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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... your Lords Sauiors sake . By him , all whose duty is tributary to your Lordships , and vnto so excellent a cause * William Straehey * To the constant , mighty , and wor- thie friends. To the Right Honorable , the Lords VOL . III.-No. 2 .
... your Lords Sauiors sake . By him , all whose duty is tributary to your Lordships , and vnto so excellent a cause * William Straehey * To the constant , mighty , and wor- thie friends. To the Right Honorable , the Lords VOL . III.-No. 2 .
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... duties , by which their Colonie stands regulated and commaunded , that such may receive due checke , who malitiously and desperately heretofore haue censured of it , and by examining of which they may be right sorie so to haue defaulked ...
... duties , by which their Colonie stands regulated and commaunded , that such may receive due checke , who malitiously and desperately heretofore haue censured of it , and by examining of which they may be right sorie so to haue defaulked ...
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... duties , For which it transcends not the reach of his vnderstanding f who is conuersant , if but as for a festiuall exercise , ( euery priuy Moone ) in reading of a booke , that records and edicts for man- ners or ciuill duties , haue ...
... duties , For which it transcends not the reach of his vnderstanding f who is conuersant , if but as for a festiuall exercise , ( euery priuy Moone ) in reading of a booke , that records and edicts for man- ners or ciuill duties , haue ...
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... duties , and carrying away the tenour of the same , meditate , & bethinke how safe , quiet , and comely it is to be honest , iust , and ciuill . And indeed all the sacred powers of knowledge and wise- dome are strengthened by these two ...
... duties , and carrying away the tenour of the same , meditate , & bethinke how safe , quiet , and comely it is to be honest , iust , and ciuill . And indeed all the sacred powers of knowledge and wise- dome are strengthened by these two ...
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... duty , our greatest , and all our allegeance to him , from whom all power and authoritie is deriued , and flowes as from the first , and onely fountaine , and being especiall soul- diers emprest in this sacred cause , we must alone ...
... duty , our greatest , and all our allegeance to him , from whom all power and authoritie is deriued , and flowes as from the first , and onely fountaine , and being especiall soul- diers emprest in this sacred cause , we must alone ...
Contents
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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