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The article discusses the relation between English legal and cultural norms and the Puritan New England understanding of independent provincial jurisdiction. It describes the problems arising from Puritan legal understandings and English colonialism, the contention of real estate property between Puritans and English aristocracy, and the ways in which legal documents such as will were interpreted by Puritans. Other subjects under discussion include English property law, Puritan inheritance practices, and the political and legal aspects of the Massachusetts Bay Company.