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INDEX INDEX A CADIA. See Nova Scotia Adams, Thomas, 10 , 11 , 12 , 18 , 14 Addington, Isaac, Secretary of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xxix , xxxi , xxxv , 18 ; his commission not extant, xvi , xvi n , xx , xxix n , xxxi n Admiralty Muniment Books, xxi n ; a common practice in, 219 n Admiralty jurisdiction, reserved to Crown, in Province Charter, 28 ; as given to the governors, 51–53 , 64–66 , 71–74 , 78–81 , 85–88 , 96 , 97 , 105–107 , 115 , 116 , 123–125 , 132–134 , 141–143 , 150–152 , 159–161 , 169–171 , 179–181 , 393–395 Alcott, Job, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Aldersey, Samuel, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Allen, Samuel, Governor of New Hampshire, his claims protected in Massachusetts Province Charter, 17 Andros, Sir Edmund, Governor of the Territory and Dominion of New England and Vice-Admiral of New England, xvii , xx , xxix , xxxi , xxxiii , xxxiii n , 291 , 292 , 358 n , 369 n ; first commission (1686) as Governor, 44–56 ; second commission (1688) as Governor, 57–68 ; first commission (1686) as Vice-Admiral, 201–202 ; second Latin commission (1688) as Vice-Admiral, 203–205 ; translation, 370–371 Anne, Queen of England, xxxvi , xxxvi n , 2 , 83 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 166 , 167 , 176 , 177 , 221 n , 293 Anne of Denmark, wife of James I, xxxvi Appeal, right of, 23 , 41 , 49 , 62 , 244 , 251 , 265 , 277 , 287 , 366 , 379 , 383–385 , 388–390 Appleton, Samuel, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Archbishop of Canterbury. See Potter, John ; Wake, William Archbishop of York. See Blackburn, Launcelot Augusta, wife of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, xxxvi B AKER, SIR SHERSTON, 357 n , 378 n Barbados, 200 , 202 , 205 , 220 n , 225 n ; Latin commission (1667) of Vice-Admiral of, 187–198 ; translation, 357–368 Barker ——, 56 Beeston, Sir William, Governor and Vice-Admiral of Jamaica, 216 , 216 n , 219 n Belcher, Jonathan, Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay and Vice-Admiral of the Colonies of New Hampshire and the Massachusetts Bay, xxx , xxxi , xxxiv ; commission (1730) as Governor, 119–127 ; commission (1730) as Vice-Admiral, 234–236 Bellamont, Earl of. See Coote, Richard Bellingham, Richard, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Bellomont, Earl of. See Coote, Richard Berkeley, James, third Earl of Berkeley, 345 , 346 , 384 , 385 Bernard, Sir Francis, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xxi n , xxx , xxxi , xxxiv , 146 n , 165 , 269 , 326 ; first commission (1760) as Governor, 146–154 ; second commission (1761) as Governor, 155–163 ; first commission as Vice-Admiral, 257–266 ; second commission (1761) as Vice-Admiral, 267–268 ; oath (1761), 268 Bishop of London. See Gibson, Edmund Bisse, ——, 136 , 353 n Blackburn, Launcelot, Archbishop of York, 344 , 345 , 351 , 352 , 384 , 388 , 389 Boston, New Town House (Old State House), injured by fire (1747), xix ; losses occasioned by burning of, xix n , xx n —— Old Town House, destroyed by fire (1711), xix Bradford, William, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Bradhurst, Dudley. See Bradstreet, Dudley Bradstreet, Dudley, named a member of Council for New England, 38 —— Simon, Governor of Massachusetts Colony, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 ; named a member of Council for New England, 88 , 55 Bray ——, 353 n Broadstreet, Simon. See Bradstreet, Simon Browne, John, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 —— Samuel, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Bulkeley, Peter, named a member of Council for New England, 38 Burges, Elizeus, Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay and Vice-Admiral of the Colonies of New Hampshire and the Massachusetts Bay, xvii n , xxix , xxxi , xxxiv , xxxiv n , 109 , 228 n ; commission (1715) as Governor, 91–100 ; commission (1715) as Vice-Admiral, 225–227 Burnet, William, Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay and Vice-Admiral of the Colonies of New Hampshire and the Massachusetts Bay, xviii , xviii n , xxx , xxxi , xxxiv , xxxiv n ; commission (1728) as Governor, 110–118 ; commission (1728) as Vice-Admiral, 231–233 Byng, George, first Viscount Torrington, 351 , 352 , 389 C ANADA, River of. See St. Lawrence River Canterbury, Archbishops of. See Potter, John ; Wake, William Cape Cod, 16 Caroline, wife