The History of the First Discovery And Settlement of Virginia : Being An Essay Towards a General History of This Colony
The book The History of the First Discovery And Settlement of Virginia : Being An Essay Towards a General History of This Colony was written by author Stith, William, 1707-1755 Here you can read free online of The History of the First Discovery And Settlement of Virginia : Being An Essay Towards a General History of This Colony book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The History of the First Discovery And Settlement of Virginia : Being An Essay Towards a General History of This Colony a good or bad book?
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The History of VIRGINIA. sdi which he himfelf had appealed ; and when the Perfons, by 1623. him accufed, flood there, in the Face of the Court, ready v — v — * to fubmit themfelves to the Trial, by him called for and s; ^ Francis demanded ? But, he faid, Truth and Innocency are bold ^nor °" and fettled, whereas Calumny and Falfhood are fugitive, fearful. Wherefore, as it was apparent, that the King's Ears had been pofleiTed, and all Parts of the Town and Country filled, with caufelefs Clamours,... by Mr. Wrote and his Friends ; and whereas his Wrongs to the Council, Com- mittee, and whole Company, Were lb great, fo groundlefs, and fo pernicious, he concluded, that unlefs fome Courfe was taken, to punifh and reprefs him, he could not fee, but that the whole Government of the Company, muft ut- terly diflblve, and fall into the moft extreme Co'nfufion and Contempt. Hereupon, at Sir John Davers's Motion, it was firfl unanimoufly voted and agreed, that all Mr. Wrote' s Ex- ceptions, Charges, and Imputations, at the late Courts, were utterly falfe and fianderous.
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