Historical Records of Australia: Governors dispatches to and from England, Volume 19

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Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament., 1923 - Australia
 

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Page 285 - An Act for the further security of His " Majesty's person and Government and the Succession of the Crown " in the Heirs of the Late Princess Sophia, being Protestants and for " extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales and his
Page 285 - General! and Governor in Chief in and over our Province of Nova Scotia or Acadia in America with all the rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging, and we do hereby require and command you to do and execute all things in due manner that shall belong to your said command and the Trust we have reposed in you according to the several powers and...
Page 285 - And We do hereby give and grant unto you full Power and Authority where you shall see Cause, or shall judge any offender or offenders in criminal Matters, or for any Fines or Forfeitures due unto Us, fit Objects of Our Mercy, to pardon all such Offenders...
Page 291 - Osborn full power and authority from time to time and at any time hereafter by yourself or by any other to be authorized by you in that behalf to administer and give the...
Page 285 - Governor to do and execute all things that belong to his said office, according to the tenor of these our letters patent and of such commission as may be issued to him under our sign manual and signet, and according to such instructions as may from time to time be given to him under our sign manual and signet, or by our order in our Privy Council, or by us, through one of our principal Secretaries of State, and to such laws as are now or shall hereafter be in force in the State.
Page 292 - And we do hereby require and command all officers and ministers, civil and military, and all other inhabitants of our said province, to be obedient, aiding, and assisting unto you, the said Francis Bernard, in the execution of this our commission and of the powers and authorities herein contained...
Page 291 - York, and the territories depending thereon, such, and so many forts and platforms, castles, cities, boroughs, towns and fortifications, as you by the advice aforesaid shall judge necessary, and the same, or any of them, to fortify and furnish with ordnance, ammunition...
Page 292 - Obedient, aiding and assisting unto such Person as shall be appointed by Us to be Our Lieutenant Governor or Commander in Chief of...
Page 292 - Hereditaments, as are now or hereafter shall be in our Power to dispose of; and them to grant to any such Person or Persons upon such Terms, and under such moderate Quit-Rents, Services and Acknowledgments, as have been appointed and...
Page 278 - ... our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, and every of them, firmly by these Presents.

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