Charles II (a secret Catholic, r. 1649 – 1651, in Scotland; 1660 – 1685, in England and Scotland) issues the Charter of the Province of Maine to his brother James, Duke of York (a Catholic, r. 1685 – 1688), granting him the Dutch enclave of New Netherlands. James names the colony after himself—New York.
[restored 5/29/2021]
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Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 56
ccc-2point0.com/Magna-Carta
References:
Grant of the Province of Maine, U.S. Congress, Senate, The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws and of the United States, two volumes, second edition, compiled by Ben Perly Poore, (New York: Burt Franklin, 1924; New York: Lennox Hill, 1972), 1:786, 2:1328.
The Avalon Project : Grant of the Province of Maine : 1664
avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/me03.asp
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