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 163
... authority lies in the free consent of the people , and they alone have the power to appoint officers and magistrates and to set bounds and limitations to their authority . The constitution or " Fundamental Orders " drawn up by the ...
... authority lies in the free consent of the people , and they alone have the power to appoint officers and magistrates and to set bounds and limitations to their authority . The constitution or " Fundamental Orders " drawn up by the ...
Page 171
... authority to manage the business , of which they availed themselves to the full . Captain Charles Wolverston , who had been one of the early planters in the Bermudas , was commissioned as Governor of Barbados and sent out with some ...
... authority to manage the business , of which they availed themselves to the full . Captain Charles Wolverston , who had been one of the early planters in the Bermudas , was commissioned as Governor of Barbados and sent out with some ...
Page 263
... authority of their proprietary partner- ship , an authority more nominal than real for reasons already explained . William Penn , as a notorious friend of James II , also temporarily lost his right of control , but recovered it earlier ...
... authority of their proprietary partner- ship , an authority more nominal than real for reasons already explained . William Penn , as a notorious friend of James II , also temporarily lost his right of control , but recovered it earlier ...
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