| Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - 1808 - 224 páginas
...law of 11)31 had been revived. This law " ordered and agreed, that for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but...some of the churches within the limits of the same." This law, which not only cutoff a large portion of the people from nil honours and offices, but also... | |
| 1821 - 522 páginas
...the rights of man, which they deemed essential to human happiness. In 1631, they enacted, that "for time to come, no man should be admitted to the freedom of their body politic, who was not a member of some of the churches within their limits;" and again: that... | |
| 1821 - 526 páginas
...the rights of man, whicn they deemed essential to human happiness. In 1631, they enacted, that " for time to come, no man should be admitted to the freedom of their body politic, who was not a member of some of the churches within their limits;" and again: that... | |
| Epaphras Hoyt - 1824 - 338 páginas
...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... | |
| 1825 - 398 páginas
...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 - 1826 - 452 páginas
...may be preserved of honest and good men, ordered and agreed that for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but...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... | |
| Joseph Willard - 1826 - 98 páginas
...Massachusetts, May, 1631, it was ordered " that no man should be admitted to the freedom of this Commonwealth, but such as are members of some of the churches, within the limits of this jurisdiction." And this was the law till 1664. None but freemen were allowed to hold any office.... | |
| George Bancroft - 1834 - 530 páginas
...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...some of the churches within the limits of the same." The principle of universal suffrage was the usage of Virginia; Massachusetts, resting for its defence... | |
| 1859 - 536 páginas
...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." The commonwealth was thus constituted on a strictly religious basis; and in the days when religious... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1841 - 664 páginas
...or pamphlet printed by them, but also declare the name of the author if required by the licenser ; that for the time to come no man should be admitted to be a master printer until the actual number of master printers should be by death or otherwise reduced... | |
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