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hereby further ordeine & comand all such as shalbe hereafter
sworne of o^r Councell within o^r said prov. of M. all Captaines
officers & soldiers aswell by sea as by land whom it doth or
may concerne, all o^r officers receivers bailiffs marshalls & all
other psons whatsoever within o^r said prov: of M. of what
quality or condition soever, that they & every of them doe
acknowledge the said L. C. in the quality of o^r Leiut^t generall,
admirall cheife Capt & Comder over all o^r fores^d pv. of m. &
the Ilands & members of the same, & doe honor respect &
obey him as they ought to doe, vpon paine of such punishm^t
to be inflicted vpon them & every of them as such a highe
contempt as the disobedience & neglect therof shall deserve
And to the end that no man shall p^rtend ignorance, we doe
comand this o^r Commission & ordinance to be pclaimed &
published within o^r s^d pv: at the places accustomed to pclaime
& publish any our edicts & ordinances Comanding him o^r said
L^t to pceed w^th rigor ags^t all contemners & neglectors of the
same in such strict & severe manner as we o^r selfe might doe
by force & vertue of the said letters patents if we were there
psonally pnt: and that without favor or connivence.

Liber P. R.

And we doe further by these pnts, make constitute ordcinc

& establish o^r s^d brother to [be] o^r Chancell^r, cheife Justice &
cheife magistrate within o^r s^d prov: vntill we or our heires shall
signify the contrary vnder o^r hand & scale, & doe hereby give
him power from t[ime] to time to appoint & constitute officers
& ministers for the admraon & exequution of iustice & for
doing & exequuting all other things whatsoever w^ch belong to
the establishing & goverm^t of a good & happy commonwealth
within o^r said prov:
assembiyes And we doe further by these pnts grant vnto
him o^r s^d L^t Chancell^r cheife Justice & cheife magrate full &
absolute power & authority when & as often as he shall think
fitt to call & summon one or more grall assembly or assemblies
of the freemen of o^r said prov: or their depp: at such place or
places within o^r S^d pv: as he shall think fitt, for the enacting of
wholesome lawes & ordinances for the goverm^t & well ordering
of the s^d prov: & people within the same. To w^ch purpose we
doe hereby grant full power & auth^ty vnto o^r said L^t from time
to time in every grall Assembly to be summond by him within
the s^d pv: of M. in o^r name steed & place to enact & assent
vnto such lawes & ordinances as he o^r s^d L^t shall think fitt &
necessary for the good goverm^t of the s^d prov: of m. & w^ch
shalbe consented to & approved of by the freemen of the s^d
prov. or the maior p^t of them or their depp: to be assembled
by you o^r s^d L^t there from time to time for the enacting of
lawes within that prov: Provided that the s^d lawes so to be
enacted & assented vnto by him o^r s^d L^t there in o^r name, be

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