Massachusetts General Court passes a law forbidding any Catholic priest to be present in the colony under penalty of life imprisonment. 2,600 Scotch-Irish from Ulster arrive in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts General Court tells the Irish immigrants that they must leave the colony within seven months. Gov. Jonathan Belcher tries to arrest a priest after Bostonians panic when Catholics are rumored to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. All rights reserved.
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