Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769. 35

Maryland ss^t
By His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor and
Commander in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland

A Proclamation

Whereas I have received his Majesty's Commands Signified
to me by the Right Honourable the Earl of Egremont's letter
that I should Require and Command his Majesty's Subjects
within this Province to do their Duty in the several Stations
within this Province to take care to prevent any Mischief
which they may otherwise suffer from the subjects of the
King of Spain, with whom he is now at War, And that they
may Do their Duty in their Several Stations to distress and
Annoy the Subjects of the said King of Spain, And that His
Majesty would have me to be very Rigorous and severe in
preventing any Provisions Ammunition or Stores of any Kind
from being Carried to them And that I use all proper Methods
that may be most Effectual for that purpose,
I do therefore with the Advice of his Lordship's Council of
State, pursuant to his Majesty's Commands by this my Procla-
mation require and Command his Majesty's Subjects under
my Government to take Effectual care that they suffer no mis-
chief from the Subjects of the said King of Spain with whom
his Majesty is now at War, And that they Severally do their

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Duty in their Respective Stations to distress and annoy as
Enemies the Subjects of Spain, And I do hereby Command
and Injoin that no Provisions Ammunitions or Stores of any
kind be by any of the People of this Province carried to any of
the Subjects of the said King of Spain And I do hereby require
the Collectors of his Majesty's Customs the Naval Officers and
all other Officers Whatsoever to be very diligent in their
Several Stations in order to prevent or discover any such
Practice
And Whereas his Majesty hath been Pleased to order
Letters of Marque and Commissions to Privateers to be
granted in the usual manner I do therefore hereby notify to all
his Majesty's Subjects that for their Security and the better
to annoy and distress the Subjects of the said King of Spain
Letters of Marque and Commissions for Privateers will be
granted to any of his Majesty's Subjects who shall apply for
the same in the Usual manner.
Given at the City of Annapolis this 20th Day of April
Annoq Domini 1762.

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