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A52210 The charter granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary to the inhabitants of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England; Charter Massachusetts.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1699 (1699) Wing M999; ESTC R7972 21,076 16

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or perform all that is necessary for the Probate of Wills Wills and granting of Administrations for touching or concerning any Interest or Estate which any Person or Persons shall have within our said Province or Territory And whereas we judge it necessary that all our Subjects should have Liberty to Appeal to Us our Heirs and Successors in Cases that may deserve the same We do by these Presents Ordain that in Case either Party shall not rest satisfied with the Judgment of Sentence of any Judicatories or Courts within our said Province or Territory in any personal Action Appeals to the King in some Personal Actions wherein the Matter in difference doth exceed the Value of three hundred pounds Sterling that then he or they may Apppeal to Us our Heirs and Successors in our or their Privy Council Provided that such Appeal be made within fourteen dayes after the Sentence or Judgment given and that before such Appeal be allowed security be given by the Party or Parties appealing in the value of the matter in difference to pay or answer the Debt or Damages for the which Judgment or Sentence is given Execution not to be staid with such Costs and Damages as shall be awarded by Us our Heirs or Successors in Case the Judgment or Sentence be affirmed And Provided also that no Execution shall be staid or suspended by reason of such Appeal unto Us our Heirs and Successors in Our or their Privy Council so as the Party suing or taking out Execution do in the like manner give security to the Value of the matter in Difference to make Restitution in Case the said Judgment or Sentence be Reversed or Annulled upon the said Appeal And We do further The general Court has Power to make Laws not repugnant to the Laws of England for Us our Heirs and Successors Give and Grant to the said Governour and the great and general Court or Assembly of our said Province or Territory for the time being full Power and Authority from time to time to Make Ordain and Establish all manner of wholsome and reasonable Orders Laws Statutes and Ordinances Directions and Instructions either with Penalties or without so as the same be not repugnant or contrary to the Laws of this our Realm of England as they shall judge to be for the good and welfare of our said Province or Territory and for the Government and Ordering thereof and of the People inhabiting or who shall inhabit the same and for the necessary support and defence of the Government thereof And We do for Us our Heirs and Successors give and grant that the said General Court or Assembly shall have full Power and Authority to Name and settle Annually To Name and Settle Civil Officers Except c. all Civil Officers within the said Province such Officers Excepted the Election and Constitution of whom We have by these Presents reserved to Us our Heirs and Successors or to the Governour of our said Province for the time being and to set forth the several Duties Powers and Limits of every such Officer to be appointed by the said General Court or Assembly and the Forms of such Oaths not repugnant to the Laws and Statutes of this our Realm of England Power to impose Taxes on all the Inhabitants to be disposed by warrant from the Governour and Council or according to such Acts as shall then be in force as shall be respectively administred unto them for the Execution of their several Offices and Places and also to impose Fines Mulcts Imprisonments and other Punishments and to impose and levy proportionable and reasonable Assessments Rates and Taxes upon the Estates and Persons of all and every the Proprietors or Inhabitants of our said Province or Territory to be issued and disposed of by Warrant under the Hand of the Governour of our said Province for the time being with the Advice and Consent of the Council for our Service in the necessary Defence and Support of our Government of our said Province or Territory and the Protection and Preservation of the Inhabitants there according to such Acts as are or shall be in force within our said Province and to dispose of matters and things whereby our Subjects Inhabitants of our said Province may be religiously peaceably and civilly governed protected and defended so as their good Life and orderly Conversation may win the Indians The Conversion of the Indians to be endeavoured Natives of the Countrey to the Knowledge and Obedience of the only true God and Saviour of Mankind and the Christian Faith which his Royal Majesty our Royal Grandfather King Charles the First in his said Letters Patents declared was his Royal Intentions and the Adventurers free Profession to be the principle End of the said Plantation And for the better securing and maintaining Liberty of Conscience hereby granted to all Persons at any time being and residing within our said Province or Territory as aforesaid Willing Commanding and Requiring and by these Presents for Us our Heirs and Successors ordaining and appointing that all such Orders Laws Statutes and Ordinances Instructions and Directions as shall he so Made and Published under our Seal of our said Province or Territory shall be carefully and duely observed kept and performed and put in Execution according to the true intent and meaning of these Presents Provided alwayes and We do by these Presents for Us our Heirs and Successors Establish and Ordain that in the framing and passing of all such Orders Laws Statutes and Ordinances The Governour to have a Negative on the Acts of the General Assembly c. and in all Elections and Acts of Government whatsoever to be passed made or done by the said General Court or Assembly or in Council the Governour of our said Province or Territory of the Massachusetts-Bay in new-New-England for the time being shall have the Negative Voice and that without his Consent or Approbation signified and declared in Writing no such Orders Laws Statutes Ordinances Elections or other Acts of Government whatsoever so to be made pass'd or done by the said General Assembly or in Council shall be of any force effect or validity any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise Notwithstanding And We do for Us our Heirs and Successors Establish and Ordain that the said Orders Laws Statutes and Ordinances be by the first opportunity after the making thereof sent or transmitted unto Us our Heirs and Successors under the Publick Seal to be appointed by Us for Our or their Approbation or Disallowance And that in Case all or any of them shall at any time within the space of three Years next after the same shall have been presented to Us our Heirs and Successors in our or their Privy Council be disallowed and rejected and so signified by Us our Heirs and Successors Laws to be sent to England for the Royal Approbation If not disallowed within three Years to be in force