▁although ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁ad here ▁entirely ▁to ▁the ▁laws . ▁Some ▁variations ▁were ▁over look ed , ▁understanding ▁that ▁certain ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁acts ▁were ▁unf air ▁( some ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁pay ments ▁of ▁multiple ▁duties ), ▁and ▁they ▁suggested ▁to ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Trade ▁that ▁the ▁laws ▁be ▁modified ▁to ▁am el ior ate ▁these ▁conditions . ▁However , ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁economy ▁suffered , ▁also ▁neg atively ▁affected ▁by ▁external ▁circumstances . ▁A ▁dispute ▁eventually ▁occurred ▁between ▁D ud ley ▁and ▁Rand olph ▁over ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁trade . ▁ ▁During ▁D ud ley ' s ▁administration , ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Trade ▁decided ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 6 8 6 ▁to ▁include ▁into ▁the ▁domin ion ▁the ▁colon ies ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁and ▁Connecticut , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁pet ition ▁from ▁D ud ley ' s ▁council . ▁And ros ' s ▁commission ▁had ▁been ▁issued ▁in ▁June , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁an nex ▁to ▁his ▁commission ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁them ▁into ▁the ▁domin ion . ▁ ▁And ros ▁administration ▁And ros ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁governor ▁of ▁New ▁York ; ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁Boston ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 6 8 6 ▁and ▁immediately ▁assumed ▁power . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁hard - line ▁position , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁colon ists ▁had ▁left ▁behind ▁all ▁their ▁rights ▁as ▁English men ▁when ▁they ▁left ▁England . ▁The ▁Re ver end ▁John ▁W ise ▁r al lied ▁his ▁parish ion