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   might be granted you for the Seizing all Wrecks thither Lib. H. D.

   coming & by Law condemnable &ca as also to preserve & take

   care of all Drift Whales Grampus's & other Royall fish unto his

   Maty belonging, being driven or cast up on the said Sea board

   Side, wth liberty to Trye for Oyle, what can be got from the

   blubber thereof And Forasmuch as their Mals did (by their

   Royall Cornission under the great Seal of the high Court of

   Admiralty of England bearing Date at London the ffifth day

   of March 1693/4 and in the Sixth year of their said Mats

   Reign) Give and Grant unto me the said Francis Nicholson

   Esqr full & ample Jurisdiction of Vice Admirall within all the

   Bayes, Rivers, Creeks, harbours, inlets, Islands & Territoryes

   whatsoever belonging to or Coming within any the precincts

   limits or Jurisdiction of the Province afd By Vertue whereof I

   (reposing Speciall Trust & confidence in your ifidelity care &

   circumspection in and about the Matters above petition'd for)

   Doe hereby constitute, Depute & appoint you the said Edward

   Green Chief & only Officer under me for the taking seizing

   cutting up & trying the blubber, and making such other vse

   & benefit as you shall think fit or possibly can for the most

   advantage of all such drift whales Grampus's or other Royall p. 214

   ffish and of all or any other Drifts, Waftes, or Wrecks, what

   soever as shall at any time hereafter happen to come or be

   cast on shore on the Seaboard Side wth in the limits & Juris

   diction of this Province, Hereby fully Authorizing & Em

   powering you the said Edward Green to make depute &

   imploy under you so many Depties or other persons (for the

   better managemt of the said Affair) as you in your discretion

   shall think fit & requisit Provided you the said Edward Green

   shall at all time & times (as occasion shall Offer) render a true

   and perfect Accot (as well of all your proceedings herein &

   the pfits & Advantages which thereby henceforward shall

   accrue, as also of all other profits by you or of any other

   person in those parts by Means of any such Drifts or Wrecks

   aforementioned heretofore made & yett unaccounted for) vnto

   his Mats Court of Vice Admiralty on the Eastern Shore &

   pay or Cause to be paid unto his Mats Receiver Genll such

   part & share of all such Drifts & Wrecks as by the said

   Court shall be adjudged unto his Maty to appertain & belong

   and likewise pay & satisfye unto me the said Francis Nicholson

   Esqr what shall be found to be my Due as Vice Admirall,

   Willing & requiring all Magistrates & Officers Military and

   Civill with in this Province & others the Inhabitants thereof

   to suffer & permit you the said Edward Green & such person

   or persons to be by you Authorized and Empower'd as aforesd

   quietly and peaceably to Execute & performe the powers &

   Authorities hereby given and Granted you; And to Resist,