 Being highly offended by Gorton , who had moved with some of his adherents to Pawtuxet , the Arnolds , Cole , and Carpenter went to Boston , and on 2 September 1642 submitted themselves to the government and jurisdiction of Massachusetts . They were received by the General Court there , and appointed justices of the peace . In doing this , these settlers allowed a foreign jurisdiction into the midst of the Providence government , a condition that would last for 16 years . Gorton , unhappy about being under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts , then moved with his followers another 12 miles further south , settling at a place called Shawomet , beyond the limits of Massachusetts ' jurisdiction . 
