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island_n thereby_o require_v conformity_n to_o that_o order_n and_o to_o all_o other_o order_n here_o establish_v to_o be_v observe_v as_o h_o power_n a_o law_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o since_o the_o publish_n hereof_o i_o have_v manifest_o find_v divers_a ill-affected_a people_n contemner_n of_o our_o government_n have_v not_o only_o slight_v our_o authority_n but_o have_v and_o i_o refuge_n do_v contemn_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o honourable_a company_n and_o parliament_n and_o have_v draw_v themselves_o from_o the_o discipline_n and_o order_v establish_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o our_o church-government_n and_o ever_o since_o continue_v in_o disobedience_n and_o contempt_n of_o our_o law_n and_o government_n endeavour_v the_o subversion_n of_o the_o same_o to_o the_o continual_a disturbance_n of_o our_o peace_n k_o sea_n and_o quietness_n in_o these_o island_n in_o tender_a consideration_n whereof_o and_o out_o of_o zeal_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o hallow_n 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surety_n that_o they_o be_v forthwith_o commit_v
all_o lawful_a mean_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o this_o poor_a plantation_n in_o peace_n and_o quiet_a government_n it_o be_v therefore_o enact_v by_o this_o present_a general_n assembly_n and_o by_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o be_v it_o enact_v that_o our_o present_a governor_n do_v continue_v the_o command_n of_o the_o king_n castle_n in_o his_o own_o power_n with_o all_o the_o land_n servant_n and_o other_o privilege_n and_o commodity_n to_o the_o same_o belong_v and_o to_o place_v there_o such_o officer_n under_o he_o as_o he_o shall_v find_v both_o faithful_a and_o able_a to_o discharge_v the_o trust_n and_o to_o dispose_v of_o several_a fort_n to_o his_o discretion_n be_v of_o right_n belong_v to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v by_o commission_n captain_n general_n of_o all_o these_o island_n provide_v always_o that_o this_o act_n be_v in_o force_n until_o we_o receive_v answer_v of_o the_o last_o general_n letter_n or_o until_o the_o honourable_a company_n do_v alter_v or_o make_v void_a the_o same_o any_o order_n or_o commission_n heretofore_o have_v or_o which_o x_o parliament_n hereafter_o may_v entrench_v the_o honourable_a resolution_n to_o the_o say_a letter_n in_o any_o wise_a notwithstanding_o john_n vaughan_n secret_a charles_n whittenall_a speaker_n june_n 25._o an._n 1647._o thus_o i_o have_v give_v the_o world_n a_o account_n of_o some_o of_o the_o law_n enact_v by_o this_o grave_a assembly_n leave_v the_o godly-wise_o to_o judge_v of_o they_o we_o now_o proceed_v they_o enforce_v these_o law_n 6._o viz._n by_o their_o sole_a power_n instance_n 1._o the_o magistrate_n under_o the_o odium_fw-la of_o independent_n though_o stand_v by_o power_n of_o parliament_n and_o company_n be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la discharge_v of_o their_o place_n and_o other_o choose_v by_o the_o governor_n and_o his_o council_n instance_n andrew_n bromlow_n samuel_n wise_a william_n reighton_n have_v their_o cattle_n distrain_v upon_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o act_n require_v the_o baptise_a infant_n supra_fw-la m_o jenor_n and_o one_o philip_n clemons_n wife_n be_v send_v down_o as_o prisoner_n to_o the_o governor_n for_o not_o frequent_v their_o parish_n church_n the_o whole_a congregation_n and_o their_o friend_n keep_v a_o fast_n at_o their_o usual_a place_n of_o meeting_n upon_o a_o day_n appoint_v by_o the_o governor_n but_o the_o governor_n not_o approve_v that_o place_n by_o warrant_n command_v they_o to_o town_n who_o go_v together_o in_o their_o boat_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o land_n but_o send_v his_o marshal_n to_o choose_v out_o some_o ten_o of_o they_o who_o he_o detain_v prisoner_n eight_o day_n and_o when_o he_o dismiss_v they_o he_o confine_v they_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o their_o own_o plantation_n withal_o bind_v they_o over_o to_o answer_v it_o at_o the_o assize_n only_o reserve_v to_o they_o the_o liberty_n of_o fish_v and_o hear_v the_o word_n imprison_v man_n at_o 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absolute_o contradictory_a to_o order_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o honourable_a company_n 3._o rumor_n be_v spread_v by_o some_o of_o these_o party_n that_o at_o this_o meeting_n they_o will_v quite_o put_v down_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n by_o those_o faithful_a minister_n of_o christ_n m._n white_n m._n copland_n and_o m._n golding_n though_o by_o parliament_n and_o honourable_a company_n allow_v 4._o certain_a of_o those_o person_n now_o convene_v insinuate_v into_o your_o worship_n that_o the_o whole_a country_n with_o urgency_n solicit_v this_o meeting_n which_o we_o find_v not_o to_o be_v according_a to_o truth_n with_o much_o more_o which_o we_o sorbeare_fw-la to_o relate_v till_o a_o hear_n before_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n and_o honourable_a company_n in_o england_n be_v make_v to_o which_o we_o appeal_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n declare_v we_o may_v not_o we_o dare_v not_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o safety_n of_o this_o island_n and_o 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attestation_n as_o may_v be_v needful_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o premise_n subscribe_v wil._n sayle_n wil._n reyner_n wil._n wilkinson_n joseph_n more_o july_n 21._o 1646._o the_o assembly_n censure_v upon_o this_o paper_n july_n 13._o 1646._o upon_o dispute_v of_o a_o scandalous_a paper_n bring_v in_o as_o a_o charge_n against_o the_o power_n and_o proceed_n of_o this_o assembly_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o captain_n sail_n mr._n reaner_n sheriff_n mr._n wilkinson_n and_o mr._n moor_n the_o say_a mr._n reyner_n stand_v to_o justify_v the_o same_o to_o the_o derogation_n of_o the_o power_n of_o parliament_n of_o england_n the_o power_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o honourable_a company_n and_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o government_n of_o this_o place_n upon_o e_o hour_n mature_a debate_n have_v of_o the_o premise_n it_o be_v vote_v and_o order_v by_o the_o whole_a assembly_n that_o m._n reyner_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o the_o marshalsey_n during_o the_o pleasure_n of_o 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