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L^sps Province under the present Governm^t or any the good

people thereof.
You are further to Examine all Ships, Sloopes, Boates, or
other Vessells whatsoever that shall make towards or Saile to
this Province, what they are, from whence they came, whither
bound, and what their business; an Acco^t whereof you are
from tyme to time to render unto me, And if you shall meete
with any Ship, Sloope, boate or other Vessell whatsoever
within his L^sps Dominions, which you shall discover to be
Enemys to his L^sp and his Governm^t of this Province, you are
to take, apprehend, & possess, and (in case of resistance) to
sink fire or otherwise destroy all such Shipps Sloopes boates
or other vessells as aforesaid, together with their men Ladeing
goods and merchandize, As also the Shipps Sloopes and
Boates, and other vessells with the men Ladeing goods and
Merchandize of all their Aido^rs Abetto^rs and Assistants what-
soever, and to bring or send up all such Shipps, Sloopes and
Boates, and other Vessels with their goods Ladeing and
M'chandize as you shall take by vertue hereof, (without breake-
ing Bulk or altering the property thereof, into some Port or
Harbour in Pottomock River within his L^sps Dominions, & in
Obedience to him; and procure the same to be adjudged
Lawful prize by the Judge of Admiralty Established by his
L^spp: or by my Self and his L^sps Councell in his L^sps absence, to
which purpose you shall bring or send to the said Judge of

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Admiralty or to my Self and his L^sps Councill as aforesaid, all
the Invoices, Bills of Loadeing Letters, and other writeings
that may Evidence that the said Shipp, Sloope, Boate, or other
Vessell together with its Ladeing goods and M^rchandize may
be lawfully made prize, and shall not sell dispose or alter the
property thereof untill the same be soe legally adjudged And
then your Officers Souldiers and Marrin^rs shall receive your
full due of prize goods out of the same as is accustomed.
And you are further to observe that you are not to molest
disturb or offer any violence to any of the Subjects of our
Sov^raigne Lord Charles by the grace of God, of Engl^d Scot-
land ffrance & Ireland King, Defender of the ffaith &c^a unless
to such of those as shall first offer violence to you, or attempt
any thing ag^t his L^sp the Lord Prop^ry of this Province, or the
Governm^t of the same.
And I Doe hereby constitute and appoint Ninion Beal your
Lievetenant in the said Yacht or Vessell, who is hereby also
authorised and empowered to act doe and performe in all
thinges as your Lievetenant, as amply fully and largely to all
Intents and purposes as if he had read a Speciall Commission
drawne to that purpose.
And you are hereby further Authorised & Empowered to

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