Colonial Massachusetts Laws and Liberties and the English Commonwealth

Colonial Massachusetts Laws and Liberties and the English Commonwealth
Author: Charles Edward Smith
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2024-09-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004706348

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On July 4, 1653, the Nominate or Barebones Parliament convened with a minority of committed radicals (Levellers and religious extremists) and a conservative majority of Cromwell’s allies. During acrimonious debates on law reform, the radicals demanded a condensed law book similar to the one adopted in Colonial Massachusetts. These mostly overlooked events reveal a radical wing of Puritanism determined to found a self-governing state, fully cognizant of the real possibility that England would interdict such attempts by force of arms. This work investigates the motives for such a hazardous undertaking, and the possible influences these events had on the colony’s posterity.

The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts

The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2021-09-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781013944680

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