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Show [at] 193] iiiseii'y at what time and plates rrfiiefl'ively, and with what exceptions and rellrielions, and under what palie; and clearances, in lieu ofthol‘e heretofore dircéted by any act or ae‘ls of Parliament for rewriating the trade 01~ the colonies and plantations, the find lulpenlion {hall take ef- feét, and the laid 1i111>e111ion and proclg‘imation in t e fame manner and form to annul and revoke. And we do hereby further authorile and empower you, the 111111. Frede- rick Earl of Carlille, Richard Vili‘ount l'lowe, Sir VVilliam llowe, lVilliam Eden, and George Iohnllone, or any three of you, from time to time, as you {hall judge convenient, to {ufpend in any places, and for any time (writ/111011 during the continuance of the liiid firil recited aft, the operation and rile/ft ofany aét or acts- oil'arlian ent, which have palli'd 1ince the Iothday of I'lehruary, 1:753, and which relate toany of our Colonies, provinces or plantations above-itientioncd in Nortli-i/Xineriea, 121 far as the lame relate to them, or any of them, or the operation and etorecl of any claufe, or any provifion or other matter in fuel) ails contained, 1o far as 1‘11ch e rules, provifions or matters relate to any of the laid colonies, provinces or plantations. And we do hereby further authorile and empower you, the {aid Frederick Earl of Carlifle, Richard Vileount Howe, Sir VVilliam Howe, William Eden, and George ~lobnllone, or any three of you, to grant a pardon or pardons to any number or defeription 01 perfons Within the {aid colonies, provinces or plantations. And we do hereby further authorife and empower you, the laid Frederick Earl of Carlille, Richard Vifcount Howe, Sir ‘Villiam Howe, William Eden, and George johnflone, or any three of you, in any of our colonies, provinc es or plantations aforeliiid rel-)ectively, wherein we have ultially heretofore nominated and appointed a Governor, to nominate and appoint, from time to time, by any inltru- ment under your hands and foals, or the hands and 1eals of'any three of you, a proper perfon, to be the Gover- nor and Commander in Chiet in and for 1‘ueh colony, province or plintation relpectively, to have, hold and exereile the laid office of Governor and Commander in Chief, in and for their colony, province or plantat ion re1‘neetivelv, with all luch powers and authorities a any Governtir offuch prov'nce, heretofore appointed by us, might; might or could have exercifed, in as full and ample m 11»ner and form as if inch Govern or and Commander in Chief had been nom inated and appointed by our letters patent or Cornmillion; and for that purpo1e, ilineed be, to revolte, ann ul and make void any eommil lion or letters patent lu-retobre granted, for appointing,r any {ueh Governor and Commander in Chief. therea s, by certain letters patent under our great feel, hearing date on the 29th day of April, in the 16th year ofo ur reign, we have conflituted and appointed you, the find Sir William Howe, to be (leneral and Commander in Chief of all and lingu- lar our forces employed, or to be employed, within our colonies in North-America, lyingr upon the Atlantic ocean, from Nova-Seotia on the north, to \vVell-l‘dorida on the louth, both incluhve, to have, hold , exereile and enjoy the laid ofiice during: our will and plea lure, and in cali: you, the laid Sir VVillam Howe, 1hould, by deat h or any other manner,be dilabled from exercifing the {aid command, it was our will and plea1‘ure, therein cxpr elled, that the fame, with all authorities, rights and privileges, contain ed in that our laid con‘rmiflion, {hould devo lve on {arch officer, bearing our commifiion , as [hould be next in rank to you, the {aid Sir Wil liam Howe. And whereas our trully and well-beloved Sir Henry Clinton, Knight of the molt honorable Order of the Bath, Lieu-u ten ant General of our forces, and General of our forc es in our army in America only, now accl ually bears our commiflion, and is next in rank to you, the laid Sir \Villiam Howe: Know it is our further will and plea1i1re, and we do hereby ordain and appoint, that whe never the 121111 command in the {aid letters patent men tioned fltall, in purfuance thereof, devolve upon the {aid Sir Henry Clin- ton, all and every the powers and authorit ies hereby en trolled and committed to you, the {aid Sir Wil liam Howe, {hall forthwith ceale and determine, and the {aid powers and authorities, and every of them, {hall fro m then forth be entrulted and committed, and are hereby entr ce-and committed to the {aid Sir Henry Clinton, to ulled we and exercif‘e the fame powers and authorities, and to per form and execute all other the matters and things as afor efaid, in as full and ample extent and form, and no othe r, as you, the 13nd Sir ‘Villiam Howe, are hereby authoril ‘ed toluli: dil' |