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 In the econd printed edition, that of 1660, the law appears as follows, under the title

T is Ordered by this Court & Authority thereof; That there hall never be any bond-lavery villenage or captivity amongt us, unles it be Lawfull captives, taken in jut warrs, [or uch] as [hall] willingly ell themelves, or are old to us, and uch hall have the liberties, & Chritian uuage, which the Law of God etablihed in Irael, Concerning uch perfons, doth morally require, provided this exempts none from ervitude, who hall be judged thereto by Authority. [1641.]" Mas. Laws, Ed. 1660, p. 5.

The words italicized in brackets appear among the manucript corrections of the copy which (formerly the property of Mr. Secretary Rawon, who was himelf apparently the Editor of the volume) is now preerved in the Library of the American Antiquarian Society at Worceter, in Maachuetts. It is plain, however, that the printed text required correction, and—although no better authority can poibly be demanded than that of the Editor himelf—it is confirmed by the subequent edition of 1672, in which the ame error, having been repeated in the text, is made the occaion of a correction in the printed table of errata. There is a want of accuracy even in this correction itelf; but the intention is o obvious that it cannot be mitaken. ''Mas. Laws, Ed. 1672, pp.'' 10, 170.

To prevent any poible doubt which may till linger in the mind of any reader at the end of the demontration through which we ourelves firt arrived