shall first come on Friday the 2d day of July, at the Guildball of the city of London, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided) for default of jurors, because none of them did appear.

Answer-They become subjects of his 'Britannic majesty, and must take the oath of 'allegiance, but shall not be obliged to take arms against his most Christian majesty until a peace may determine the fate of the island. Article the fifth-They shall preserve their 'civil government, their laws, customs, and ' ordinances: justice shall be administered by 'the same officers who are now in employ

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"At which day, before our lord the king at Westminster, came the aforesaid Alexander Campbell, by the said Benjamin Rosewell, his attorney aforesaid. And the said chief justice, before whom the issue was tried, sent hither his record had in these words, to wit," After'wards, that is to say, on the day and at the place within contained, before the rightment; and there shall be a regulation made 'honourable William, lord Mansfield, the chief justice within written, John Way, gentleman, being associated unto him according to the form of the statute in that case made and pro• vided, comes as well the within named Alexander Campbell, esq. by his attorney within named, as the within named William Hall, esq. by his attorney within mentioned.

for the interior police between the governor of his Britannic majesty and the inhabitants: and in case that at the peace the island shall be ceded to the king of Great Britain, it shall 'be allowed to the inhabitants to preserve their political government, and to accept that of Antigua or St. Christopher's.

"Answer-They become British subjects, '(as in the preceding article) but shall continue 'to be governed by their present laws until his majesty's pleasure be known.

"Article the sixth-The inhabitants, as also the religious orders, of both sexes, shall be maintained in the property of their effects, 'moveable and immoveable, of what nature soever, and shall be preserved in their privileges, rights, honours, and exemptions; their 'free negroes and mulattoes shall have the en'tire enjoyment of their liberty.

"And the jurors of the jury within mentioned being summoned, some of them, that is to say, Anthony Highmore, Peter Bostock, David Chambers, James La Motte, John Wilkinson, Joshua Bedshaw, and Silvanus Grove, come, and are sworn upon that jury: And because the residue of the jurors of the 'same jury do not appear, therefore other per'sons, of those standing by the court, by the sheriffs of the city and county aforesaid, at the request of the said Alexander, and by the 'command of the said chief justice, are now 'newly set down, whose names are filed in the within written pannel, according to the form of the statute in that case made and pro'vided. Which said jurors, so newly set 'down, that is to say, John Lee, William Ker'sil, Charles Hougham, John German, and Richard Hatt, being required, come, who, together with the said other jurors before im-majesty; and the capitation of negroes upon 'panuelled, and sworn to declare the truth of the within contents, being elected, tried, and 'sworn, upon their oaths say,

"Granted, in regard to the religious ordersThe inhabitants, being subjects of Great Bri 'tain will enjoy their properties, and the same privileges as in the other his majesty's Lee'ward islands.'

"Article the seventh-They shall not pay to his majesty any other duties that those which have been paid hitherto to his most Christian

the same footing it is paid at present, without any other charges or imposts: and the ex'pences of justice, pensions to curates, and other occasional expences, shall be paid by the domain of his Britannic majesty, as they were by that of his most Christian majesty.' "Answered in the sixth article, as to what regards the inhabitants.

"That the island of Grenada, in the WestIndies, was in the possession of the French king until it was conquered by the British ' arms in 1762. And that during that posses'sion there were certain customs and impost 'duties collected upon goods imported and exArticle the eleventh-No other than the 'ported into and out of the said island, under inhabitants resident in this island shall, till the the authority of his most Christian majesty." peace, possess any estates, either by acquisiAnd that in the said year 1762, the said island 'tion, agreement or otherwise: but in case at 'was conquered by the king of Great Britain, 'the peace the country shall be ceded to the then in open war with the French king: and 'king of Great Britain, then it shall be perthat the said island of Grenada surrendered to 'mitted to the inhabitants, who shall not be the British arms upon the same articles of willing to become his subjects, to sell their 'capitulation as had been before granted to the estates, moveable and iminoveable, to whom ' inhabitants of the island of Martinico, upon 'they please, and retire where they shall think 'the surrender thereof to the British arms. proper; in which case they shall be allowed And that in the articles of capitulation de-convenient time. [Answer.] All subjects of 'manded by and granted to the inhabitants of ⚫ the said island of Martinico, upon the surren'der thereof to the British arins, dated the 7th day of February, 1762, are the following 'articles, that is to say,

"Article the fourth-They shall be strictly VOL. XX.

