WILLIAM DUMMER'S SECOND COMMISSION AS LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY 17 OCTOBER, 1727 WILL" DUMMER ESQ LT GOVE OF THE MASSACHUSET'S BAY George the Second &c, To Our Trusty and Welbeloved WILLIAM DUMMER Esq' Greeting We reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and Prudence, do by these Presents constitute and appoint Bou to be Our Lieutenant Governor of Our Province and Territories of Massachusets Bay in new England in America; To have hold and enjoy the said Place Office during Our Pleasure, with all Rights, Privileges Profits Perquisites and Advantages to the same belonging or appertaining; And further in case of the Death or Absence of Our Capt Gen' and Gov in Chief in and over Our said Province of Massachusets Bay in New England now and for the time being; We do hereby authorize and impower You to execute and perform all and singular the Powers and Directions contain'd in Our Commission to Our said Captain General and Governor in Chief according to such Instructions as are already sent, or hereafter shall from time to time be sent unto him, or as you shall receive from Us and from Our said Captain General and Chief Governor of Our said Prov ince of Massachusets Bay now and for the time being; and all & singular Our Officers, Ministers and loving Subjects of Our said Province and Territorys and all others whom it may concern are hereby commanded to take due notice hereof, and to give their ready obedience accordingly. Given at cur Court at St James's the seventeenth Day of October 1727. In the first year of Our Reign. By His Majesty's Command Public Record Office, Colonial Office, Class 324, Vol. 50, pp. 52-53.1 1 1 Dummer's First Commission (1716) is not known to be extant. WILLIAM TAILER'S THIRD COMMISSION AS LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY 15 APRIL, 1730 W TAILER ESQ LIEUT GOVE OF THE MASSACHUSETS BAY GEORGE K George the Second &c. To Our Trusty and Welbeloved WILLIAM TAILER Esq' Greeting. We reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and Prudence do by these Presents constitute & appoint nou to be Our Lieutenant Governor of Our Province and Territories of Massachusets Bay in New England in America, in the room of William Dummer Esq' to have, hold and enjoy the said Place and Office during Our Pleasure with all Rights, Privileges, Profits, Perquisites and Advantages to the same belonging or appertaining; And further in case of the Death or Absence of Our Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our said Province of Massachusets Bay in New England now and for the time being, We do hereby authorize & empower you to execute and perform all and singular the Powers and Directions contained in Our Commission to Our said Captain General and Governor in Chief, according to such Instructions as are already sent, or hereafter shall from time to time be sent unto him, or as you shall receive from Us and from Our said Captain General and Governor in Chief of Our said Province of Massachusets Bay now and for the time being: And all and singular Our Officers, Ministers and Loving Subjects of Our said Province and Territories and all others whom it may concern are hereby commanded to take due notice hereof and to give ready obedience accordingly, Given at Our Court at St James's the 15th Day of April 1730, in the third year of Our Reign. By His Majesty's Command, HOLLES NEW CASTLE. Public Record Office, Colonial Office, Class 324, Vol. 50, pp. 56–57.1 1 Tailer's First Commission (1711) and his Second Commission (28 April, 1715) are not known to be extant. SPENCER PHIPS'S COMMISSION AS LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY 29 APRIL, 1732 [HIS MAJESTYS COMMISSION TO] SPENCER PHIPS ESQ* L* GOVERNOR [OF THE MASSACHUSETS BAY] [Loc. Sig.] GEORGE K. George the Second [by the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith] &c. To Our Trusty and Welbeloved SPENCER PHIPPS Esq Greeting We reposing especial Trust and confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and Prudence [do] by these Presents constitute and appoint nou to be Our Lieutenant Governor of Our Province and Territory of Massachusets Bay in New England in America, in the room of William Tailer Esq' deceased; To have hold and enjoy the said Place and Office during Our Pleasure with all Rights, Privileges, Profits, Perquisites and Advantages to the same belonging or appertaining; and further in case of the Death or Absence of our Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our said Province of Massachussetts Bay in New England, now and for the time being; We do hereby authorize and empower you to execute |