1038 MISCELLANEOUS. 



pur further Approbation or Consent And soe as Neverthelesse and 

 it is Our Royall Will and Pleasure That noe Grant or Grants of any 

 Lands lying or extending from the River of Sagadehock to the Gulph 

 of St. Lawrence and Canada Rivers and to the Main Sea Northward 

 and Eastward to be made or past by the Governor and Generall 

 Assembly of our said Province be or any force validity or Effect 

 vntill Wee Our Heires and Successors shall have Signified Our or 

 their Approbacon of the same And Wee doe by these presents for vs 

 Our Heires and Successors Grant Establish and Ordaine that the 

 Governor of our said Province or Territory for the time being shall 

 have full Power by himselfe or by any Cheif Comander or other 

 Officer or Officers to be appointed by him from time to time to traine 

 instruct Exercise and Govcrne the Militia there and for the speciall 

 Defence and Safety of Our said Province or Territory to assemble in 

 Martial Array and put in Warlike posture the Inhabitants of Our 

 said Province or Territory and to lead and Conduct them and with 

 them to Encounter Expulse Repell Resist and pursue by force of 

 Armes aswell by Sea as by Land within or without the limitts of 

 Our said Province or Territory and alsoe to kill slay destroy and 

 Conquer by all fitting wayes Enterprises and meanes whatsoever all 

 and every such Person and Persons as shall at any time hereafter 

 Attempt or Enterprize the destruccpn Invasion Detriment or Annoy- 

 ance of Our said Province or Territory and to vse and exercise the 

 Law Martiall in time of actual! Warr Invasion or Rebellion as occa- 

 sion shall necessarily require and alsoe from time to time to Erect 

 Forts and to fortifie any place or Places within Our said Province 

 or Territory and the same to furnish with all necessary Amunicpn 

 Provisions and Stores of Warr for Offence or Defence and to comitt 

 from time to time the Custody and Government of the same to such 

 Person or Persons as to him shall seem meet And the said Forts and 

 Fortificacons to demolish at his Pleasure and to take and surprise 

 by all waies and meanes whatsoever all and every such Person or 

 Persons with their Shipps Arms Ammuncon and other goods as shall 

 in a hostile manner Invade or attempt the Invading Conquering or 

 Annoying of Our said Province or Territory Provided alwayes and 

 Wee doe by these presents for Vs Our Heires and Successors Grant 

 Establish and Ordeyne That the said Governour shall not at any 

 time hereafter by vertue of any power hereby granted or hereafter 

 to be granted to him Transport any of the Inhabitants of Our said 

 Province or Territory or oblige them to march out of the Limitts 

 of the same without their Free and voluntary consent or the Consent 

 of the Great and Generall Court or Assembly of Our said Province 

 or Territory nor grant Comissions for exerciseing the Law Martiall 

 vpon any the Inhabitants of Our said Province or Territory without 

 the Advice and Consent of the Councill or Assistants of the same 

 Provided in like manner and Wee doe by these presents for Vs Our 

 Heires and Successors Constitute and Ordeyne that when and as often 

 as the Governour of Our said Province for the time being shall 

 happen to dye or be displaced by Vs Our Heires or Successors or be 

 absent from his Government That then and in any of the said Cases 

 the Leiytenant or Deputy Governour of Our said Province for the 

 time being shall have full power and authority to doe and execute 

 all and every such Acts Matters and things which Our Governour 



