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to their Inftru&ion from his Majefty, did fettle a temporary Government under his 

 Majefty's immediate Authority, until fuch time as his Majefty fhould give his final 

 determination thereof ; and for that end did Inftitute Juftices of the Peace to Go- 

 vern the Province according to the true Laws of England. Alfo his Majefty was 

 pleas'd by his- Mandamus in April 1666 , to the Governors ofBoJlo?i, to fignifie that it 

 was his will and pleafure, That the Province of Main fiiould ftand good as his 

 Commiflioners had fctled it, until he had more leifure to determine it . yet not- 

 withftanding, after three years quiet pofleffion, and exercifing of Government by 

 the Kings Juftices, according to their Commiflion granted by his Majefty's Com- 

 mitfioners, the Sojloners, without any Conference with the laid Juftices, did in a 

 hoftile manner oppofe the King's Power, July 1668. which was as followeth: 



The General Court of <BoJton fent their Warrants to keep Court at York under 

 their Authority, and for that purpofe Commiflionated Magiftrates by their own 

 Authority, namely Major General ?o/w Leveret, Mr. Edward Ting, Captain Orchard 

 Walden, and Captain Robert 'Me : Whereupon the King's Juftices did oppofe their 

 Warrants, and fent Poft to New York, with an Addrefs to General Nicholas, for Ad- 

 vice what to do therein 5 who forthwith difpatch'd away to the Governors of 

 (Bo/ton, informing them of the danger of their Proceeding, it being an open breach 

 of Duty, to fubvert the Government eftablifh'd by his Majefty's Power . alfo fent 

 the King's Mandamus, April 1666. that Will'd to the contrary. Notwithftanding 

 the Bojlon Magiftrates in July 1668. in order to their So/oh Commiflion, came to 

 York Town in the faid Province, with feveral Armed Men, Horfe and Foot, to keep 

 Court under their Authority ; Oppofition was made by the King's Juftices, and 

 his Majefty's Power wasurg'd, but little regard thereunto fliewn ; his Majefties 

 Mandamus -was like wife much infilled upon, and produced by the Juftices, who ask'd 

 the Bojloners what they thought of it ? and how they durft ad fo contrary to the 

 King's Will and Pleafure? Major General Leveret told them, That he believ'd it 

 might be the King's Hand, but he had a Commiflion from the general Court at 

 Bojion, which he would follow and obferve by the help of God. The fame day 

 in the Afternoon the faid Major General Leveret, with the reft of the Bojlon Magi- 

 ftrates, feiz'd and imprifon'd the Province Marfhal in doing hi! Office, and then 

 forthwith went in warlike pofture to the Court-houfe, where the King's Juftices 

 fat in Judicature, and putting them from their Seats, fat down themfelves in their 

 Places, and Executed their Bojlon Commiflion. The King's Juftices drew a Protejl 

 againft their Proceedings, and fo left the Decifion to God's Providence, and his 

 Majefty's good Pleafure. Then they turn'd out all Officers, both Military and Ci- 

 vil, and Swore others in their Places under their Authority 5 they fore'd the whole 

 Record of the Province out of the Recorders Houfe contrary to his Will, by 

 vertue of a Special Warrant from that Court. *They imprifon'd the Mayor of the 

 faid Province about three weeks, forcing him to give in five hundred Pound Bonds, 

 not to aft according to his Commiflion 5 which with fome Refervations he was 

 fore'd to deny for the fecurity of his Eftate. 



Thefe riotous Proceedings thus acted with fuch a precipitate fury, fo incens'd 

 his Majefty,that fpeedy care had been taken to reduce them to reafon, had they not 

 upon mature consideration bethought themfelves afterwards to yield Obedience to 

 his Majefties Orders. 



Having treated at Urge of all that concerns IStew England in general, both ill re- 

 ference to the Natives and the Englifl? Planters, we fhall conclude with a brief view 

 of the Provinces of Laconia and Main, as they are truly Defcrib'd (among other in- 

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