of George II, xxxvi Cavendish, William, second Duke of Devonshire, 344 , 345 , 351 , 352 , 384 , 388 , 389 Champernoon, Francis, named a member of Council for New England, 38 —— Henry. See Champernoon, Francis Charles I, King of England, xxxvi , xxxvi n , 8 , 13 , 25 ; grant of Council at Plymouth confirmed by, 10 , 11 ; gold and silver ore to be paid to, 10 , 11 , 14 ; creates the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay, 14 Charles II, King of England, xxxvi , xxxvi n , 14 , 52 , 65 , 72 , 75 , 79 , 86 , 93 , 96 , 97 , 103 , 106 , 112 , 115 , 120 , 123 , 130 , 132 , 139 , 148 , 157 , 166 , 176 , 187 , 198 , 199 , 201 , 203 , 333 , 357 , 358 , 359 , 361 , 362 , 363 , 364 , 365 , 367 , 368 , 369 , 370 , 394 Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir, the Young Pretender, xxxvi , xxxvi n Charles River, 8 , 9 , 11 Charlotte, wife of George III, xxxvi Charter (1629). See under Massachusetts Bay Colony —— (1691). See under Massachusetts Bay Province —— Explanatory (1725). See under Massachusetts Bay Province Chatham, Earl of. See Pitt, William Clarke, Thomas, Deputy Secretary of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, 323 Cocks, John, 33 , 318 , 320 , 323 , 325 , 329 Collector, Surveyor, and Searcher of Customs in the Colonies of New England, commission (1681) of, 333–337 ; salary of the office, 335 Commissions, Royal (1667–1774), those of which no copies have been found, xvi , xvi n ; sources of those here printed, xvii , xvii n , xviii n , xx , xxi , xxi n . See also Collector ; Governor ; Governors ; Lieutenant-Governor ; Lieutenant-Governors ; President ; Register ; Searcher of Customs ; Secretaries ; Secretary ; Surveyor ; Vice-Admiral ; Vice-Admirals Compton, Sir Spencer, first Earl of Wilmington, 345 , 346 , 384 , 385 Connecticut Colony, included in Territory and Dominion of New England (1688), 57 ; Governor of Province of Massachusetts Bay put in command of forces of, 75 , 82 Coote, Richard, first Earl of Bellomont, Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay and Vice-Admiral of the Colonies of the Massachusetts Bay, New York, and New Hampshire, xxix , xxxi , xxxiv ; commission (1697) as Governor, 76–82 ; commission (1698) as Vice-Admiral, 216–219 Cotton, John, Deputy Secretary of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, 173 , 278 , 330 Council at Plymouth. See Plymouth, Council at Council for New England. See New England, Council for Courts of judicature, General Court empowered to erect, 22 , 23 ; powers of, 23 ; appeal from decisions of, 23 , 41 , 49 , 62 ; Governor and Council empowered to erect, 40 , 61 Coventry, Sir William, 198 , 368 Cradock, Matthew, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Crow, Mitford, Governor and Vice-Admiral of Barbados, 219 n , 220 , 220 n Curwin, Jonathan, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Customs, Collector, Surveyor, and Searcher of, commission (1681) of, 333–337 D ANIELL, SAMUEL. See Donnell, Samuel D’Arcy, Robert, fourth Earl of Holderness, 302 Dartmouth, Earl of. See Legge, William Davenport, Addington, xxxv n Davis, Silvanus, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Defence, power to provide means of, 50 , 63 , 64 , 70 , 71 , 75 , 78 , 84 , 85 , 89 , 95 , 104 , 105 , 113 , 114 , 122 , 123 , 131 , 132 , 140 , 141 , 149 , 150 , 158 , 159–161 , 168 , 169 , 178 , 179 , 392 , 393 Devonshire, Duke of. See Cavendish, William Devonshire, Eng., Council at Plymouth in. See Plymouth, Council at Donnell, Samuel, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Dorset, Duke of. See Sackville, Lionel Cranfield Drucker, Lucy, xvi , xxvii n Du Cange, Charles du Fresne, Sieur, 376 n Dudley, Joseph, President of the Council for New England, Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and Vice-Admiral of the Colony of New England and of the Colonies of the Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, xvii , xviii , xx , xxix , xxxi , xxxiii , xxxiii n , xxxv n , 55 , 55 n , 90 n , 92 , 199 , 220 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 293 , 294 , 370 n ; commission (1685) as President, 37–43 ; first commission (Feb. 13, 1702) as Governor, 391–396 ; second commission (April 1, 1702) as Governor, 83–90 ; Latin commission (1685) as Vice-Admiral of New England, 199–200 ; translation, 369 ; commission (1702) as Vice-Admiral of the Province, 220–224 —— Paul, son of Gov. Joseph, xxxv n Dummer, William, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xxx , xxxi , xxxiv , 296 n , 297 , 321 ; his first commission not extant, xvii , xvii n , xx , xxx n , xxxi n ; second commission (1727), 295–296 E ATON, THEOPHILUS, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Edmund, Bishop of London. See Gibson, Edmund Edward I, King of England, 195 , 365 Edward III, King of England, 195 , 365 Elizabeth, Queen of England, xxxvi n Elizabeth, daughter of James I and wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, xxxvi Endicott, John, 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 England, sovereigns of (1603–1775), xxxvi —— Great Seal of, general course of affixing, xxi–xxvi —— High Court of Chancery, functions of the Six Clerks’ Office of, xxiii , xxv —— Patent Bill Office, functions of, xxiv —— Privy Seal Office, functions of, xxv —— Privy Signet, bills of, how passed, xxiv —— Public Record Office, two copies of the commissions usually found in, xx ; method of making up the Patent Rolls for, xxv ; Colonial Office Records in, xxvii —— Royal Courts of Justice, Vice-Admiralty commissions in, xxi , xxi n —— Six Clerks’ Office. See High Court of Chancery English, Act substituting it for Latin in proceedings of English courts, xxvi ; except in Court of Admiralty proceedings, xxvii ; adopted in Admiralty proceedings, xxvii Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, xxxvi Explanatory Charter (1725). See under Massachusetts Bay Province Eyre, Sir Robert, 345 , 346 , 352 , 384 , 385 , 389 F ANE, THOMAS, sixth Earl of Westmorland, 345 , 346 , 351 , 352 , 384 , 385 , 388 , 389 Farrant, Godfrey Lee, 266 , 268 , 278 , 288 Fishes, royal, 240 , 250 , 261 , 272 , 282 , 361 , 374 Fishing, provisions for, in Province Charter, 28 Fitzroy, Charles, second Duke of Grafton, 344 , 345 , 352 , 353 , 384 , 385 , 388 , 389 Fitzwilliam, Richard, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Bahamas, xxvii Fitz Winthrop, John. See Winthrop, Fitz John Flucker, Thomas, Secretary of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xxx , xxxi , xxxiv n , xxxv ; commission (1770) as Secretary, 328–329 ; oath (1771), 329–330 Forbes, George, Baron Forbes of Ireland and third Earl of Granard, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Leeward Islands, 234 , 234 n Foster, John, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Foxcroft, George, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Frederick V, Elector Palatine, xxxvi Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, son of George II, xxxvi , xxxvi n G RAGE, THOMAS, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xxx , xxxi , xxxiv , xxxiv n , 184 , 308 , commission (1774) as Governor, 174–183 ; commission (1774) as Vice-Admiral, 279–288 Gedney, Bartholomew, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 ; named a member of Council for New England, 38 George, Prince of Denmark, husband of Anne, Queen of England, xxxvi , xxxvi n George I, King of England, xxxvi , xxxvi n , 3 , 91 , 99 , 100 n , 101 , 111 , 112 , 120 , 130 , 139 , 148 , 157 , 166 , 176 , 315 , 317 , 319 , 320 , 341 , 347 n , 381 George II, King of England, xxvi , xxvii n , xxxvi , xxxvi n , 3 , 4 , 110 , 119 , 128 , 137 , 146 , 156 , 159 , 169 , 179 , 180 , 237 , 247 , 257 , 295 , 297 , 299 , 301 , 319 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324 , 325 , 347 n , 348 , 353 n , 386 George III, King of England, xxxvi , xxxvi n , 4 , 155 , 164 , 174 , 267 , 268 , 269 , 279 , 303 , 305 , 307 , 324 , 326 , 328 Gibson, Edmund, Bishop of London, xx , xxx , xxxi , 347 n ; first Latin commission (1727), 341–347 ; translation, 381–385 ; second Latin commission (1728), 348–353 ; translation, 386–390 Gidney. See Gedney Goffe, Thomas, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Golfe. See Goffe Goodell, Abner Cheney , A.M., 347 n ; presents to the Society copies of the Royal Commissions and Instructions, xv ; of the Royal Commissions in Vice-Admiralty, xv n Governor of the Territory and Dominion of New England, commissions (1686–1688) of, 44–68 Governors of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, commissions (1691–1774) of, 69–183 Grafton, Duke of. See Fitzroy, Charles Great Britain. See England H ARWOOD, GEORGE, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Hawthorn, John, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Hayman, Samuel, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Hedges, Sir Charles, 216 n Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, xxxvi