History of New England, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1858 |
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... be paid the next year , and two hundred pounds when the work is finished , and the next Court to appoint where and what building . " That Massachusetts assem- bly , over which Henry Vane presided , has been said to be the first body in ...
... be paid the next year , and two hundred pounds when the work is finished , and the next Court to appoint where and what building . " That Massachusetts assem- bly , over which Henry Vane presided , has been said to be the first body in ...
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Page 163 - Having undertaken for the Glory of God. and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid...
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