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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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An anecdote from King George II to Lord Grenville promises justice to the colonies. The text urges King George III to fairly judge colonial complaints against Governor Sir Francis Bernard of Massachusetts, criticizing his background in spiritual courts.
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An ANECDOTE of Importance.
Our late venerable Sovereign told Lord Grenville, when consulting him about the colonies, that he did not understand colony matters; but he would have justice done them. And he kept his word: The colonies had justice done them, and were easy.
We doubt not but our beloved Sovereign his grandson, will see justice done to his subjects and children in the colonies, and see and hear their own state of their case, and not judge of them from the representation of their enemies. Mr. Francis Bernard, now Sir Francis, and Governor of the Massachusetts, was the son of a private clergyman, a petty officer in our spiritual courts when he was raised to his present dignity. It is of consequence, that those whom it concerns should consider what our spiritual courts are; founded on the bottomless deep of the canon law. Our fellow subjects in the colonies complain of this gentleman, for his haughty, injurious treatment, & misrepresentation of them. In judging between them, we need not to fear but justice will be done to a million of loyal subjects, and the character, education, principles, &c. of both parties, be taken into the account. How few proctors of our spiritual courts are fit to be made Governors or Viceroys?
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Our late venerable Sovereign told Lord Grenville, when consulting him about the colonies, that he did not understand colony matters; but he would have justice done them. And he kept his word: The colonies had justice done them, and were easy. We doubt not but our beloved Sovereign his grandson, will see justice done to his subjects and children in the colonies, and see and hear their own state of their case, and not judge of them from the representation of their enemies. Mr. Francis Bernard, now Sir Francis, and Governor of the Massachusetts, was the son of a private clergyman, a petty officer in our spiritual courts when he was raised to his present dignity. It is of consequence, that those whom it concerns should consider what our spiritual courts are; founded on the bottomless deep of the canon law. Our fellow subjects in the colonies complain of this gentleman, for his haughty, injurious treatment, & misrepresentation of them. In judging between them, we need not to fear but justice will be done to a million of loyal subjects, and the character, education, principles, &c. of both parties, be taken into the account. How few proctors of our spiritual courts are fit to be made Governors or Viceroys?