Early New England laws banning the sale of alcohol to Native Americans were criticized because it was “ not fit to deprive Indians of any lawfull comfort aloweth to all men by the use of wine .” Laws banned the practice of individuals toasting each other, with the explanation that it led to wasting God's gift of beer and wine, as well as being carnal.

In 1428 after setbacks on the battlefield Charles VII of France sent a distinguished embassy led by Renault of Chartres, Archbishop of Rheims to Scotland to persuade James to renew the alliance — the terms were to include the marriage of the princess Margaret to Louis the Dauphin of France and a gift of the county of Saintonge to James.

Hyde argues that this led to a notion in many societies of the gift as something that must " perish ".

The scientific speculations of Ionian thinkers such as Thales in the sixth century were becoming commonplace knowledge in Aristophanes ' time and this had led, for instance, to a growing belief that civilized society was not a gift from the gods but rather had developed gradually from primitive man's animal-like existence.

Lubry Kent's gift to Castor and Olive, a lucky Whiffle Hen, led them into the adventure where they met Popeye.

This ritual began in Spain during the Middle Ages when a nine-day period of hymns and prayers led up to a Christmas feast, a period which ended with gift giving.

This gift led her to a fascination with the gaming and fantasy field, which in turn led her to write articles for gaming magazines.

The teachings of this group, which denied it had power to give the gift of the Holy Spirit, led the couple to pray for that gift.

Though it did not win in its particular category, the interest created led to the gift of private money and the building was restored in 2010.

His horse, Fallaballaugh, another gift from his troops, with his boots turned backwards led a parade down 4th street with a long line of dignitaries.

The Magic Christian was one of Peter Sellers ' favourite books — his gift of a copy to Stanley Kubrick led to Southern being hired for Dr Strangelove – and a film version of the book had long been a project for the actor, who intended to play the lead role of Guy Grand.

Dudley Daniel was a key influence in developing these friendships and through the recognition by these friends and others of the God-given gift on his life, he also led the NCMI team for many years.

His gift for oration, versatile voice and scripting led him to become a popular broadcaster at the BBC, Bristol, where he used his popularity to promote the Forest of Dean, its people and traditions.

Later, he crashes into his father-in-law, drags his unconscious body inside, causes his mother-in-law to faint, makes his wife suspicious about his naked escapade the previous night when Nicola apologises and returns his clothes, and finally destroys his wife's childhood dollhouse, which was to be a gift to their newborn daughter, while attempting to fix the damaged fuse that led to him urinating on the goose initially.

Lowy's gift has led to him being awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship in 2005 by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

An elaborate planning process of seven years led to the building's eventual construction in 1965 which was funded by the family of David Samuel Gottesman, the Hungarian émigré, the philanthropist who had purchased the scrolls as a gift to the State of Israel.

An elaborate planning process of seven years led to the building's eventual construction in 1965, funded by the family of David Samuel Gottesman, the Hungarian émigré and philanthropist who had purchased the scrolls as a gift to the State of Israel.

With a small $ 1, 000 gift from member Fannie Jobe, pastor Thomas Potts, led the congregation to build a one-room stone chapel at the corner of Bellevue and Erskine Avenues.

A dispute over this gift led to the Great Will Case, ultimately decided by the United States Supreme Court against Cornell in Cornell Univ.

He also has led his own orchestra, The Alan Tew Orchestra, and with full orchestra at his disposal, Alan Tew shows a gift for judicious use of instrumentation.

A curving double flight of steps led up to the arched door under an arched niche containing a gift from William Bingham — a marble statue of Franklin in a classical toga sculpted in Italy by Francesco Lazzarini.

* August 20, 2005: Supporters of the Iraq war, led by Crawford small business owner Bill Johnson, set up a small opposing camp, named " Fort Qualls ," behind his " Yellow Rose " gift shop in Crawford, Texas.

According to William Bacon Stevens, the first president of the board of trustees, Asa Packer's founding gift of $ 500, 000 was the largest single endowment for a literary institution at that time.

* 1976, May 8-The Japanese Garden of Peace, a gift from the people of Japan, is dedicated on the 130th anniversary of the founding of Fredericksburg at the Nimitz Museum.

His number two spot was in recognition of his $ 150 million pledge to Stanford University which was the largest single gift to Stanford since the founding grant and among the largest ever in higher education.

The Mosakowsi Institute for Public Enterprise was established in the fall of 2007 thanks to a generous founding gift from two Clark alumni, William ' 76 and Jane ' 75 Mosakowski.

