Category: History - American
152. A shrewd foreigner's view of the social conflict over the adoption of a new Constitution (Otto's letter to Vergennes, on the failure of the Annapolis Convention); from the Appendix to Bancroft's _History of the Constitution_ 502
152. A shrewd foreigner's view of the social conflict over the adoption of a new Constitution (Otto's letter to Vergennes, on the failure of the Annapolis Convention); from the...
3. CHAPTER I. _That this Westerne discoverie will be greately forNowe the meanes to sende suche as shall labour effectually in this busines ys, by plantinge one or tuoo colonies of our nation upon that fyrme, where they may remaine in safetie...
4. CHAPTER V. _That this voyadge will be a greate bridle to the Indies ofBut the plantinge of tuoo or three stronge fortes upon some goodd havens (whereof there is greate store) betwene Florida and Cape Briton, woulde be a matter in shorte space of g...
5. Act VI.--It is further concluded and ordered that every master of afamily, and every freeman that is to pay five pounds of tobacco per pol as aforesaid for the defraying of publique charges, shall bring the same unto the Houses of the Burgesses...
6. Act XI.--Mynisters shall not give themselves to excesse in drinkinge,or riott, spendinge theire tyme idellye by day or night, playinge at dice, cards, or any other unlawfull game; but at all tymes convenient they shall heare or reade somewhat of...
7. Act XXXV.--Be it also enacted and confirmed, for the better observationof the Sabbath, that no person or persons shall take a voyage[22] upon the same, except it be to church, or for other cause of extreme necessitie, upon the penalty of the forfei...
8. Act VIII.--Noe debts made for wines or strong waters shall be pleadable_Articles agreed on and concluded at James Cittie in Virginia for the surrendering and settling of that plantation under the obedience and government of the Common Wealth of Eng...
9. Act VII.--Be it enacted by this present Grand Assembly ... That thepersons who shall be elected to serve in Assembly shall be such and no other then such as are persons of knowne integrity and of good conversation and of the age of one and twen...
10. Act III. Whereas the usuall way of chuseing burgesses by the votesof all persons who, haveing served their tyme, are ffreemen of this country, who, haveing little interest in the country, doe oftner make tumults at the election to the disturba...
11. Act I. [An act for carrying on a warre against the barbarous Indians.12. Act V. [Sheriffs.=Whereas= divers complaints have been made throughout the country of the abuses ... of divers offices ... _Bee it enacted by the governour, councell, and burgesses of this grand...
13. Act VI. [Vestries.Whereas the long continuance of vestries ... is presented as a greivance, _Bee it enacted_ ... that it shall and may be lawfull ... for the freeholders =_and freemen_= of every...
14. Act VII [Suffrage.=_Bee it enacted_= ... that the act of assembly [1770; see No. 105]... which forbids =_freemen_= to have votes in the election of burgesses be repealed, and that they be admitte...
15. Act VIII. [_To add representatives to the Board of County Justices_,=_Whereas_= the justices of the county courts ... have accustommarily sett ... a rate or assessment upon the people of their counties ... and whereas it hath been suspected ......
16. Act XX. [Disabling Lt. Col. Edward Hill and Lieut. John Stith. frombearing any office, civil or military, because these men had "bin the greatest instruments ... of raiseing, promoteing, and stirring up the late differences and misunderstanding...
17. m. Samuel Oakes PetitionVoted To Chuse a Co[=m]ittee to Prepare Instructions for the Representatives for their Acting at the General Court at their Approching Session, And to Lay them befor the Meeting...