434 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761.

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

New York 7^th of January 1761.
Sir
In my Letter of the first Instant I have made a Mistake
in saying the late King died on the 24^th of October, his
Majesty died on the twenty fifth, the present King was
proclaimed the next Day, and the Parliament met the 27^th
I am with great Regard, Sir, your most obedient humble
servant
Jeff: Amherst
To his Excellency Governor Sharpe.

The Copies of his Majesty's Declarations and Proclama-
tions being prepared were read, and his Excellency's Procla-
mations being drawn were read and approved of and or-
dered to be published in this City to Morrow and Copies of
them ordered to be sent to the several Counties with all
imaginable Speed, and are as follow.

p. 27

By his Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq.. Governor and
Commander in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland.
Whereas I have received from the Right Honourable the
Lord Proprietary his most sacred Majesty's Declaration in
Council bearing Date at the Court at Saville-House the 27^th
day of October 1760; signifying it to be his Royal Will and
Pleasure, that in all the Prayers, Liturgies and Collects for
the Royal Family instead of the Words (their Royal High-
nesses George Prince of Wales, the Princess Dowager of
Wales, the Duke, the Princesses, and all the Royal Family)
be inserted (her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of
Wales, and all the Royal Family) and I am likewise required
to have his said Will and Pleasure forthwith published in the
several Parish Churches and other Places of divine Worship
within this Province that Obedience be paid thereto accord-
ingly, I do therefore by and with the Advice of his Lord-
ship's honourable Council publish this my Proclamation noti-
fying the same to all his Majesty's good Subjects that in the
several Parish Churches and other Places of divine Worship
within this Province, in all the Prayers, Liturgies, and Col-
lects 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 all the Royal Family)
be for the future used and inserted (her Royal Highness the
Princess Dowager of Wales, and all the Royal Family) and
all Ministers within this Province are (for the preventing
of Mistakes) with the Pen to correct and amend all such
Prayers in their Church Books according to the aforegoing
Direction, and I do strictly charge and command the several