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County, formerly forfeited by Coll^l Geor^e Talbott to my Grand-
father who had no Right to Restore it. Therefore I do hereby Im-
power you, to take Possession of the s^d Manner, and grant Leases,
upon such conditions, as with the advice of the Governor, Phil :
Loyd & you shall think most Proper, to any persons who are desirous
to settle upon the s^d Manner.
3 You are to take particular care in Relation to my Manners,
upon any petition being profer'd to you, holding by Lease or other-
ways out of my Manners, that their design is not chiefly to demon-
strate the precarious circumstances of all my Manner Lands, their
ancient Limits, their boundaries having been Subject to frequent
Alterations, until the Exteriour Limits be ascertain'd in such a
manner, as shall perpetuate them to Posterity.
Therefore you must take care how you make any Condescentions
of Right, the consequence of which may be greatly detrimental to
my property, until things are duely weigh'd, fixt & consider'd.
4. Whereas by my Order in favor of W^m Rock of Biddeford, for
allowing him to Reship Tobacco lost in the Vessell call'd the Peter
1728, w^ch s^d Vessell was clear'd at the Port of Annapolis by Benj.
Tasker Esq^re my Naval Officer, & whereas there is a most fraudu-
lent cheat commuted in order to deceive me of my just dues by the said
W^m Rock & Thom^s Hopkins Master, who clear'd with 133 hhds of
Tobacco & no more; the s^d W^m Rock owner of the s^d Vessell, on
her being lost. Swore, as it is certified in the Certificate, th^t her Load-
ing was 145 hhd^s which is 12 hh^ds more than she paid Duty for,
w^ch s^d Duty, you are to acquaint M^r Tasker I do Expect, shall by
some means or other be paid me, & I do Direct & Require of you,

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that if ever Thom^s Hopkins comes again into our Province, th^t you
will consult my Gov^or & Attorney Gen^l to Punish him with rigour,
as the Law directs for Perjury, he having Sworn to his Manifest at
Clearing.
5. Whereas by my Instructions of the 19^th of last August, on
Article of Tonnage & Measurem^t of Ships trading to our Parts, & tho
the Custom of Registring of Ships, w^ch said Register all Vessels are
cleared without any measurem^t or at least at much less, than they are,
w^ch is become so great an apparent abuse, that I will not suffer to be
thus treated for the future, & tho custom may be pleaded, yet it shall
not be a Bar to Equity; Therefore I do require & Direct you to give
positive orders to all my Naval Officers not to suffer any Vessell to
clear her Loading, unless she first pays her Tonnage according to
her Measurement.
6. You are hereby directed to tell the Executor of Jam^s Carroll
that as to the Acc^t deliver'd ag^st me, whereby the Ballance on their
side is made 72000^lb of Tobaco, of w^ch they demand payment you
are to signifye to them, th^t I shall not order any paym^t knowing of