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According to the royal commission to the President and Council (8/18 Oct 1685), the Territory and Dominion of New England included the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, the Provinces of New Hampshire and Maine, and the Narragansett Country (King's Province). The Colony of New Plymouth was added to the Dominion by the first royal commission to the Governor-in-Chief Andros (dated 3/13 Jun 1686, published on 20/30 Dec 1686 in Boston). The additional powers and instructions (13/23 Sep 1686) also authorized the governor to demand the surrender of the Charters of Connecticut and Rhode Island and to take both colonies under the government of New England. The second commission to Andros (dated 7/17 Apr 1688, published on 19/29 Jul 1688 in Boston) attached the colonies of Rhode Island and Connecticut, the Province of New York, East and West Jersey to the administration of the Dominion. |
