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the Contrary at their Peril: In Order therefore the more effect-
ually to carry into Execution his Majesty's most Gracious
Intentions towards such of his Subjects as have suffered by
the unjust Seizures and Depredations of the Spaniards within
the respective times and Limitations expressed in the said
Commission We find it highly expedient That the Agents for
the Captors of all such Prizes taken as aforesaid should im-
mediately furnish Us with authentick Accounts of all Trans-
actions relating to the said Prizes, and pay Us the full Moiety
of their respective Accounts: And to that purpose We have
caused publick Notice to be given here, in the London Gazette,
One of which Gazettes We send inclosed herein; And also a
Letter from his Grace the Duke of Newcastle on the same

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Subject; whereto We crave Leave to refer Your Excellency
And to the End that None may plead Ignorance thereof We
are now to desire your Excellency will cause the like Notice
to be given in all such Parts of your Jurisdiction, and in such
manner as has been or is now customary to publish things of
the like Nature; and to use all such other means of making
the same known, as to Your Excellency may seem necessary
We are with due Respect
Your Excellencys Most humble Servants
John Casamayor W^m Baker
Eze Hall Jn^o Hyde
Will^m Fawkener Rob^t Jackson
London
18^th May 1744.

To Thomas Bladen Esq^r Deputy Governor of his Majestys
Province of Maryland in America

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the following
Proclamations issue

Maryland ss

By his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Governor & Com-
mander in Chief in & over the Province of
Maryland.

A Proclamation

Whereas His Majesty has been graciously pleased by Letter
under his Majestys Sign Manual dated at S^t James's the 5^th
day of May last to signify his Royal Will and Pleasure to me,
that It having been represented to his Majesty by his Minister
in Holland, that Exception had been taken there to that
Clause in his Majestys Declarations of War, against the