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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... authority should be obeyed had the inevitable result that any authority exercised from home was more or less suspect . While systematic control would probably under no circumstances have been either established or tolerated by the ...
... authority should be obeyed had the inevitable result that any authority exercised from home was more or less suspect . While systematic control would probably under no circumstances have been either established or tolerated by the ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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