Antiquarian Papers: Memorial of Gov. John Endecott; Reception of Gov. John Winthrop, at Salem, June 12, 1630, a Sequel of the Memorial. Presentation of the Portrait of President Salisbury to the American Antiquarian Society, Oct. 21, 1878. Removal of the Tomb of Isaiah Thomas, LL.D., Founder of the American Antiquarian Society, June 24, 1878Press of C. Hamilton, 1879 - 78 pages |
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Page 13 - The Council established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, ruling, ordering and Governing of New England in America" and to them and their Successors grants all the lands, &c., Viz.
Page 20 - ... he would have them severely punished, who did abuse his governor and the plantation; that the defendants were dismissed with a favorable order for their encouragement, being assured from some of the council, that his majesty did not intend to impose the ceremonies of the church of England upon us; for that it was considered, that it was the freedom from such things that made people come over to us...
Page 31 - Forasmuch as the wearing of long hair, after the manner of the Russians (Cavaliers ?} and barbarous Indians, has begun to invade New England, contrary to the rule of God's word, which says it is a shame for a man to wear long hair, as also the commendable custom generally of all the godly of our nation, until within this few years.
Page 22 - The ministers answered for themselves, they were neither separatists nor anabaptists, they did not separate from the church of England, nor from the ordinances of God there, but only from the corruptions and disorders there ; and that they came away from the common prayer and ceremonies, and had suffered much for their non-conformity in their native land, and therefore being in a place where they might have their liberty, they neither could nor would use them, because they judged the imposition of...
Page 48 - And there were ancient citizens, cloak-wrapped and grave and cold, And grim and stout sea-captains with faces bronzed and old, And on his horse, with Rawson, his cruel clerk at hand. Sat dark and haughty Endicott, the ruler of the land. And poisoning with his evil words the ruler's ready ear, The priest leaned o'er his saddle, with laugh and scoff and jeer; It stirred my soul, and from my lips the seal of silence broke.
Page 15 - Endicott's good government and of the success of the colony "began to awaken the spirits of some persons of competent estates, not formerly engaged.
Page 49 - England to think ill of us ; — for which they adjudged him worthy admonition, and to be disabled for one year from bearing any public office ; declining any heavier sentence, because they were persuaded he did it out of tenderness of conscience, and not of any evil intent.
Page 27 - We that were of the assistants, and some other gentlemen, and some of the women, and our captain, returned with them to Nahumkeck, where we supped with a good venison pasty and good beer, and at night we returned to our ship, but some of the women stayed behind. In the mean time most of our people went on shore upon the land of Cape Ann, which lay very near us, and gathered store of fine strawberries.
Page 4 - a fit instrument to begin this wilderness work, of courage bold, undaunted, yet sociable, and of a cheerful spirit, loving and austere, applying himself to either as occasion served.
Page 48 - Providence," of which we are never weary: "He was of courage bold and undaunted, yet sociable and of a cheerful spirit, loving, or austere, as occasion served." His historical reputation received the severest wound from the hand of one of our gentlest and truest poets. The common opinion of our time is derived from these stately lines, not easily forgotten : — " On his horse, with Raw-son, his cruel clerk, at hand...