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

Smith, Charles Edward,

Colonial Massachusetts Laws and Liberties and the English Commonwealth : State Formation, the Rule of Law, and the People’s Welfare / State Formation, the Rule of Law, and the People’s Welfare Charles Edward Smith. - 1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations. - Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025 Legal History Library ; 68 . - Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025. Legal History Library ; 68. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1 -- The English Commonwealth and the Protestant Reformation -- 1 Massachusetts Capital Laws of 1642 -- 2 Education and Radical Religiosity -- Part 2 -- Creating a Legal Aut

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 de


English

9789004706347

10.1163/9789004706347 DOI


Civil rights--History--Massachusetts--Colonial period, ca.1600-1775.
Law--History--Massachusetts--Colonial period, ca.1600-1775.
Rule of law--History--Massachusetts--Colonial period, ca.1600-1775.

KFM2478

349.74409/03