History of Marshfield, Volume 1Memorial Press, 1901 - Genealogy |
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acres aforesaid agreed appointed beach Boston Bourne Brant Rock building built called Capt Captain Careswell Carver century chosen church Clift colonial currency Colonists committee corn corner Court Cut River dike dollars Duxbury Edward Winslow England English father Ferry Forefathers Governor Green Harbor Green Harbor river guns half Hall Hatch hath horses Indians inhabitants Isaac John Josiah Winslow killed King Philip know the town's land Lieut Little's Bridge living Marsh Marshfield Hills Massasoit meadows miles mouth Nathaniel North River Oakman ordered paid passed pence Peregrine White persons Pilgrims Plymouth Colony pounds present purchase put to know railroad Ray Thomas Robert Carver Rogers school house Scituate Selectmen shillings shore soldiers Sprague street thereof Thomas Thos Tilden Timothy Williamson tion town meeting town of Marshfield town's mind township vessels voted Webster
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Page 43 - We have found the Indians very faithful in their covenant of peace with us, very loving, and ready to pleasure us. We often go to them, and they come to us. Some of us have been fifty miles by land in the country with them...
Page 145 - That the selectmen of every town in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see, first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach by themselves or others, their children and apprentices so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue, and knowledge of the capital laws, upon penalty of twenty shillings for each neglect therein...
Page 145 - Forasmuch as the good education of children is of singular behoof and benefit to any commonwealth, and whereas many parents and masters are too indulgent and negligent of their duty in that kind: It is therefore ordered by this Court and the authority thereof, that the selectmen of every town, in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see first : that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families...
Page 42 - Neither durst we give him any physic, which was then sent, because his body was so much altered since our instructions ; neither saw we any need, not doubting now of his recovery, if he were careful.
Page 41 - Then I desired to see his mouth, which was exceedingly furred, and his tongue swelled in such a manner, as it was not possible for him to eat such meat as they had, his passage being stopped up.
Page 42 - Governor thereof, at my first coming home. Being fitted for our return, we took our leave of him ; who returned many thanks to our Governor, and also to ourselves for our labor and love; the like did all that were about him. So we departed.
Page 41 - I would presently give him ; which he desired ; and having a confection of many comfortable conserves, on the point of my knife, I gave him some, which I could scarce get through his teeth. When it was dissolved in his mouth, he swallowed the juice of it ; whereat those that were about him much rejoiced, saying he had not swallowed anything in two days before.
Page 39 - brought two fishes that he had shot," about thrice as big as a bream. "These being boiled, there were at least forty looked for a share in them; the most eat of them. This meal only we had in two nights and a day; and had not one of us bought a partridge, we had taken our journey fasting.
Page 43 - ... us, very loving and ready to pleasure us. We often go to them, and they come to us. Some of us have been fifty miles by land in the country with them, the occasions and relations whereof you shall understand by our general and more full declaration of such things as are worth the noting.
Page 41 - Then he desiring to drink, I dissolved some of it in water, and gave him thereof. Within half an hour this wrought a great alteration in him, in the eyes of all that beheld him. Presently after his sight began to come to him, which gave him and us good encouragement.