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Royal Instruction Emphasizes Toleration and Education in New England
The document asserts strict enforcement of laws against immorality and urges promoting Catholic Christian spirit, while praising toleration for Dissenters. It highlights founding a Cambridge college, loyalty to the Crown, and the governor’s duty to support governance and liberty in the province. The monarch’s instruction stresses balanced support for Crown and colonial liberties.
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