MISCELLANEOUS. 1037 



And the Adventurers free Possession * to be the Princepall end of 

 the said Plantation And for the better secureing and maintaining 

 Liberty of Conscience here by granted to all persons at any time being 

 and resideing within our said Province or Territory as aforesaid 

 Willing Commanding and Requireing and by these presents for vs 

 Our heires and Successors Ordaining and appointing that all such 

 Orders Lawes Statutes and Ordinances Instructions and Directions 

 as shall be soe made and published vnder our Seale of our said 

 Province or Territory shall be Carefully and duely observed kept 

 and performed and put in Execution according to the true intent and 

 meaning of these presents Provided alwaies and Wee doe by these 

 presents for vs Our Heires and Successors Establish and Ordaine 

 that in the frameing and passing of all such Orders Laws Satutes 

 and Ordinances and in all Elections and Acts of Government what- 

 soever to be passed made or done by the said Generall Court or 

 Assembly or in Councill the Governor of our said Province or Terri- 

 tory of the Massachusetts Bay in New England for the time being 

 shall have the Negative voice and that without his consent or Appro- 

 bation signified and declared in Writeing no such Orders Laws 

 Statutes Ordinances Elections or other Acts of Government whatso- 

 ever soe to be made passed or done by the said Generall Assembly 

 or in Councill shall be of any Force effect or validity anything herein 

 contained to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding And wee doe 

 for vs Our Heires and Successors Establish and Ordaine that the 

 said Orders Laws Statutes and Ordinances be by the first opportunity 

 after the makeing thereof sent or Transmitted vnto vs Our Heires 

 and Successors vnder the Publique Seale to be appointed by vs for 

 Our or their approbation or Disallowance And that incase all or 

 any of them shall at any time within the space of three yeares next 

 after the same shall have been presented to vs our Heires and Suc- 

 cessors in Our or their Privy Councill be disallowed and rejected and 

 soe signified by vs Our Heires and Successors vnder our or their 

 Signe Manuall and Signett or by or in our or their Privy Councill 

 vnto the Governor for the time being then such and soe many of them 

 as shall be soe disallowed and riected f shall thenceforth cease and 

 determine and become vtterly void and of none effect Provided 

 alwais that incase Wee our Heires or Successors shall not within the 

 Terme of Three Yeares after the presenting of such Orders Lawes 

 Statutes or Ordinances as aforesaid signifie our or their Disallowance 

 of the same Then the said orders Lawes Statutes or Ordinances shall 

 be and continue in full force and effect according to the true Intent 

 and meaneing of the same vntill the Expiracon thereof or that the 

 same shall be Repealed by the Generall Assembly of our said province 

 for the time being Provided alsoe that it shall and may be Lawfull 

 for the said Governor and Generall Assembly to make or passe any 

 Grant of Lands lying within the Bounds of the Colonys formerly 

 called the Collonys of the Massachusetts Bay and New Plymouth 

 and province of Main in such manner as heretofore they might have 

 done by vertue of any former Charter or Letters Patents which grants 

 of lands within the Bounds aforesaid Wee doe hereby Will and 

 ordaine to be and continue for ever of full force and effect without 



* Profession. t Rejected. 



