1 Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay 392 (1853)
Abstract
"For such of or nation as sell munition, gunns, or other furniture, to arme the Indians against vs, or teach them the vse of armes, wee would haue yow to apphend them and send them prisons for England, where they will not escape severe punishmt, being expressly against the proclamacon."
Summary
The law instructed officials to arrest and send to England anyone who sold weapons, ammunition, or military equipment to Indians or taught them the use of firearms, as such actions violated royal proclamations.
Law Text
For such of or nation as sell munition, gunns, or other furniture, to arme the Indians against vs, or teach them the vse of armes, wee would haue yow to apphend them and send them prisons for England, where they will not escape severe punishmt, being expressly against the proclamacon.
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ENSLAVED PERSONS & OTHER MINORITIES