Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1739. 177

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His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond
Col Levin Gale

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Letter received by him from his Grace the Duke of
Newcastle One of his Majestys Principal Secretarys of State,
as also his Majestys Warrant under His Royal Sign Manual,
in the following Words.

Whitehall June 15^th 1739
Sir
As it was stipulated by the Convention, concluded between

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His Majesty and the King of Spain, on the 14^th of January
last N:S: That the Sum of Ninety five Thousand Pounds
Sterling should be paid at London, within the Term of four
Months, to be reckoned from the Day of the Exchange of the
Ratifications of the said Convention, as a Ballance due, on the
Part of Spain, to the Crown and Subjects of Great Britain,
and as the said Term of Four Months, from the Exchange of
the Ratifications of the Convention, did expire on the 25^th Day
of May last, and the Payment of the said Sum of Ninety five
thousand Pounds Sterling, agreed by the said Convention,
has not been made, according to the Stipulation for that Pur-
pose, by which means the Convention abovemention'd has
been manifestly violated and broke, and his Majestys Subjects
remain without any Satisfaction, or Reparation for the many,
great and grievous Losses sustained by them, His Majesty
has thought himself obliged to take such Measures, on his
Part, as are necessary for the Support of the Honour & Dig-
nity of his Crown, the Security of the just Rights of his Sub-
jects, and the Good and Safety of his Dominions, and has
therefore ordered the Ships and Effects of the King of Spain
and his Subjects, to be seized and taken wherever they shall
be met with; with which I am commanded to acquaint you,
that you may cause the same to be made known in all Places
under your Governm^t to the End that his Majestys Subjects,
in those Parts, may be upon their Guard, to prevent any Mis-
chief they might otherwise suffer from the Spaniards, in Re-
venge for the Measures, which his Majesty is obliged to take
to do himself and his Subjects Justice; And that they may, in
their several Stations annoy the Subjects of Spain, in the best
manner they are able: And I send you herewith, by the Kings
Order, his Majestys Warrant, under his Royal Sign Manual,
authorising and empowering You to grant Commissions of

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