The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 98
... took up piracy , " the profession of the sea " ; for the Venetian ambassador at London re- ported on 10 August 1620 ( one month before the sailing of the Mayflower from Plymouth ) , that " the younger sons here , as opposed to the first ...
... took up piracy , " the profession of the sea " ; for the Venetian ambassador at London re- ported on 10 August 1620 ( one month before the sailing of the Mayflower from Plymouth ) , that " the younger sons here , as opposed to the first ...
Page 144
... took formal possession of the island in the name of " James , King of England and this Island " . On his way home he called at St Christopher , and there his sailors incautiously spoke of their find to Warner's colonists . The sequel ...
... took formal possession of the island in the name of " James , King of England and this Island " . On his way home he called at St Christopher , and there his sailors incautiously spoke of their find to Warner's colonists . The sequel ...
Page 400
... took it to the Court of Exchequer , before judges sitting as a Court of Equity . The right of governors to constitute courts had long been challenged in the colonies , but was consistently maintained as part of the prerogative of the ...
... took it to the Court of Exchequer , before judges sitting as a Court of Equity . The right of governors to constitute courts had long been challenged in the colonies , but was consistently maintained as part of the prerogative of the ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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