Virginia House of Burgesses (1623) ordinance of Jamestown, legislation enacted requiring civil magistrates:

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American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement.

Endnotes:

1623VA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Virginia, 1623, ordinance of House of Burgesses, Jamestown, “Our Christian Heritage,” Letter from Plymouth Rock (Marlborough, NH: The Plymouth Rock Foundation), p. 2.

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