Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694. 65

beareing date the 24^th day of ffebruary in the fourth yeare of
their Reigne, produced & read to and by their Maj^ties Covncill
of this Province this day in Councill Siting I have (by & w^th
the Advice of the said Councill upon my Accession to the
Comand & Governm^t af^d thought fit to proclame & declare
and doe hereby publish & make knowne that all & Singular
their Maj^ties Magistrates Ministers & Officers Civill & Military
within this Province are & doe Stand and Remaine continued
& Confirmed in their Respective places and Offices af^d untill
further Orders hereby Strictly chargeing & Enjoyneing them
& every of them respectively to Execute and performe the
Duty of their Respective places & Offices afd as formerly they
haue or ought to haue done, Willing alsoe & Comanding all
& Singular their Maj^ties Loveing Subjects of the said Province
and all others whome it may Concerne to take due Notice
hereof & yield all ready Obedience thereunto as they will
Answer the Contrary at their perills, To w^ch End I doe
straightly Charge and Comand all & Singular the Sherriffes
of the respective Countyes of this Province to make publick
proclamacon hereof in the most publick & Convenient places
within their Respective Countyes.
Given at the Citty of Sn^t Maryes the 25^th day of Sep^br Anno
Dom 1693 in the fifth yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne
Lord & Lady King William and Queen Mary
E Andros

God Save King William & Queen Mary

And for that the said S^r Edmond did not upon his Entrance
to the said Governm^t take the Oath of Trade & Navigation
nor administ^r or Direct the same to be Administred to Coll
Nicholas Greenberry by him left as president nor to S^r Thomas
Laurence at his next Comeing for the due & Strict Observ-
ance of the Sev^rall parts of a Certaine Statute of England
made in the 12^th yeare of King Charles the Seconds Reigne
Entituled An Act for the Encourageing & Encreaseing of
Shipping & Navigation as by the said Act is Comanded
enjoyned & Required Wee haue thought it necessary to pro-
mote a Certaine bill to this present Gen^ll Assembly To be

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humbly Offered to their Maj^ties for their Royall assent To Con-
firme & Ratifie all pceedings Judiciall Military & Civill from
the Death of the said Govern^t Copley to y^r Ex^ncies Arivall to
this Governm^t
Wee therefore Humbly Move your Ex^ncy not only to accept
of this our true & Just Representation of the premisses but
that you will be pleased to Joyne w^th us who in all becoming
& Loyall Humillity desire to Lay the Same before their
Maj^tes praying their Gracious & Royall assent to the said Bill

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