Henry VIII, King of England, xxiv , 52 , 65 , 72 , 79 , 86 , 96 , 106 , 115 , 124 , 133 , 142 , 151 , 160 , 170 , 180 , 346 , 353 , 385 , 390 , 393 Hill, Samuel, 246 , 256 —— Wills, first Earl of Hillsborough and first Marquis of Downshire, 306 Hillsborough, Earl of. See Hill, Wills Hinckes, John, named a member of Council for New England, 38 Hinckley, Thomas, Governor of Plymouth Colony, named a Councillor in Massachusetts Province Charter, 18 Holderness, Earl of. See D’Arcy, Robert Holford, Robert, 100 Holies Newcastle. See Pelham-Holles, Thomas Humphreys, John, 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Hunter, Robert, Governor and Vice-Admiral of Jamaica, 231 , 231 n Hutchins, Sir George, 29 , 29 n —— Thomas, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Hutchinson, Elisha, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 —— Thomas, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and Vice-Admiral of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xx , xxi n , xxx , xxxii , xxxiv , xxxv , 175 , 268 , 305 , 306 , 330 ; commission (1770) as Governor, 164–173 ; commission (1771) as Vice-Admiral, 269–278 ; first commission (1758) as Lieutenant-Governor, 301–302 ; second commission (1761) as Lieutenant-Governor, 303–304 ; oath (1761), 326 Hyde, Anne, first wife of James II, xxxvi I NSTRUCTIONS, Royal, xv ; to be printed by this Society, xvi Isles of Shoals, 16 J AMAICA, 216 , 216 n , 231 n James, Duke of York, 187 , 198 , 357 , 368 . See also James II James I, King of England, xxxvi , xxxvi n , 12 ; extent of his grant to the Council at Plymouth, 7 , 8 ; gold and silver ore to be paid to, 8 , 17 James II, King of England, xxxvi , xxxvi n , 2 , 37 , 44 , 57 , 199 , 201 , 203 , 205 , 291 , 311 , 313 , 369 , 370 , 371 . See also James, Duke of York James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, son of James II. See Stuart, James Francis Edward Jekyll, Sir Joseph, 345 , 346 , 352 , 384 , 385 , 389 Jersey, East and West. See New Jersey, East and West John, Archbishop of Canterbury. See Potter, John Johnson, Isaac, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Jolliffe, John. See Joyliffe, John Joung, Sir John. See Young, Sir John Joyliffe, John, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Judges, appointment of, 20 , 61 Justices of the peace, appointment of, 20 , 61 K ING, PETER, first Baron King of Ockham, 344 , 345 , 351 , 352 , 383 , 384 , 388 , 389 King’s Province. See Narragansett Country Kirk, Richard Edward Gent, 347 n , 350 n , 353 n Kittkedge, George Lyman , LL.D., xxvii L AND grants, provision for, in Province Charter, 26 ; in Sir E. Audros’s first commission, 53 ; in his second commission, 66 , 67 Latin, Act replacing it by English in proceedings of English courts, xxvi ; except in Court of Admiralty proceedings, xxvii ; disused in Admiralty proceedings, xxvii Latin documents, in this volume, how edited, 187 n Launcelot, Archbishop of York. See Blackburn, Launcelot Letters patent, process of passing, xxi–xxvi Leeward Islands, 234 n Legge, William, second Earl of Dartmouth, 308 Lieutenant-Governor of the Territory and Dominion of New England, commission (1688) of, 291–292 Lieutenant-Governors of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, commissions (1702–1774) of, 293–308 Liberty of conscience, 22 , 42 , 54 London, Bishop of. See Gibson, Edmund Lothrop, Barnabas, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Lowther, Robert, Governor and Vice-Admiral of Barbados, 225 , 225 n , 228 Lynde, Joseph, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 M AINE, Province of, included in Province of Massachusetts Bay (1691), 15 , 30 , 69 , 76 , 83 , 91 , 92 , 101 , 110 , 119 , 128 , 137 , 146 , 155 , 164 , 174 , 391 ; to be represented in the Council, 20 ; land grants in, 26 ; included in Council for New England (1685), 38 ; included in Territory and Dominion of New England (1686–1688), 44 , 57 Manchester, Earl of. See Montagu, Charles Maria Clementina, wife of James Edward Francis Stuart, the Old Pretender, xxxvi Marsden, Reginald Godfrey, 376 n Martin, James, Secretary of Rhode Island, xix n Mary, daughter of Charles I and wife of William II, Prince of Orange, xxxvi Mary II, Queen of England, xxxvi , xxxvi n . See also William and Mary Mary, William and. See William and Mary Mason, John, his claim protected in Massachusetts Province Charter, 17 —— Robert, named a member of Council for New England, 