cuicunque aliisque officiariis ejusdem vice-Admiralitatis nostre in Provincia et Territorio nostris de Massachusets bay predicto et partibus maritimis eorundem et eisdem adjacentibus quibuscunque per Te assignatis seu assignandis circa executionem premissorum et eorum cujuslibet intendentes, faventes, auxiliantes parentes pariter et obedientes sint in omnibus prout decet sub pena Juris et periculo incumbenti. Datum Londini in Suprema Curia Admiralitatis nostre Anglie sub sigillo ejusdem magno 29° die mensis Decembris Anno Domini 1691 Regnique nostri tercio.1 Royal Courts of Justice, Admiralty Registry, Muniment Books, Volume 4, pp. 63-67. 1 A translation of this Commission will be found in the Appendix, pp. 372380, post. RICHARD, EARL OF BELLOMONT'S COMMISSION AS VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE COLONIES OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY, NEW YORK, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 OCTOBER, 1698 LITTERÆ PATENTES CONCESSE PRENOBILI ET HONORANDO PRO TEMPORE EXISTENTI PRO OFFICIO VICE ADMIRALLI IN DICTA IN SULA JAMAICA, SALVIS CLAU SULIS INFRASCRIPTIS 1 Gulielmus Tertius & ca. 1. Predilecto et fideli Nostro Kichardo Comiti de Bellamont Gubernatori Nostro Coloniarum nostrarum de Massa 1 The Commission of Sir William Beeston, Governor of Jamaica, dated 15 September, 1692, is entered in Royal Courts of Justice, Admiralty Registry, Muniment Books, Vol. 4, p. 98. It is identical with that of Sir William Phips (pp. 206-215, ante) except as regards the names and date and that against the words" (Judice Registrario et Mariscallo exceptis)" (p. 213, ante) there is written in the margin "This clause was by order of Sir Ch. Hedges y Judge left out in this patent." chusetts Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America necnon Principali Gubernatori nostro earundem Coloniarum pro tempore ibidem existenti. 2. Coloniarum Nostrarum de Masachusetts Bay, New Yorke & New Hampshire in America et Territoriorum eisdem dependentium. 3. In dictis Coloniis Nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 4. Coloniarum nostrarum de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriorum eisdem dependentium predictorum. 5. dictis Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 6. Coloniarum nostrarum de Masachusetts Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriorum eisdem dependentium. 7. In dictis Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 8. In dictis Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 9. In dictis Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 10. per dictas Colonias nostras de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 11. Infra Colonias nostras de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoria eisdem dependentia. 12. In dictis Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 13. In dictis Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 14. per Colonias nostras de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoria eisdem dependentia. 15. per dictas Colonias nostras de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoria eisdem dependentia. 16. Tibi prefato Richardo Comiti de Bellamont Gubernatori nostro dictarum Coloniarum nostrarum de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et principali Gubernatori nostro earundem Coloniarum pro tempore ibidem existenti. 17. In et per Colonias nostras de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoria eisdem dependentia predicta. 18. Dictarum Coloniarum nostrarum de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriorum eisdem dependentium. 18. In dictis Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus 19. Coloniarum nostrarum de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriorum eisdem dependentium. 20. Teque prefatum Richardum Comitem de Bellamont Gubernatorem nostrum predictum et principalem Gubernatorem nostrum pro tempore ibidem existentem. 21. In Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 22. In dictis Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus. 23. Tu prefatus Richardus Comes de Bellamont Gubernator noster antedictus et principalis Gubernator noster pro tempore ibidem existens. 24. Tibi prefato Richardo Comiti de Bellamont Gubernatori nostro Coloniarum nostrarum de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et principali Gubernatori nostro earundem Coloniarum pro tempore ibidem existenti. 25. In Coloniis nostris de Masachusets Bay, New Yorke et New Hampshire in America et Territoriis eisdem dependentibus predictis. 26. Decimo die mensis Octobris Anno Domini Millesimo Sexcentisimo Nonagesimo Octavo Regnique Nostri Decimo.1 Royal Courts of Justice, Admiralty Registry, Muniment Books, Volume 4, p. 204. 1 This Commission and the five following Commissions were not enrolled in full, the Commissions to Beeston, Crow, etc., mentioned therein having numbers put in to correspond with the numbers in the margin to show where the differences lay. This was a common practice in these Admiralty Muniment Books to save time in enrolling.. |