378 A. D. 1763. 



were put under the care and infpedion of the governor of Newfound- 

 land. 



The iflands of St. John and Cape Breton, with their dependencies, 

 were annexed to the government of Nova-Scotia. 



And the trad of land between the rivers Alatamaha and St. Marys, 

 was annexed to Georgia. 



For the encouragement of fettlers, the proclamation held out the af- 

 furance of fecurity for their liberties and properties, of regular govern- 

 me!ir, and of reprefentative aflemblies as foon as the provinces fhould 

 be lufhciently populous to admit of elecftions. The lands fliould be 

 granted on the mod liberal terms ; and for the particular encourage- 

 nient of the army, the governors of the three new provinces on the 

 continent, and the governors of all the other provinces in North Ame- 

 rica, {hould be inftruded to grant, without fee or reward, and free of 

 quit-rents for ten years, and of all obligations, except thofe of cultiva- 

 tion and improvement, 



To every field officer - 5000 acres of land. 



To every captain - - 3000, 



To every fubaltern, or flaff officer 2000, 



To every noncommiffioned officer - 200, 



And to every private man - - 50 *. 



And to fuch reduced officers of the navy, as ferved at the redudlion of 

 Louifburg and Quebec, the like quantities of land, agreeable to their 

 rank, were offiired on the fame terms. 



The governors of the three new provinces on the continent, were 

 reftrided from making any grants of land, or permitting any fettle- 



* For the encouragement of fuch foldiers and The truftees for the forfeited eftates in Scotland 



failors as chofc to fettle at home, gratuitous, or promifcd the foldiers and failors gratuitous land, 



advantageous, offers of lands were alfo made by and alfo materials for building and cultivation, 



public focicties and public-fpirited individuals. fifhing boats, tackle, and even money. 



The Dublin fociety offered premiums of five Sir Ludovick Grant, and Mr. Grant of Grant, 



pounds each to the firft hundred foldiers or fall- offered to grant them farms of from five to fifteen 



ois, who had ferved his Majefty out of Great Bri- acres in the fliires of Invernefs, Elgin, and Bamff, 



tain or Ireland, and were regularly difcharged free of rent for feven years ; and for twelve years 



from the fervlcc, that fliould, in tlie year 1763, thereafter at one fliilling the acre, and to allow 



take leafes for lives of not lefs than five, nor more them timber, (lone, and lime, for building, and 



than twenty, acres of land in the provinces of peats for fuel. 



Leinfter, Munller, and Connaught, on their pro- Several villages or hamlets were fettled in con- 

 ducing, in September 1764, certificates from the fequence of thefe encouragements. But the vi. 

 clergyman of the parifh, or two neighbouring ciltitudes of fatigue and indolence in the military 

 juftices, of their induftry, and the apparent pro- life, are not very proper preparatives for the re- 

 bability of thtir perfeverance and continuance on gular and perfevering indufti-y requifite for agri- 

 their farms. And they alfo offered honorary cultural purfuits. I believe moft of the fettle* 

 gold medals to each of the firfl ten landlords in raents were foon abandoned. 

 thofe three provinces, who (hould let at leaft five ^ 

 fuch farms to fuch tenants. 



