faith &ca Supreame Lord of y® Province of N York

& all other y« territories and dominions to y' Crown

of England belonging &ca

. To Cap" William Masson Comand^ of y® ship y® Blessed

William of New York, Greeting --

Reposing great trust & Confidence In y® Prudence & Courage

& Ability of you y' s^ Capn' William Masson as well In Military

as Maritime affaires I do hereby Constitute and apoint you to be

Capn of y« s*^ Ship & to take y' Care & Charge of y® same w^^

all yf men that now do or hereafter shall Belong unto y« s^ Ship

Requiring them to be obedient unto You vf^^ all ordring You to

Obey all such orders as you shall from time to time receive from

me or other Your Superior officers hereby Comissionating &

Impowering you w^h y^ s^ ship & Compy forthwith to saile for

Quebeck In Cannada to warr as to your Wisdome seem meet &

to assault attack destroy as much as in you Lies & to oppose &

to distruccon bring all or any that shall defend or assist ye french

Interest as well as In your Journey to Canada and returne upon

ye Banck or Elsewhere you Can meete any to take Seize & make

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prize of all goods on Shore or vessells at sea belonging to y^ french King or any Inhabitants under there GoA-ernm* as allso all frenchmen themselves to take Slay Kill or save Alive & to Iniure them in what you possibly Can Comanding you to Bring all Vessells & goods that you shall take from them to this Your Comission port for Condemnation, & for your soo acting therein this shall Bee your Sufficient Comission. Given &c this 19*^ day of May 1690 &c In N York