. Reminiscences of old Gloucester, or, Incidents in the history of the counties of Gloucester, Atlantic and Camden, New Jersey . e limits of Sir Ed-munds grant. Hence, upon the badgeof their order we find tiieir own andPloydens arms supported by the righthand of an Indian kneeling, aroundwhich are twenty-two crowned heads:the whole being encircled by the legend DoCEBO IMQUOS VIAS TUAS, ET IMPII AD TE coxvERTENTUR. The kiiights devicewas a hand holding a crown upon thepoint of a dagjrer, above an open bible;and the Palatines arms, two flowers uponthe points of an indented belt, with thelegend V
. Reminiscences of old Gloucester, or, Incidents in the history of the counties of Gloucester, Atlantic and Camden, New Jersey . e limits of Sir Ed-munds grant. Hence, upon the badgeof their order we find tiieir own andPloydens arms supported by the righthand of an Indian kneeling, aroundwhich are twenty-two crowned heads:the whole being encircled by the legend DoCEBO IMQUOS VIAS TUAS, ET IMPII AD TE coxvERTENTUR. The kiiights devicewas a hand holding a crown upon thepoint of a dagjrer, above an open bible;and the Palatines arms, two flowers uponthe points of an indented belt, with thelegend Virtus beat sic suos.^ *?ee the cuts of (he Kniglits badge and of theAlbion nied;il (of ilie two bides nt wliirli our nilsore copies*) in Pliintnpeiiel, p. 2. Not being siiilledin liie phruseology oC iicriildry ourselves, we copyfroiri our royul author an explaiinlion of the twocoats of arms, represented upon ll)e suid medal.—PJoydens he describes as True virtue tnonntrd aloft on honour high,In a serene rontcieoce *i clear as ikie; While the kniffhts double duly of supporting tht THB ALBIOCf 000079 07 TBB CONVERfllOIf. 17. ployoens arms.[Copied from Plantagencts New Albion,] Of the mode intended to be joursuedby these Knights in proselyting the In-dians, PJantagenet has left us a hint, forhe tells us that any gentleman whowas out of employ and not bent to labormight come to New Albion and livelike a devout apostolique soldier toiththe sivord o?id the word to civilize andconvert them to be his majestys lieges,and by trading with them for furs, gethis ten shillings a day, which he thoughtmuch better than contracting with thegovernment at home to kill Christiansfor five shillings a week. But notwithstanding the apostolicblows and knocks which the Knights ofthe Conversion thus meditated for thegood of their red brothers souls, theearl himself intended no such logic forhis English subjects. He meant by anact of his parliament to require an ob-servance of some of the fundamentalcree
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