The Right of the British Legislature to Tax the American Colonies Vindicated; and the Means of Asserting that Right Proposed
- John Gray (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This essay makes the case for the unitary nature of the authority of the King-in-Parliament as representative of all domains under British authority, disputing the American claim, with specific reference to Benjamin Franklin, that the colonies were outside “the realm.” Thus, Gray argues, “All the sovereignty the king has over the colonies he has as being sovereign of the British nation.” As such, the colonies were to be considered as subject to the “supreme legislative body” of Parliament.
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