Correspondence of William Shirley: Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America, 1731-1760, Volume 1

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Page 29 - An Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and Government, and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors...
Page 33 - General and Governor in Chief in and over our colony of Georgia, together with all and singular the powers and authorities hereby granted unto you for and during our will and pleasure. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent.
Page 457 - Resolved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that it is just and reasonable that the several provinces and colonies of Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, be reimbursed the expenses they have been at in taking and securing to the Crown of Great Britain the Island of Cape Breton and its dependencies.
Page 28 - ... authorities as shall at any time hereafter be granted or appointed you under Our sign manual and signet, or by Our order in Our Privy Council...
Page 43 - To avoid improper influences which may result from intermixing in one and the same act, such things as have no proper relation to each other, every law shall embrace but one object, and that shall be expressed in the title.
Page 31 - Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to the enabling you or any by your authority to hold plea or have any jurisdiction of any offence cause matter or thing committed or done upon the high sea or within any of the havens rivers or creeks of our said...
Page 57 - You are to permit a liberty of Conscience to all Persons, (except Papists,) so they be contented with a quiet and peaceable enjoyment of the same, not giving Offence or Scandal to the Government.
Page 31 - Establishing Articles and Orders for the regulating and better Government of His Majesty's Navys, Ships of War, and Forces by Sea...
Page 54 - You are to take Care that no Man's Life, Member, Freehold, or Goods be taken away or harmed in our said Province, otherwise then by established and known Laws, not repugnant to, but as much as may be agreeable to the Laws of England.
Page 48 - Will and Pleasure, that you do not give your Assent to any private Act, until Proof be made before you in Council (and entred in the Council Books,) that publick notification was made of the Parties...