A general history of Connecticut - Ramapough Lenape Nation

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empowering them to enquire into the
ftate of the New-England provinces, to
hear and redrefs complaints, fettle differences,
and check abufes of power:
but the ill humour and obfiinacy of
thofe of ConneCticut and Maff'achufets­
Bay, in a great meafure fruftrated their
endeavours.
By authority of the Charter, the freemen
chufe annually, in May, a Governor;
a Deputy-Governor, a Secretary, a Trearurer,
and 12 Affiftants, and, twice a year,
two Reprefentatives from. each town.
Thefe, being met, conftitute the General
Alfembly, which has po.wer to make laws,
provided they are not repugnant to the
laws' of England, and enforce them without
the confent of the King.
The General AfTembly meers in May
and Oaober without fummoning. By
it the colony has been divided into fix
counties, viz. Hertford, Newhaven, New­
London, Fairfield, Windham, and Litchfield;