The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-02-25
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der aandiog Of the parties. were thc's Inn Il
ous 70 be laid II aay, to iuPpo-t lfem'
IN )uli fay By the Kiag rather than 70 sosno~
ledge the sutnersy OF parliament, yet this c u'o
not b. the ienfs II oce. Of our principal pa'sn-
tees. Nj Samuel V'Aall VINO at hat inIta t.
1923, ,hs 4 te OF the chDte'. wa i0itenHg ne
lois Of his Jods rather nan idoInit " IN imPo,
htion laid by the K ug win ut tie authority OF
parliament; an to prove that few years alter
i couli not be the fenfe of the fef, | need oc'2
to refer you 10 your .wn scords TOR TIE year
I64. whe you will ind an order of the Ii ute
of Comm NJ, conceived in (uch terms a. ca o.
yer plain reference 20 hrs part OF me cAhte''
after fourteen yea Of the twenty one were ex
pired By this orce the H1lie OF Com
mons declare thar all goods and merchandise
exported to New England or imported from
thence be tree from al taxes and imooii.i-
ons DO h IN the kingd m and in Nsw England
until tn. houfe hail take further order Th=fein TO
the CONTRARY. The lenle which our predecei-
fors had of the benefit which they took IRON
this orde, evidently appears from the vote OF the
Genera Court, ackaowedg ng th,fr humo'e
thankfuInef, and pTelery ng grateful remem-
brance of The honoursble Islps6t from th7' hign
court, and refolvng that the order ient unto
them under the hand o. me clerk Of the honour
able Hou(e of Commons iha'i be catered among
their pu1lic tecords to emain there unio polite
rity: And, in an -ddreE to parliament, nine
years after, they lckaow edge. am 1ng other IN
defervsd favours thar Of taking eF fbs fgF'~'
from them.
lam at loE what your ideas could be when
e. 81 III Il ,at.,
realm they are not part Of he kingdom. feeling
the two words can properly nvey but one /
des and they have one aud the fame ignlhca'ion
in the diffe ent languages from whence 'hey are
derived ! do rot charge YOU with any deilgn,
but the equiyocal ule of the word realm in ieve
raj part, of your anfwer makes thsm perpl. xsd
and oblcufe Sometimes, yDu mutt iptsnd the
whole romnion which is lubed to the authority
of parliament, lome,im:s only itrietly the terri.
toTiai ,ealm 20 which other dominicns are or
may be annexed IF you mean hat no countries
bur the ancient territorial 'eaIm can conltituti-
onay be iu jet 10 the fupsems authority of
England, which y,u have very incsutiouly fsid
is rule of the common law Of England this is
doetrire which you will neve b. able TO iup-
port That the common law fhould be Con-
troulei and changed by ltatutes every days ex-
perieuc- teaches, bu that the common law pre-
icrbe, Inns 70 me extent Of the leg nlJivs pow
e. believe has ever been f,is upon aoy oTher
occa6 N Thai Ell of permanent tor feverai
hundred vssrs pSa h We ,sipefed counties.
which are 70 a lay ithio the realm, you
nigh. eafly have dif.ovsred 5y the TIA u,e
book Y,u wi Ind sas for re3uIaiiog he
afr ct lreliod, though ieparl,e and dit act
Kingdom Wales aad Callis, what they feng
no feprefen s,ivss to parismsnt were fubie6t
to the ike re 0lstions 80 arr GIernisy, Ter
fey, Attorney, sc which lead ~ msmoe-s to
this day. Thief countries ae not more pro-
perly part Of the ancient realm. than he plan
ta,ions. nor do ] know Ihat they caa more pro-
perly be laid ,o,5e annexed TO me realm, uulef
the declaring that aets OF parliament hsil extend
to Wses, though not particularly named lhsll
make !, 70, which conceive il does not in the
ierf: you attend
Thus thitk have made !. appear that the
plantations, though not Rieily within the
realm, have from the beginning been conf TUT,
onslls iubjeet to the lupreme authority CT the
realm and are {. Tar annexed TO- gas to be. with
the realm and the ether Dependencies upon it
ore entire dominioa; and ma, the an;a.ion or
colony of MaGachule,ts Bay in particular is hol.
den as feudatory of the mpe,il crown of Eng-
land Dsem X to- be no part of the realm il is
immateria for, to ule the words of very grea,
authority ia cafe in lome relpeets analogous
g beng feuiatory the couclufi recelIariiy fol
lows, thss il is ander the government of the
Kings laws and the Kings courts in c.les pro-
per for them to interPofe, though (like counties
palItine) il has peculiar laws and cutoms,
Jura Regslis, and complete juiidieti.n at
home"
Your rema upon and contribution of the
words, not rfpsssan 10 f5s L4zoS F Eng and
are much the fame with thofe of the council /;
but can any reaion be aGigoed why the laws of
ENGLAND a, fhfO Rnnd IN AZ Thar nerind a1.,uld