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said EdT\-ard Cormvallis full power and authority to constitute and appoint 

 captains, lieutenants, masters of shipa and other commajnders and officers, 

 and to grant such captains, lieutenants, masters of ships and other com- 

 manders and officers, commissions in time of war to execute the law martial 

 according to the directions of suclh laws as are now in force or shall here- 

 after be passed in Great Britain for that purpose and to use such proceedings, 

 authorities, punishments and executions upon any offender or offenders who 

 ahall he mutinous, seditiotis, disorderly or any way unruly either at sea or 

 during the Lime of their abode or residence in any of tlie ports, harbors or 

 bays of our said Province as the cause shall be found to require according 

 to the martial law iin the said directions during the time of war as aforesaid. 



Provided that nothing herein contained shall be cons.trued to the enabling 

 you or any by your authority to hold Plea or have any jurisdiction of any 

 offence, cause, matter or thing committed or done upon the high sea or 

 within any of the havens, rivers or creeks of our said Province under your 

 government by any captain, commander, lieutenant, master, officei", seaman, 

 soldier or person whatsoever who shall be in our actual service and pay in or 

 on board any of our ships of War or other vessels, acting by immediate com.- 

 missdon or warrant from our commissioniers for executing the office of our 

 High Admiral of Greart; Britain for the time being, under the Seal of our 

 Admiralty, but that such Captain, Commander, Lieutenant, Master, Officers, 

 seamen, soldier or other person so oft ending shall be left to be proceeded 

 against and tryed as their offences shall require either by Commission under 

 our great Seal of Great Britain as the Statute of the 28th of Henry the 

 Eighth directs or by Commission from our said Commissioners for executing 

 tihe office of our High Admiral or from our High Admiral of Great Britain 

 for the time being, according to the aforementioned Act for the establishing 

 Articles and orders for the regulating and better Government of His Majesty's 

 navies, ships of War and forces by sea and not otherwise. 



Provided nevertheless that ail disorders and misdemeanors, committed on 

 shore by any captain, Commander, Lieutenant, master, officer, seaman, soldier 

 or other person whatsoever belonging to any of our ships of War or other 

 vessels, acting by immediate commission or warrant from our said Commis- 

 sioners for executing the offices of High Admiral or from our High Admiral 

 of Great Britain for the time being under the Seal of Our Admiralty, may 

 be tried and punished according to the laws of the Place where any such dis- 

 orders, offjences and misdemeanors shall be committed on shore notwitth- 

 standing such offenders be in our actual service and borne in our pay, on 

 board any such our ships of war or other vessels acting by immediate com- 

 mission or warrant from our said Commissioners for executing the office of 

 High Admiral "or our High Admiral of Great Britain for the time being as 

 aforesaid so as he shall not receive any proteation for the avoiding of Justice 

 for such offences committed on shore from any pretence of his being employed 

 in our service at sea. 



And our further will and pleasure is that all publick money raised or 

 which shall be raised by any Act hereafter to be mads within our said 

 Province be issued out by Warrant from you by and with the advice and 

 consent of the Council and disposed of by you for the support of the Govern- 

 ment and not otherwise. 



And We do likewise give and grant unto you full power and authority 

 by and with the advice and consent of our said Council to settle and agree 

 with the Inhabitants of our Province for such Lands, Tenements, and heredita- 

 ments as now are or (hereafter shall be in our power to dispose of and them 

 to grant to any Person or Persona upon such terms and under such moderate 

 quit rents, services, acknowledgments to be thereupon reserved unto us as 

 you by and with the advioe aforesaid do think fit. Which said grants are 

 to pass and be sealed by our seal of Nova Scotia and being entered upon 