38 —— Stephen, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Massachusetts Bay, 9 , 11 , 12 Massachusetts Bay Colony, bounds of, 11–12 ; made a body politic, 14 ; agents of, petition to be re-incorporated, 15 ; included in Province of Massachusetts Bay, 15 ; included in Council for New England (1685), 37 ; included in Territory and Dominion of New England (1686–1688), 44 , 57 —— Charter (1629), xix n , 8 n , 10 ; settlement under, 14 ; vacated (1684), 14–15 Massachusetts Bay Province, bounds of, 15–16 , 30 ; governing body of, 18 ; Crown reserves power to appoint certain officers of, 21 , 69 , 76 , 81 , 83 , 88 , 97 , 101 , 102 , 107 , 110 , 119 , 125 , 128 , 134 , 138 , 143 , 146 , 147 , 152 , 155 , 161 , 164 , 165 , 171 , 174 , 175 , 181 , 391 , 395 ; laws passed in, to be submitted to the Crown, 25 —— Charter (1691), xix n ; text of, 7–29 —— Commissions of Governors (1691–1774) of, 69–183 ; of Vice-Admirals (1691–1774) of, 206 , 288 , 369–380 ; of Lieutenant-Governors (1702–1774) of, 293–308 ; of Secretaries (1715–1770) of, 315–330 —— Council, members of, named in Charter, 18 ; method of appointing members of, 20 ; part of, in appointment of other officers, 20 ; duties and powers of, 27 , 28 , 74 , 81 , 88 , 98 , 107 , 108 , 112 , 117 , 125 , 130 , 135 , 144 , 153 , 162 , 171 , 181 , 182 ; oaths required of members of, 94 , 103 , 104 , 112 , 113 , 121 , 130 , 139 , 140 , 148 , 157 , 158 , 166 , 167 , 177 —— Explanatory Charter (1725), xix n ; text of, 30–33 —— General Court, provided for in Province Charter, 19 , 30 ; qualifications for electors of deputies to, 19 ; powers of, 22 ; oaths to be taken by members of, 19 , 94 , 121 , 131 , 140 , 149 , 158 , 167 , 177 ; Governor’s relation to, 19 , 31 , 32 ; powers of, 22 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 32 ; Speaker of the House to be elected by, 31–32 —— Governor, appointed by Crown, 18 , 20 ; powers of, 19 , 20 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 31 , 32 ; method of inducting into office, 21 , 94 , 103 , 112 , 121 , 130 , 139 , 148 , 157 , 166 , 176 ; oaths required of, 21 , 93 , 94 , 102 , 103 , 112 , 113 , 120 , 121 , 129 , 130 , 139 , 146 , 157 , 166 , 176 —— Lieutenant-Governor, appointed by Crown, 18 , 21 ; powers of, 22 , 27 , 32 —— Secretary, appointed by Crown, 18 , 21 —— Speaker of the House, to be elected by the General Court, 31 , 32 ; this appointment subject to the Governor’s approval, 32 Massachusetts Historical Society, xvii , 101 n Massachusetts State Library, copies of Royal Commissions found in, xvii , xvii n , xviii n , xix n , xx n ; a probable missing volume of Crown commissions, xviii , xviii n ; these records probably destroyed by fire, xix Masts, trees fit for, reserved to the Crown, 29 Mathew, William, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Leeward Islands, xxvii Matthews, Albert , A.B., xxvii Matthias, Trevor, 100 Merrimac River, 8 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 16 Middlecot, Richard, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Militia, power of Governor over, in Province Charter, 26 ; provision for regulation of, 41 . See also Defence Montagu, Charles, fourth Earl and first Duke of Manchester, 294 N ANTUCKET, 16 Narragansett Country, included in Council for New England (1685), 38 ; included in Territory and Dominion of New England (1686–1688), 44 , 57 ; Governor of Province of Massachusetts Bay put in command of forces of, 75 , 82 , 89 , 99 , 108 , 109 , 118 , 126 , 127 , 135 , 136 , 145 , 153 , 154 , 162 , 163 , 172 , 173 , 182 , 183 , 396 Newcastle, Duke of. See Pelham-Holles, Thomas New England, boundaries in grant of, to Sir H. Roswell and others, 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ; these boundaries increased, 57 , 58 ; commissions (1686–1688) of Vice-Admirals of, 201–205 —— Colonies of, commission (1681) of Collector, Surveyor, and Searcher of Customs in, 333–337 —— Colony of, commission (1685) of Vice-Admiral of, 199–200 —— Council for, commission (1685) of President of, 37–43 ; members of, 38 ; Deputy-President of, how to be chosen, 38 ; duties and powers of members of, 38 , 39 , 40 , 42 , 43 ; oaths required of members of, 38 , 39 , 40 ; a quorum of, 38 ; first meeting of, ordered, 39 ; method of inducting members into office, 39 —— Territory and Dominion of, commissions (1686–1688) of Governor of, 44–68 ; bounds of, 44 , 57 ; method of appointing members of Council of, 45 , 46 ; oaths required of, 