twenty-ninth | Day of May 1754, and continued by sundry Prorogations | unto Tuesday the twenty-fifth Day of March following. | [Boston: 1755.] Folio, pp. 469–470.

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[Royal Arms.] | AN ACT | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: Be- | gun and Held at Boston upon Wednesday the twenty-eighth | Day of May, 1755. | [Boston: 1755.] Folio, p. 471.

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[Royal Arms.] | AN ACT | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: Be- | gun and Held at Boston upon Wednesday the twenty-eighth | Day of May, 1755. And continued by Prorogations to Wednesday the twenty-fourth Day of September following and | then met. | [Boston: 1755.] Folio, p. 473. 295

1756

[Royal Arms.] | AN ACT | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: Be- | gun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-sixth Day | of May 1756. And continued by Prorogations and Adjourn- | ment, to the fifth Day of October following, and then met. | [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by Samuel Kneeland, by Order of His Honour the | Lieut. Governour, Council and House of Representatives. 1756. | Folio, pp. 475-476. 296

1757

[Royal Arms.] | ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: Be- | gun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-sixth Day | of May 1756. And continued by sundry Prorogations, to the | sixth Day of January following, and then met. | Colophon.] Boston: | Printed by Samuel Kneeland, by Order of his Honour the Lieut. Governour, Council and House of Repre- | sentatives. 1757. | Folio, pp. 477–480.

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[Royal Arms.] | AN ACT, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay

in New-England: Be- | gun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-sixth Day | of May 1756. And continued by sundry Prorogations and Adjournment, to the thirtieth Day of March following, and then met. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by Order of the Honourable his Majesty's Council, | and House of Representatives. | And Sold by S. Kneeland, in Queen-Street. 1757. | Folio, pp. 491–493 for 481-483. 298

[Royal Arms.] | ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assemby of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: Be- | gun and Held at Boston upon Wednesday the twenty-fifth Day of May, 1757. | [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. Printed by Order of His Majesty's Council, and House of Representatives. And Sold by S. Kneeland, in Queen-Street. [1757.] | Folio, pp. 495-496 for 485-486.

1758

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[Royal Arms.]| ACTS and Laws | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New England: | Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-fifth | Day of May 1757. And continued by Prorogations to Wednesday the twenty-third Day of November following, and then met. [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Excellency | the Governour, Council and House of Representatives. | 1758. | Folio, pp. 487–489. 300

The second session of 1757-58. The error in the paging made in the second session of 1756-57 is corrected.

[Royal Arms.] | ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: | Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-fifth | Day of May 1757. And continued by Prorogations to Thursday the second day of March following, and then met. | [Colophon.] Boston, N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland by Order of His Excellency the Governour, Council, and House of Repre- | sentatives. 1758. | Folio, pp. 491–492.

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[Royal Arms.] | AN ACT | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: | Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the

twenty-fifth | Day of May 1757. And continued by Prorogations and Ad- journment to Tuesday the eighteenth Day of April following, | and then met. | Boston: Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of his Excellency the Governour, Council, and House of Representatives. 1758. | Folio, p. 493. 302

[Royal Arms.] AN ACT | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: | Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the thirty-first | Day of May, 1758. And continued by sundry Prorogations to the fourth Day of October following, and then met. | Boston: Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of his Excellency the | Governour, Council, and House of Representatives. 1758. | Folio, p. 495. 303

1759

[Royal Arms.]| ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: | Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the thirty-first | Day of May 1758. And continued by sundry Prorogations to | Friday the twenty-ninth Day of December following, and then met. | [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Excellency the Governour, Council and House of | Representatives. 1759. | Folio, 497–503.

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[Royal Arms.] | AN ACT, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: | Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the thirty-first | Day of May 1758. And continued by sundry Prorogations to | Wednesday the twenty-eighth Day of February following, and | then met. | [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Excellency | the Governour, Council, and House of Repre|sentatives. 1759. | Folio, pp. 505-508.

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[Royal Arms.] | ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: | Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the thirtieth Day of May 1759. | [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, Council and House of Representatives. 1759. | Folio, pp. 509–510. 306

[Royal Arms.] | ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: | Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the thirtieth Day | of May, 1759. And from thence continued by sundry Pro- | rogations to Wednesday the third Day of October following, and then met. | [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Excellency the Gover- | nour, Council and House of Representatives. M,DCC,LIX. | Folio, pp. 511–514. 307

The second session of 1759–60.

In most copies the last page is misnumbered 420, and the error is carried on to the end of the volume. It was, however, detected in time to correct it in a few copies. Both varieties are contained in this set.

1760

[Royal Arms.] | ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: | Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the thirteenth Day of May, 1759. And from thence continued by sundry Pro- | rogations to Wednesday the second Day of January following, | and then met. | [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Excellency the Gover- | nour, Council and House of Representatives. M,DCC,LX. | Folio, pp. 421-424 for 515-518. 308

AN ACT. | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: | Begun and held at Boston upon Wednesday the thirtieth Day | of May, 1759. And from thence continued by sundry Proro- | gations to Wednesday the nineteenth of March following, and | then met. | [Boston: 1760.] Folio, p. 425 for 519.

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[Royal Arms.] | ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: | Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-eighth | Day of May, 1760. | [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Honour the Lieutenant | Governour, Council and House of Representatives. | M.DCC,LX. | Folio, pp. 427-432 for 521-526. 310 The first session of 1760-61, and the last issued in continuation of the revision of 1742.

1759

ACTS | and | Laws, | Of His Majesty's | Province | of the | Massachusetts-Bay | in | New-England. | [Royal Arms.] | Boston, in NewEngland: | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Excellency the | Governor, Council and House of Representatives. | M,D,CC,LIX. | Folio. 311

Collation: Title to Charter, 1 leaf; Charters, pp. 1–14; Table, pp. 1–24; Title to Acts, 1 p.; Authorization, 1 p.; Acts, pp. 1-396. The title to the Charter reads: THE CHARTER | GRANTED BY THEIR MAJESTIES | KING WILLIAM | AND | QUEEN MARY, TO THE INHABITANTS | OF THE PROVINCE | OF THE MASSACHUSETTSBAY | IN | NEW-ENGLAND. | Boston, in New-England: | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, Council and House of Representatives. | M,DCC,LIX. | The Explanatory Charter occupies pp. 13–14.

1761

[Royal Arms.]| AN ACT, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's | Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-eighth Day of May, | 1760. And continued by Prorogations until Wednesday the | twenty-fifth of March following, and then met. |[Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of his Excellency the Governor, | Council and House of Representatives. 1761. | Folio, pp. 397-403

Although headed “An Act,” there were seven acts passed at this session.

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[Royal Arms.]| ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's | Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: Begun and | held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-seventh Day of May, | 1761. | [Colophon.] Boston: N. E. | Printed by S. Kneeland, by Order of his Excellency the Governor, | Council and House of Representatives. 1761 | Folio, pp, 405–409. 313

[Royal Arms.]| ACTS and Laws, | Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of his Ma- | jesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay in New-England: | Begun and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-sixth | Day of May, 1756. And continued by sundry Prorogations to the sixth Day of January following, and then met. | [Boston: 1761.] Folio, pp. 411-414.

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