Great Britain may possess any lands or houses by purchase. The remainder of this article granted, provided they sell to British subjects.'

"And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid further say-That in the definitive R

stipulated.'

treaty of peace and friendship between histracting parties guaranty the partition so Britannic majesty, the most Christian king and the king of Spain, concluded at Paris the 10th day of February 1763, amongst others are the following articles:

"And the jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid further say, that his majesty, by his royal proclamation bearing date at Westmin"Article the fourth-His most Christian ster the 7th day of October, 1763, amongst 'majesty renounces all pretensions which he other things declared as follows, And whereas ' has heretofore formed or might form to Nova | it will greatly contribute to the speedy settling Scotia, or Acadia, in all its parts; and gua- our said new governments that our loving 'ranties the whole of it and with all its depen-subjects should be informed of our paternal 'dancies to the king of Great Britain: more care for the security of the liberties and proover his most Christian majesty cedes and perties of those who are and shall become in'guaranties to his said Eritannic majesty inhabitants thereof; we have thought fit to 'full right Canada, with all its dependancies, publish and declare, by this our proclamation, as well as the island of Cape Breton, and all that we have, in the letters patent under our ⚫ the other islands and coasts in the gulph and great seal of Great Britain, by which the said ' river of St. Lawrence. And in general every 'governments are constituted, given express thing that depends on the said countries, power and direction to our governors of our lands, islands and coasts, with the sovereignty, said colonies respectively, that, so soon as the 'property, possession, and all rights acquired state and circumstances of the said colonies by treaty or otherwise, which the most will admit thereof, they shall, with the advice Christian king and the crown of France have and consent of the members of our council, had until now over the said countries, islands, 'summon and call general assemblies within lands, places, coasts, and their inhabitants: the said governments respectively, in such so that the most Christian king cedes and ⚫ manner and form as is used and directed in makes over the whole to the said king and to those colonies and provinces in America, the crown of Great Britain; and that in the which are under our immediate government. 'most ample manner and form without re ‹ —And we have also given power to the said striction, and without any liberty to depart governors, with the consent of our said counfrom the said cession and guaranty under cils and the representatives of the people, so any pretence, or to disturb Great Britain in to be summoned as aforesaid, to make conthe possessions above mentioned.-His Bri-stitutions and ordain laws, statutes and ortannic majesty on his side agrees to grant the liberty of the Catholic religion to the inhabi-vernment of our said colonies and of the peotants of Canada: he will consequently give ple and inhabitants thereof, as near as may the most precise and effectual orders, that his be, agreeable to the laws of England, and new Roman Catholic subjects may profess the under such regulations and restrictions as are 'worship of their religion, according to the ' used in other colonies. And in the mean time rights of the Romish church, so far as the and until such assemblies can be called as laws of Great Britain can permit-His Bri- | aforesaid, all persons inhabiting in, or resorttannic majesty further agrees that the Frenching to our said colonies, may confide in our inhabitants or others who had been subjects royal protection for the enjoyment of the beof the most Christian king in Canada, may nefit of the laws of our realm of England: retire with all safety and freedom wherever for which purpose we have given power under they shall think proper, and may sell their our great seal to the governors of our said coestates provided it be to subjects of bis Bri-lonies respectively, to erect and constitute, tannic majesty, and bring away their effects

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as well as their persons without being re-tively, courts of judicature and public justice strained in their emigration under any pretence, except that of debts or criminal prose'cutions. The term limited for this emigration, shall be fixed to the space of eighteen 'months to be computed from the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the present 'treaty.'

within our said colonies, for the bearing and determining all causes as well criminal as civil according to law and equity, and as near as may be agreeable to the laws of England; with liberty to all persons who may think themselves aggrieved by the sentences of such 'courts in all civil causes to appeal, under the usual limitations and restrictions, to us in our privy council.'

"Article the ninth-The most Christain king cedes and guaranties to his Britannic majesty in full right the islands of Grenada, "And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths with the same stipulations in favour of the in- aforesaid, further say-That his majesty by his habitants of this colony, inserted in the 4th royal proclamation bearing date at Westminarticle for those of Canada. And the parti- ster, the 26th day of March 1764, amongst tion of the islands called Neutral is agreed other things did also declare as follows, and fixed; so that those of St. Vincent, Do- Whereas we have taken into our consideraminica, and Tobago, shall remain in full right tion the great benefit that will arise to the to Great Britain, and that of St. Lucia shall commerce of our kingdoms and the interest be delivered to France, to enjoy the same of our subjects, from the speedy settlement likewise in full right. And the high con-of the islands of Grenada, the Grenadines,

mouths from the time each acre is cleared. That in case of failure in the payment of the purchase money in the manner above directed, the purchaser shall forfeit all right to the 'lands purchased.'

