MISCELLANEOUS. 1035 



or returning from thence shall have and enjoy all Libertyes and 

 Immunities of Fre and naturall Subjects within any of the Dominions 

 of Vs Our Heires and Successors to all Intents Construccons and 

 purposes whatsoever as if they and every of them were borne within 

 this Our Realme of England and for the greater Ease and Encourage- 

 ment of Our Loveing Subjects Inhabiting our said Province or Terri- 

 tory of the Massachusetts Bay and of such as shall come to Inhabit 

 there Wee doe by these presents for vs Our heires and Successors 

 Grant Establish and Ordaine that for ever hereafter there shall be 

 a liberty of Conscience allowed in the Worshipp of God to all Chris- 

 tians (Except Papists) Inhabiting or which shall Inhabit or be 

 Resident within our said Province or Territory And Wee doe hereby 

 Grant and Ordaine that the Governor or leivetent or Deputy Gouernor 

 of our said Province or Territory for the time being or either of 

 them or any two or more of the Councill or Assistants for the time 

 being as shall be thereunto appointed by the said Gouernor shall and 

 may at all times and from time to time hereafter have full Power 

 and Authority to Administer and give the Oat lies appointed by the 

 said Act of Parliament made in the first yeare of Our Reigne to be 

 taken instead of the Oathes of Allegiance and Supremacy to all and 

 every person and persons which are now Inhabiting or resideing 

 within our said Province or Territory or which shall at any time or 

 times hereafter goe or passe thither And Wee doe of our further 

 Grace certaine knowledge and meer mocon Grant Establish and 

 Ordaine for Vs our heires and Successors that the great and Generall 

 Court or Assembly of our said Province or Territory for the time 

 being Convened as aforesaid shall for ever have full Power and 

 Authority to Erect and Constitute Judicatories and Courts of Record 

 or other "Courts to be held in the name of Vs Our heires and suc- 

 cessors for the Hearing Trying and Determining of all manner of 

 Crimes Offences Pleas Processes Plaints Accons Matters Causes and 

 things whatsoever ariseing or happening within Our said Province 

 or Territory or between persons Inhabiting or resideing there whether 

 the same be Criminall or Civil and whether the said Crimes be 

 Capitall or not Capitall and whether the said Pleas be Reall per- 

 sonall or mixt and for the awarding and makeing out of Execution 

 thereupon To which Courts and Judicatories wee doe hereby for 

 vs our heirs and Successors Give and Grant full power and Authority 

 from time to time to Administer oathes for the better Discovery of 

 Truth in any matter in Controversy or depending before them And 

 wee doe for vs Our Heires and Successors Grant Establish and 

 Ordaine that the Gouernor of our said Province or Territory for the 

 time being with the Councill or Assistants may doe execute or per- 

 forme all that is necessary for the Probate of Wills and Granting 

 of Administracons .for touching and concerning any Interest or 

 Estate which any person or persons shall have within our said 

 Province or Territory And whereas Wee judge it necessary that all 

 our Subjects should have liberty to Appeale to vs our heires and 

 Successors in Cases that may deserve the same Wee doe by these 

 presents Ordaine that incase either party shall not rest satisfied 

 with the Judgement or Sentence of any Judicatories or Courts within 

 our said Province or Territory in any Personal! Accon wherein the 

 matter in difference doth exceed the value of three hundred Pounds 

 Sterling that then he or they may appeale to vs Our heires and Sue- 



