| Body of Liberties | William Whitmore, ed. Colonial Laws of Massachusetts. Reprinted from the Edition of 1660, with the Supplements to 1672. Containing also, The Body of Liberties of 1641. Boston: 1889. |
| csp | Calendar of State Papers |
| eebo | Early English Books Online (University of Michigan) |
| Harleian Miscellany | Thomas Osborne, ed. The Harleian Miscellany. 12 Vols. London: 1746. |
| Hathi Trust | Digital Online Library |
| hmso | His/Her Majesty’s Stationers Office |
| jp | Justice of the Peace |
| Laws and Liberties of 1648 | Richard Dunn, ed. The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts: Reprinted from the Unique Copy of the 1648 Edition. San Marino: Huntington Library, 1998. |
| Laws and Liberties of 1660 | William Whitmore, ed. The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts. Reprinted from the Edition of 1660, with the Supplements to 1672. Boston: City Council of Boston, 1889. |
| Laws and Liberties of 1672 | Whitmore, William, ed. The Colonial Law of Massachusetts. Reprinted from the Edition of 1672, with the Supplements Through 1686. Boston: 1887. |
| mgcr | Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ed. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. 5 Vols. Boston: William White, 1853–1854. |
| mhs | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| mp | Member of Parliament |
| rhs | Royal Historical Society |
| Rushworth Collections | John Rushworth, ed. Historical Collections. 8 Vols. London: 1703–21. |
| sr | Statutes of the Realm. 9 Vols. London, 1810–1822. |
| Somers Tracts | Walter Scott, ed. Somers Tracts. 2nd ed. 13 vols. London: 1809–1815. |
| stc | Short Title Catalogue of Printed Books Microfilm Collection (1475–1640) |
| Thomason Tracts | Microfilm Collection of Civil War Tracts (1640–1661) |
| wmq | William & Mary Quarterly |
| Wing | Early English Books on Microfilm (1641–1700) |
| Winthrop Papers | Adam Winthrop, et al., eds. The Winthrop Papers. 5 Vols. Boston: mhs, 1924–45. |