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Show [76] [77] i 1 they were not fubjeet to the Jurifdiétion of Parliament, and, for this Purpofe, you have made in my Speech all thecharticulars, nor had I them all in my Mind but, I think, I have laid nothing large Extracts from the Hillel-y of the Colony. Whilfi you are doing Honor to the Book, by laying any Strefs upon its Authority, it would have been no more than Jullice to the Author if inconfiflent with them. My Principles in Government are Hill the fame with what they ap- you had cited fome other Pallages which would have given Caufe' to fuggefl; the contrary. pear to be in the Book you refer to, nor am I confcious that, by any Part of my Conduct, I have tended to reconcile thePall‘age, in mySpeech to the Hiflory.---I have {aid that, except about the Time of the Anarchy which preceded the \ Inafmuch as you lay that I have not particularly pointed out to you the A85 and Doings of Refioration of King Charles the Second, I have not difcovered that the Authority of Parliament had been called in (lgeflion even by particular the General Aflémbly which relate to Afts of Parliament, I will do it now, and demonflrate to Perfons. It was, as I take it, from thePrinciples you that fuch A89. have been acknowledged by the All'embly, or fubmitted to by the People. imbibed in thofe Times of Anarchy that the Peta Ions oflnfluence, mentioned in the hiltory, dif- From your Predecellbrs Removal to America putcd~ the Authority of Parliament, but the Go. until the Year [640 there was no Sellion of vernment would not venture to dilpute it. On Parliament, and the firll lhort Sellion of a few the contrary, in four or five Years after the ReIloration, the Government declared to the King's Days only in 1640, and the whole of the next Sellion, until the withdraw of the King, being Commillioners that theAEl of Navigation had been taken up intheDifputes between theKing and the for fome Years obferved here, that they knew Parliament, there could be no Room for Planta» tion Affairs. Soon after the King's withdraw the Hours of Commons palTed the memorable Order "not of it's being greatly violated and that luth Laws as appeared to be againfl it were repealed, It is not llrange that thefe Perfons of Influence fhould prevail upon great Part of the People I0 fall in, fora Time with their Opinions and to fuppofe Aé‘ts oftheColony necellary to- giveForce .Of 1642, and from that Time to. the Reftoration, this Plantation feems to have been dil'tinguifhed from the ref}, and the fiveral Acts orOrdinances. which refpeéted the other Plantations, were never to Acts of Parliament ; the Government, howe- enforced here, and. pollibly, under Colour of the ver, leveral Years before the Charter was vacatcdt _ Exemption in 1642, it tnightriot be intendedthey Ihs-uld be executed. more explicitly acknowledged the Authority of Parliament and voted that their Governor {houltl take the Oath, required of him, faithfully to do and perform all Matters and Things enjoined Lilli by iilC Atfls of Trade, For 15 or 16 Year; after the Relioration, there Was no Officer of the Culloms in the ColooY- 1 h3‘r'c ROE :‘CCileLl‘ except the Governor annually elected by Illa in People, |
