The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Volume 1James Humphreys, at the Corner of Second and Walnut-streets, 1806 - 16 pages |
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afterwards America ancient appears appointed assembly authority bill body Britain British cacique called captain Cudjoe Charaibes Charles Lyttleton chiefly Christopher Columbus circumstance climate coast colonel colonies Columbus commander in chief commission consent continued court crown Cuba D'Oyley earl of Carlisle England English Europe exports favour force given governor and council hath Herrera Hispaniola History honour Indians inhabitants island of Jamaica justice king king's kingdom of England Labat land laws likewise Lord Vaughan lordships majesty majesty's manner Maroons Martyr militia Montego bay mountains nations natives nature negroes observed occasion officers opinion Oviedo parish passed persons plantations planters Port possessed present revenue Rochefort royal savage sent ships Sir Thomas slaves Spain Spaniards spaniola Spanish species subjects sugar Tertre Thomas Lynch Thomas Modyford tion Trade and Plantations transmitted Trelawney town unto vessels voyage West Indies whole
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Page 123 - And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Page 122 - And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Page 104 - Graze the sea-weed their pasture, and through groves Of coral stray, or sporting with quick glance Show to the sun their waved coats dropt with gold ; Or in their pearly shells at ease attend Moist nutriment, or under rocks their food In jointed armour...
Page 299 - Majesty's realms and dominions the sole supreme government, command and disposition of the militia, and of all forces by sea and land, and of all forts and places of strength, is, and by the laws of England ever was, the undoubted right of his Majesty and his royal predecessors, kings and queens of England ; and that both or either of the Houses of Parliament cannot, nor ought to, pretend to the same...
Page 333 - And our Will and Pleasure is that the Persons thereupon duly elected by the major Part of the Freeholders of the respective Counties and Places and so returned shall before their Sitting take the Oaths mentioned in the said Act...
Page 297 - WHEREAS there was this day read at the Board a Report from the Right Honourable the Lords, of the Committee of Council for Plantation Affairs dated the first of last month in the words following Viz.
Page 15 - The fig-tree ; not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between...
Page 333 - Councils and the Representatives of the people so to be summoned as aforesaid, to make, constitute, 'and ordain laws, statutes, and ordinances for the public peace, welfare, and good government of our said colonies, and of the people and inhabitants thereof, as near as may be agreeable to the laws of England...
Page 89 - ... proposal. Several vessels were fitted out for the Lucayos, the commanders of which informed the natives, with whose language they were now well acquainted, that they came from a delicious country, in which the...
Page 389 - ... surrendered on no other condition than a promise of their lives. It is pleasing to observe, that not a drop of blood was spilt after the dogs arrived in the island.