108 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694.

Lib. L. L. 2.

Nicholson Esq^r and Absence of the said Lyonel Copley Esq^r
neither doth the Proclamation afores^d of the said S^r Edmund
Andross Agree with the said Comission in reciteing that his
Access to the Government was by the Death or Absence of
the s^d Francis Nicholson Esq^r which in the said Comission is
Expressly Confined to the Death of the said Francis Nichol-
son and not Absence neither did the said S^r Edmund Andros
take such Oath for observing of a Certein Act of Parliament
made in the Twelfth year of King Charles the seconds reigne

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of blessed memory Intituled an Act for the Incouraging and
encreasing of Shipping and Navigation before his Entrance
into the Government afores^d as by the said Statute is
Comanded enjoyned and required of all Governors and
Comanders in Chiefe of any their Maties Lands, Islands Plan-
tations, and Territorys nor Administer or Direct the same to
be Administred to Colonell Nicholas Greenbury by him left as
President nor S^r Thomas Lawrence att his next Comeing and
because also that by the Access of the said S^r Edmund Andros
to the s^d Government by his Authority Diverse Acts and
Actions Judiciall & Civill have been done Executed and per-
formed in Courts of Records & otherwise in this Province
which for the reasons afores^d appear precautious and Doubt-
full in tender Contemplation whereof and for the ease and
quiett Peace and Settlement of your Maties most Loyall and
Dutifull Subjects of this your Maties Province They humbly
pray and beseech your Royall Maties That it may be Enacted
And be it enacted by your Sacred Maties by and with the
advice and Consent of this p^rsent Generall Assembly and by
the Authority of the same That all maner of Actions Suites
Causes and all proceedings in all & every their Maties Courts
within this Province either by holding setting Adjourning
Continueing or other Proceeding to hearing and Determining
any Suite, Action Motion Petition or other Matter whatsoever
shall be had taken accepted & reputed as Valid in Law or
Equity and of Absolute force Efficacy & strength in Law to

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all Intents purposes and Constructions as any other Judiciall
proceedings by any other of their Maties more ample Comis-
sions for the due Government of this Province heretofore
Granted and all and every Officer and Minister Civill or
Military in this their Maties Province shall and are hereby
Confirmed Established and ratifyed for in or by reason of any
Legall Acting & proceeding in their Severall and respective
Offices places and Stations from the time of the Access of the
said S^r Edmund Andros Kn^t to his Excellencys the present
Governor Francis Nicholson Esq^r his Arrivall and takeing the
Government upon him any Clause Imperfection or want of
Authority in or to the said S^r Edmund Andros or the Comis-