Why does He seem only to submit to the inevitable, if He Grants the request at all?
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
He obtained some Grants of land in consideration of his services to the colony, but did not greatly thrive, and in 1648, or early in 1649, was superseded by Samuel Green.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
I can not claim these rights-they are mine only as he Grants me them as his gifts to me.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard