about Revolutionary and colonial history. Between 1836 and 1846 he published four volumes entitled "Tracts and Other Papers, Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and Progress of the Colonies in North America," a compilation of reprints of rare pamphlets pertaining to colonial history. This particular volume, the third in the series, focuses on Virginia. Documents from 1610 to 1688 range over an eclectic mix of topics, including lists of official proclamations and laws, names of ships and men sent to colonize Virginia, descriptions of local birds and wildlife, and tips on how to increase the number of mulberry trees and breed silkworms. This collection provides readers with a unique and fascinating glimpse of life in that colony. |
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... land vnto this day . That the Admirall of France , among all the feares and dis- couragements of ciuill wars , neuer gaue ouer the proiect of plantation in Florida . Which heroicall actions , haue not beene vndertaken by so mighty ...
... land vnto this day . That the Admirall of France , among all the feares and dis- couragements of ciuill wars , neuer gaue ouer the proiect of plantation in Florida . Which heroicall actions , haue not beene vndertaken by so mighty ...
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... land and dwell with them , and defend our selues from them . Partlie because there is no other , moderate , and mixt course , to bring them to conuersion , but by dailie conuersation , where they may see the life , and learne the ...
... land and dwell with them , and defend our selues from them . Partlie because there is no other , moderate , and mixt course , to bring them to conuersion , but by dailie conuersation , where they may see the life , and learne the ...
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... land in contention betwixt his two brethren Howell and Dauid ) sailed into the West Indies , and after a second , and a third returne , and supplie , setled himselfe in those dominions . In the yeere 1495. Iohn Cabot a Venetian , but ...
... land in contention betwixt his two brethren Howell and Dauid ) sailed into the West Indies , and after a second , and a third returne , and supplie , setled himselfe in those dominions . In the yeere 1495. Iohn Cabot a Venetian , but ...
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... land , which was by so much the more ioyfull , by how much their danger was despaire full . The Islands on which they fell were the Bcrmudos , a place hardly accessable , through the enuironing rocks and dangers : notwith- standing they ...
... land , which was by so much the more ioyfull , by how much their danger was despaire full . The Islands on which they fell were the Bcrmudos , a place hardly accessable , through the enuironing rocks and dangers : notwith- standing they ...
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... land , halfe an hower more , had buried their me- morial in the Sea . If they had fel by night , what expectation of light , from an vninhabited desart ? They fell betwixt a lab- erinth of rockes , which they conceiue are mouldred into ...
... land , halfe an hower more , had buried their me- morial in the Sea . If they had fel by night , what expectation of light , from an vninhabited desart ? They fell betwixt a lab- erinth of rockes , which they conceiue are mouldred into ...
Contents
For the Colony in Virginea Britannia Lavves Diuine | 1 |
A Declaration of the state of the Colonie and Affaires | 1 |
With the Names of the Aduenturors and the summes | 44 |
A True Relation of Virginia and Maryland with | 27 |
A Voyage to Virginia By Colonel Norwood 50 pages | 1 |
A Letter from Mr John Clayton Rector of Crofton | 1 |
The Reformed Virginia SilkWorm or a Rare and | 1 |
Leah and Rachel or the Two Fruitfull Sisters Virginia | 1 |
or an Advisive Narrative concerning | 31 |
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Aduenturers Aduenturors alwayes amongst armes betwixt Birds blessed businesse Captaine Centinell charge Christians Church Colony Colour Comitties command commodities Corne Corporall Counseil Country court of guard dayes diuine doth duty England Esquire euery feed generall giue giuen Gouernour ground hands hath haue hauing Heathen himselfe honour hundred III.-No Indians Inhabitants Iohn James River James Town John king labour Land leaue likewise Lord Maiesties moneths Mulberry nature noble observed offending officer ouer persons Pinaces Plantation Planters Plants pound pound weight present priuate profit prouided prouisions publick publique punished reason receiue Richard Rivers sent Serjeant seruice setled seuerall shal shew ship Silk Silk-worms Sir Thomas Gates soeuer sort souldier Staple Sunne thee themselues thereof things thither tion Tobacco towne Treasuror trees unto Virginia vnder vnto vpon paine watch Weroance William Woods Worms yeere