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Show f 00 l t w] "1" IE Commitlion was as follows: G E O R (7' I": trim ‘Il‘nfl'i/, /'vV {171' gm 'o arm], o/‘(fri‘nh _, / Brit/(EH, Fumro and [it/um], [KY/lg, szi'na'ir of 112: Fail/i7, i'h‘. i i "H 6111' rig/2t fry/Zr mu! right 7Lv‘ll-Ile/ot'ed rot/fizz (11H! Comp fifty/‘1‘ Fi'I/rlv‘irt Yin/‘1 ofCrIr/é/l'o, Km'g/Jt of 1/72 "to/'2' (mt/ml 13rd,? of HM "Thor/Illa ; our rig/51‘ fro/3y mmi tori/Jo/o-zma' rou- J/f/z [rm/icozmfl'flor Rickard Lord l/i/oomzt 11mm, of our ting- I/om of Ira/am]; om‘ trig/15y and well [If/O‘th'{[ Sir [Vii/[am [lea-r, Knight of the mofl honorable Orr/or oft/)3 Bat/7, Lz'om‘mmzt-Gonem'l of our forces, Gmcml and Commander in Cir/if ofall (172/1 fingu/rzr ourforca: (mp/oy'd, or to be (nip/ind! wit/Jim our colonies in IV'brib-fl/uorim, lying upon 1/38 fll/cmtic ocean, from Alana St‘otia on [/23 North lo [fly/lI‘r'oz‘z‘n'o on 1/16 Soot/2, bot/:1 illC/ufl-YM ; [Vi/limo Eden, Bf]; cm {3 our Conunéflonorr for trado and [J/mrzaz‘iom; anal ('r'worgz? john/ions, 15/7 3 Captain in our royal navy, (lRlZliTlNG: " YV HEREAS, in and by our tummii'hon and letters patent, under our great teal of GreatBritain, hearing date on or about the 0th day of hday, in the Ibth year of our reign, we did, out of our earnelt dcfire to deliver all our llibjCLfiS and every part of the dominions belonging to our crown from the calamit ies of war, and to rellore them to our protection and peace, nominate and appoint our right Unity and well beloved coufin and counfellor Richard Lord Vilbount Howe, of our kingdom oflreland, and our truf'ty and well beloved Wile liam Howe, lilo; now Sir William Howe, Knight of the Bath, Major General of our forces, and Genera l of our forces in North-America only, and each of them, jointly and feverally, to be our Comm‘ifiioner and Commiflioncrs in that behalf, to to perform anal execute all the powers and authorities in and by the {aid conimiflion and letters pa~ tent entrur'ted and committed to them, and each of them, according to the tenor of finch letters patent, and of filth l‘urther initructions as they lhould from time to time re- ceive under our fignet or lign manual, to have, hold, exe- cute and enjoy the {aid olfice and place, places, of our CommiiTroncr and Commillioners,offices and as therein mentioned, with all rights, members and appurtenances there« thereunto belon 'lI‘IQ‘, too-ethe r with all and linrrular th C ,v b .47 powers and authorities thereby granted unto them, th C {aid Lord Vileount Howe and General William Howe, and each of them, for and during our will and plealhrc and no longer, in {Lich manner and form, as in and by our {aid recited eommilhon and letters patent, relation being thereunto had, may, among divers other things therein contained, more fully and at large appear. And whereas, for the quicting and extinguilhing ofdivers jealoufies and apprehcnfions of danger to their liberties and rights, which have alarmed many of our {objects in the Colonies, provinces and plantations of New-Hampfhire, ~l‘flaflael";ufetts-Bay, Rhode-Ifland, Conneéticut, New- York, Newujcriey, Penntylvania, with the three Lower Counties on Delaware, h'lztryland, Virginia, NorthCarolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, and for a fuller manifeflation of ourjuf't and gracious purpofes and thofe of our Parliament, to maintain and feeure all our fubjetttsr in the clear and perf‘ec‘t enjoyment of th>ir liberties and rights, it is, in and by a certain 216': made and parted in this preterit lemons of Parliament, intiruled, "An Act‘to enable his l‘vlajefl'y to appoint Commifiioners, wrth tunncicnt powers to treat, Confult and agree .upon the means of quieting the diforders now fubfif'ting in certain ot the colonies, plantations and provinces of North-America, among other things enacted, that it {hall and may be law- ful for his lVlajefty, from time to time, by letters patent un- der the great teal ofGreat-Britain,to authorile and empower live able and l‘ufiicient perfons, or any three otthem, to do and perform fuch mils and things, and to ule and ex- ecute {uch authorities and powers as in the {aid aft are ior that purpofe mentioned, provided and created. And Whereas we are earneflly delirous to carry into full and erteit execution the feveral jutt and gracious purpofes abovcmentioned; Now know ye, That we have revoked end determined, and by thefe pretents do revoke and de: termine our {aid recited commiffion and letters patent, ano all and every power, authority, claule, article and thing; therein contained. And further know ye, That we, rem) poling efpeeial trufl‘ and confidence in your wifdom, lo~~ valty, diligence and Circuznipeétion in the management o, thcaflairs to be hereby committed to your charge, am: i .M 2 nominated |