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 HIS

MOST GRACIOUS

To His Government of the MASSATHUSETS COLONY in NEW-ENGLAND.

WILLIAM R.

Truty and well-beloved, WEE Greet you well.

HEREAS WEE are informed by everal Addrees from Our Colony of the Maachuets Bay, and particularly by the Addres coming to Us in the Name of The Governour and Council and Convention of the Repreentatives of the People of Our aid Colony, That they had mot joyfully received the Notice of Our happy Acceion to the Throne of thee Kingdoms, and caued the Proclamation thereof to be iued throughout Our aid TERRITORY; WEE have thereof thought fit hereby to ignify Our Royal Approbation of the ame, and Gracious Acceptance of your Readines in performing what was neceary on your parts for the Preervation of the Peace and Quiet of Our aid COLONY.

And Whereas you give Us to understand that you have taken upon you the present Care of the Government until you should receive Our Orders therein, WEE do hereby Authorize and Impower you to Continue in Our Name your Care in the Administration thereof and Preservation of the Peace, until WEE shall have taken such Resolutions, and given uch Directions for the more orderly Settlement of the aid GOVERNMENT as hall mot conduce to Our Service and the Security and Satisfaction of Our Subjects within that Our Colony. And o WE bid you Fare-well.

To uch as for the time being take care for Preerving the Peace and Adminitring the Laws in Our Colony of the Maathuetts Bay in New-England, in America.

Printed at Boton in New-England, by Richard Pierce for Benjamin Harris.

Anno Domini MDCLXXXIX