Nominations for the Council of New Jersey by Earl of Nottingham.

[From P. R. O. B T. New Jersey. Vol. 1, A 4.|

List of persons proposed to be of ye Councils of the two divisions in New Jersey com'unicated by Mr Blathwayt from ye Earl of Nottingham. Reed Augt 12th 1702.

A List of Names for Members of the Governours Councill in New Jersey in America

For the

Eastern Partition (

Andrew Bowne Esq! The Prop's last

Mr Rich Hartshorne
Mr Jno Royse

Mr Rich Townely

M: William Laurence

M: Obadiah Bowne

Governour

of Middletowne

of Piscataway
of Elizabeth Towne
of Bergen County
of Middletowne

Jeremiah Basse Esq' when hee arrives

If any one or two of y six above-menc'oned bee for any reason (unknowne to me) excepted against

The following Persons are the next fittest to bee recomended viz to choose for exchange

First M: Thomas Warne

Mr Elisha Parker

of Amboy

of Woodbridge

Mr William Lawrence of Freehold

M: William Sanford of Bergen County

M: Samuel Walker of Piscataway

But against The following Persons many objections are made, as being of the Scotch & Quaker ffactions concerned sundry years in ye divisions, & incendiary Parties, that has brought those Provinces into such

Confusion of Governm! Injustice to ye Proprietors and aversion of ye Planters & Inhabitants, viz

[M: Lewis Morris y Head of ye ffaction

M: Samuel Leonard

These Nine M: George Willocks

of ye Scotch and Quaker ffaction

(Mr Jn Bishop Samuell Dennis W Pinhorne Samuell Hale These last four have other Characters rendring them unfitt for that Station

Mr John Barclay
M: Michaell Harden
M: Thomas Gordon
Mr David Lyall
Mr Miles fforster
M: Jn Johnstone

2: Jeremiah Basse Esq! when arrives.

There are some other Quakers that are Men of Parts, and Knowing in ye affaires of the Province, but & More particularly take Caution against

Samuell Jennings

Francis Davenport

& their ffaction

Lords of Trade to the Queen, with a draft of Lord Cornbury's Commission as Governor of New Jersey.

[From P. R. O. B. T. New Jersey, Vol. 12, p. 22, compared with Smith's History of New Jersey, p 220, and Grants and Concessions, p 647.]

TO THE QUEENS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

May it please your Majesty.

In Obedience to your Majestys Commands We have prepared the Draught of a Commission for the Right

Honble the Lord Cornbury to be Governor of your Majesty's Province of Nova Cæsaria or New Jersey which is in substance the same as was agreed to by the Proprietors before the Surrender of their pretended Right to the Government of that Country

THE LORD CORNBURY'S COMMISSION TO BE GOVERNOR OF NEW-JERSEY.

ANNE by the Grace of God Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith & To Our Trustry and Well beloved Edward [Hyde, Esquire commonly called]' Lord Cornbury GREETING. Whereas in the Government of that Country which was formerly granted by King Charles the Second under the Name of Nova Cæsaria or New Jersey, and which has since been Subdivided by the Proprietors, and East New Jersey and West New Jersey; such Miscarriages have happened that the said Country is fallen into Disorder and Confusion, which has accordingly been represented to our Dearest Brother the late King in Severall Petitions, Memorialls and other Papers signed by the General Proprietors, and by great Numbers of the Inhabitants; And by means of that Disorder the Publick Peace and Administration of Justice (whereby the Properties of Our Subjects should be preserved there) is interrupted and violated, and the Guard and Defence of the Country so totally neglected that the same is in iminent Danger of being lost from the Crown of England; And whereas the

The words in brackets in Smith's History, but not in the original draft.—ED.

foresaid Proprietors being Sensible that the said Country and our good Subjects the Inhabitants thereof, can not be Defended and Secured by any other means than by our taking the Government of the same under our immediate Care, have Executed and made a formal and Entire Surrender of their Right or pretended Right and Title to the Government of that Country unto Us; We therefore reposing especial Trust and Confidence in the Prudence, Courage and Loyalty of you the said Lord Cornbury, Our of Our especial Grace, contain Knowledge and meer Motion, have thought fit to Constitute and appoint, and by these Presents do constitute and appoint you the said Lord Cornbury to be Our Captain Generall and Governour in Chief in and over the foresaid Country of Nova Cæsaria or New Jersey, viz. the Divisions of East and West New Jersey in America; Which We have thought fit to reunite into one Province and Settle under one intire Government.

And We do hereby require and Com'and you to doe and Execute all things in due manner that Shall belong unto Your said Command and the Trust we have reposed in you according to the Severall Powers and Directions, granted or appointed you by this present Commission, and the Instructions and Authorities herewith given you, or by such further powers, Instructions or Authorities as shall at any time hereafter be granted or appointed you under Our Signet and Signe Manual or by Our Order in Our Privy Council and according to such reasonable Laws and Statutes, as shall be made and agreed upon by you, with the Advice and Consent of the Counsil and Assembly of Our said Province under Your Government, in such manner and forme as is hereafter expressed.

AND OUR WILL AND PLEASURE IS, That you the said Lord Cornbury having (after the publication of these Our Letters Patents) first taken the Oaths ap

pointed by Act of Parliament to be taken in Stead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and the Oath mentioned in an Act, Entituled An Act to declare the Alteration in the Oath appointed to be taken by the Act Entituled an Act for the further Security of his Majesty's Person, and the Succession of the Crown in the Protestant Line, and for Extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and all other Pretenders aud their open and Secret abettors, and for declaring the Association to be determined as also the Test mentioned in an Act of Parliament made in the 25th year of the Reign of King Charles the Second Entituled, An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants, together with an Oath for the due Execution of the Office, and Trust of our Captain General and Governour in Chief in and over our said Province of Nova Cæsaria or New Jersey, as well with regard to the equal and impartial Administration of Justice in all Causes that shall come before you as otherwise, and likewise the Oath required to be taken by Governours of Plantations to doe their utmost that the Laws relating to the Plantations be observed (All which Our Council in Our said Province or any Three of the Members thereof have hereby full Power and Authority and are required to give and administer unto You, and in your absence to our Lieutenant Governour if there be any upon the place) You shall administer unto each of the Members of Our said Council, as also to our Lieutenant Governour if there be any upon the place as well as the Oaths appointed by Act of Parliament or be taken in stead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and the Oath mentioned in the said Act Entituled An Act to declare the alteration in the Oath appointed to be taken by the Act Eutituled an Act for the further Security of his Majesty's Person and the Succession of the Crown in the Protestant Line, and for Extinguishing the hopes of the pretended prince of