(Q18196)
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Draft petition, 1652 [October?] 20, to the Parliament of England for support against incursion of other religious sects into the Massachusetts Bay Colony :
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General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts
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1652 October? 20
17. century
1652
1652
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Extent: 1 volume (2 leaves) : paper, 20 x 31 cm
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The document was drafted by the Council of Magistrates under Edward Rawson. Corrections were made to the document by the Council of Deputies under William Torrey; these include the redaction of Anabaptists from the list of undesirable groups, originally listed as 'Manichies, Mahumetans, Jewes, Anabaptists, Familists, Adamites, Raunters, Levellers, papists, Athiests or what not'. Corrections...
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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