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Show i28 ACTS RELATING Part II. TO THE COLONIES. 129 parliament, except as to the tingle objeét of conformity to the church of England: nor does any reafon appear why fuch an emancipation {hould be neeefiary to the exercife of any power, or the en- joyment of any exemption that is there S E C T. IV. 11713: were t/zc privilege: granted by Me Crown to f/zc New-Ezzg/mza'c‘m, 5y t/Ie flea/2d C/lczrter qf~ Mqflzc/izft's Bay .? ‘exprefl'ed. N the general {laughter‘made of corporations, toward the latter end of the reign of Charles II. the company of lVlaf- fachufet's thared the common fate. It was in the year 1683, that a monller called a (12m u'm'mnta was let loole upon them, from the court of King's Bench, to devour their privileges. And in the year following, another of the fame breed, called a J/[vz'z‘e flu/(1:, out of the court of Chancery, to fummon them to make their appearance within a month. Having neither wings to fly with, nor command over the waves to {till them, they came not within the time. For this contempt judgment was entered up againft them. From this time the crown {aw them profiratc at its feet. K At ' ET" |