...consent, from time to time, be made choice of, and assented unto. The contents whereof followeth.f In the name of God, amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King * Many attempts had been made to settle this rough and northern country ; first by the French,...

...entered into a civil compact, binding themselves together in a body politick, in the following terms. " In the name of God, amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loy*l subjects ef tmr dread sovereign lord, lung James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France,...

...utterly to destroy, tho little company, who, as they solemnly declared, "hafl undertaken the voyage for the glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian faith." Accordingly, they were very signally preserved; additions from time to time were made to them of their...

...James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, !cc. Having undertaken for the glory of God, and the advancement of the christian faith, and honor of our king and country, a voyage, to plant the first colony in the northern part of Virginia...

...our fathers signed before they left the ship, in the harbor of the Cape, has the following preamble : "Having undertaken for the glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian faith, and honour of our king and country to plant the first colony &c." After the preamble, they solemnly engaged,...

...which they declared they had undertaken to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith, and for the honor of their King and country. What a contrast is presented between the humble appearance...

...a body politic, by a solemn covenant, as the basis of their government, in the following words : " In the name of God, Amen : We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord, King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the...

...a body politic, by a solemn covenant, as the basis of their government, in the following words : " In the name of God, Amen : We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign iLord, King James, by the Grace of God, - of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the...

...they subscribed their names. This first of American constitutions was in the following form : — " In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord king James, by the grace of God, of GB France and Ireland king, defender of the faith, &c. having...

...by the solemn contract hinted above, and which governor Bradford gives us the following terms. f ' In the name of God amen ; We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord king James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king, defender of the faith,...