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... five vessels . The Indians spying of us came running in multitudes along the water side , crying , What cheer , Eng- lishmen , what cheer , what do you come for ? They not thinking we intended war , went on cheerfully until they come to ...
... five vessels . The Indians spying of us came running in multitudes along the water side , crying , What cheer , Eng- lishmen , what cheer , what do you come for ? They not thinking we intended war , went on cheerfully until they come to ...
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... five miles from Puscataway river , where Sir Ferdinando Gorge hath a house . It is a place worthy to be inhabited , a soil that bears good corn , all sorts of grain , flax , hemp , the country generally will afford . There was grown in ...
... five miles from Puscataway river , where Sir Ferdinando Gorge hath a house . It is a place worthy to be inhabited , a soil that bears good corn , all sorts of grain , flax , hemp , the country generally will afford . There was grown in ...
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... five Pequeats ' heads , one prisoner , and mor- tally wounded the seventh . This mightily encouraged the hearts of all , and we took this as a pledge of their further fidelity . Myself taking boat , rowed up to meet the rest of the ...
... five Pequeats ' heads , one prisoner , and mor- tally wounded the seventh . This mightily encouraged the hearts of all , and we took this as a pledge of their further fidelity . Myself taking boat , rowed up to meet the rest of the ...
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... five Pequeats ' heads , one prisoner , and wounded one mortally ; which did much encourage the hearts of all , and replenished them exceedingly , and gave them all occasion to rejoice and be thankful to God . A little before we set ...
... five Pequeats ' heads , one prisoner , and wounded one mortally ; which did much encourage the hearts of all , and replenished them exceedingly , and gave them all occasion to rejoice and be thankful to God . A little before we set ...
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... five of them escaped out of our hands . Great and doleful was the bloody sight to the view of young soldiers that never had been in war , to see so many souls lie gasping on the ground , so thick , in some places , that you could hardly ...
... five of them escaped out of our hands . Great and doleful was the bloody sight to the view of young soldiers that never had been in war , to see so many souls lie gasping on the ground , so thick , in some places , that you could hardly ...
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Page 123 - I would be sorry to offend, or that any should mistake my honest meaning: for I wish good to all, hurt to none. But rich men for the most part are growne to that dotage, through their pride in their wealth, as though there were no accident could end it, or their life.
Page 122 - Kingdome to attend her, finde imploiment for those that are idle, because they know not what to doe: so farre from wronging any, as to cause posterity to remember thee, and remembring thee, ever honour that remembrance with praise.
Page 99 - I heere present your Highness the description in a Map ; my humble su[i]te is, you would please to change their Barbarous names, for such English, as Posterity may say, Prince Charles was their Godfather.
Page 53 - I met withal to this present, [time,] which, with his relation of the country, wrought such an impression in the lord chief justice, and us all that were his associates, that (notwithstanding our first disaster) we set up our resolutions to follow it with effect...