in as lardge[160] and
ample manner, to all intentes and[161] purposes, as any lord of any
manours in England dothe holde his grounde out of w^{ch} some have
collected that he might by the same graunte protecte men from paying
their debts and from diverse other dangers of lawe. The least the
Assembly can alledge against this clause is, that it is obscure, and
that it is a thing impossible for us here to knowe the Prerogatives of
all the manours in Englande. The Assembly therefore humbly beseeche[162]
their lo^{pps}[163] and the rest of that hon^{ble} house[164] that in
case they shall finde any thing in this or in any other parte of his
graunte wherby that clause towardes the conclusion of the great charter,
(viz., that all grauntes aswell of the one sorte as of the other
respectively, be made w^{th} equall favour, & graunts[165] of like
liberties & imunities[166] as neer as may be, to the ende that all
complainte[167] of partiality and indifferency[168] may be avoided,)
might[169] in any sorte be contradicted or the uniformity and
equality[170] of lawes and[171] orders extending over the whole Colony
might be impeached, That they would be pleased to remove any such
hindrance as may diverte out of the true course the free and[172]
publique current of Justice.

[155] doe, McDonald.

[156] demande, McDonald.

[157] Council, McDonald.

[158] Capt., Bancroft.

[159] enjoy, McDonald and Bancroft.

[160] large, McDonald, Bancroft.

[161] &, McDonald.

[162] beseecheth, McDonald and Bancroft.
[163] Lop^s, McDonald; Lo^{ps}, Bancroft.

[164] bourde, McDonald and Bancroft.

[165] grants, McDonald.

[166] immunities, McDonald.

[167] complaintes, McDonald, Bancroft.

[168] unindifferency, McDonald, Bancroft.

[169] mighte, McDonald.

[170] equallity, McDonald.

[171] &, McDonald.

[172] &, McDonald and Bancroft.

Upon the same grounde and[173] reason their l^{ops}, together with the
rest of the Counsell[174] and Company, are humbly besought[175] by this
general[176] assembly that if in that other clause w^{ch} exempteth
Captaine[177] Martin and his people from all services of the Colony &c.,
they shall finde any resistance against[178] that equality and[179]
uniformity of lawes and orders intended nowe by them to be established
over the whole Colony, that they would be pleased to reforme it.

[173] &, McDonald.

[174] Councill, McDonald.

[175] besoughte, McDonald.

[176] the Generall, McDonald.