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manner they would have been, had they actually been employed
on Service; And it seems highly reasonable, that such of these
Troops as have remained in the Provinces where they were
enlisted, should be contented with less Pay than such of them
as may have marched into other Provinces
When you and M^r Knowles shall have met, & fully consid-
ered the service to be undertaken, in the manner above
directed, and shall have agreed what Number of Americans It
will be necessary to keep in Pay for that Purpose, It is his
Majestys Pleasure that you should procure an Account of the
whole Expence incurred on Account of the American Troops
from the time of their being levied to the time of their being
discharged, and when the same shall be fully adjusted & liqui-
dated you will transmit it to me, with the proper Vouchers,
from the several Governors, that it may be laid before Parlia-
ment, to the End that Provision may be made for the Payment ;
and in the mean time, in order to prevent any Complaint
amongst the Men that have been enlisted (as well those that
shall be discharged as those that shall continue in Service) for
want of immediate Pay, you will recommend it to the Gov-
ernors of the Provinces where these Levies have been made, to
procure Credit from the respective Assemblies for that purpose,
which his Majesty hopes may be done without difficulty
It is also his Majestys Pleasure, that M^r Knowles and you
should consider what Number of Americans will be really
wanted for the service above mentioned, and the King would
have you retain so many as may be absolutely necessary for
that service, and no more. And the King hopes that a small
Number of the Americans, with his Majestys forces which you
have, may be sufficient for that purpose, as the Expence of the
Americans is very great: And as to the Americans in general,
except only such as may be wanted for the Service above-
mentioned, It is his Majesty's Pleasure, that you, in Conjunction

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with Commodore Knowles, should thank them in such manner
as you think proper and immediately discharge them upon the
best and cheapest foot you can; and in Order thereto, you will
consult with the respective Governors upon the manner of
doing it: And you will transmit to his Majesty an immediate
Account of what you shall do therein
NB. This Paragraph should have Cha: Knowles
been inserted between the fourth W^m Shirley
& fifth Paragraphs

The aforegoing Letters being read and considered; It is the
humble Advice of this Board to his Excellency, that he be
pleased to order Proclamations to issue to call the Assembly
to meet on Monday the 14^th Instant which Proclamations
issued accordingly.