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done accordingly, I send you inclosed a Printed Copy of the
said Declaration, and am commanded to signify to you, His
Majestys Pleasure, that you cause it to be proclaimed in the
Province under Your Government, that his Majestys Subjects
having this Notice, may take Care to prevent any Mischief
which otherwise they might suffer from the Enemy; and do
their Duty in their several Stations, to distress and annoy the
Subjects of the French King, And his Majesty would have
You be very rigorous and severe in preventing any Ammuni-
tion or Stores of any kind from being carried to them and
you are to use all proper Methods that may be most effectual
for that Purpose
I send you inclosed his Majestys Proclamation, for the dis-
tribution of Prizes, taken by his Majestys Ships of War, or
Privateers, which you will take Care may be published in the
Province under Your Government. And you will do every
thing in Your Power, to encourage his Majestys Subjects to
fit out Ships, to Act as Privateers against the Enemy, And
you will upon the Receipt of this Letter, take all Opportuni-
ties as far as depends upon you to distress and annoy the
French, in their Settlements Trade and Commerce
I am Sir
Your most Obedient humble Servant
Governor of Maryland. Holies Newcastle
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His Majestys Declaration of War against the
French King
George R
The Troubles which broke out in Germany, on Account of
the Succession of the late Emperor Charles the Sixth, having
been begun and Carried on by the Instigation Assistance and
Support of the French King, with a view to overturn the Bal-
lance of Power in Europe, and to extend the dangerous In-
fluence of that Crown, in direct Violation of the solemn Guar-
anty of the Pragmatic Sanction given by him in the Year One
thousand seven hundred and thirty eight in Consideration of
the Cession of Lorraine, And We having on our part executed
Our Engagements for maintaining the Pragmatic Sanction
with that good Faith which is inseperable from us; and having
opposed the Attempts made against the Dominions of the
Queen of Hungary; We are not Surprized that Our Conduct
in this Respect should have drawn upon Us the Resentment
of the French King who has found his Ambitious Views in a
great Measure disappointed by the Assistance We have fur-
nished to Our Ally unjustly attacked by him; or that he
should alledge it as a Principal Reason for declaring War
against Us.
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