Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. By His Excellency, Richard, Earl of Bellomont ... A proclamation : ... I ... hereby command and require the strict observation of the Lords Day ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the twenty first day of June ... 1699.

Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. By His Excellency, Richard, Earl of Bellomont ... A proclamation : ... I ... hereby command and require the strict observation of the Lords Day ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the twenty first day of June ... 1699.

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June 21, 1699 Proclamation by Governor Richard Coote, Earl of Bellomont regarding the sanctity of the Sabbath and the necessary observance of same.

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Corporate Author:	Massachusetts. Governor (1699-1700 : Bellomont)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Printed by Bartholomew Green, and John Allen, printers to His Excellency the governour and Council, 1699.
Series:	Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2874:2.
Subjects:	Sabbath legislation > Massachusetts. Sunday legislation > Massachusetts. Broadsides > Massachusetts > 17th century.
Online Access:	CONNECT

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