Maine Becomes A State PDF Download

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: A. O. IffZO. Settlements promotecd Patent 10 Plymouth Council, Granted. CHAPTER HI. Ncic-England patent granted?Its ettent and government?Patent to Mason?Charter of N. Scotia to Alexander?Its cici! powers and management?Laconia, a province, a company?Monlirgait and other places on the eastern coast settled?Intruders?Saco, New-Hampshire, and Pemaquid settled?Robert Gorges, and its council?Free fishery discussed'?Agamenticus settled? Tlie rights to Acadia, and of the Plymouth Council discussed ?.V. Scotia confirmed to Alexander?Monltcgan sold?Trade to Kcnnebcc?Massachusetts patent and charter?Canada taken by the Kirks?Peace?New-Hampshire, C'ommocks, Kenncbec, Saco, Lygonia, Muscongws and Pemaquid patents?Settlements at Sag- adaftotk and Piscataqua. An era now opens which was far more favourable to die settlement of North America, than that of any preceding period. The country was perpetually growing in importance; and adventurers, through the increase of their knowledge and experience, became more judicious and prudent in their enterprizes. In 1620, after our Pilgrim Fathers had founded the colony of New Plymouth, seven English ships made voyages to New England for fish and fur, and eight others carried 1,095 settlers to the Virginia plantation. Observing that colony to flourish under new patents with more ample privileges, the Plymouth Company, or the other branch in the corporation of 1606, petitioned the croyn, through Gorges for a new Patent, which might prescribe a definite extent of territory, with the necessary powers and privileges; and give an exclusive right to the soil, fishery, and trade, within its limits. The king was easily moved by the entreaty; and accordingly orderedf one to be drafted which should compare with that previously granted to the...