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these my Orders and Instructions to summons our Provincial
Council of State and make known to them that by his Maj-
esty's Demise the Imperial Crowns of Great Britain, France
and Ireland are solely and rightfully come to the High and
Mighty Prince George, Prince of Wales our only lawful
Liege Lord King George the third King of Great Britain,
France and Ireland Defender of the Faith and so forth, and
to whom we do acknowledge all Faith and Allegiance with all
hearty and real Affection. And the Lords of the Privy
Council having signified to me " It having pleased Almighty
God to take to his Mercy out of this troublesome Life our
late Sovereign Lord King George the second of blessed
and glorious Memory and thereupon his Royal Majesty King
George the third being here proclaimed We have thought fit
to signify the same unto your Lordship to the End that you
do give immediate Directions for proclaiming his most
sacred Majesty King George the third in the Province of
Maryland according to the Form here inclosed with the
Solemnities and Ceremonies requisite on the like Occasions."
I now herewith inclose to you the said Form and I strictly
require and direct that you and our said Council do cause the

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same to be proclaimed in our said Province accordingly.
His Majesty's Privy Council having also signified to me to
give the like Directions for publishing and proclaiming a
Proclamation for continuing the Officers in his Majesty's
Plantations 'till his Majesty's Pleasure shall be further sig-
nified, which Proclamation declaring his Majesty's Pleasure
is thus dated " Given at our Court at Saville House the 27^th
day of October 1760 in the first Year of our Reign" I now
inclose you the said Proclamation printed by Authority, and
you with our said Council are to publish and proclaim, and
make known to all our Provincial Clergy his Majesty's Dec-
laration in Council signed, F.. Vernon, dated the 27^th Day
of October 1760. viz' Whereas by the late Act for Uni-
formity which establisheth the Liturgy and enacts that no
Form or Order of Common Prayers be openly used others
than what is prescribed and appointed to be used in and by
the said Book, it is notwithstanding provided that in all those
Prayers, Litanies, and Collects, which do any wise relate to
the King, Queen, or Royal Progeny, the Names be altered
and changed from Time to Time and fitted to the present
Occasion according to Direction of lawful Authority, His
Majesty was pleased this Day in Council to declare his
Royal Will and Pleasure, that in all the Prayers Liturgies,
and Collects for the Royal Family instead of the Words
("their Royal Highnesses George Prince of Wales, the
Princess Dowager of Wales, the Duke, the Princesses, and

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