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GEORGE the THIRD, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain,
France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and fo forth;
To our trusty and well-beloved WILLIAM HEY, Esquire,
Greeting:

Commiffion to

of Quebec.

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KNOW ye, that we, having taken into our royal confideration. your loyalty, integrity, and ability, have affigned, conftituted, and appointed, and we do hereby affign, conftitute, and appoint you, the faid William Hey, our Chief Juftice of and in our pro- Ce chief juftice vince of Quebec, in America, to enquire, by the oaths of honeft of the province and lawful men of the province aforefaid, and by other lawful ways, Power to inmethods, and means, by which you can or may the better know, quire of all tresas well within liberties as without, of whatsoever treafons, mis and other of prifions of treafon, infurrections, rebellions, murders, felonies, homicides, killings, burglaries, rapes of women, unlawful congregations and affemblies, words fpoken, mifprifions, confederacies, falfe allegations, trefpaffes, riots, routs, efcapes, contempts, falfities, negligencies, concealments, maintenances, oppreffions, champarties, deceits, and other mifdoings, offences, and injuries whatsoever; as alfo of the acceffaries thereto within the province aforefaid, as well within liberties as without, by whomfoever and howsoever had, done, perpetrated, or committed, or which hereafter may happen to be done, perpetrated, or committed, and by whom, to whom, when, where, and how, and of all other articles and circumstances the premifes, or any of them, any wife concerning and the faid treafons and other the premises to hear and and the fame to determine, according to the laws and customs of that part of Great mine, according Britain called England, and of our faid province of Quebec here- England and the after to be made.

Therefore we command, that at fuch certain days and places as shall appoint, you make diligent inquiry of the premises; and all and fingular the premises you hear and determine; and the fame

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do and fulfil in form aforefaid, doing therein that which to justice doth belong or appertain, according to the laws and cuftoms of that part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England, and of our faid province of Quebec hereafter to be made; faving to us our amerciaments and other things thereby to us belonging: for we will command all and every our fheriffs and provoft-marfhal of our province aforefaid, that at fuch certain days and places as you, our chief justice, fhall make known to him, them, or any of them, they caufe to come then and there before you fuch and fo many honest and lawful men of our faid province, as well within liberties as without, by whom the truth of the matter may be the better known and inquired of.

And further know ye, that we have affigned, conftituted, and appointed, and by these prefents do affign, conftitute and appoint you, the faid William Hey, our gaol of our province aforefaid of the prifoners therein hereafter to be to deliver. And therefore we command you that, at fuch certain days and places as you fhall appoint, you come to our court-houfe of our faid province the gaol in our faid province of the prifoners hereafter therein to be to deliver, doing therein what to juftice doth, or may, belong or appertain, according to the laws and cuftoms of that part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England, and of our faid province of Quebec hereafter to be made; faving to us our amerciaments and other things thereby to us belonging; for we will command all and every our theriffs and provost-marshal of our faid province of Quebec, that, at fuch certain days and places as you, our faid chief juftice, fhall make known to him, them, or any of them, they caufe to come then and there before you, our faid chief juftice, all the prifoners of the fame gaol and their attachments.

And further know ye, that we have affigned, conftituted, and appointed, and by these prefents do affign, conftitute, and appoint you, the faid William Hey, our Chief Juftice of our fupreme court of judicature of our faid province of Quebec, to inquire, by the tween the King oaths of honeft and lawful men of the province aforefaid, and by between fijet other lawful ways, methods, and means by which you can or may the better know, as well within liberties as without, of all civil pleas, actions, and fuits, as well real and perfonal as mixed, be

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tween us and any of our fubjects, or between party and party, by whomsoever had, brought, fued, and commenced, and of all other articles and circumstances the premises, or any of them, any wife concerning and the faid pleas, actions, and fuits, and every of them, to hear and determine in manner and form aforefaid, doing therein that which to justice doth belong and appertain, according to the laws and customs of that part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England, and the laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations of our faid province of Quebec hereafter in that behalf to be ordained and made.

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Therefore we command you, that, at fuch certain days and General complaces as you shall appoint, you make diligent inquiry of the into, hear, and premifes; and all and fingular the premises to hear and determine determine the in manner and form aforefaid; doing therein that which to juftice doth belong or appertain, according to the laws and customs of that part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England, and the aws, ordinances, rules, and regulations of our faid province of Quebec hereafter in that behalf to be made; for we will command all and every our fheriffs or provoft-marshal of our province aforefaid, that at fuch days and places as you, our faid chief justice, shall make known to him, them, or any of them, they cause to come then and there before you fuch and fo many honest and lawful men of our faid province, as well within liberties as without, by whom the truth of the matter may be the better known.

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To have, hold, and exercise the said office of our chief justice of This office to be and in our faid province of Quebec, for and during our royal will King's pleasure and pleasure and your refidence within our faid province; together juftice's refiwith all and fingular the rights, profits, free privileges, and emolu- dence in the ments to the said office belonging, in as full and ample manner as any other chief juftice of any of our provinces in America hath heretofore held and enjoyed, or of right ought to have, hold, or enjoy, the fame, with full power and authority to hold the fupreme

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Quere, Whether it would not have been better to leave out thefe words, " in as full and ample manner as any other chief justice of any of our provinces in America "bath heretofore held and enjoyed, or of right ought to have, hold, or enjoy, the fame," which refer to all the provinces in America without fpecifying any one in particular, as being too vague and general, and tending to produce confufion rather than certainty.

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courts of judicature at fuch places and times as the fame may or ought to be held within our said province.

In teftimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent, and the great feal of our faid province of Quebec to be hereunto affixed, and to be entered on record in one of the books of patents in our register's office of inrollments of the faid province.

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

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

September 1766.

(Signed) J. GOLDFRAP, D. Registrar.

NUMBER

NUMBER XIV.

COMMISSION of ATTORNEY GENERAL.

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

KNOW ye, that we, having taken into our royal confideration Appointment. the loyalty, integrity, and ability of our trufty and wellbeloved Francis Maferes, have conftituted and appointed, and by these presents do conftitute and appoint him, the faid Francis Maferes, our Attorney General of and in our province of Quebec, in America, in the room of George Suckling, Esquire:

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To have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the faid office unto him, the Habendum. faid Francis Maferes, during our pleasure, together with all and fingular the rights, fees, profits, privileges, and advantages there- Fees and Adunto belonging or appertaining, in as full and ample manner as the faid George Suckling hath held and enjoyed the fame, or as any other attorney general in our Leeward Caribbee Islands doth hold and enjoy the faid office.

Provided always, that the faid Francis Maferes fhall be actually Provifoe. refident within the faid province, and fhall execute the faid office in his own proper perfon, except in cafe of fickness or incapacity.

In teftimony whereof we have caufed these our letters to be made patent, and our great feal of our faid province of Quebec to be hereunto affixed, and the fame to be entered on record in one of the books of patents in our register's office of inrollment of our faid province.

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