45 ; a quorum of, 45 , 59 ; duties and powers of, 46 , 47 , 48 , 55 , 59 , 68 ; laws passed in, subject to approval of the Crown, 46 , 59 , 60 ; suspension of members of, 59 ; method of inducting members of, into office, 59 ; commission (1688) of Lieutenant-Governor of, 291–292 ; commissions (1685–1688) of Secretary and Register of, 311–314 New Hampshire, Province, included in Council for New England (1685), 38 ; included in Territory and Dominion of New England (1686–1688), 44 , 57 ; Governor of Province of Massachusetts Bay put in command of forces of, 75 ; commissions (1698–1730) of Vice-Admirals of, 216–236 New Jersey, East and West, included in Territory and Dominion of New England (1688), 57 New Plymouth Colony, included in Province of Massachusetts Bay (1691), 15 , 30 , 69 , 76 , 83 , 91 , 101 , 110 , 119 , 128 , 137 , 146 , 155 , 164 , 174 , 391 ; included in Territory and Dominion of New England (1686–1688), 44 , 57 ; to be represented in the Council, 20 ; land grants in, 26 Newton, Sir Henry, 221 n New York, Province of, included in Territory and Dominion of New England (1688), 57 ; commission (1698) of Vice-Admiral of, 216–219 Nicholson, Francis, Lieutenant-Governor of the Territory and Dominion of New England, xx , xxix , xxxii , xxxiii ; commission (1688) as Lieutenant-Governor, 291–292 Nottingham, Earl of. See Finch, Heneage Nova Scotia, included in Province of Massachusetts Bay, 15 , 16 , 30 , 69 , 76 , 83 , 91 , 92 , 101 , 110 , 119 , 128 , 137 , 146 , 155 , 164 , 174 , 391 ; to be represented in the Council, 20 Nowell, Increase, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 O ATHS, to be taken by the officers of government, 20 , 21 , 22 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 42 , 93 , 94 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 112 , 113 , 120 , 121 , 129 , 130 , 131 , 139 , 140 , 146 , 148 , 149 , 157 , 158 , 166 , 167 , 176 , 177 ; by the inhabitants, 22 , 47 Offenders, leniency toward, 49 , 50 , 63 , 70 , 77 , 84 , 94 , 104 , 113 , 122 , 131 , 140 , 149 , 158 , 168 , 178 , 392 Oliver, Andrew, Lieutenant-Governor and Secretary of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xx , xxx , xxxii , xxxv , xxxv n , 154 , 163 , 268 , 307 , 328 ; commission (1770) as Lieutenant-Governor, 305–306 ; oath (1771), 306 ; first commission (1758) as Secretary, 322–323 ; warrant (1758), 323 ; second commission (1761) as Secretary, 324–325 ; oath (1761), 326 ; warrant (1761), 326–327 —— Thomas, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xx , xxx , xxxii , xxxiv n , xxxv ; commission (1774) as Lieutenant-Governor, 307–308 Onslow, Arthur, Speaker of the House of Commons, 351 , 352 , 389 Orford, Earl of. See Walpole, Sir Robert P ALGRAVE, SIR FRANCIS, quoted, on offices and documents connected with the working of the Great Seal, xxi–xxvi Papists, discrimination against, 22 , 93 , 103 , 112 , 120 , 130 , 139 , 148 , 157 , 166 , 176 Pelham-Holles, Thomas, first Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 296 , 298 , 300 , 321 , 344 , 345 , 351 , 352 , 384 , 385 , 388 , 389 Pepys, Samuel, 205 , 371 Perry, Richard, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Phillips, John, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Phips, Spencer, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xix n , xxx , xxxii , xxxiv , xxxiv n , xxxv , xxxv n , 301 ; commission (1732) as Lieutenant-Governor, 299–300 —— Sir William, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xx , xxix , xxxii , xxxiv , 216 n , 220 n , 225 n , 231 n , 231 n , 358 n , 359 n , 360 n , 361 n , 363 n , 364 n , 365 n , 375 n ; commission (1691) as Governor, 69–75 ; Latin commission (1691) as Vice-Admiral, 206–215 ; translation, 372–380 Pigott, Sir Richard, 29 , 314 Pike, Robert, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Pincheon, William. See Pynchon, William Pinchon, John. See Pynchon, John Pirates, commission for the trial of, xix Pitt, William, first Earl of Chatham, 304 , 327 Plymouth, Council at, extent of James I’s grant (1620) to, 7–8 ; their grant (1628) to Sir H. Roswell and others, 8 , 9 ; this grant confirmed by Charles I (1629), 10 Plymouth Colony. See New Plymouth Colony Potter, John, Archbishop of Canterbury, 136 Povey, Thomas, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xx , xxix , xxxii , xxxv ; commission (1702) as Lieutenant-Governor, 293–294 Pownall, Thomas, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xxi n , xxx , xxxii , 257 , 302 , 323 ; commission (1757) as Governor, 137–145 ; commission (1757) as Vice-Admiral, 247–256 President of the Council for New England, commission (1685) of, 37–43 Pretender, Old. See Stuart, James Francis Edward Pretender, Young. See Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Prince of Wales, pretended. See Stuart, James Francis Edward Prisoners of war, 63 , 71 , 85 , 95 , 104 , 114 , 122 , 132 , 141 , 150 , 159 , 168 , 178 , 392 Providence Plantation. See Rhode Island Provosts marshal, appointment of, 20 Pynchon, John, named a member of Council for New England, 38 —— William, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 R ANDOLPH, EDWARD, Secretary and Register of the Territory and Dominion of New England, and Collector, Surveyor, and Searcher of Customs in the Colonies of New England, xvii , xx , xxix , xxxii , xxxiii , 39 ; named a member of Council for New England, 38 ; first commission (1685) as Secretary and Register, 311–312 ; petition (1685), 312 ; second commission (1688) as Secretary and Register, 313–314 ; commission (1681) as Collector, Surveyor, and Searcher of Customs, 333–337 Rawlinson, Sir William, 29 , 29 n Raymond, Sir Robert, first Baron Raymond, 345 , 346 , 351 , 352 , 384 , 389 Register, Secretary and, of the Territory and Dominion of New England, commissions (1685–1688) of, 311–314 Regnal years (1684–1774), table of, 1–4 Rhode Island Colony, included in Territory and Dominion of New England (1688), 57 ; Governor of Province of Massachusetts Bay put in command of forces of, 75 , 82 , 89 , 99 , 108 , 109 , 118 , 126 , 127 , 135 , 136 , 145 , 146 , 153 , 154 , 162 , 163 , 172 , 173 , 182 , 183 , 396 ; commission (1698) of Vice-Admiral of, 216–219 Richards, John, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Rogers, William, 100 Roswell, Sir Henry, 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Royal Commissions. See Commissions, Royal Royal Instructions. See Instructions, Royal Royal warrants, how passed, xxii , xxiii Russell, James ( d. 1709), named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Rymer, Thomas, 357 n , 358 n , 362 n , 376 n S ACKVILLE, LIONEL CRANFIELD, first Duke of Dorset, 344 , 345 , 351 , 352 , 384 , 385 , 388 , 389 Sagadahoc River, 16 , 20 St. Croix River, 58 St. Lawrence River, 58 Saltenstall. See Saltonstall Saltonstall, Nathaniel, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 ; named a member of Council for New England, 88 —— Sir Richard, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Searcher of Customs, Collector, Surveyor, and, in the Colonies of New England, commission (1681) of, 333–337 Secretaries of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, commissions (1715–1770) of, 315–330 Secretary and Register of the Territory and Dominion of New England, commissions (1685–1688) of, 311–314 Sergeant, Peter, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Sewall, Samuel ( d. 1730), named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Sheriffs, appointment of, 20 , 61 Shirley, William, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xix n , xxi n , xxx , xxxii , xxxiv , 138 , 357 n ; commission (1741) as Governor, 128–136 ; commission (1741) as Vice-Admiral, 237–246 Shute, Samuel, Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay and Vice-Admiral of the Colonies of New Hampshire and the Massachusetts Bay, xx , xxx , xxxii , xxxiv , 111 ; commission (1716) as Governor, 101–109 ; commission (1716) as Vice-Admiral, 228–230 Somers, John, first Baron Somers, 29 n Sophia, wife of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, xxxvi , xxxvi n , 102 , 103 , 112 , 113 , 120 , 121 , 130 , 131 , 139 , 140 , 148 , 149 , 157 , 158 , 166 , 167 , 176 , 177 Sophia Dorothea, wife of George I, xxxvi Southcott, Thomas, 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Sovereigns of England (1603–1776), xxxvi Spencer, Robert, second Earl of Sunderland, 292 Stanley, Hans, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the Isle of Wight, 357 n Staughton. See Stoughton Stoughton, William, Deputy-President of the Council for New England, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xxix , xxxii , xxxiv , xxxiv n , xxxv , xxxv n ; his commission not extant, xvi , xvi n , xx , xxix n , xxxii n , xxxiii , xxxiii n ; named a member of Council for New England, 38 , 55 Stuart, James Francis Edward, the Old Pretender, son of James II, xxxvi , xxxvi n , 102 , 103 , 112 , 