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thinke fit and his said Lordship by his Letter to us of the 14^th
of July last has commanded us to appoynt dayes for this greate
solempnity requiring the same to be performed with as greate
expressions of joy as the people of this province are capable
of. And in order thereunto this Government by publick proc-
lamacon has appointed the first day of November next to be a
day set apart throughout the severall Counties of this province
for the solempnizing the said birth of the Prince; and in a
more perticuler and especiall manner wee have thought fit to

Liber B.
P. R. O.

give notice to you his Ld^sps Admirall of this Province that on
the aforesaid First day of November you spread your Colours
and discharge your Cannon and make all other demonstracons
of publick rejoyceing you may or can. And wee further require
you to give notice hereof to all and every the respective
Comanders of ships and vessells within your precinct that they
doe and performe the same Soe wee bid you heartily farewell
From the Council Chamber at S^t Maries The sixth day of
October 1688
W^m Joseph pres^dt
To Cap^t Samuell Philipps Henry Darnall
His Lord^ps Admirall of W^m Digges
Maryland on board the Nich: Sewall
ship Baltemore in South River.
These

Ordered That all Comission officers of foote and horse in
each County cause their Companies and troopes under their
Comand to be present at the proclayming the birth of the
Prince.

Then was read a Lre to his Lord^pp the Lord Prop^ty from his
Ma^ties Council concerning Bulk Tobacco also his Lord^pps Letter
to this Government thereupon which two Lres follow.

After our very hearty Commendacons severall merchants
owners and planters Adventurers of Virginia and Maryland
having by their petition to his Ma^ty humbly prayed that a law
may be passed in those plantacons for prohibiting any bulk
Tobacco to be exported; wee have thereupon received his
Ma^ties Command to signify his Royall pleasure That your
Lordsp in Conjunction with the Governor and Council of his
Ma^ties Colony and dominion of Virginia take care that such a
law be passed in the respective Assemblies of Virginia and
Maryland and against the Exportacon of Bulk Tobacco from
these plantacons And soe wee bid your Lord^pp very heartily

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