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 Reolved, That the firt adventurers and ettlers of his Majety's colony and dominion brought with them, and transmitted to their poterity, and all other his Majety's ubjects ince inhabiting in this his Majety's aid colony, all the privileges, franchies, and immunities that have at any time been held, enjoyed, and poeed by the people of Great Britain.

Reolved, That by two royal charters, granted by King James the Firt the colonists aforeaid are declared entitled to all privileges, liberties, and immunities of denizens and natural-born ubjects, to all intents and purpoes as if they had been abiding and born within the realm of England.

Reolved, That the taxation of the people by themelves, or by perons choen by themelves to repreent them, who can only know what taxes the people are able to bear, and the eaiet method of raiing them, and are equally affected by uch taxes themelves, is the ditinguihing characteritick of Britih freedom, and without which the ancient Contitution cannot ubit.