Institutional History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century: An Inquiry Into the Religious, Moral and Educational, Legal, Military, and Political Condition of the People Based on Original and Contemporaneous Records, Volume 1G.P. Putnam's sons, 1910 - 721 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 94
Page 7
... Proceedings of Va . Co. of London , vol . i . , p . 55 . Ibid . p . 108 . • Works of Captain John Smith , p . 36 , Arber's edition . erate to regeneration " afforded him extraordinary satisfaction . There Early Religious Spirit 7.
... Proceedings of Va . Co. of London , vol . i . , p . 55 . Ibid . p . 108 . • Works of Captain John Smith , p . 36 , Arber's edition . erate to regeneration " afforded him extraordinary satisfaction . There Early Religious Spirit 7.
Page 8
... the surviving tribes , although the special 1 Works of Captain John Smith , p . 512 , Arber's edition . 2 See Campbell's History of Virginia , p . 165 . orders given to each succeeding Governor inculcated the work of 8 Religion and Morals.
... the surviving tribes , although the special 1 Works of Captain John Smith , p . 512 , Arber's edition . 2 See Campbell's History of Virginia , p . 165 . orders given to each succeeding Governor inculcated the work of 8 Religion and Morals.
Page 10
... Captain Smith to the direct intervention of the Almighty , whose providence , however dark the hour , never failed them . Daily , during his adventurous and tempestuous voyage up the Chesapeake Bay , Smith read the morning and evening ...
... Captain Smith to the direct intervention of the Almighty , whose providence , however dark the hour , never failed them . Daily , during his adventurous and tempestuous voyage up the Chesapeake Bay , Smith read the morning and evening ...
Page 24
... Captain Henry Woodhouse , of Lower Norfolk . " William Kennedy , of the same county , owned a copy of Pilgrim's Progress , while John Panewell , of North- ampton , owned a copy of the Exposition of Paul to the Thessalonians . Among the ...
... Captain Henry Woodhouse , of Lower Norfolk . " William Kennedy , of the same county , owned a copy of Pilgrim's Progress , while John Panewell , of North- ampton , owned a copy of the Exposition of Paul to the Thessalonians . Among the ...
Page 26
... Captain John Moon , a merchant and planter left by will four cows to serve as a stock for - ever for fatherless children without means of support or educa- tion , superannuated persons past their labour , and lame persons greatly ...
... Captain John Moon , a merchant and planter left by will four cows to serve as a stock for - ever for fatherless children without means of support or educa- tion , superannuated persons past their labour , and lame persons greatly ...
Contents
79 | |
94 | |
109 | |
116 | |
131 | |
145 | |
163 | |
177 | |
186 | |
194 | |
208 | |
215 | |
222 | |
238 | |
252 | |
262 | |
276 | |
291 | |
293 | |
308 | |
316 | |
323 | |
331 | |
410 | |
442 | |
450 | |
463 | |
478 | |
484 | |
508 | |
516 | |
524 | |
540 | |
550 | |
570 | |
588 | |
602 | |
633 | |
647 | |
653 | |
665 | |
681 | |
690 | |
697 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Accomac County Records Act of Assembly appointed body churchwardens citizens clergy clergyman Colonial Entry Book Colony's county court court-house declared divine Elizabeth City County England English folio free school glebe Governor and Council Hening's Statutes Henrico County Records Hist History of Virginia House of Burgesses hundred pounds Ibid instance instruction Isle of Wight Jamestown jury justices Lancaster County Lancaster County Records Libr Lower Norfolk County Mary College Quart minister Norfolk County Antiquary Norfolk County Records Northampton County Records Northumberland County oath offence Orders Nov orig parish church persons plantation pounds of tobacco pounds sterling present probably pulpit punishment Puritans Quakers Randolph Rappahannock County Records received religious residing Robinson Transcripts seems Seventeenth century sheriff Surry County Records Thomas thousand pounds vestry Westmoreland County Westmoreland County Records Wight County William and Mary William Fitzhugh ye sd York County Records
Popular passages
Page 14 - Lastly and chiefly, the way to prosper and achieve good success is to make yourselves all of one mind, for the good of your country and your own, and to serve and fear God, the Giver of all goodness; for every plantation which our Heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out.
Page 614 - Correction'], there to imprison him [and keep him to hard labour] for the space of , and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under my hand and seal, this day of , in the year of our Lord , at , in the [county] aforesaid.
Page 245 - Majesties protestant subjects dissenting from the church of England from the penalties of certain laws...
Page 29 - Archbishops, Bishops, and other Ordinaries, that they shall endeavour themselves to the uttermost of their knowledges, that the due and true execution hereof may be had throughout their dioceses and charges, as they will answer before God for such evils and plagues, wherewith Almighty God may justly punish his people for neglecting this good and wholesome law.
Page 442 - Many lords of manors had received an education differing little from that of their menial servants. The heir of an estate often passed his boyhood and youth at the seat of his family with no better tutors than grooms and gamekeepers, and scarce attained learning enough to sign his name to a Mittimus...
Page 17 - It is provided and enacted, that every person at his or their respective admission to be incumbent in any...
Page 4 - WE, greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their Desires for the Furtherance of so noble a Work, which may, by the Providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the Glory of his Divine Majesty, in propagating of Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God...
Page 205 - England, very few of good conversation would adventure thither, (as thinking it a place wherein surely the fear of God was not), yet many came, such as wore Black Coats, and could babble in a Pulpit, roar in a Tavern, exact from their Parishioners and rather by their dissoluteness destroy than feed their Flocks.
Page 7 - Likewise adding hereunto her great appearance of love to me, her desire to be taught and instructed in the knowledge of God, her capableness of understanding, her aptness and willingness to receive any good impression, and also the spiritual, besides her own, incitements stirring me up hereunto.
Page 456 - But in truth they lost little by living in rural seclusion. For, even in the highest ranks, and in those situations which afforded the greatest facilities for mental improvement, the English women of that generation were decidedly worse educated than they have been at any other time since the revival of learning.