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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Boston report on April 10 details the substance of British House of Commons resolves to enforce trade laws, alter Massachusetts Bay charter, require colonial representatives to affirm Parliament's supremacy and taxation rights under penalty of treason, and petition the King to try leaders of recent disturbances in Massachusetts.
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The following is said to be the substance of the resolves of the House of Commons, viz.
1. That the laws of trade and revenue acts should be fully enforced.
2. That the charter of the Massachusetts Bay should be altered, being incompatible with monarchy.
3. That no person should be qualified to sit as representative in the House of Assembly until he had subscribed a declaration acknowledging, in the fullest manner, the supremacy of Parliament, and their right of taxation over the colonies; and that any disputing and denying that right should be penal or punishable as high treason.
4. That his Majesty should be humbly petitioned to direct that the persons who have been most active in raising and promoting the late disturbances in the province of Massachusetts Bay be sent for, in order to be tried under the statute, and brought to condign punishment.
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Boston
Event Date
April 10
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Substance of House of Commons resolves: enforce trade and revenue laws; alter Massachusetts Bay charter for incompatibility with monarchy; require representatives to declare Parliament's supremacy and taxation rights, with denial as high treason; petition King to try and punish leaders of recent disturbances in Massachusetts Bay.