Dominica, St. Vincent and Tobago, we do ' annual quit-rent to us,our heirs and successors, 'therefore think fit, with the advice of our ' of sixpence per acre, under the penalty of 57. privy council, to issue this our royal procla- per acre upon non-payment thereof. Such ⚫mation, to publish and declare to our loving quit-rents in the case of the purchase of clear'subjects that we have with the advice of our 'ed lands to commence from the date of the said privy council, given the necessary powers " grant, and the first payment to be made at the and directions for an immediate survey, and 'expiration of the first year; and in case of the division into proper parishes and districts, of purchase of the uncleared lands, such quitsuch of the said islands as have not hithertorents to commence at the expiration of twelve'been so surveyed and divided; and for laying ' out such lands in the said islands as are in our 'power to dispose of, into allotments for plan⚫tations of different size and extent, according 'as the nature of the land shall be more or less ⚫ adapted to the growth of sugar, coffee, cocoa, cotton, or other articles of beneficial cul"ture; reserving to us, our heirs and successors, such parts of the said islands as shall be necessary for erecting fortifications thereon, and for all other military purposes; for glebes for ministers, allotments for school-masters, for wood-lands, high-roads, and all other 'public purposes: and also reserving such 'lands in our islands of Dominica and St. Vincent, as at the time of the surrender ⚫ were and still are in the possession of the • French, inhabitants of the said islands; which lands it is our will and pleasure should be granted to such of the said inhabitants as ⚫ shall be inclined to accept the same upon ⚫ leases for terms absolute, or for renewable terms upon certain conditions, and under proper restrictions. And we do hereby farther publish and declare, that the allotments for 'plantations in our islands of Grenada, the 'Grenadines, Tobago and St. Vincent, shall 'contain from one hundred to three hundred

acres, with some few allotments in each island ' of five hundred acres; and that the allot'ments in our island of Dominica, which is represented to be not so well adapted to the ' cultivation of sugar, and which from its 'situation requires in policy to be well peopled with white inhabitants, shall be in general from fifty to an hundred acres. That each purchaser ⚫ of lands which have been cleared and im⚫ proved, shall within the space of three months ⚫ from the date of the grant settle and constantly keep upon the lot purchased one white man or two white women, for every hundred ' acres contained in the said lot, and in default thereof shall be subject to the payment of 201. per annum for every white woman, and 401. per annum for every white man, that shall be wanting to complete the number. That the purchaser of uncleared lands shall clear and cultivate one acre in every twenty in each year, until half the land so purchased 'shall be cleared, and in default thereof shall pay 51. per annum for every acre not cleared 'pursuant to such condition. And such purchaser shall also be obliged to settle and con'stantly keep upon the lot so purchased one white man or two white women for every hundred acres as the same shall be cleared. That each purchaser, besides the purchase • money, shall be subject to the payment of an

"And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, further say, that his majesty by his letters patent, under his writ of privy seal bearing date, at Westminster, the 9th day of April 1764, appointed Robert Melville, esq. captain general and governor in chief in and over the islands of Grenada, the Grenadines, Dominica, St. Vincent, and Tobago, in America; and of all other islands and territories adjacent thereto : which said letters patent are as follows. George the third by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c. To our trusty and well beloved Robert Melville, esq. greeting: whereas we did by our letters patent under our great seal of Great Britain, bearing date at Westminster, the 4th day of April, in the first year of our reign, constitute and appoint Charles Pinfold, esq. captain-general, and governor in 'chief in and over our islands of Barbadoes, 'St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Vincent, Tobago, and the rest of our islands, colonies and planta'tions in America, commonly called or known by the name of our Carribee islands lying and being to the windward of Guadaloupe, and ' which then were or after should be under our subjection and government, during our will and pleasure, as by the said recited letters pa'tent, relation being thereunto had, may more fully aud at large appear: now know you that ' we have revoked and determined, and by these presents do revoke and determine, such part and so much of the said recited letters patent, and every clause, article and thing, therein contained, as relates to, or mentions, the islands of St, Lucia, Dominica, St. Vincent, 'and Tobago. And further know you, that we, reposing especial trust and confidence in the prudence, courage and loyalty, of you the said Robert Melville, of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have thought fit to constitute and appoint, and by these presents do constitute and appoint, you the said Robert Melville to be our captain'general and governor in chief, in and over our islands of Grenada, the Grenadines, Domi'nica, St. Vincent, and Tobago, in America, and of all other islauds and territories adja'cent thereto, and which now are, or bereto'fore have been, dependent thereupon. 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

or by any other to be authorized by you in this behalf, to administer and give the oaths mentioned in the said act, for the further se.

