Author : Samuel F. Haven
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528077927
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (779 download)
Book Synopsis History of Grants Under the Great Council for New England Course by Members of the Massachusetts (Classic Reprint) by : Samuel F. Haven
Download or read book History of Grants Under the Great Council for New England Course by Members of the Massachusetts (Classic Reprint) written by Samuel F. Haven and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Grants Under the Great Council for New England Course by Members of the Massachusetts Christian faith by violence and bloodshed. Columbus thought he had ascertained by calculation, that there remained but one hundred and fifty years from his time before the final catastrophe. My enterprise, said he, has accomplished simply that which the prophet Isaiah had predicted, - that, before the end of the world, the gospel should be preached upon all the earth, and the Holy City be restored to the church. Nearly ninety years of that remnant of time had expired, when, influenced by similar sentiments, Sir Humphrey Gilbert set forth on a similar errand. It was his intention to take possession at Newfoundland for the northern portion of the country, and at some point nearer Florida for the southern portion of the English claim; going first to Newfoundland to gain the advantage of a favorable season of the year, and the period when fishing vessels were most numerous at that station. The ships of different nations then engaged in that employment, were one hundred from Spain, fifty from Portugal, and'one hundred and fifty from France, to fifty from England. But England had become full-blooded and dangerous, and already aspired to rule the seas. She had the best ships, which, as Haies expresses it, were admirals over the rest, and controlled the harbors. Gilbert landed, and calling together the merchants and ship masters of the several nations, took possession with all the prescribed formalities. He promulgated laws, to which the people, by general voice, promised obedience; and made grants of land, the recipients covenanting to pay an annual rent, and yearly to maintain possession of the same by themselves or their assigns as his representatives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
