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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: preached to the Indians; lands were to descend as in England; trial by jury was secured to all persons charged with crime; the subordinate council was to try civil causes; and the products of the colonists were to be brought to a public storehouse, where a Cape merchant or treasurer was to control and apportion them as they were needed. This early development of the socialistic and cooperative idea resulted unfortunately; but for the moment it had a plausible appearance on paper. What was plain about the charter was, that the colony of Virginia would have no rights other than those which King James I. chose to allow it. His instructions were to be the law, and he held to that theory with all the obstinacy of a narrow mind to the end of his life. Having secured this charter the friends of the enterprise made every preparation for the voyage. About one hundred colonists were secured, apparently without difficulty, and at the end of the year 1606 all was ready for the expedition. The little fleet consisted of three vessels, one of twenty tons, one of forty, and one of a hundred, the names of which were the Discovery, the Good Speed, and the Susan Constant. On the 19th of December, 1606, these three ships set sail down the Thames for Virginia. JAMESTOWN. The sailing of the ships excited general interest even in so busy a city as London. Prayers were offered up in the churches for the welfare of the expedition, andthe poet Drayton wished his countrymen good fortune in a glowing lyric: ? You brave heroic minds Worthy your country's name, That honor still pursue Whilst loitering hinds Lurk here at home with shame, Go and subdue Britons yon stay too long, Quickly aboard bestow you, And with a merry gale Swell your stretch'd sail With vows as s...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217954150 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217954154 |
| Weight | 1.27 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.87 In |
| List Price | $24.76 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 392 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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