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Colonial Massachusetts Laws and Liberties and the English Commonwealth: State Formation, the Rule of Law, and the People's Welfare

Colonial Massachusetts Laws and Liberties and the English Commonwealth: State Formation, the Rule of Law, and the People's Welfare

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General Law

ISBN10: 900470633X
ISBN13: 9789004706330
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Published: Aug 22 2024
Pages: 378
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
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.

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