This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1769 Excerpt: …that they be forthwith fecured or removed out of all. the jurifdiftions. That fome fafe provifion be made againft felling or giving ftrong lyquors to the Indians without particular and exprefle licence from fome magi ftrate firate, or other officer thereunto deputed, and that upon fome weighty cauie or exigent. And that noe horfe or mare, young or old, be Could to any Indian, under the penaltie of five for one. And as to the reftrainte of fending forth or trinfportiag, that each junfdiftion be left to heirc libertic. Copy of the Cafe of George Giddings and others of Ipfwich, referring to Mr. Cobbet. June 22. 1657. George Giuilings, plaintiff, vgaiaft Edward Browne, defendant. In an aftion of trefpafs upon the cafe for entering his houfe and fevering his pewter diflies or platters and marking of them. 1 find in this cafe for the plaintiff, .: D-image o–i–o Cofts 0-5–8 And the cafe being of very weighty concernment in the countrey (I conceive) I fball cxprefle the groundes of my judgment. IUnderfland this to be about a fundamentall law, and that a f undamentall law properly fo called. It is fuch a law as that God and nature have given to a people. So that it is in the truft of their governors in higheft place and others, to preferve, but act in their power to take away from them. Of which fort are thefe, viz. I. Eleftion of ihe fupreame governours, 2. That Mr. Symonds the Iuflice who tried this caufe was dcfcendcd from an ancient an honorable family in Vuldham in F.flei.vherc he had a good Ellate. The proceedings are lomexvhat fiogulat and the argameots give us fome idea of the notions of govcraoocnt prevailing in that day., 2. That every fubjeft (hall and may enjoy what hi hath a civell right or title unto, foe as it cannot be taken from him, by way of gif..
