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least doubting your Lordships Concurrence in anything that
may contribute to the happiness of Your Tenants
Tho Bladen
Benja Tasker
Edm: Jenings
Cha: Hammond
Philip Thomas
D: Dulany
Edwd Lloyd
His Excellency is pleased to lay before the Board the follow-
ing Instruction from his Majesty
Trusty and welbeloved We greet you well
George R.
Whereas the Sieur Hop Envoy Extraordinary from Our
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good Friends and Allies the States General of the United
Provinces, has made strong and repeated Complaints to Us,
that since the Commencement of the present War with Spain,
the Captains and Officers of Our Ships of War, and Others
acting under Our Commission have without any Regard to
the Terms of the Treaty Marine between Our Royal Prede-
cessor King Charles the second, and their high Mightinesses
the States General of the United Netherlands concluded at
London the first Day of December 1674 S: V: confirmed by
subsequent Treaties, frequently made Prize of Dutch Ships
and their Cargoes, as well in Europe, as America, upon Pre-
tence of their having on board Spanish Effects, tho' not con-
traband; And It being Our Royal Intention that all Engage-
ments which subsist between Us, and Our said good Friends
and Allies the States General should be most carefully and
religiously observed; It is therefore Our Will and Pleasure &
We do hereby authorize and impower you to enjoyn all
Captains of Ships to whom you shall grant Letters of Marque
or Commissions for private Men of War against the King of
Spain and his Subjects, to observe carefully and religiously
the said Treaty Marine, and give Security pursuant to the
tenth Article for their due performance thereof And so We bid
you heartily farewell Given at Our Court at St James's the
13th day of April 1743 in the 16th Year of Our Reign
By His Majestys Command
To Our trusty & welbeloved Holies Newcastle
Thomas Bladen Esqr Depty Goverr
of Our Province of Maryland in America & in
his Absence to the Comr in Chief of Our said Province
for the time being.
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