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George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition., Chapter 5: (search)
could not be destroyed except as they were lulled into security, and induced to return to their old homes. In July of the following year, the inhabitants of the 1623. <*>5 Stith. 30 several settlements, in parties, under commissioned Chap V.} officers, fell upon the adjoining savages; and a law of the general assembly commannd the London company was now rent by two parties, which were growing more and more imbittered. As the shares in the unproductive stock were of little Chap. V.} 1623. value, the contests were chiefly for power; and were not so much the wranglings of disappointed merchants, as the struggle of political leaders. The meetings of mpany; that he had resolved, by a new charter, to reserve to himself the appointment of the officers in England, a negative on appointments in Virginia Chap. V.} 1623. and the supreme control of all colonial affairs. Private interests were to be sacredly preserved; and all grants of land to be renewed and confirmed. Should the
George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition., Chapter 8: (search)
rices. Nor did their miseries soon terminate. Even in the third year of the settlement, their victuals were so entirely 1623. spent, that they knew not at night where to have a bit in the morning. Tradition declares, that, at one Chap. VIII.} 1nterest; and even the threat of keeping back their bread could not change the character of the idle. After the harvest of 1623, there was no general 1623 want of food; in the spring of that year, it had been agreed, that each family should plant fo which the inhabitants of Plymouth were involved by another colony. For who will define the limits to the graspings of 1623. Mar. avarice? The opportunity of gain by the fur-trade had been envied the planters of New Plymouth; and Weston, who hadr their benefit. But the trustee, growing desirous of becoming lord proprietary, and holding them as tenants, obtained a 1623. new charter, which would have caused much difficulty, had not his misfortunes compelled him to transfer his rights to the
George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition., Chapter 9: (search)
h it was sure of being defeated. But the monopolists endeavored to establish their Chap. IX.} 1623. June. claims. One Francis West was despatched with a commission as admiral of New England, forchants was formed; and under its auspices permanent plantations were established on the banks of 1623. the Piscataqua. Gorges' Narrative, c. XXIV. Hubbard, 614-16. Prince, 215. Adams's Annals oaspired after glory; from the few memorials which they have left, it is not, perhaps, Chap IX.} 1623 to 1628 possible to ascertain the precise time, when the rude shelters of the fishermen on the seeford, and W. Willis's Portland. Williamson, i. 227, describes Saco as a permanent settlement in 1623; I incline rather to the opinion of Willis and Folsom. The first settlement was probably 1626 ma permanent fishing station on Newfoundland. The next spring, a second ship arrived; but the two 1623. vessels in company hardly possessed courage to sail to and fro along the coast, and make a parti