and the succession of the crown in the heirs of the late princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pre'tended prince of Wales, and his open and * secret abettors, to all and every such person and persons as you shall think fit, who shall at any time or times pass into any of our said islands, or shall be resident or abiding there. “And we do hereby authorize and impower you to keep and use the public seal, which will be herewith delivered to you, or shall hereafter be sent to you, for sealing all things whatsoever that shall pass the great seal of our said island.

trust we have reposed in you according to the several powers and directions granted or appointed you by this present commission, and the instructions and authorities herewithcurity of his majesty's person and government, 'given to you, or by such further powers, instructions and authorities, as shall at any time hereafter be granted or appointed you, under our signet and sign manual, or by our order in our privy council, and according to such reasonable laws and statutes as shall hereafter be made and agreed upon by you, with the advice and consent of the council and assembly of the islands and plantations ⚫ under your government, in such manner and form as is hereinafter expressed. And our ⚫ will and pleasure is that you the said Robert Melville, do, after the publication of these our ' letters patent, and after the appointment of our council for our said islands, in such manner and form as is prescribed in the instructions which you will herewith receive, in the first place, take the oaths appointed to be taken by an Act passed in the first year of the reign of king George the first, entitled, 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 open and secret abettors: as also that you make and subscribe the declara-cording to such further powers, instructions

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"And we do hereby give and grant unto you the said Robert Melville, full power and authority, with the advice and consent of our said council to be appointed as aforesaid, as 'soon as the situation and circumstances of our islands under your government will admit thereof, and when and as often as need shall require, to summon and call general assemblies of the freeholders and planters jointly or severally within any of the islands under your government, in such manner as you in your discretion shall judge most proper, or ac

or authorities, as shall be at any time hereafter granted or appointed you under our signet and sign manual, or by our order in our privy council.

heirs of the late princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors: as also make and subscribe the aforementioned declaration, which oaths and

⚫tion mentioned in an act of parliament made in the 25th year of the reign of king Charles the second, intitled An Act for preventing dangers which may happen from Popish re⚫cusants. And likewise that you take the "And our will and pleasure is, that the peroath usually taken by governors in the other sons thereupon duly elected by the major colonies for the due execution of the office part of the freeholders of the respective pa⚫ and trust of our captain-general and governor rishes or precincts, and so returned, shall bein chief in and over our said islands, and for 'fore their sitting take the oaths mentioned in the due and impartial administration of jus-the said act entitled, An Act for the further tice. And farther that you take the oath re-security of his majesty's person and govern'quired to be taken by the governors of the plan-ment, and the succession of the crown in the tations to do their utmost, that the several laws relating to trade and the plantations be duly observed; which said oaths and declaration our council of our said islands, or any three of the members thereof, have hereby full power and authority, and are required to ten-declaration you shall commissionate fit persons der and administer to you: and in your absence to our lieutenant governor of the said islands, and to our lieutenant-governors of each of our said islands respectively, the said oaths mentioned in the said act entitled, 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 extinguish ing the hopes of the pretended prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors: as also cause them to make and subscribe the aforesaid declaration, and to administer unto them the usual oaths for the due execution of their places and trusts.-And we do further 'give and grant unto you the said Robert Mel-good government of our said islands, jointly

ville, full power and authority from time to time, and at any time hereafter, by yourself,

under the public seal of those our islands to tender and administer unto them: and until the same shall be so taken and subscribed, no person shall be capable of sitting, though 'elected. And we do hereby declare, that the persons so elected and qualified shall be called and deemed the assembly of that island within which they shall be chosen, or the assembly of our said islands in general. And that you the said Robert Melville, by and with the advice and consent of our said council and assembly or assemblies, or the major part of them, shall have full power and authority to make, constitute, and ordain laws, statutes, and ordinances, for the public peace, welfare, and

or severally, and of the people and inhabitants thereof, and such others as shall resort

