The Combinations of the Inhabitants Upon the Piscataqua River for Government, 1641

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The Combinations of the Inhabitants Upon the Piscataqua River for Government, 1641

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Whereas sundry Mischiefs and Inconveniences have befallen us, and more and greater may, in regard of want of Civill Government, his gracious Majesty haveing settled no order for us, to our knowledge wee chose names are underwritten, being Inhabitants upon the River of Pascataqua have voluntary agreed to combine ourselves into a body Politick, that wee may the more comfortably enjoy the Benefit of his Majesties Laws and doe hereby actually engage ourselves to submit to his Royall Majesties laws, together with all such Laws as shall be concluded by a major part of the Freemen of our Society, in Case they be not repugnant to the laws of England, and administered in behalf of his Majestie And this wee have mutually promised, and engaged to doe, an so to continue till his excellent Majestic shall give other orders concerning us. In witness whereof Wee have hereunto set our hands, October 22. In the 16 Year of the Reigne of our Sovereiglle lord, Charles by the grace of God, King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.

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THOMAS MARKHAM,
RICHARD WALDRENE,
WILLIAM WALDRENE, with 38 more.
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The Federal and State Constitutions Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws of the States, Territories, and Colonies Now or Heretofore Forming the United States of America
Compiled and Edited Under the Act of Congress of June 30, 1906 by Francis Newton Thorpe
Washington, DC : Government Printing Office, 1909.
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