3740814 Massachusetts Bay Colony Seal, 1678 (woodcut) by American School, (17th century); 6.6x5.7 cm; Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA, USA; (add.info.: Detail from a broadside: At the second sessions of the General Court held at Boston in New-England : Whereas it hath pleased his Most Excellant Majesty our gratious King, by his letter bearing date the twenty seventh of April, 1678. to signifie his royal pleasure, that the authority of this his colony of Massachusets in New-England, do give forth orders that the oath of allegiance as it is by law established within his kingdome of England, be administred and taken by all his subjects within this colony, who are of years to take an oath ... Massachusetts Bay Colony Seal detail. [Boston : Printed by John Foster, 1678] image 6.6 cm x 5.7 cm; whole sheet 28 x 18 cm); by Massachusetts Historical Society .