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CAPTAIN WILLIAM PHIPS frequently told his wife that he would yet be captain of a king's ship, and that he should be the owner of a fair brick house in the green land north of Boston. 70 One year Captain Phips arrived with a ship and a tender at Port de la Platta. 71 There he made a stout canoe of a stately cotton tree, large enough to carry eight or ten persons.
Colonial Children 1902
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This and the tender, with men and divers, were to go in search of the wreck under the command of Bucklaw and the captain of the Swallow, whose name Phips did not mention.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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That hysteria ended when the Governor Phips ordered the release of all suspects.
Political Hysteria: Call for Immediate Pre-Election Calming Diane Perlman 2010
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That hysteria ended when the Governor Phips ordered the release of all suspects.
Diane Perlman: Political Hysteria: Call for Immediate Pre-Election Calming 2010
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Governor Phips blamed the entire affair on William Stoughton.
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In May of 1693, Phips released from prison all remaining accused or convicted witches.
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He criticized Phips for interfering just when he was about to “clear the land” of witches.
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The writings most likely influenced the decision of Phips to order the court to exclude spectral evidence and touching tests and to require proof of guilt by clear and convincing evidence.
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That hysteria ended when the Governor Phips ordered the release of all suspects.
Political Hysteria: Call for Immediate Pre-Election Calming 2008
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That hysteria ended when the Governor Phips ordered the release of all suspects.
Diane Perlman: Political Hysteria: Call for Immediate Pre-Election Calming 2008
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