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CHRONICLES.
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j. Now concerning these thing. -biel
are most certainly believed among ~.
write, not hy commandment but by per
mission forssuuch a., being not al eve VT
ness, II Is given unto me to write the,,
tbirgs
And It came To pas. in those day. that
TIE elders. aud h'gb priests. And lA~r,ver.
oil certain goodly laad. that 10th on th,
continent Of America. became perverted and
made laws detrimental % the Interest. Of, The
people aul sNji, these sta'! ,ral:l-l, !.
cause they aaordeth us pap
Bu, certain goolly disposed among ,hc
elders assembled together a.. fcat-is ef a
certain s;rie; that iIciL IN the y alley o,
! rgluia, AMI sail unto them. select :. ,
man Of Integrity and wisdom g. D., y6ur
law giver, one who viii make waolc,y.,e
laws. IN accordance With the wants og The
people
Aud Il came 20 pass ia, !: vas to,i IN
10 the elders that, 10. ihero resides in the
land Of berkeley, Que Charl,s .Iccrn.s.vho.,
surname Is Faulkner him W give unto ven
10 he your !s~>ciVer for we know Iiu 10 be
Tue self same mau whe rode frou. the rrov.
lrce oi Berkeley on cabin. fashioned wit.
log', alter the manner Of log cabin, there
lore "e Judge that he will be faithful 10 our
trust inasmueh a he spake unto the
people to tue effect that be would prefer
a hig banner Tor b.. winding .Lcei aud
mauy other cooily things >aii be unto them.
80 the people took Charles Jreme.apl
made him lAw giver, 10 di.per.c lasiie. and
Judgement, aud makes wL1ltson,, hw.
such a. scemeth good unto tkeirrat.is and
such a. would accord with the erecI Of tho
Whig-.
But he took false counsel aul deceived
ms s'niOlks ty MAKING laws alter IL, man.
ner Of their aiv,rsati,.. for they .,il MT,
him' atide with u, aud W. vii give you 4
place ia the CRIB
SObelt be took garden seed. and .,,,.
'er'd them over The whole realm. aud -aiI
unto the people, vote for ne. f.r have
found iavor IN the sight Of the gr,a, a. gh
priest, aud Of the elder, Of the ia,l and 4,
seeme'h good unto them that should abb lie
rlth them aud IT mskesh my heart glad
'"a' shalI DO WITH them, aud have their
patronage
Then gathered together IN uli,ule Of
the evil spirits Of the isud aud sought out a
place whereby they might commune with
each other. Aud they assembled At ~.
the Old stone church which staudeth At the
borders Of Winchester
And a good.y number asser L!ed some
oi whom HaXed WTutn ana saIi who is tin.
mAn that vas our alv,Tsary. and now would
ye make hIm our !as ci,.r' Did b, MOI.
JOIN with our aivrrslries and wage ~.r
against u, with .cg cabins. aai coon, kin.
and hard cider. and d,i be not prefer awuir
banner Tor 4 wiuiiuc sheet
10 Then selected tley choice sriri,s who
said unto BIN art thou for a, or our alycr.
saric' Ard hc saii Iay. Lutas captain
Of the LocoiJeo host am uou come. And
ayoice sPasc unto him Say iuc dido thy,e'f
behind a tombstone Tor the place whcreon
thou standest IS eousecrated auI Charles
Jeems dil 80
~ Moreover the ey,i p rit prevailed ard
u eamo 10 pass when ~ became known that
he had founI favor IN their SIGHT that bs
Jumped from behind the tomI.t1us. and
spaEe with great zeal and uuicr.taudipr
concerning al these ting, psr.1.uiug 10 10
eo!oeoisin
IL Aud miny msrve!lei saying, truly
this IS great man.
~ Moreover the arg-r oftAe Lord u.s
bindlcd because ihe7 made ~ house a hon.,
e politics. aud ire camc down from h.,y,,,
aud consumed tho cauted anl naurSt "a.
lch save the vail, thcrof which remain as =
warning monument unto tins day