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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... governor , Sir George Yeardley , and the first Assembly was convoked in the church at James Town in July 1619.1 The union of the separate districts as parts of one colony government was thus assured and the first offspring of the ...
... governor , Sir George Yeardley , and the first Assembly was convoked in the church at James Town in July 1619.1 The union of the separate districts as parts of one colony government was thus assured and the first offspring of the ...
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... Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England " . Its pro- visions were modelled on those of preceding chartered companies for colonisation , with a Governor , a Court of Assistants and rules for the holding of quarterly ...
... Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England " . Its pro- visions were modelled on those of preceding chartered companies for colonisation , with a Governor , a Court of Assistants and rules for the holding of quarterly ...
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... governor and his local council with only occasional interference from England . After long delay the Crown provided £ 1000 a year to pay the governor's salary out of the Virginia customs , but otherwise little or no assistance was given ...
... governor and his local council with only occasional interference from England . After long delay the Crown provided £ 1000 a year to pay the governor's salary out of the Virginia customs , but otherwise little or no assistance was given ...
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... Governor of Barbados and sent out with some eighty colonists . Since he professed entirely friendly intentions , Courteen's settlers made no objection to his landing , but when a couple of months later he had established him- self ...
... Governor of Barbados and sent out with some eighty colonists . Since he professed entirely friendly intentions , Courteen's settlers made no objection to his landing , but when a couple of months later he had established him- self ...
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... Governor of St Christopher for life with full power over the colony subject to ratification by the Earl of Carlisle . Many of the provisions of the grant seem to be modelled on those commonly included in the commission of the governor ...
... Governor of St Christopher for life with full power over the colony subject to ratification by the Earl of Carlisle . Many of the provisions of the grant seem to be modelled on those commonly included in the commission of the governor ...
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