In January, 2012, the Sackler celebrated its anniversary founding and a gift of $ 5 million from Sackler's widow.

He showed an early gift for organizing, founding his first athletic club, called Marcomannia, in 1899.

The school was named for publishing magnate Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., who provided the founding gift in 1964.

In November, 2008, alumnus Grover Wrenn, a member of the founding class in 1960, gave the college a $ 1-million gift, the largest from an alumnus.

The Broads made a founding gift of $ 100 million and the Broad Institute was formally launched in May 2004.

In 2009, the government of the Seychelles Islands announced its gift of a pair of Aldabra giant tortoises to the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and in appreciation of China's assisting the small insular nation with the expenses of participating in the Expo.

According to the contemporary chronicler John Strecche, who lived at the neighbouring Kenilworth Priory, the French openly mocked Henry in 1414 by sending him a gift of tennis balls at Kenilworth.

The gift of the Honour of Lancaster also followed after it was confiscated by Henry from Roger the Poitevin.

The extent to which lands and positions should be passed down through hereditary right or by the gift of the king was still uncertain, and tensions around this issue had grown during the reign of Henry I.

Ranulf of Chester remained upset over Stephen's gift of the north of England to Prince Henry.

In October 2010, Columbia Business School announced that alumnus Henry Kravis, the billionaire co-founder of private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts ( KKR & Co .), pledged $ 100 million to fund expansion of Columbia Business School, the largest gift in its history.

Maximilian also gave a bizarre jousting helmet as a gift to King Henry VIII – the helmet's visor featured a human face, with eyes, nose and a grinning mouth, and was modeled after the appearance of Maximilian himself.

Thomas Boleyn was a well respected politician with a gift for languages ; he was also a favourite of Henry VII of England, who sent him on many political missions abroad.

The Gates Hillman Complex was made possible by a $ 20 million lead gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and an additional $ 10 million grant from The Henry L. Hillman Foundation.

In 1535 the château was seized from Bohier's son by King Francis I of France for unpaid debts to the Crown ; after Francis ' death in 1547, Henry II offered the château as a gift to his mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who became fervently attached to the château along the river.

It was here in 1255 that the first captive elephant was landed in England, The prize beast arrived at Sandwich quayside, delivered as a gift to the English monarch Henry III, from the French king, and was then taken on foot to the king's zoo at the Tower of London.

His cult grew in Prague, Bohemia when, in 925 A. D., king Henry I of Germany presented as a gift the bones of one hand of St. Vitus to Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia.

Ranulf of Chester remained upset over Stephen's gift of the north of England to Prince Henry.

A number of communications and intellectual property experts such as Henry Jenkins and Lawrence Lessig have described file-sharing as a form of gift exchange which provides numerous benefits to artists and consumers alike.

His patron died when Malherbe was on a visit in his native province, and for a time he had no particular employment, though by some servile verses he obtained a considerable gift of money from Henry III, whom he afterwards libelled.

" GM gave him a Florida Cadillac franchise as a retirement gift, and DeLorean did in fact take over the presidency of The National Alliance of Businessmen, a charitable organization with the mission of employing Americans in need, founded by Lyndon Johnson and Henry Ford.

William Shakespeare mentions the game in Act I — Scene II of Henry V ; the Dauphin, a French Prince, sends King Henry a gift of tennis-balls, out of jest, in response to Henry's claim to the French throne.

He was introduced to the laissez faire thought of the French Liberal and Austrian schools of economics when he received Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson as a gift from a family friend on his twelfth birthday.

In 1470, the library had been presented to the university as a gift from Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, the youngest son of Henry IV.

The Catalpa was presented as a gift to Captain Anthony, John Richardson and Henry Hathaway, it was eventually sold and turned into a coal barge.

This may have been the gift of the priory ’ s patron Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln.

They now belong to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University, as a result of a gift made by his grandson Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk in 1667 and of a supplementary gift in 1755, when the extravagant 2nd Earl of Pomfret sold back to his mother those Arundel marbles that had been at Easton Neston, and she donated them to the Ashmolean, where sometimes they are called the Pomfret marbles.

An inscription on the almshouses records that they were built in 1640 as " The work and gift of Henry Cornish, gent ".

Until the dissolution of the monasteries-during the reign of Henry VIII-the parish was in the ' gift ' of the Abbot of Westminster, then patronage of the parish passed to the Bishop of London.