113 , 120 , 121 , 130 , 131 , 139 , 140 , 148 , 149 , 157 , 158 , 166 , 167 , 176 , 177 Sunderland, Earl of. See Spencer, Robert Surveyor, and Searcher of Customs, Collector, in the Colonies of New England, commission (1681) of, 333–337 T ABLE of regnal years (1684–1774), 1–4 Tailer, William, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xxix , xxx , xxxii , xxxiv , xxxv , xxxv n , 298 n , 299 ; his first two commissions not extant, xvii , xvii n , xx , xxix n , xxxii n ; commission (1730) as Lieutenant-Governor, 297–298 Territory and Dominion of New England. See New England, Territory and Dominion of Ting. See Tyng Torrington, Viscount. See Byng, George Townshend, Charles, second Viscount Townshend, 345 , 346 , 351 , 352 , 384 , 385 , 389 Tracy, James Joseph, xvi Trade, restrictions concerning, 333 , 334 Trevor, Sir John, 29 , 29 n —— Thomas, first Baron Trevor of Bromham, 344 , 345 , 350 , 351 , 384 , 388 , 389 Trigg, Jonathan. See Tyng, Jonathan Tyng, Edward, named a member of Council for New England, 38 —— Jonathan, named a member of Council for New England, 38 U SHER, JOHN, named a member of Council for New England, 38 V ASSALL, SAMUEL, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 —— William, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Ven, John, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Vice-Admiral of Barbados, commission (1667) of, 188–198 Vice-Admiral of New England, commissions (1686–1688) of, 201–205 Vice-Admiral of the Colony of New England, commission (1685) of, 199–200 Vice-Admiral of the Colony of New York, commission (1698) of, 216–219 Vice-Admiral of the Colony of Rhode Island, commission (1698) of, 216–219 Vice-Admirals, English substituted for Latin in commissions of, xxxvi , -->xxxvii -->; account to be rendered by, 245 , 255 , 265 , 277 , 287 , 367 , 379 , 380 Vice-Admirals of the Colony of New Hampshire, commissions (1698–1730) of, 216–236 Vice-Admirals of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, commissions (1691–1774) of, 206–288 W AKE, WILLIAM, Archbishop of Canterbury, 33 , 344 , 345 , 351 , 352 , 383 , 384 , 388 , 389 Wales, Prince of, pretended. See Stuart, James Francis Edward Walley, John, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 Walpole, Sir Robert, first Earl of Orford, 345 , 346 , 351 , 352 , 384 , 385 , 389 Ward, Thomas, Secretary of Rhode Island, xix n Westmorland, Earl of. See Fane, Thomas Wharton, Richard, named a member of Council for New England, 38 Whetcomb, Simond, 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Willard, Josiah, Secretary of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xviii n , xix n , xxx , xxxii , xxxv n , 136 , 246 , 300 , 322 , 323 ; first commission (1717) as Secretary, 317–318 ; second commission (1728) as Secretary, 319–320 ; warrant, 321 William, Archbishop of Canterbury. See Wake, William William II, Prince of Orange, father of William III, King of England, xxxvi William III, King of England, xxxvi n , 2 , 76 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 101 , 102 , 110 , 119 , 128 , 137 , 138 , 146 , 147 , 155 , 164 , 165 , 174 , 175 , 216 , 268 , 391 . See also William and Mary William IV, King of England, xxv William and Mary, King and Queen of England, 2 , 7 , 30 , 69 , 83 , 206 , 372 . See also Mary II ; William III Willoughby, William, sixth Baron Willoughby of Parham, Governor and Vice-Admiral of Barbados, etc., xvii , xx , xxix , xxxii , 200 , 202 , 205 , 377 n ; Latin commission (1667) as Vice-Admiral, 187–198 ; translation, 357–368 Wills, provision for probating and administering in Province Charter, 23 Wilmington, Earl of. See Compton, Sir Spencer Winthrop, Adam ( d. 1700), named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 —— Fitz John, 39 ; named a member of Council for New England, 38 —— Wait, named a Councillor in Province Charter, 18 ; named a member of Council for New England, 38 Woodward, Samuel, Secretary of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, xxx , xxxii , xxxv , 317 , 318 ; commission (1715) as Secretary, 315–316 Wright, Nathaniel, 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Y ORK, Archbishop of. See Blackburn, Launcelot York, Duke of. See James, Duke of York ; James II Yorke ——, 145 , 154 , 163 , 173 , 183 Young, Sir John, 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 Date Sat, 03/17/1714 - 12:00 - Sun, 03/17/1715 - 12:00 Publication Volume 2: Massachusetts Royal Commissions 1681–1774