 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1815 - 694 pages
...ordered and agreed, that for time to come, no man be admitted to the freedom of the body politick, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same. Within the compass of the year 1631, arrived not so many ships as did the year before, fraught with... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - New England - 1804 - 398 pages
..."ordered and agreed, . that for the time to come,, no man sliall.be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches, within the limits of the same." This* law, which not only cut oft a. large portion of the people from all honours and offices, : but... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - America - 1805 - 504 pages
...might be preserved freemen, of good and honest men," it was ordered, that, from that time, no persons be admitted to the freedom of the body politic, but such as were members of some of the churches within its limits, f At this election, one hundred and sixteen... | |
 | Hannah Adams - New England - 1806 - 162 pages
...second general court, after the arrival of the governor and company, they resolved that none should be admitted to the freedom of the body politic, but such as were church members. They soon after concluded, that none but such should share in the administration... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - New England - 1808 - 226 pages
...law " ordered and agreed, that for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same." This law, which not only cutoff a large portion of the people from all honours arid offices, but also... | |
 | Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson - America - 1812 - 624 pages
...assistants, notwithstanding the former vote, and made an order, that, for the time to come, none should be admitted to the freedom of the body politic but such as were church members. This was a most extraordinary order or law, and yet it continued in force until... | |
 | Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 344 pages
...might be preserved of good and honest men, it was also ordered, ' that for the time to come, no man be admitted to the freedom of the body politic, but...such as are members of some of the churches within its limits;' and subsequently it was resolved, ' that none but such should share in the administration... | |
 | Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 338 pages
...might be preserved of good and honest men, it was also ordered, * that for the time to come, no man be admitted to the freedom of the body politic.. but...such as are members of some of the churches within its limits;' and subsequently it was resolved, ' that none but such should share in the administration... | |
 | United States - 1825 - 398 pages
...18th of May, 1631, it was voted, that " no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body-politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same ; " and they suffered no churches to be gathered, but such as were sound in doctrine, according to... | |
 | Thomas Prince - Chronology, Historical - 1826 - 454 pages
...men, ordered arid agreed that for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same. Fourth, Thomas Williams having undertaken to set up a ferry between Winnesemet and Charlestown, he... | |
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To the end the body of the commons may be preserved of honest and good men, it was ordered and agreed, that, for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the... 
