53. No Grants of Land to "be made to any Person but in Proportion to his Ability to cultivate the same, & that proper Clauses be inserted for vacating the said Grants on failure of Cultivation, or Payment of Quit Rents reserved thereon; & you are hereby directed not to grant to any Person more than fifty Acres for every Man, Woman or Child of which the Grantees Family shall consist at the Time such Grant shall be made."

54. The King's Share of the Forfeiture incurred by Persons destroying the Woods, to be given to the Informer.

55. The Gov' to report Tracts of Land fit for Nurseries for Masts. 56. Acts of Parliament for preserving his Majesty's Woods to be strictly complied with.

57. The Gov to act as Vice Admiral.

58. Admiralty Fees to be the same as in Great Britain.

59. Commissions for Privateers to be such as those given in England.

60. In all Matters relating to Pirates, the Gov' to regulate himself by Law & his Commission.

61. The Govr (as Vice Admiral) to account with the Receiver Gen1 of the Admiralty for Monies received.

62. "You shall permit a Liberty of Conscience to all Persons (except Papists) so they be contented with a quiet & peaceable Enjoyment of the same, not giving Offence or Scandal to the Government."

63. "You shall take especial Care that God Almighty be devoutly & duly served throughout your Government, the Book of Common Prayer as by Law established, read on each Sunday and Holliday, and the Blessed Sacrament administered according to the Rites of the Church of England."

64. "You shall be careful that the Churches already built there be well & orderly kept, and that more be built as the Province shall by God's Blessing be improved, and that besides a competent Maintenance to be assigned to the Minister of each Orthodox Church, a convenient House be built, at the common Charge, for each Minister, and a competent proportion of Land assigned him for a Glebe and Exercise of his Industry."

65. "You are not to prefer any Minister to any Ecclesiastical Benefice in that our Province without a Certificate from the Right Revd Father in God the Lord Bishop of London, of his being conformable to the Doctrine & Discipline of the Church of England, & of a good Life & Conversation, & if any Person preferred already to a Benefice, shall appear to you to give Scandal, either by his Doctrine or Manners, you are to use the proper and usual Means for the Removal of him."

66. Every" orthodox Minister" to be one of the vestry in his own Parish, & no vestry to be held without him, except in case of Sickness, or his omitting to attend after being summoned.

67. "You are to enquire whether there be any Minister within your Government who preaches & administers the Sacrament in any orthodox Church or Chapel, without being in due Orders, and to give an Account thereof to the said Lord Bishop of London.

68. "And to the End the ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the said Lord Bishop of London may take Place in that Province, so far as conveniently may be, We do think fit that you do give all Countenance & Encouragement to the Exercise of the same, excepting only the collating to Benefices, granting Licences for Marriages and Probate of Wills, which we have reserved to you our Governor & Commander in Chief of our said Province for the Time being."

69. "We do further direct that no Schoolmaster be henceforth permitted to come from England, & to keep School in the said Province, without the Licence of the said Bishop of London, and that no other Person now there or that shall come from other Parts, shall be admitted to keep School in that our said Province of New Hampshire without your Licence first obtained."

70. A Table of Marriages established by the Canons of the Church of England to be hung up in every orthodox Church & duly observed, & the Gov' to try to get a Law passed (if not already done) for the strict Observation of the said Table.

71. Laws to be passed for the punishment of Blasphemy &c. &c. & vigorously executed. - Schools to be erected- & the Conversion of Negroes & Indians encouraged.

72. An Accot of the present Number of Inhabitants to be sent to England, & of their Increase & Decrease annually, and how many are fit to bear Arms.

73. All "Planters Inhabitants & Christian Servants" to be well provided with Arms, listed under good Officers, & trained as often as thought fit.

74. Great Care to be taken that Trainings &c be not an unnecessary Impediment to the Affairs of the Inhabitants.

75. Martial Law not to be executed upon the Inhabitants without Advice of Council.

76. Gove to recommend to the Assembly a Law for punishing Mutiny & Desertion amongst the Soldiers in Pay.

77. Gov to transmit an Account of all Forts & Fortifications built, or necessary to be built, -Arms, Ammunition & Stores belonging to the Province these Accounts to be very particular. — 78. Storehouses to be built for keeping Arms &c.

79. An Account to be transmitted informing how the Act about Powder Money has been executed - what Quantities have been annually collected for the last 7 years & Gov to see that the Duty be well collected in future - & to transmit every six Months an Accot of Powder collected.

80. The Gov' to cause an exact Survey of all Harbours to be made, & with Advice of Council to erect Forts in them, & to move the Assembly to pass proper Laws for the Purpose.

81. To assist other Plantations upon Application from their Govrs in Case of Distress.

82. Gov to signify to Merchants &c, to be very cautious in Time of War how they give any Account to their Correspondents of the Condition of the Province; - and to direct Masters of Vessels by whom he sends his Letters to have them always ready for sinking. 83. Gov to endeavor to hinder all Trade & Correspondence with the Enemy in Time of War.

84. Gov to send from time to time an Account of the Wants & Defects of the Province what are its chief Products - what new Improvements are made, or may be made or advantages gained by Trade -& how "We may contribute thereunto."

