 We whose names are hereunder, desirous to inhabit in the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves in active or passive obedience to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body, in an orderly way, by the major...  Religious Liberty in Maryland and Rhode Island - Էջ 50Lucian Johnson - 1903 - 56 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | 1843 - 682 էջ
...They probably signed this agreement as soon as they became of age. " We whose names are hereunder, desirous to inhabit in the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves in active or passive obedience, to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 544 էջ
...themselves. The inhabitants of Providence, and " all new comers," at first promised, " to submit themselves, in active and passive obedience, to all such orders and agreements, as should be made for the public good of the body, in an orderly way, by major consent of the inhabitants."... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1832 - 384 էջ
...solemn promise, in the nature of an oath, in an open town meeting, that " they would submit themselves, in active and passive obedience, to all such orders and agreements, as shall be made for the publick good of the body, in an orderly way, by the major consent of the inhabitants." And by the... | |
 | John Pitman - 1836 - 88 էջ
...on the inside of the cover, and its first record is the following: " We whose names are here under, desirous to inhabit in the town of Providence, do...in active and passive obedience to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body in an orderly way, by the major consent... | |
 | Andrews Norton - 1839 - 844 էջ
...distinctly, as to leave nothing to be misunderstood. " We, whose names are hercunder, desirous to inhabit the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves,...in active and passive obedience, to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body, in an orderly way, by the major assent... | |
 | William Giles Goddard - 1843 - 88 էջ
...expresses a decided opinion that it was drawn up by Roger Williams : " We, whose names are here under, desirous to inhabit in the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves, in active or passive obedience, to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body... | |
 | Rhode Island Historical Society - 1843 - 880 էջ
...They probably signed this agreement as soon as they became of age. " We whose names are hereimder, desirous to inhabit in the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves in active or passive obedience, to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body,... | |
 | 1848 - 544 էջ
...the settlers of Providence was as follows : — " We, whose names are hereunder, desirous to inhabit the town of Providence, do promise to subject ourselves,...in active and passive obedience, to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body, in an orderly way, by the major assent... | |
 | Andrew White Young - 1855 - 1032 էջ
...followers, commenced a settlement at Providence. In the civil compact, they agreed " to submit themselves in active and passive obedience, to all such orders and agreements as should be made for the public good of the body, in an orderly way, by major consent of the inhabitants."... | |
 | John Gorham Palfrey - 1858 - 696 էջ
...government, established first, was the simplest democracy.2 " We do promise," such was the compact, " to subject ourselves, in active and passive obedience, to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body in an orderly way by the major consent of... | |
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