▁was ▁conv icted ▁in ▁a ▁trial ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁Joseph ▁D ud ley ▁and ▁then ▁executed . ▁ ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁P ly mouth ▁The ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁domin ion ▁presented ▁legal ▁problems ▁for ▁both ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁P ly mouth . ▁P ly mouth ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁royal ▁char ter , ▁and ▁the ▁char ter ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁had ▁been ▁rev oked . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁restored ▁govern ments ▁lack ed ▁legal ▁found ations ▁for ▁their ▁existence , ▁an ▁issue ▁that ▁the ▁political ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁leadership ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁point ▁to ▁raise . ▁This ▁was ▁particularly ▁problem atic ▁in ▁Massachusetts , ▁whose ▁long ▁front ier ▁with ▁New ▁France ▁saw ▁its ▁def enders ▁re called ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁revol t , ▁and ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁ra ids ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁King ▁William ' s ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 . ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁colonial ▁defense ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁heavy ▁tax ▁bur den , ▁and ▁the ▁war ▁also ▁made ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁trade . ▁ ▁Ag ents ▁for ▁both ▁colon ies ▁worked ▁in ▁England ▁to ▁rect ify ▁the ▁char ter ▁issues , ▁with ▁In cre ase ▁M ather ▁pet ition ing ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Trade ▁for ▁a ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Massachusetts ▁char ter . ▁King ▁William ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁Pur itan ▁government , ▁and ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁prevent ▁that ▁from ▁happening , ▁so