85. Gov' may do any Thing for the advantage of the Province, with Advice of Council, but not make War without the King's particular Command; except it be against Indians upon Emergencies; the Council consenting.

86. Gov' not to go to England without Leave.

87. Gov' being absent, & no Lieut Gov' appointed, the eldest Counsellor to preside, but not to pass any Acts except such as are immediately necessary, without the King's Order, nor to dissolve the Assembly, nor remove or suspend any Counsellor or other Officer without Advice of at least seven of the Council.

88. The Gov' being absent one half of his Pay & Perquisites to belong to the Person administering the Government in his Absence. 89. All possible Encouragement to be given to the Fishery. 90. Gov to transmit particular Accounts of all his Proceedings.

[Atkinson to Thomlinson.]

[Belknap Papers, Vol. I., p. 175.]

Portm° N Hamp' August 19th 1761

Sr Your last favour informed us of the order that all Officers were to renew their Commissions &ca & twas kind & I am Obleedged to

you for takeing care to renew my Mandamus as one of his Majtys Council Sure I am in doubt weither I Should have done as much my Self had I been with you as I find much Trouble & Little Profit in that office

You mention also your being calld upon to renew my Pattent for Secry of this Province this has Occasioned my mentioning that Affair to Gov' Wentworth tis a Post I have long wished to be Clear of & he now only waits the arival of his New Comission when he Proposes to grant a Comission of Secretary to my Son and told me he would write you to get him Somehow confirmed at home I would by no means have him be at the Expence of a Pattent unless that office was Attended with more Proffit for the future than it hath been in Time Past but if ye fees for taking out the Comission are Light I should be Obleedged (if you would enquire & the Solicitation is not too Troublesome you would obtain it for him - Mr Nevin who will deliver you this has often mentioned this Affair & thinks it might be more Proffitable than here to fore and as he perfectly knows my & my Sons Mind in the Premisses he will be kind enough to Inform you of our Sentiments without my Troubling you with any further Perticulars to him give me leave to referr you & believe me with much Esteem Your most obleedged Humble Serv

PS I hope to forward Pro Accots of Expence at the reduction of Canada by this fleet

[Atkinson and Wentworth to Thomlinson.]

[Belknap Papers, Vol. I., p. 1751.]

Portsmo New Engd Oct 28th 1761

Sir We are appled to by Mess' Daniel Peirce, Clement Marchand Daniel Rindge for a Letter of Credit upon London to defrey the Expence of an appeal to His Majesty in Councill from our Superior Court in Cause whereof they have the Management & Direction as being Agents for the Proprietors of a Town called Bow in our Prove against one Rolfe and others. And according to their request We pray the favour of you to advance on that behalf Such Sums of money as the Exigency of the cause may require for which we will be answerable

We are Sir Your most Obed' & hble Servants

John Thomlinson Esq.

Theodore Atkinson
Mark H G. Wentworth

Dear Sir

[Nevin to Atkinson.]

[Belknap Papers, Vol. I., p. 176.]

London Nov 14th 1761

in my last to your Son I promised to write my Next to you, which I am Not as yet furnished with Materials for Doing, However as the last Vessel for this Season Sails this week, I would not Omitt writting to my 2d Best friend in this world.

The Day after that which Mr Thomlinson wrote to the Gover' Concerning your Son, I arived at Barnet. He Shew me the Copy of that Let', & thought he had Done right. He Alledged the Dearness of the Patten because he had pay'd £190 for the renewal of his Own Patten for the Lordship Of the Manner he Lives in, & Alledged Our pople were too Poor to pay the Fees of Such an Office, He Soon Saw y this reasoning was wrong, & Agreed with me to Mete him At the Treasury Next Board Day, where he had Not been but Once in Six months, as he told me, & that he Could get the Affair Done for. Asking, this I Doubted, but Said Nothing, Only Begged that he would not Mention it to any Body But Lord Egermont or Lord Sands, we Mete & went into The waiting room together, he Sent for Mr Pownall, I then Went Down to the Coffe house where he was to Come & give An Acco" of His Success, He Came in an Hour & told me that it was Agreed the Young man Should Keep the Office as it was, & that if he was any ways made Uneazie in it, that he Should have a Patten at any time. I was Not Pleased but Said Nothing, I then went back to the Office & Could not Find that he had Seen any Body but Mr P, I must Soon wait On Mr Pownall & Shall than hear more of it & will Again bring it About S William Stanope is my Friend that I never Askt any favour of, he is intimate with Ld Egermont I am Shure he will not refuse me, it is Said that the Board of trade Has Lost all its power & it is Said I Beleve with truth, that Ld Egermont as Mr Pitts Succesor Does not Chuse to Doe Much But I hope by Christmas all will be Setled, & we Shall Know Where to Apply. Good Old Mr Tomlinson is Very much Broken Down & Past his Labour, I wish you may think of his Son For Your Agent, he is now Sick at Bath but upon the recovery

I find your Assembly Sent their Address to His Majestie & am told Mr Pitt was Soe Busie that he Orderd it to the Ld Bute Whoe read it, & Askt if their was Noe Gov' in the Province, upon Being told there was, refused Presenting it in A time of Harmony & Unanimity as he Exprest it. Pray Dr S is Your Opinion Or the Governours rightest of H: Sherbourn.