Charles I (a Presbyterian, r. 1625 – 1649) issues the Charter of Massachusetts Bay, establishing the elected Council at Plymouth as the colonial legislature, and appointing Matthew Cradock, a London merchant, as the first colonial Governor.
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Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 13
ccc-2point0.com/magna-carta-excerpts
References:
The Avalon Project : The Charter of Massachusetts Bay : 1629
avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass03.asp
Matthew Cradock – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Cradock
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