'thereunto, and for the benefit of us, our heirs ' and successors. Which said laws, statutes, ⚫ and ordinances, are not to be repugnant, but, ' as near as may be, agreeable to the laws and 'statutes of this our kingdom of Great Britain. • Provided, that all such laws, statutes, and ordinances, of what nature or duration soever, be within three months or sooner after the 'making thereof, transmitted to us, under our 'seal of our said islands, for our approbation or 'disallowance of the same; as also duplicates thereof by the next conveyance.

feuder of the faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: whereas a certain impost or custom of four pounds and a half in specie for every hundred weight of the commodities of the growth and produce of the island of Barbadoes, and of the Leeward Carribbee islands in America, shipped off from the same, or any of them, is paid and payable to us, our heirs and successors; and whereas the island of Grenada was conquered by us during the late war, and has 'been ceded and secured to us by the late treaty of peace; and whereas it is reasonable and expedient, and of importance to our other sugar islands, that the like duty should take place in our said island of Grenada; we have thought fit, and our royal will and pleasure is, and we do hereby, by virtue of our preroga

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"And in case any or all of the said laws, 'statutes, and ordinances, not before confirmed by us, shall at any time be disallowed, and not approved, and so signified by us, our heirs and successors, under their signet or ⚫ sign manual, or by order of our or their privy 'council, unto you the said Robert Melville, ortive royal, order, direct and appoint, that an 'to the commander in chief of the said islands 'impost or custom of four and a half per 'for the time being, then such and so many of 'cent. in specie shall, from and after the 29th 'the said laws, statutes, and ordinances, as day of September next ensuing the date of 'shall be so disallowed and not approved, shall 'these presents, be raised and paid to us, our 'from thenceforth cease, determine, and be- heirs and successors, for and upon all dead come utterly void and have no effect, any commodities of the growth or produce of our thing to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. said island of Grenada that shall be shipped "And to the end that nothing may be off from the same; in lieu of all customs and 'passed or done by our said council or assem- impost duties hitherto collected upon goods 'blies to the prejudice of us, our heirs and suc- imported and exported into and out of the said 'cessors, we will and ordain that you, the said island under the authority of his most ChrisRobert Melville, shall have and enjoy a nega- tian majesty and that the same shall be col⚫tive voice in the making and passing all laws, lected paid, and levied in such manner and ( statutes, and ordinances, as aforesaid. And by such means, and under such penalties and 'that you shall and may likewise, from time to 'forfeitures as the said impost or custom of time, as you shall judge necessary, adjourn, four and a half per cent. is, and may now be prorogue or dissolve, all general assemblies as collected, paid, and levied in our said island ' of Barbadoes, and our said Leeward islands. "And we do hereby require and command the present governor or commander in chief, and the governor or commander in chief for the time being, and the officers of our customs in the said island of Grenada, now and hereafter, for the time being, and all others whom it may concern, that they do respec

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"And the jurors aforesaid, on their oaths aforesaid, farther say, That his excellency Robert Melville, esq. arrived in Grenada on the 14th of December, 1764, and in consequence of the last mentioned letters patent, took upon him the government of the same, and the other islands therein named. And that, in consequence of the last mentioned letters patent, atively take care to collect, levy, and to receive meeting of the governor, council, and assembly of the said island of Grenada was held there in the latter end of the year 1765.

the said impost or custom, according to our royal will and pleasure, signified by these 'presents.

"And whereas a poll-tax was levied and paid by the inhabitants of our said island of Grenada whilst it was under subjection to his most Christian majesty, it is our royal will and pleasure that such poll-tax as was levied, collected and paid by the inhabitants of the said island whilst it was under subjection to his most Christian majesty, shall be continued therein during our royal will and pleasure; and that the same shall be collected, levied, and paid to us, our heirs and successors, at such times and in such manner, and by such ways and means, and under such penalties and forfeitures, and upon such terms, and ♦ with such privileges and exemptions as the same was collected, levied, and paid whilst the said island was under such subjection to his most Christian majesty, inasmuch as the same

"And that his majesty, by his letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain, bearing date at Westminster the 20th day of July, in the fourth year of his reign, and in the year of our Lord 1764, did order, direct and appoint, that an impost or custom of four and a half per cent. in specie should, from and after the 29th day of September then next ensuing, be raised and paid to his heirs and successors, for and upon all dead commodities of the growth and produce of the said island of Grenada that should be shipped off from the same, in lieu of all customs and impost duties to that time collected upon goods imported and exported into and out of the said island, under the authority of his most Christian majesty. Which said letters patent are in the words following: George the third, by the grace of God, of 'Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, de-are not contrary to the laws of Great Britain.