...Art. I. A LL men are born free and equal, and have certa'n £\ natural, eflential, and qnalienable rights ; among which may be reckoned the right of...defending their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, pofleffing, and protecting property ; in fine, that of feeking and obtaining their fafety and happinefs....

...COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, I. ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, eflential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned...defending their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, poffeffing, and protecting property ; in fine, that of feeking and obtaining their fafety and happinefs....

...Constitution of Massachusetts was ratified. These are a part of 'the words of that article : " All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,...enjoying and defending their lives and liberties." There are similar articles in the declaration of rights of New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. Soon after...

...OF RIGHTS. I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, effential and uoalienable rights ; among which may be reckoned the right of...defending their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, quiring, poffeffing and protecting property ; in fine, that of feelting and obtaining their fafety...

...and hâve certa n £\ natural, eflential, and unalienable rights ; among which may be reckoned thé right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, pofleflîng, and protedting property ; in fine, that of feeking and obtaining their fafety and happinefs....

...equal, and have certain natural, effential, and unalien.ibb rights; among which may be reckoned ihe right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, poffdTutg, and protecting property; in fine, that of feeking and obtaining their fafety and happinefs....

...and equal, and have certain nataralleffentia!, and unalienable rights ; among which may be reckoaed the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, poffefling, and protecting property ; in fine, that of feeking and obtaining their iafety and happinefs....

...Mossactnuctts, An. I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natu. ral, essential, and unaltennble rights : among which may be reckoned the right of .enjoying and defending their lives and liberties ; tint of acquiring, pout-inn;, and protecting property ; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their...

...but priests and constables have gone another. The first article of the Bill of Rights declares " All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights," &c. The second declares, " No subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in \\K person, liberty...

...DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS, OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE Commonwealth oi ^Massachusetts. ARTICLE I. ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,...may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending Equaiity of hirth their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, andnshts, and protecting...