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At the Court at WHITEHALL, The 20th of July, 1683.  
Present 

The Kings most Excellent Majesty,  
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury  
Lord Keeper  
Lord Precedent  
Lord Privy Seal  
Duke of Ormond  
Duke of Albemarle  
Earl of Peterborrow  
Earl of Sunderland  
Earl of Clarendon  
Earl of   
Earl of Craven  
Earl of Aylesbury  
Earl of Conway  
Viscount Falconberg  
Lord Bishop of London  
Lord Dartmouth  
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer  
Mr. Chancellor of the Duchy.    
THe Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee for Trade and Foreign Plantations, having this day Presented to the Board, a Report concerning New-England, together with the Draught of a Declaration from His Majesty, to the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts-Bay, upon issuing a Quo Warranto against the Charter of that Colony; And the said Report and Declaration being Read and Considered at the Board, It was Ordered, as it is hereby Ordered, That Mr. Edward Randolph be sent to New-England with the Notification of the said Quo Warranto; which he is to Deliver to the said Governor and Company of the Massachusetts-Bay: And thereupon to Return to give His Majesty and Account of his Proceed therein; And one of His majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is likewise to Prepare the said Declaration for His majesty's Signature, in order to be sent to New-England, and delivered to the Governor and Company, by the said Edward Randolph, as aforesaid. And it is hereby further Ordered, That His majesty's Printers do forthwith Print, and deliver unto the said Edward Randolph, Two hundred Copies of the aforesaid Declaration, as also One hundred Copies of all the Proceed at the Council-Board, concerning the Charter of London, which were Printed by Order of His Majesty at this Board; to be Dispersed by him in New-England, as he shall think best for His majesty's Service.  
PHIL. LLOYD.   

Charles R. 
 CHARLES the Second by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. To all, to whom these Presents shall come, or may in any wise concern, Greeting.  
Although We have thought fit to Issue Our Writ of Quo Warranto against the Charter and Privileges Claimed by the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, by reason of some Crimes and Misdemenours by them Committed; Yet Our Will and Pleasure is, and We do hereby Declare, That the Private Interests and Proprieties of all Persons within that Our Colony, shall be Continued and Preserved to them, so that no man shall receive any Prejudice in his Freehold or Estate; and that, in case the said Corporation of the Massachusetts-Bay shall, before further Prosecution had upon the said Quo Warranto, make a full Submission, and entire Resignation to Our Pleasure, We will then Regulate their Charter in such manner, as shall be for Our Service, and the good of that Our Colony, without any other Alterations, than such as We shall find necessary for the better Support of Our Government there.  
And We do hereby further Declare and Direct, That all those Persons who are questioned in or by the said Quo Warranto, and shall go about to maintain the Suit against Us, shall make their Defence at their own particular Charge, without any help by, or spending any part of the Public Stock of Our said Colony; And that as well those that are not Freemen, as such as are willing to submit to Our Pleasure, shall be Discharged from all Rates, Levies and Contributions towards the Expense of the said Suit, both in their Persons and Estates. And Our further Pleasure is, That this Our Royal Declaration be Published within Our said Colony, that none may pretend ignorance hereof.  
Given under Our Signet and Royal Sign Manual at Our Court at Whitehall, the 26th day of July 1683. In the Five and thirtieth Year of Our Reign. By His majesty's Command. L. JENKINS.   

LONDON, Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceased: And by Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1683.   

Declaran about the Governor & Company of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: 26th July 1683.  
His Ma Declaran upon issuing His Writ of Quo Warranto agt. the Charter & Privileges claimed by the Governor & Company of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England; & ca. 26th July 1683