Witness our trufty and well-beloved the Honourable Guy Carleton, Esquire, our Lieutenant-Governour and Commander in Chief in and over our faid province of Quebec, and the territories depending thereon in America, at our Caftle of St. Lewis in our city of Quebec, the twenty-fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand feven. hundred and fixty-fix, and in the fixth year of our reign.

(Signed) GUY (L.S.) CARLETON.

By the lieutenant-governour's command.

Recorded in the Register's Office at Quebec the 25th day of

September 1766.

(Signed) J. GOLDFRAP, D. Registrar..

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NUMBER XV.

COMMISSION of the PROVOST MARSHAL.

GEORGE the THIRD, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom thefe Prefents fhall come, Greeting:

office of Provost

KNOW ye, that we, for divers good caufes and confiderations Grant of the us hereunto moving, of our efpecial grace, certain knowledge, Marihal. and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents for us, our heirs and fucceffors, do give and grant, unto our trufty and well-beloved Nicholas Turner, Efquire, the office or place of Provost Marshal of our faid province of Canada, and him the Appointment. faid Nicholas Turner, Provoft Marfhal of our faid province of Canada, we do, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, make, ordain, and constitute by these prefents:

To have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the faid office or place by abendum. himself, or his fufficient deputy or deputies (who fhall be refident in our faid province, and for whom he shall be anfwerable) during the natural life of the faid Nicholas Turner, with all fees, rights, Fees and Adprofits, privileges, and advantages whatsoever thereunto belonging, in as full and ample manner as any other provost marshal of any other our provinces or colonies in North America does hold and enjoy, or of right ought to hold and enjoy, the fame.

vantages.

and Grant that these our good in law notall winding any tions or defects.

letters shall be

Lastly, we will, and by these presents for us, our heirs fucceffors, do grant unto the faid Nicholas Turner, that these letters patent, or the inrollment thereof, fhall be in and by things good, firm, valid, fufficient, and effectual in the law; omiffion, imperfection, defect, matter, caufe, or thing whatsoever to the contrary hereof in any-wife notwithstanding.

This general reference to all the colonies in North America, without mentioning any one of them in particular, is productive of doubt and uncertainty.

any imperfec

In witness whereof we have caufed these our letters to be mad patent.

Witness ourself at Westminster the twenty-third day of
September, in the third year of our reign.

These are to certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the entry of the original upon record in the office of the Lords Com miffioners for Trade and Plantations..

A COMMISSION to be SECRETARY of the Province
of CANADA, and CLERK of the COUNCIL, and
COMMISSARY or STEWARD-GENERAL of Provifions and
Stores, and CLERK of the INROLLMENTS..

GEORGE the THIRD, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom thefe Prefents shall come, Greeting::

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offices of Secre-

and Commiflary

and Clerk of the

KNOW ye, that we,, repofing especial truft and confidence in Grant of the the faithfulness, experience, and ability of our trufty and tary and Clerk well-beloved Henry Ellis, Efquire, of our efpecial grace, certain of the Council, knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and by thefe of the Stores, presents for us, our heirs and fucceffors, do give and grant unto Inrollments. the faid Henry Ellis the offices and places of Secretary and Clerk of the Council of our province of Canada, and of Commiffary or Steward-General of all fuch provifions and ftores as are or hall be from time to time provided and fent for the forces of us, our heirs or fucceffors, in our faid province, and of Clerk of the Inrollments for the inrolling and registering all deeds and conveyances made and paffed in that our province, and also all bills of fale and letters patent, or other acts or matters ufually inrolled, or which by the laws of that province shall be directed to be inrolled.

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And him, the faid Henry Ellis, Secretary and Clerk of the Appointment. Council of our faid province of Canada, and Commiffary or Steward-General of all fuch provifions and ftores as are or fhall be from time to time provided and fent for the forces of us, our heirs or fucceffors, in our faid province of Canada, and Clerk of the Inrollments for inrolling and regiftering of all deeds and conveyances made and paffed in that our province, and alfo all bills of fale and letters patent, or other acts or matters ufually inrolled, or which by the laws of that our province fhall be directed to be inrolled, we do make, ordain, and conftitute by these prefents.

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Habendum.

vantages.

To have, hold, exercife, and enjoy the faid offices and places unto him, the faid Henry Ellis, by himself, or his fufficient deputy or deputies (who fhall refide in our faid province, and for whom he fhall be answerable) for and during the term of the natural life of Fees and Ad- the faid Henry Ellis, together with all the falaries, fees, profits, perquifites, and advantages whatsoever to the faid offices and places, or any of them, jointly or feverally in any-wife belonging, or which are or shall be established or allowed for or in refpect of the exercise or execution of the faid offices and places refpectively, in as full and ample manner, to all intents and purpofes, as any other fecretary or clerk of the council of any of our provinces in North America does hold and enjoy, or of right ought to hold and enjoy, the fame.

Grant that thefe letters patent

law notwith

Laftly, we will, and by these prefents for us, our heirs and fhall be good in fucceffors, do grant unto the faid Henry Ellis, that these our letters ftanding any patent, or the inrollment thereof, fhall be, in and by all things, imperfections cr good, firm, valid, fufficient, and effectual in the law, notwithdefects. ftanding any omiffion, imperfection, defect, matter, caufe, or thing

whatsoever to the contrary hereof in any-wife notwithstanding.

In witnefs whereof we have caufed thefe our letters to be made patent.

Witness ourself at Westminster the thirtieth day of April, the third year of our reign.

By writ of privy feal.
(Signed)

These are to certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the entry of the original upon record in the office of the Lords Commiffioners for Trade and plantations.

(Signed)

COCKS.

RICHD. ROGERS, Dep. Secretary.

Whitehall, March 26, 1764.

The foregoing is a true copy of the original registered and examined by

J. GOLDFRAP, Dep. Register..

*This reference feems very vague and uncertain.