The Genesis of the United States: A Narrative of the Movement in England, 1605-1616, which Resulted in the Plantation of North America by Englishmen, Disclosing the Contest Between England and Spain for the Possession of the Soil Now Occupied by the United States of America, Set Forth Through a Series of Historical Manuscripts Now First Printed Together with a Reissue of Rare Contemporaneous Tracts, Accompanied by Bibliographical Memoranda, Notes, and Brief Biographies, Volumen 2Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1890 - 1151 páginas Examines the founding of the first English colony in Virginia. |
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Términos y frases comunes
adventure alderman ambassador Anne April Argall August Bermudas born brother buried Capt Captain Carleton Chamberlain Charles charter Church colony Court daugh daughter of Sir December died Dudley Digges Earl East Indies eldest England English esquire Essex father February Ferdinando Gorges France gent ginia Gondomar governor granted grocer hath honor Indians Ireland Islands January July July 23 June June 29 Kent King James knighted at Whitehall letter London Lord Mayor Lottery Majesty March married Sir Mary Master merchant Nicholas November October Parliament patent pedigree Philip plantation Prince Privy Council probably Ralegh returned sailed Sandys sent September sheriff ship Sir Edwin Sandys Sir Francis Sir George Sir Henry Sir John Sir Robert Sir Thomas Dale Sir Thomas Smith Sir Walter Ralegh Sir William Smythe Spain Spaniards Spanish Thomas Gates tion treasurer unto Velasco Virginia Company voyage ward West widow wife wrote
Pasajes populares
Página 797 - I like a plantation in a pure soil; that is, where people are not displanted to the end to plant in others. For else it is rather an extirpation, than a plantation. Planting of countries is like planting of woods ; for you must make account to lose almost twenty years' profit, and expect your recompense in the end.
Página 521 - THE GENESIS OF THE UNITED STATES. A Narrative of the Movement in England, 1605-1616, which resulted in the Plantation, of North America by Englishmen, disclosing the Contest between England and Spain for the Possession of the Soil now occupied by the United States of America; set forth through a series of Historical Manuscripts now first printed, together with a Re-issue of Rare Contemporaneous Tracts, accompanied by Bibliographical Memoranda, Notes, and Brief Biographies.
Página 551 - In witness whereof, we have caused these our letters to be made patents; Witness ourself at Westminster, the tenth day of April, in the fourth year of our reign of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the nine and thirtieth.
Página 635 - Peace, plenty, love, truth, terror That were the servants to this chosen infant, Shall then be his, and like a vine grow to him : Wherever the bright sun of heaven shall shine, His honour and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new nations...
Página 797 - It is a shameful and unblessed thing* to take the scum of people and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom you plant; and not only so, but it spoileth the plantation; for they will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy, and do mischief, and spend victuals, and be quickly weary, and then certify over to their country to the discredit of the plantation.
Página 770 - The Governor and Company of the City of London for the Plantation of the Somers Islands...
Página 783 - ... heart, of my desperate estate, gave me much cause to respect her: I being the first Christian this proud King and his grim attendants ever saw: and...
Página 785 - Colonie by that meanes was relieved, peace concluded; and at last rejecting her barbarous condition, was maried to an English Gentleman, with whom at this present she is in England; the first Christian ever of that Nation, the first Virginian ever spake English, or had a childe in mariage by an Englishman: a matter surely, if my meaning bee truly considered and well understood, worthy a Princes understanding.
Página 598 - Whereunto is annexed the proceedings of those colonies, since their first departure from England, with the discourses, orations, and relations of the salvages, and the accidents that befell them in all their journles and discoveries taken faithfully as they were written out of the writings of Doctor Russell, Richard Wiefln.