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Additional Instruction to Our Trusty and Wellbeloved
| Whereas by our Declaration dated the 17 day of May last, We have thought fit to declare War against the French King, His Subjects and Vassals; and whereas We have been informed, that heretofore in times of War our Subjects in several of Our Colonies and Plantations in America have Corresponded with Our Enemies and supplied them with Provisions and warlike Stores, whereby—Our Service has been greatly prejudiced, and the safety of Our Domiions endangered; It is therefore Our express Will and Pleasure, that you do with the Advice of Our Council take the most speedy and effectual measures to hinder all Correspondence between any of Our Subjects inhabiting Our (Province Colony Island) of [intentionally blank] under your Government and the Subjects of the said French King, and to prevent any of the Colonies or Plantations belonging to Our Enemies or other Places possess'd by them in America, being supplied, either by Land or by Sea, from Our said (Province Colony Island) under your Government with Provisions or warlike Stores of any kind. | Omitted in the Instructions to Govr & Co. of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland. |
| And in Case you shall find it necessary to have An Act pass'd for the purposes abovementioned, you are earnestly to recommend it in Our Name to Our COuncil and to the Representatives of Our said (Province Colony Island) to prepare and pass such Act. | to the Legislature Conn: & Rhode Island. |
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