all Faith & Constant Obedience with all hearty and humble Affection, Beseeching God, by whom Kings and Queens do reign, to bless the Royal King George the Third with long and happy years to reign over Us. Given at GOD SAVE THE KING. Circular Letter from the Lords of Trade to the Governors in North America, informing them that warrants for using the old seals were in prepara Sir tion. [From P. R. O. B. T. Plantations General, Vol. 41, p. 24.] To Thomas Boone Esq' Governor of New Jersey. In consequence of the melancholy Event of the King's Death on the 25th instant, I am directed by the Lords Commiss's for Trade and Plantations, to take the Opportunity by the Packet of acquainting you, that the necessary Forms for proclaiming his present Majesty in the Colonies, together with Warrants for using the old Seals, Proclamations for continuing Officers in their Employments, Orders for Alteration of the Liturgy &c. &c. are preparing with all possible Dispatch, & will be transmitted to yourself & the rest of the Governors and Commanders in Chief of His Majesty's Colonies in America in a few Days. I am Sir, Your most Obedient 1760 October 29th humble Servant, N. B. A like Letter was sent to the Governors and Commanders in Chief of Nova Scotia N. Hampshire Massachusets New York Pensylvania Maryland Virginia No Carolina So Carolina Georgia & to ye Gov" & Comp of Rhode Island Connecticut and to the Governors of Barbados Jamaica Leewd Islands & Guadaloupe on the 31st inst Representation from the Lords of Trade to the King, with draft of Instructions to the Governors in America relating to the alterations in the prayers for the Royal family. [From P. R. O., B. T., Plantations General, Vol. 41, p. 25.] To the King's most Excell Majesty May it please Your Majesty, In Obedience to Your Majesty's Order in Council of the 29th instant, directing Us to prepare Draughts of Instructions proper to be sent to all the Governors of Your Majesty's Plantations in America relating to the Alterations in the Prayers for the Royal Family, We herewith humbly lay before Your Majesty the Draughts of such Instructions as We conceive proper on this Occasion for Your Majesty's Royal Approbation. All which are most humbly submitt 1760 October 30th DUNK HALIFAX. Additional Instruction to Our Trusty & well beloved Charles Lawrence Esquire Our Captain General & Governor Chief in and over Our Province of Nova Scotia or Accadia in America; And in his Absence to Our Lieutenant Governor or Commander in Chief of the said Province for the time being; Given at Our Court at Leicester House the 30th of October 1760 in the first Year of our Reign. Whereas We have been pleased by Our Order in Council of the 27th of October instant, (a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed) to declare our Pleasure, that in all the Prayers, Litanies and Collects for the Royal Family, instead of the Words (their Royal Highnesses George Prince of Wales, the princess Dowager of Wales, the Duke, the Princesses and all the Royal Family.) there should be inserted, (Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales & all the Royal Family;) Our Will and Pleasure therefore is, that in all the Prayers, Litanies and Collects for the Royal Family, to be used within Our Province of Nova Scotia or Accadia under your Government, instead of the Words their Royal Highnesses George Prince of Wales, the Princess Dowager of Wales, the Duke, the Princesses and all the Royal Family, there be inserted Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales and all the Royal Family. And for the better Notice hereof in our said Province, It is Our further Will & Pleasure, that you cause the same to be forthwith published in the several parish Churches & other Places of divine Worship within the said Province, and that you take Care that Obedience be paid thereto accordingly. N. B. A like Instruction was sent to the Gover"s of N. Hampshire Massachusets Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pensylvania Maryland Virginia No Carolina So Carolina Georgia Bermuda Bahamas Leewd Islands Barbados Jamaica Warrant to David Price to impress vessels to transport troops to New Jersey. [From New York Colonial MSS., Vol. LXXXIX, f. 29.] By To all whom these Presents shall come or may Concerne, Greeting. Whereas a number of Vessels are required for Carrying a Body of his Majesty's Troops from this Port to Amboy to be quartered there and in other Places in the Province of New Jersey, I have therefore thought fit to authorize and empower and I do by and with the Advice of his Majestys Council hereby authorize and empower David Price Esqr Agent for Transports to impress into his Majesty's Service such a number of Sloops Boats and small Vessells as shall be sufficient to carry the Troops aforesaid to Amboy or other parts of New Jersey, paying the usual Rates for the same, impressing first such Boats and Vessells as belong to New Jersey and the Magistrates Justices of the Peace Sherif and other Civil Officers in this City and County of New York are hereby required to be aiding and assisting in the Execution of this my Warrant to which all Persons are to pay due Obedience at their Peril. Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at Fort George in the City of New York the twenty first day of November 1760. 1 Cadwallader Colden was then President of the Council.-[B. Fernow.] Letter from the Lords of Trade to Mr. Major, Engraver of Seals, with directions for engraving new ones for the Colonies. [From P. R. O. B. T., Plantations General, Vol. 41, Page 36.] To Mr Major His Majesty's Chief Engraver of Seals. Pursuant to His Majesty's Order in Council dated the 11th of November last, directing you to prepare Draughts of New Seals for His Majestys Plantations in America, according to such directions as you shall receive from Us, We do hereby require you accordingly, in preparing the said draughts for the several Plantations undermention'd, to observe the following Directions, In all the said Draughts you are to follow this general Rule, besides the particular Directions respecting the Seal of each Colony, that His Majesty's particular Arms and foreign Titles be inserted as in the Great Seal of this Kingdom, in order to which you are to use your Discretion in contracting the Words. The particular Directions for the Draught of the Seal for each are as follow, The King's Arms, Garter, Supporters, Motto and Crown with this inscription round the same, Sigillum Provinciae Nostrae de Nova Cæsarea in America; and in an outward Circle this other Inscription, Georgius tertius Dei Gratia Magna Britannic, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ Rex, Fidei Defensor, Brunsvici et Luneburgi Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archithesaurarius et Elector. By Order of the Lords Comm's for Whitehall Dec! 2a 1760 JOHN POWNALL Secretary |