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No. 56] duely served throughout your Governmt. the Book of Common Prayer, as by Law established read each Sunday & Holyday, and the Blessed Sacrament administred, According to the Rites of the Church of England. . . . 67. You shall not upon any Occasion whatsoever establish or put in Execution any Articles of War or other Law Martial upon any of Our Subjects, Inhabitants of Our said Province, without the Advice & Consent of Our Council there. . ..

85. And whereas in the late War the Merchants & Planters did Correspond and Trade with Our Enemies and carry Intelligence to them, to the great Prejudice & Hazard of the English Plantations, you are therefore by all possible Methods to endeavour to hinder all such Trade and Correspondence in time of War. . . . 93. And you are upon all Occasions to send unto us by One of Our principal Secretaries of State and to Our Comrs. for Trade and Plants. a particular Acct. of all your Proceedings & of the Condition of Affairs within your Government.



56. One Thousand Pounds for a Governorship (1740) BY SECRETARY GEORGE CLARKE, JR.

My Lord.

Y father since his being appointed His Majtys Lieut : Govr of New York, has in all his letters to Mr Walpole Auditor Genl and his other friends here, represented that an unruly spirit of independency, and disaffection had at last got to such a hight in that province, that he found the weight and Authority of a Lieutt Govr, though managed in the best manner, would not be able to subdue it : but that if His Majesty should be pleased to invest him with the Commission of Govr in chief, he had the greatest reason to be assured that as he had naturally the