The English Colonization of America During the Seventeenth Century
The book The English Colonization of America During the Seventeenth Century was written by author Neill, Edward D. (Edward Duffield), 1823-1893 Here you can read free online of The English Colonization of America During the Seventeenth Century book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The English Colonization of America During the Seventeenth Century a good or bad book?
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It pleased God to enable him to take divers places from them, and to make him a support to the said well affected. But since his return to England, the said Papists and malignants, conspiring together, have brought fictitious acts against him, at the common law, in the name of Thomas Corn- waUis and others, for pretended trespass in taking away their goods in the parish of St. Christopher's, London, which are the very goods that were by force of 2io CORKWALUS VERSUS IXGLE. war justly and lawful...ly taken from these wicked Papist3 and malignants in Maryland, and with which he relieved the poor distressed Protestants there, who otherwise must have starved, and been rooted ont. " 2s ow, forasmuch as yoiir Lordships ia Parliament of State, by the order annexed, were pleased to direct an ordinance to be framed for the settlement of the said province of Maryland, under the Committee of Planta- tions, and for the indemnity of the actors iu it, and for that such false and feigned actions for matters of war acted in foreign parts, are not tryable at common law, but, if at aU, before the Court and ^farshal ; and for that it would be a dangerous example to permit Papists and malignants to bring actions of trespass or otherwise against the well affected for fighting and standing for the Parliament : " The petitioner most humbly btscecheth your Lord- ships to be pleased to direct that this business may be heard before your Lordships at the bar, or to refer it to a committee to report the true state of the case, and to order that the said stiits against the petitioner at the common law may be stayed, and no further proceeded in.
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