Intolerable Acts

( 1774 ) Commentary by Taylor Stoermer, John Hopkins University

Glossary

cocket official seal; shipper's clearance; customs duty
de Talibus Circumstantibus by taking whoever happens to be standing around
gaol jail
letters patent an open document issued by a monarch or a government conferring a patent or another right
messuages homes and their immediate outbuildings
Oyer and Terminer a court authorized to hear certain criminal cases
sign manual the signature of the monarch
Venire Facias a writ issued by an official of the court summoning prospective jurors
videlicet to wit
wharfinger an owner or keeper of a wharf

The Boston Tea Party, which led directly to four of the five Intolerable Acts (Library of Congress)

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