Author : John Gorham Palfrey
Release : 2017-12-25
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 285/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Compendious History of New England, Vol. 2 of 4 by : John Gorham Palfrey
Download or read book Compendious History of New England, Vol. 2 of 4 written by John Gorham Palfrey. This book was released on 2017-12-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Compendious History of New England, Vol. 2 of 4: From the Discovery by Europeans to the First General Congress of the Anglo-American Colonies Dec 19 Addresses be made to the King's most excel lent Majesty, as also to the High Court of Parliament The Address to the King prayed him to respect the privileges conveyed by his father's charter. The Address to Parliament expressed con fidence in the favor and encouragement Of that assembly. These papers, transmitted to Leverett, or, in his absence, Richard Saltonstall and Henry Ashurst, were accompanied by instructions relating to their presentation and to further pro ceedings. The agents were directed to engage the favor of gentlemen Of worth in Parliament, or that were near unto his Majesty to inform them selves respecting the state Of feeling of King and Parliament towards the memorialists; to maintain the privileges secured by the charter, including free dom from appeals to England; and to protest against any demands of the Quakers for indul gence. If called upon to make any public answer, the agents were to reply that they had not received authority to do so. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.