William Blackstone in His Relation to Massachusetts and Rhode Island (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from William Blackstone in His Relation to Massachusetts and Rhode IslandEmanuel, Cambridge, and now clerk in Holy Orders, sequestered in the wilderness of America.How or when Blackstone reached New England is not known. It is certain, however, that he took his Master's degree in 1621, and that when he appeared in America he was still less than thirty years of age. Had he come over with Gorges in 1623, as Mr. Adams supposes, and identified himself with the hated colonists at Weymouth, he might not have trusted himself alone in immediate proximity to that place, as the savages would be thirsting for his blood. Besides, the Weymouth people had a clergyman with them, and would hardly desire another. The first mention of Black stone is that of June 9th, 1628, when he was assessed twelve shillings towards the expence of arresting Morton of Merry Mount, though there is nothing to prove that he paid the tax or sympathized with the proceeding. Again, April 29th, 1629, he was empowered by Gorges to put Oldham in possession of lands near Boston, which has been accepted as proving that he was connected with the Weymouth colony, but it might be argued with equal force that he was connected with the colony at Dover, because a reference, hitherto unnoticed, mentions that, in 1631, he was empowered to perform a similar act for Hilton.Whenever Blackstone may have come over, it is certain that his tastes were singular.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.