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 |
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... called to the subject by him , returned a discourag- ing reply : " The negroes born in this country , " so its answer ran , “ are generally baptized and brought up in the Christian religion , but for negroes imported hither , the gross ...
... called to the subject by him , returned a discourag- ing reply : " The negroes born in this country , " so its answer ran , “ are generally baptized and brought up in the Christian religion , but for negroes imported hither , the gross ...
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... called and soon to sit to consider and advise of such things as may be for the glory of God , the Honr . of their Majestys and the Peace and Welfare of this Colony and the in- 2 In the course of the same year , Andros 16 Religion and ...
... called and soon to sit to consider and advise of such things as may be for the glory of God , the Honr . of their Majestys and the Peace and Welfare of this Colony and the in- 2 In the course of the same year , Andros 16 Religion and ...
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... called to ye merchant Jackson for one of his Bibles , and he handed her one , and she bid ye Jackson's assistant that was booking what goods he delivered to booke her ye så booke . And as she had ye sd . Bible in her hand , she said to ...
... called to ye merchant Jackson for one of his Bibles , and he handed her one , and she bid ye Jackson's assistant that was booking what goods he delivered to booke her ye så booke . And as she had ye sd . Bible in her hand , she said to ...
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... called for by the welfare of their community , they revealed themselves as the earliest defenders to spring up in Virginia of the principle of local administration free from all outside interference . Chosen by the people , they were ...
... called for by the welfare of their community , they revealed themselves as the earliest defenders to spring up in Virginia of the principle of local administration free from all outside interference . Chosen by the people , they were ...
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... called for as well by the necessities of parochial business as by the convenience of heads of families , who could hardly have been summoned for a new election every time such a vacancy occurred . 2 It is probable that , from a very ...
... called for as well by the necessities of parochial business as by the convenience of heads of families , who could hardly have been summoned for a new election every time such a vacancy occurred . 2 It is probable that , from a very ...
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Accomac County Records Act of Assembly appointed body Captain 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 instruction Isle of Wight Jamestown John jury justices Lancaster County Lancaster County Records Libr London 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 York County Records
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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.