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 85
... Virginia Company , and the burden of planting the Bermudas was left to be undertaken by those who were personally interested in the Company and its fortunes . Nothing was done , however , to occupy the islands until certain of the more ...
... Virginia Company , and the burden of planting the Bermudas was left to be undertaken by those who were personally interested in the Company and its fortunes . Nothing was done , however , to occupy the islands until certain of the more ...
Page 150
... Virginia had suffered . The colonists had generally lived in peace with the ... Company did little to relieve them or to give informa- tion to the public of ... Virginia , and Warwick and Smythe appealed to the Crown for a commission of ...
... Virginia had suffered . The colonists had generally lived in peace with the ... Company did little to relieve them or to give informa- tion to the public of ... Virginia , and Warwick and Smythe appealed to the Crown for a commission of ...
Page 151
... VIRGINIA COMPANY 151 quo warranto for the annulment of the charter and it ended in favour of the Crown's contention . When Parliament met in February 1624 Sandys attempted to carry the Virginia case directly into the political arena ...
... VIRGINIA COMPANY 151 quo warranto for the annulment of the charter and it ended in favour of the Crown's contention . When Parliament met in February 1624 Sandys attempted to carry the Virginia case directly into the political arena ...
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