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... held it under the king . On the failure of the royal cause , he gave an asylum on the island to the Prince of Wales and other refugees . He made such a de- termined resistance to the Parliamentarians that Charles II was induced to ...
... held it under the king . On the failure of the royal cause , he gave an asylum on the island to the Prince of Wales and other refugees . He made such a de- termined resistance to the Parliamentarians that Charles II was induced to ...
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... II . They are to take care that lands quietly held , planted and possessed seven years , after its being duly survey'd by the Surveyor General , or his order , shall not be subject 38 THE JUDICIAL AND CIVIL HISTORY OF NEW JERSEY .
... II . They are to take care that lands quietly held , planted and possessed seven years , after its being duly survey'd by the Surveyor General , or his order , shall not be subject 38 THE JUDICIAL AND CIVIL HISTORY OF NEW JERSEY .
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... years was transacted at their town meetings , which were held at sev- eral stated times during the year . Officers were regularly appointed , whose duty it was to warn the citizens to attend 48 THE JUDICIAL AND CIVIL HISTORY OF NEW JERSEY .
... years was transacted at their town meetings , which were held at sev- eral stated times during the year . Officers were regularly appointed , whose duty it was to warn the citizens to attend 48 THE JUDICIAL AND CIVIL HISTORY OF NEW JERSEY .
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... held it , so far as is known , and their right had never been disputed ; there was , in fact , none to dispute it . But this possession had only been partial and was never continuous ; they were nomads , wandering from place to place ...
... held it , so far as is known , and their right had never been disputed ; there was , in fact , none to dispute it . But this possession had only been partial and was never continuous ; they were nomads , wandering from place to place ...
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John Whitehead. the central eastern portion of the State . Whatever land is now held under it , where there has been no confirmation by the Lords Proprie . tors or their governors , can only be claimed by a title acquired by ad- verse ...
John Whitehead. the central eastern portion of the State . Whatever land is now held under it , where there has been no confirmation by the Lords Proprie . tors or their governors , can only be claimed by a title acquired by ad- verse ...
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Page 225 - I AB do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify and declare, that I do believe that in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any transubstantiation of the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of . Christ, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever...
Page 367 - Nederlandts, under the commission and control of their High Mightinesses the Lords States General of the United Netherlands, and the privileged West India Company.
Page 14 - To be holden of Us our Heirs and Successors as of our Manor of East Greenwich and our County of Kent in free and common soccage and not in Capite nor by Knight service Yielding and rendering.
Page 225 - Christ, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever; and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the Mass, as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous.
Page 69 - Island, and bounded on the east part by the main sea and part by Hudson's River, and hath upon the west Delaware Bay or river, and extendeth southward to the main ocean as far as Cape May, at the mouth of Delaware Bay, and to the northward as far as the northernmost branch of the eaid bay or river of Delaware, which is forty-one degrees and forty minutes of latitude...
Page 15 - And also to make, ordain, and establish all manner of orders, laws, directions, instructions, forms, and ceremonies of government and magistracy fit and necessary for and concerning the government of the said colony and plantation...
Page 134 - King of this realm and all other his Majesty's dominions and countries thereunto belonging. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that I do believe in my conscience that...
Page 135 - Crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject,' is, and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body, being Protestants; and all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words, by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words, without any equivocation...
Page 134 - Pope neither of himself nor by any authority of the Church or see of Rome, or by any other means with any other, hath any power or authority to depose the King...
Page 175 - You are to permit a Liberty of Conscience to all Persons (except Papists) so they may be contented with a quiet and peaceable Enjoyment of the same, not giving Offence or Scandal to the Government.