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under arms ; the convidts Rationed apart ; and near the ^^j^ ^* 
perfon of the Governor, thofe who were to hold the '-— v— * 
principal offices under him. The Royal Commiffion 
was then read hy Mr. D. Collins, the Judge Advocate. 
By this infbrument Arthur Phillip was conftituted and 
appointed Captain General and Governor in Chief in and 
overtime territory, called Nev/ South "Wales; extending 
from the northern cape, or extremity of the coaft, called 
Gape York, in the latitude of ten degrees, thirty-feven 
minutes fouth. to the fouthern extremity of the faid 
territory of New South Wales, or South Cape, in the 
latitude of forty-three degrees, thirty-nine minutes fouth, 
and of all the country inland to the weftward, as far as 
the one hundred and thirty- fifth degree of eafi longitude, 
reckoning from the meridian of Greenwich, including all 
the iflands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean, within the latitudes 
aforefaidof io°. 37'. fouth, and 43°. 39'. fonth, and of all 
townsj garrifons, caflles, forts, and all other fortiiications, 
or other military works which may be hereafter ere6ted 
upon tlie faid territory, or any of the faid iflands. Tlie ait 
of Parliament eftabliiliing the courts of judicature was ' 
next read ; and laftly, the patents under the great feal, em- 
powering the proper perfons to convene and hold thofe 
courts whenever the exigency Ihould require. The 
Office of Lieutenant Governor was conferred on Major 
Rofs, of the Marines. A triple difcharge of raufquetry 
concluded this part of the ceremony ; after which 
K Governor 
