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handle is hein.ssl/ssma0201 and id is 1 raw text is: 1-i~i te Sg;tenlfre1arfA/the egniff -ORGkt the Thir4XjKNG,, c. 177Y. Armed Ve/frs. 9 ACTS AND ,L A WS, ;Pafld by the Great and General Cour'r o AfIembIy of the Colony 0£ the Mofachrijftts-Bay i Nti -Eigland: Be- gun and held at J'ra/eri6wn, in th C6Utinty of Middhfe; on Wedinefday the Nineteenth DaAy of Jluy, Ahnno Do. mini, i775 : An from hence continued b.y Adjourn. irnenc to Wednefday the Twetieth Day of Septembe)t olloWing, and th- met'. , . .. ,. , ,- CHIP. I. An, A& for en.couraging the fixing out of armed VeiTel; 6' defend thc Sa.Coo at 6 Anmerica, and for erefing a Court t6 try and condemn all Veffels that' fliall be found infefling the filme. HER EAS the prefent d,njn:frcat '5n of Great. Britain, beiig divefled Vrenrblt j'''7 uflice and*Hunla uy, and Stranger. to ihat Afafgmnimity and qK f-red Regard for Liberty, ,ich infpired their venerab/e Prede- c: ors, have be'nendeavoikring through i Series ofTears, to efablif/b y/1enm efpotifm ov'er the ,y-meriat Colonies, ndby their venal and coreupt Jlleafures, havefo extended their It /Zuc'ce bve t. • Britttl Parliment, that ky , pr0iu'tied My'ori ty it isanow. become a p'uliticl Eigint. of. Slavery :A nd 'berea:a te'Mtitry. Tolr of the our z1nttalniral Enewiej wile reflra;ned ky h, LTP,-iJ Frc of rt-A 4 inerican 'olonies frow proceeditngt iii. their Janauinary CLreer ffleaflation ard Si'ug~ter, pre iitfefln the Sea Coafls with armed Ye 'h, and daily endea'Pouring to diflrefi the inhabitants,, by bu rning their Townsi and deflroying their Dwellin;s, with- their Subflaice, plundering live Stock, 41tt Vakin.q Captures ofProvfton- and other .e.[7els, bein, tlie Pro p.rty of/ aid I,. habitants :.11d, nvh.'eas their Mieflies, King *ilham. and Qieen Mary, by the' Royal Cbarter of this Colo,,y, 1! jr therfelvs, thei Heirs and Succeflori, dij grant; eflablA and ordain, that ii / the lb/ince f the Governor and Lietenant Ooternor c/he Colo,'y, a Malorit, oj the CotunqtilJfa/l have full Power by them Svei, or tv any chief Comwnanaet, or otker 0.1,cer, or O.ficers, to be !ppointed ! y ikem from Trimt to Time, for the fpecial Defence of theirfaid Province or Ter- rYiqry, to affe'imblein Altial lrray, and ptt in warliko Pq/?ire the Inhabitant. of their-aid ProviTce er Territory, and to .lead and conduc? the;,,, and with theta to encounter, axpu fe, re/fl and purfie by Force of Arms, as well by Sea as by Land, within 6r'without the Limits of their /aid Province or T'erritory ; and alfa 1o kill,flay, deflroy and conquer, by all itin J,ays, Enterpries and Means- whatfoever, all and every .li'ch I'eroi ani. Perons as JkIou/t at any Tim-e there- after, attempt or e,!terprize the iDeflruhon, Invafjrn, Deiriment or 4nnoyance of thgir faid P'rr,vihce or Territory, and to take and furprize ly all -Vays and ?vleans what/fever, all and every Per/n and Perfi's, with their Ships, -4rm, .Amnunition, and other Goods, as thoult in a ho/flile Manner, invade or attempt the invadin , coh.tuerin or annoyi q oftheir faid Province or 'Territory : .A4 Wberea, it is expre/ly Re/olvedhy tbe Graid congress of Amarica. That eac' <7olony, at their own .Exp-enck', make fi, ch ProvIjion ky arned eiI'wV /s or oiheez: ei. as meir rifpe6/ive .4'emblirs, Conventions or Commitee: of Safety, fall julge C expedidi/e

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