Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644

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The Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644 was an early colonial governing charter that organized the New England colonies under parliamentary authority before later royal charters redefined their political structure.

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Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial governing charter
historical legal document
appliesTo New England Colonies
surface form: New England colonies
appliesToTerritory New England
country England
endTime 1644
followedBy later royal charters for New England colonies
governs colonial administration in New England
grantsAuthorityTo colonial governments in New England
hasAuthorityFrom Parliament of England
surface form: English Parliament
hasHistoricalRole early framework for colonial governance in New England
hasJurisdictionOver New England Colonies
surface form: New England colonies
hasLegalStatus superseded
hasPoliticalContext English Civil War era
hasPurpose to organize the New England colonies under parliamentary authority
historicalSignificance early assertion of parliamentary control over colonial governance
influenced subsequent colonial constitutional development in New England
language English
legalForm charter
legalSystem English colonial law
precededBy informal colonial self-government arrangements in New England
redefinedBy later royal charters
regulates political structure of New England colonies
startTime 1643
timePeriod 17th century

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Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663 replaced Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644