The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-02-06

under their common ieal, Oh the 10Th day
of March, in the Sd year Of the reign OF
King Charles the 6,f, give, grant,
bargain, SELL. enfccf, ALIEN and
confirm, to Sir Henry Rofwell and others,
their heirs and aGigns and afociates FOR
EVER, all that part of New England,
Sc" with all JURlSD!C rlONS, rights,
ROYALTIES, sc. Furthermore, King
Charles on the 9TH day of March, in the
4th year of his reign, (ior certain coHii-
derations mcntioned) by his letters pate:.t
under the great feal of England, did con-
firm the fame to the lald Sir Henry Rot-
well and company; and when William
and Mary incorporated Plymouth and
Manachujctt's Ca!onics Into one province,
b. the name of the province Of the Maiia-
chu(etl Bay; re(ervation TO the iuoJ-et
was made, OF all former grants, whether
by letters patent or other~iiG, to DC
held and enlo' ed according TO the paTPrf
and in:ent Of tuch respective giants" Mel
ther doth this relir gu. hlog OF loysseigncy
tend 70 10 " difmembcr the fate, as TO
render il an esiy pres to anv ofts antm ca.
for he reiiaquiihed it only to IRE council Of
Plymouth, WHO were but few IN mum
Der, and who were 10 recognS- him -
their King, after hey mad become a iepa-
rate fate andin aFemote corrsf o. Toe earth,
upon conditions of having . pan OF GO
vernmcn; formed, which would IniaIc TO
them the common rights 81 men md Eng
lilhnen, | fay reIaqu;hng iovereign-
ty upon luch terms as theic, hsS hscn
means, not 10 snder Ma Kingdom At home
contemplate, but rather FORMIDABLE.
=" Becoming their King by a'P0.atlon
in charter, whereby nc ga its the toll 10
thoie who were already IS iubjlcts, re
filing within the rea.ra" You fay you
will got u(e (uca harih l'pguaAe as TO lay,
i" is an apparent ablurd.ty.' It would b.
bai@ language; but, you ihould rsmem-
Der, Sir, that the words JaE and (0oFrsis"-
ty ia this cat. are mSrs Jf17iaH, tor King
jams had no abfoiut- right in h: fol, ii
1t was his neither by CONDUCT nor Pur-
chafe Had i, been MS by purcha(e, 1t be-
ng his own private c2ate, he would have
been inv,ited with power 20 fell or give
it, or mad it become bis by conqueit, the
word bis mua be ufed in lsis appropriate
frnfe, that is, it would belong TO bis Ise
jstFs by right of conquef, and he, as King,
would have no right TO fell or di(pofe Of is
IN any way without content OF Pariiament-'
You lay, . the grantees are Empowered to
tranfport 10 this plantation, fuch Of his
Majefy's fubjcas, and Others, as were
willing to go and live tnerc, under tue
Kxg's allegiance" This, taks it, is
giving W the point; for the Kings jurif-
diGtion being local, tbeig removing out of
the place where he was legally King, they
owed him no allegiance out What grew cut
Of t0mpatl, or to ule more familiar Ian
guagr, they might By virtue of this Char
ter remove TO New England, make their
own laws (under refrittious) enjoy tue
foil, and all the privileges of their br@thrsG
that remained behind, upon this fo'e coz
altion, VIZ. that they iAcuid live undsr the
k:Eg'j allegiance: So that fol joV:TG3H
lin one domnion) to fipnlaf. WIN bis
iubje6ts, shat he lhall be their (sOrGga,
when they remove from under bis juriidic-
ton to a remote wilderness corner Of the
earth, is no abfurdity.
The word iaAibendaat will make diff
clltyi cut Sir, if you do but conii5-r it,
to import no more bat an Independence upon
the Parliament of Great Britain, or dl-
owning their right to make laws for us,
you have the whole ijea intended to be
communicated, for we own the King of
Great Britain for our fovereign, who is.to
Tuic and govern tais people BY CHAR
I Err RULES, which RULES alto are
. be ob'erved By the people in regulating
.heir oted;cnc: and allesianc= to him.
honour you SIR, for the mild manner in
which you have handled your fubjc6t but
in.tead OF beiue: brought over to you BY a