While Dr.Mather was earnestly seeking the restoration of the Charter at the hands of King William, Mr.Hampden (grandson of the famous John Hampden) consulted Mr.Hooke, a counsellor of note of the Puritan party, and friend of New England.

Mr.Hooke stated that "a bare restoration of the Charter of Massachusetts would be of no service at all," as appears both from the Charter itself and the practice of that colony, who have hardly pursued the terms thereof in any one instance, which has given colour to evil-minded men to give them disturbance.
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As to the Charter itself, that colony, should they have their Charter, would want-- "1.

Power to call a Parliament, or select assembly; for their many thousand freemen have, thereby, an equal right to sit in their General Assembly.
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Power to levy taxes and raise money, especially on inhabitants not being of the company, and strangers coming to or trading thither.
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