The Republic of New Haven Electronic Resource a History of Municipal Evoluti
The Republic of New Haven Electronic Resource a History of Municipal Evoluti
Charles H Charles Herbert Levermore
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English law-books the settlers did not have, or at least they had no time to examine and re-arrange such law-books. The Bible presented a code whose provisions were universally known, and whose authority was above question. Its usage as a statute-book, with reasonable modifications, was for these busy pioneers a dictate of common sense. The extent to which the reasonable modifications were actually introduced is not always understood or fairly stated. It is true that throughout all their initia...l deliberations there was no public mention of England's king nor of Eng- land's laws. The "Freeman's Oath, " which was adopted, pledged allegiance only to "This Jurisdiction, " and to the " Civill Government here established. " 1 Even the Governor's oath of office lisped not a syllable of subjection to any earthly power. The conflicting claims of Royalist and Puritan noblemen and of the Crown cast but a light shadow over the land. England, weakened by faction, was far away, and New Haven, strong in the anticipation of the coming Puritan 1 Hubbard asserts (p.
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