Papers Relating to the Administration of Leut. Gov. Leisler. 1689-1691

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Página 351 - Hanks, for which a license has issued, now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage, then this obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue in law.
Página 339 - I see well the stroke of my enemies who are wishing to cause me some mistakes at the end of the loyalty I owe to my gracious King and Queen, and by such ways to blot out all my faithful service till now, but I hope had care to commit such an error, having by my duty and faithfulness being vigorous to them. Please only to signify and order the Major in...
Página 293 - Wchester, but they look for some forbearance and delay from your goodness in case, notwithstanding their diligence they may not be able punctually to answer. It is not through any unwillingness to exert themselves to meet it, but you know their strength as well as I. Notwithstanding despite their poverty and misery they will never lack in submission to the orders on behalf of his Majesty both for the public good and interest. This they protested to me, & I pray you to be persuaded thereof.
Página 158 - Capacity to doe so much mischeeffe as they doe but now we must dye Such obstructions will Ruine us ; if we might have had our wills we would have prevented there planting Sowing and Reaping and brought them low and mean Neverthelesse lett us...
Página 345 - Nicholson, or, in his absence, to "such as, for the time being, take care for preserving the peace and administering the law
Página 71 - Subjects burning & destroying ye sd Place : and fearing too great a Correspondency hath bean maintained between ye sd ffrensch & disaffected P'sons amongst us. These are in his Maties Name to will & require you to secure all Such Persons who are resputed Papists or Do any wise despise or reflect against this Governm...
Página 4 - Highness the prince of Orange with orders for the government of this country in the behalf of such person as the said royal highness had chosen and honoured with the charge of a governor, that as soon as the bearer of the said orders shall have let us see his power, then and without any delay we shall execute the said orders punctually ; declaring that we do intend to submit and obey, not only the said orders, but also the bearer thereof committed for the execution of 'the same. In witness whereof...
Página 356 - Pilotts. then either of us ever was. but considering that in the time of this distracted Countrey's greatness, necessity amongst us — no such Persons could be found but that those that were any wayes, in Capasity of Uniting us against a Common enemy would not undertake, we conceive for the Glory of the protestant interest the Establishment of the present Government under our Sovereign Lord & Lady King Wm & Queen Mary &c — •'&. the Strengthening against all foreign attempts, of this confused...
Página 310 - Confederates illegal unwarrantable & undue practices, & that none do presume to Aid & assist him, or them therein, as they will answer for the blood Shed & other damages, & ill Consequinces, that Shall be committed, Sustained, or accrue thereby but on the Contrary do forbid the same, Yet he the said Major & others his Confederates & accomplices do totally desist from all unwarrentable practices whatsoever & return to the peace of our Sovereign Lord & Lady William & Mary, King & Queen of England Scotland...
Página 391 - What ! those Papist Dogs Rogues, Sacrament — if the King should send three thousand such I would cut them all off S( without any cause given, 'he proclaimed open war against them Whereupon they for Self preservation, protection of the Kings forces & Stores & the Safety of the City, were Necessitated to persuade to their assistance, Several of their Majesties good Subjects, then in Opposition against the said Leisler.

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