By virtue of his Ma tie3 Letters Pattents bearing date the 12 day of March in the 16 th year of his Maties Reigne, Granted to His Royall Highnesse, James Duke of Yorke wherein full k absolute power 11 '

is

given and granted to his Royall Highnesse or his Deputyes to Constitute, appoint, revoke & discharge

all

k military, as also to alter k change all Names k styles fformes or To the End that His Mat ies Royall Pleasure may be observed k for the

Officers both Civill

Ceremonyes of Governm 1

:

more Orderly establishment of his Ma tiCs Royall authority, as near as may bee Agreeable to the Lawes and Customes of his Ma t;es Realme of England upon Mature deliberacion & advice, I have thought it necessary to Revoke & discharge, and by these P'sents in his Ma titS Name, do revoke and discharge the ftbrme and Ceremony of Government of this his Maties Towne of New Yorke, under ;

the name or names, style or styles of Scout, Burgomasters & Schepens

;

As also, that for the future

Administracon of Justice by the Lawes established in these the Territoryes of his Royall Highnesse

wherein the welfares of all the Inhabitants and the Preservacon of all their due Rights and Privi-

Maties Obedience are conledges, Graunted by the Articles of this Towne upon Surrender under his

cluded

I do further declare, That by a particular Commission, such persons shall be authorized to

;

putt the Lawes in Execucon, in whose abilityes prudence k good affection to his Maties Service and e y Peace and happinesse of this Governm I have especial reason to put Confidence, which persons so constituted and appointed, shall be knowne and call'd by the Name k Style of Mayor Aldermen &