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the Trade of his Majestys British Subjects to America, and for
the Encouragement of Seamen to enter into his Majestys
Service to be made publick within this Province I have there-
fore in Obedience to his Majestys Commands with the Advice
of his Lordships Council of State caused the said Act to be
published at the City of Annapolis by the Sheriff of the said
City and lodged the said Act in the Office of the high Court
of Admiralty of this Province for the perusal of any Persons
applying for the same And to the Intent that the same may
be made known in the several Counties of this Province I do
hereby strictly charge and require the several Sheriffs of this
Province to make this my Proclamation publick with a Copy
of his Majestys Proclamation relating to the said Act annexed
thereto in their respective Counties in the usual manner as
they will answer the Contrary at their Peril Given at the
City of Annapolis this 18^th Day of February in the twenty
sixth Year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1740

Maryland ss

By His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor and Com-
mander in Chief in & over the Province of
Maryland

A Proclamation

Whereas their Excellencies the Lords Justices by their In-
structions to me bearing Date at Whitehall the fifth Day of
August last signifying his Majestys Pleasure that the Act of
Parliament made in the sixth year of the Reign of Her late
Majesty Queen Ann Entituled An Act for ascertaining the
Rates of foreign Coins in her Majestys Plantations in America
should be put in due Execution within this Province in the
most effectual manner I have therefore in Obedience to his
Majestys Royal Will and Pleasure signifyed to me by the said
Instructions with the Advice of his Lordships Council of State
thought fit to issue this my Proclamation hereby strictly com-
manding and requiring his Majestys Subjects within this
Province to put the said Act in due Execution according to
the true Intent & Meaning thereof on Pain of being prose-

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cuted according to the utmost Rigor of the Law; And to the
End that None may pretend Ignorance of his Majestys Pleas-
ure herein the several Sheriffs of this Province are hereby
required to publish this my Proclamation in their respective
Counties in the usual manner as they will answer the Contrary
at their Peril. Given at the City of Annapolis this 18^th day of
feb^ry in the 26^th year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq
Domini 1740

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