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A55052
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An impartial account of the state of New England, or, The late government there, vindicated in answer to the Declaration which the faction set forth when they overturned that government : with a relation of the horrible usage they treated the governour with , and his Council, and all that had His Majesty's commission : in a letter to the clergy there / by John Palmer.
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Palmer, John, 1650-1700?
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1690
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Wing P246; ESTC R37740
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magistrate_n have_v for_o several_a week_n declare_v their_o opinion_n and_o vote_v to_o lay_v themselves_o at_o his_o majesty_n foot_n by_o a_o humble_a submission_n and_o resignation_n of_o themselves_o to_o his_o majesty_n pleasure_n not_o be_v willing_a to_o contend_v with_o his_o majesty_n in_o a_o course_n of_o law_n but_o by_o the_o next_o opportunity_n to_o dispatch_v their_o agent_n full_o impower_v to_o make_v their_o submission_n according_a to_o his_o majesty_n say_a declaration_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n can_v at_o present_a obtain_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o depury_n whereby_o to_o make_v it_o a_o act_n of_o the_o corporation_n and_o therefore_o have_v agree_v with_o they_o to_o a_o power_n of_o attorneyship_n to_o save_v a_o default_n in_o hope_n that_o further_a time_n will_v prevail_v to_o dispatch_v their_o agent_n according_o and_o shall_v earnest_o endeavour_v to_o give_v the_o people_n a_o better_a understanding_n before_o the_o next_o ship_n sail_n from_o hence_o his_o majesty_n by_o this_o find_v that_o all_o the_o easy_a mean_n he_o have_v use_v can_v not_o bring_v they_o to_o any_o answer_n for_o the_o crime_n and_o misdemeanour_n lay_v to_o their_o charge_n nor_o produce_v any_o thing_n else_o but_o baffle_v and_o delay_n give_v order_n to_o his_o attorney-general_n to_o sue_v out_o a_o writ_n of_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la from_o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n against_o the_o governor_n and_o company_n which_o be_v according_o do_v direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n etc._n etc._n and_o make_v returnable_a in_o easter-term_n in_o the_o 36th_o year_n of_o his_o majesty_n reign_n wherein_o they_o be_v require_v to_o make_v know_v to_o the_o say_a governor_n and_o company_n at_o london_n that_o they_o appear_v in_o his_o majesty_n high_a court_n of_o chancery_n at_o westminster_n on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o return_n thereof_o to_o show_v cause_n wherefore_o the_o say_a charter_n for_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o say_v write_v of_o 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instance_n such_o thing_n as_o conversation_n and_o report_n have_v bring_v to_o my_o knowledge_n or_o as_o i_o shall_v find_v obvious_a in_o the_o declaration_n the_o sum_n of_o which_o be_v 1._o that_o above_o ten_o year_n since_o there_o be_v a_o horrid_a popish_a plot_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n in_o which_o the_o extirpation_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n be_v design_v and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n to_o apprehend_v the_o reform_a church_n of_o new-england_n be_v to_o be_v overwhelmed_a in_o the_o same_o pit_n of_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n 2._o that_o the_o better_a to_o effect_v it_o their_o charter_n the_o only_a hedge_n which_o keep_v they_o from_o the_o wild_a beast_n of_o the_o field_n be_v both_o injurious_o and_o illegal_o condemn_v before_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o they_o to_o appear_v at_o westminster_n in_o the_o legal_a defence_n of_o it_o and_o without_o a_o fair_a leave_n to_o answer_v for_o themselves_o 3._o that_o by_o a_o illegal_a 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