Collections of the Massachusetts Historical SocietyMassachusetts Historical Society, 1871 - Massachusetts For the statement above quoted, also for full bibliographical information regarding this publication, and for the contents of the volumes [1st ser.] v. 1- 7th series, v. 5, cf. Griffin, Bibl. of Amer. hist. society. 2d edition, 1907, p. 346-360. |
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Page 498
... observe to your Excellency , that it has been usual to send over a new Great Seal for this Province at the Accession of a New King . It has been longer delayed at this time than usual & may be for- got . The Kings & Queens Pictures have ...
... observe to your Excellency , that it has been usual to send over a new Great Seal for this Province at the Accession of a New King . It has been longer delayed at this time than usual & may be for- got . The Kings & Queens Pictures have ...
Page 513
... observe , that as the Gover- nor is sworn to observe the Laws of Trade , & has a large body of directions on that head , this care gives him more trouble than any other part of his administration . I pre- sume , His Majesty does not ...
... observe , that as the Gover- nor is sworn to observe the Laws of Trade , & has a large body of directions on that head , this care gives him more trouble than any other part of his administration . I pre- sume , His Majesty does not ...
Page 515
... observe before I leave the tedious tale that from whatever we could collect of their statements at home , tho ' they meant to give us the extent of twenty miles , the words did not comprehend it supposing the River to run due North ...
... observe before I leave the tedious tale that from whatever we could collect of their statements at home , tho ' they meant to give us the extent of twenty miles , the words did not comprehend it supposing the River to run due North ...
Page 522
... observe Billy Smith's account of M : Pocklinton's case which is a very sensible one , and Doctor Bard's , who was the chief mana- ger of the late sale & was very glad to bring it about as a beneficial one- My advice would be to sell for ...
... observe Billy Smith's account of M : Pocklinton's case which is a very sensible one , and Doctor Bard's , who was the chief mana- ger of the late sale & was very glad to bring it about as a beneficial one- My advice would be to sell for ...
Page 574
... observe orders I suppose- Strange inconsistent plan , ' twill be just going up the hill & coming down again . The Papers shall be given to some passenger , but whom I don't yet know . CERTIFICATE IN FAVOR OF JANE THOMPSON . I do hereby ...
... observe orders I suppose- Strange inconsistent plan , ' twill be just going up the hill & coming down again . The Papers shall be given to some passenger , but whom I don't yet know . CERTIFICATE IN FAVOR OF JANE THOMPSON . I do hereby ...
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Page 631 - Act passed in the first year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the first, intituled " An Act for the further security of His Majesty's Person and Government, and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret Abettors...
Page 632 - Kingdoms, as, after the time therein limited, requires the delivery of certain lists and copies, therein mentioned, to persons indicted of high treason or misprision of treason...
Page 631 - ... by an Act passed in the seventh and eighth years of the reign of King William the Third...
Page 667 - And whereas by an Act made in the Seventh and Eighth Years of the Reign of King William the Third, intituled " An Act for preventing Frauds, and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade...
Page 659 - And you are to take especial Care, that a Table of Marriages established by the Canons of the Church of England...
Page 668 - Berwick-upon-Tweed, or are of the built of and belonging to any of the said lands, islands, plantations or territories as the proprietors and right owners thereof, and whereof the master and three fourths of the mariners at least are English...
Page 648 - Council, execution be suspended until the final determination of such appeals, unless good and sufficient security be given by the appellee to make ample restitution of all that the appellant shall have lost by means of such judgment or decree, in case upon the determination of such appeal decree or judgment should be reversed and restitution awarded to the appellant.
Page 639 - Commissioners for Trade and plantations, and duplicates thereof by the next Conveyance; in which Books shall be specified, every particular Sum raised or Disposed of together with the Names of the persons to whom any payment shall be made, to the End We may be satisfied of the Right and due application of the Revenue...
Page 641 - Government, whereby Bills of Credit may be struck or issued in lieu of Money, without a Clause be inserted in such Act, declaring that the same shall not take Effect until the said Act shall have been approved and confirmed by Us, Our Heirs or Successors.
Page 644 - An Act for ascertaining the rates of foreign Coins in Her Majesty's Plantations in America...