instrument of independence

Are in-line skates free-wheeling instruments of independence?

James I, champion of the sciences, upheld their claim and part of the instrument of independence, granted in 1617 is worth quoting:

The Queen's representative, the Duke of Gloucester presented Tunku Abdul Rahman with the instrument of independence.

And not until 1828 do you get the real Webster's dictionary, and that is an instrument of independence: a method of shaping 'our' language versus 'theirs,' our manners versus theirs.

His Royal Highness Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, sent the Instruments of Independence to Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.

The Instruments of Independence is a legal document that established Fiji's independence from the United Kingdom in 1970, when it was handed over by Prince Charles on behalf of the British Monarch on 10 October.

As first Speaker of the House, Wachuku received Nigeria's Instrument of Independence, also known as Freedom Charter, on October 1, 1960, from Princess Alexandra of Kent (Alexandra was Elizabeth II's representative at the Nigerian Independence ceremonies).