Collections of the Massachusetts Historical SocietyAmerican Stationers' Company, 1837 - 300 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 48–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... shot a young gentleman in the neck through a collar , for stiffness as if it had been an oaken board , and entered his flesh a good depth . Myself received an arrow through my coat sleeve , a second against my helmet on the forehead ...
... shot a young gentleman in the neck through a collar , for stiffness as if it had been an oaken board , and entered his flesh a good depth . Myself received an arrow through my coat sleeve , a second against my helmet on the forehead ...
Էջ 6
... shot upon the breast of his corselet , as if it had been pushed with a pike , and if he had not had it on , he had lost his life . A pretty passage worthy observation . We had an Indian with us that was an interpreter ; being in English ...
... shot upon the breast of his corselet , as if it had been pushed with a pike , and if he had not had it on , he had lost his life . A pretty passage worthy observation . We had an Indian with us that was an interpreter ; being in English ...
Էջ 11
... shot for arrows . suing them , a hundred more started out of the ambushments , and almost surrounded him and his company ; and some they slew , others they maimed , and forced them to retreat to their fort , so that it was a special ...
... shot for arrows . suing them , a hundred more started out of the ambushments , and almost surrounded him and his company ; and some they slew , others they maimed , and forced them to retreat to their fort , so that it was a special ...
Էջ 12
... shot among their canoes . And though they were a mile from us , yet the bullet grazed not above twenty yards over the canoe , where the poor maids were . It was a special provi- dence of God it did not hit them , for then should we have ...
... shot among their canoes . And though they were a mile from us , yet the bullet grazed not above twenty yards over the canoe , where the poor maids were . It was a special provi- dence of God it did not hit them , for then should we have ...
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... shot upon the fort . So remarkable it appeared to us , as we could not but admire at the providence of God in it , that soldiers so unexpert in the use of their arms , should give so complete a volley , as though the finger of God had ...
... shot upon the fort . So remarkable it appeared to us , as we could not but admire at the providence of God in it , that soldiers so unexpert in the use of their arms , should give so complete a volley , as though the finger of God had ...
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aboard America arms ashore barbarous barque Bisquittam Block Island brought burnt called canoes Cape Cape Cod Captain John Captain Mason captive carried Church coast colony command Connecticut Connecticut river Convers Council death defend divers endeavors enemy England English escape Exergue fell fire fish forces French French and Indians garrison gave Gibson Governor hands harbor hath head honor hope hundred Indians inhabitants isles killed King labor land Legend liberty Lieutenant lish Lord manner Massachusetts master means Medal miles Mohegan Narragansett Narragansett Bay New-England night Obverse palisadoes party Pequeats Pequot War Pequots pinnace plantation Plymouth poor prisoners providence Rhode Island river Robert Gorges sachem sagamore sail salvages sent ship shore shot slain slew sloops soldiers soon swamp taken thereof told took town trade unto vessel Virginia wigwams woods wounded
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Էջ 46 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Էջ 77 - Bartholomew Fair, in the said place and county, on the other party : the one and thirtieth day of October, 1614, and in the twelfth year of the reign of our sovereign lord, JAMES, by the grace of God, King of England, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith ; and of Scotland the seven and fortieth.
Էջ 104 - Continent adioyning to Florida; whose bounds may be stretched to the magnitude thereof without offence to any Christian inhabitant. For from the degrees of 30. to 45. his...
Էջ 111 - Dukedoms of Bononia, Mantua, Ferrara, Ravenna, Bolognia, Florence, Pisa, Sienna, Urbine, Ancona, and the ancient Citie and Countrey of Rome, with a great part of the great Kingdome of Naples.
Էջ 51 - I leveled at as the only want our nation met with in all their navigations along that coast. And having kept them full three years. I made them able to set me down what great rivers ran up into the land, what men of note were seated on them, what power they were of, how allied, what enemies they had,
Էջ 51 - I seized upon. They were all of one nation, but of several parts, and several families. This accident must be acknowledged the means, under God, of putting on foot and giving life to all our plantations.
Էջ 123 - I would be sorry to offend, or that any should mistake my honest meaning: for I wish good to all, hurt to none. But rich men for the most part are growne to that dotage, through their pride in their wealth, as though there were no accident could end it, or their life.
Էջ 122 - Kingdome to attend her, finde imploiment for those that are idle, because they know not what to doe: so farre from wronging any, as to cause posterity to remember thee, and remembring thee, ever honour that remembrance with praise.
Էջ 99 - I heere present your Highness the description in a Map ; my humble su[i]te is, you would please to change their Barbarous names, for such English, as Posterity may say, Prince Charles was their Godfather.
Էջ 53 - I met withal to this present, [time,] which, with his relation of the country, wrought such an impression in the lord chief justice, and us all that were his associates, that (notwithstanding our first disaster) we set up our resolutions to follow it with effect...