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A Vindication of New-England, from the vile aspersions cast upon that countryA Vindication of Nevv-England, from the vile aspersions cast upon that country
A Vindication of New-England, from the vile aspersions cast upon that country by a late address of a faction there, who denominate themselves of the Church of England in Boston.A Vindication of Nevv-England, from the vile aspersions cast upon that country by a late address of a faction there, who denominate themselves of the Church of England in Boston.
Boston : Printed with allowance., 1688?
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Your Majesties Standing Forces and others, Raised and employed for the Defence of the Country against our Indian and other Enemies disbanded, and their Officers Cruelly Seized and Imprisoned and by that means an Advantage given to our Enemies, who have since destroyed and laid wast a very Considerable and goal part of Your Majesties Territory, with the loss of some Hundreds of Your Subjects; many Forts and Garrisons in those Parts of considerable force & Service which by the Disbanding of the Soldiers were left and deserted. Your Majesties […] here Ordered for the defence and security of the Coasts against Pirates and other Enemies Dismantled and made wholly unserviceable whilst Pirates insisted the same; and Your Majesties Revenue which accounted to about 12000. Pound Per. Annum, wholly lost: and all this by a part• of pretended Zealous and Guilty men moved upon no other grounds or Reason▪ but their own Ill Principles, Mal••e & Envy, being more fond and Regarded of their former Charter Government (famous for Nothing but their Male Administrations and Cruel Persecutions, of all persons Differing from them in matter of Religion Only) than of their Duty and All […] to Your Majesty, who have since taken upon them to set up & Exercise their said former Government, and to p•t in […] their pretended Laws made under the same, which are wholly contrary and Repugnant to the Laws […] Government of Your Majesties Realm of England, and to the great grievance and Oppression of some Thousands of Your Majesties Loyal Subjects; but more particularly to those who now Humbly Address Your Majesty, who have been thereby Injured […] both in our Civil and Religious concealment; Our Church by their Rage and Fury having been greatly hurt and Damn•fied and daily Threatened to be pulled down and destroyed; Our Minister hindered and Obstructed in the Discharge of his Duty and Office; and we now put under the Burden of most Excessive Rates and Taxes, to support the interest of a Disloyal Prevailing party amongst us, who under pretences of the Public good Design nothing but R•ine and Destruction to us and the whole Country. And as we cannot but from the bottom of our hearts Declare our utter Abhorrence & Dislike of those and all other their Sca•••ous & Rebellious Actions and proceedings, so we are Resolved with patience to undergo, and suffer whatsoever shall be imposed upon us.