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A brief account concerning several of the agents of New-England, their negotiation at the…
A brief account concerning several of the agents of New-England, their negotiation at the Court of England with some remarks on the new charter granted to the colony of Massachusetts showing that all things duly considered, greater privileges than what are therein contained, could not at this time rationally be expected by the people there.A brief account concerning several of the agents of New-England, their negotiation at the Court of England with some remarks on the new charter granted to the colony of Massachusets shewing that all things duely considered, greater priviledges than what are therein contained, could not at this time rationally be expected by the people there.
London : s.n., 1691
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All these things duly considered, the Best and Wisest Men in England thought that the ⟨p. 18⟩Persons who were concerned for New-England, would do an ill Service for their Country, if they should peremptorily decline a Submission to this Settlement, and thereby bring upon themselves that which would be more undesirable.
All these things duely considered, the Best and Wisest Men in England thought that the ⟨p. 18⟩Persons who were concerned for New-England, would do an ill Service for their Countrey, if they should peremptorily decline a Submission to this Settlement, and thereby bring upon themselves that which would be more undesirable.
I must beg leave (for it is a Truth) to say this further, That whereas the People in New-England have not obtained all the Charter-Privileges which they have at several times Petitioned Their Majesties for; they have more reason to blame themselves, than those of their Agents, who did their utmost to procure every thing for them which they prayed for. Had they at the time of the Revolution, entered upon the full Exercise of their Old Charter-Government, and then humbly signified to the King that they had so done; and that they were persuaded, His Majesty, who declared, when Prince of Orange, That Charters and Ancient Privileges should be restored to the English Nation in general, would not be offended at them on the account of their adhering to what was their undoubted Right; wise Men are of Opinion that they might have gone on without disturbance, until such time as new Complaints should be exhibited against them, on the account of doing things which by their Charter they were never empowered to do. But in an Address to the King, they assure his Majesty, That they had not entered upon the full Exercise of their Charter-Government; but that not having received Directions from England, which they humbly waited for, they entered upon the Government for the Preservation of the Peace, until such time as they should receive an Orderly Settlement from England; which they prayed might be according to their Old Charter, that had been unrighteously taken from them.