but by their own aflembly, and exclufion of military force* from among them. Yet in every of thefe points was this con- vention violated by fubfequent kings and parliaments, and other infradlions of their conftitution, equally dangerous committed.
Their general aflembly, which was com- pofed of the council of ftate and burgefl^es, fitting together and deciding by plurality of voices, was fplit into two houfes, by which the council obtained a feparate ne- gative on their laws. Appeals from their fupreme court, which had been fixed by law in their general aflembly, were arbi- trarily revoked to England, to be there heard before the king and council. In- ftead of four hundred miles on the fea coaft, they were reduced, in the fpace of thirty years, to about one hundred milese Their trade with foreigners was totally fupprefled, and when carried to Great-^ Britain, was there loaded with imports.
It is unneceflTary, however, to glean up the feveral inftances of injury, as fcattered through American and Britilh hiftoryj * Art. 8.
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