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	{{title\|Royal Proclamation Relative to the New Governments in North America\|[[w:George III of the United Kingdom\|George III, King of Great Britain and King of Ireland]]\|October 7, 1763}}		{{title\|Royal Proclamation Relative to the New Governments in North America\|[[w:George III of the United Kingdom\|George III, King of Great Britain and King of Ireland]]\|October 7, 1763}}

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			Source: [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/proc1763.htm Royal Proclamation of 1763], The Avalon Project, Yale Law School and [http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm Royal Proclamation of 1763], USHistory.org.
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	BY THE KING. A PROCLAMATION. <br />		BY THE KING. A PROCLAMATION. <br />
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	Given at our [[w:Court of St. James's\|Court at St. James's]] the 7th day of October, 1763, in the third year of our reign.		Given at our [[w:Court of St. James's\|Court at St. James's]] the 7th day of October, 1763, in the third year of our reign.

	~~== Notes ==~~

	* [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/proc1763.htm Royal Proclamation of 1763], The Avalon Project, Yale Law School
	* [http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm Royal Proclamation of 1763], USHistory.org

	~~== See also ==~~

	* [[Treaty of Paris of 1763]]		{{PD-old}}
	* [[An Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America\|Quebec Act of 1774]]
	* [[Constitutional Act of 1791]]
	* [[An Act to reunite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada\|Act of Union of 1840]]

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	''GEORGE, R.''		''GEORGE, R.''

	[[Image:Royal-proclamation-1763.jpg\|thumb\|Royal Proclamation of George III, October 7th 1763]]WHEREAS we have taken into our royal consideration the extensive and valuable acquisitions in America, secured to our Crown by the late [[Treaty of Paris of 1763\|definitive treaty of peace]] concluded at Paris the 10th day of February last; and being desirous that all our loving subjects, as well of our kingdoms as of our colonies in America, may avail themselves, with all convenient speed, of the great benefits and advantages which must accrue therefrom to their commerce, manufactures, and navigation; we have thought fit, with the advice of [w:Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council\|our privy council]], to issue this our royal proclamation, hereby to publish and declare to all our loving subjects, that we have, with the advice of our said privy council, granted our letters patent under our great seal of Great Britain, to erect within the countries and islands, ceded and confirmed to us by the said treaty, four distinct and separate governments, styled and called by the names of [[w:Province of Quebec\|Quebec]], [[w:East Florida\|East Florida]], [[w:West Florida\|West Florida]], and [[w:Grenada\|Grenada]]; and limited and bounded as follows, ''viz''.		[[Image:Royal-proclamation-1763.jpg\|thumb\|Royal Proclamation of George III, October 7th 1763]]WHEREAS we have taken into our royal consideration the extensive and valuable acquisitions in America, secured to our Crown by the late [[Treaty of Paris of 1763\|definitive treaty of peace]] concluded at Paris the 10th day of February last; and being desirous that all our loving subjects, as well of our kingdoms as of our colonies in America, may avail themselves, with all convenient speed, of the great benefits and advantages which must accrue therefrom to their commerce, manufactures, and navigation; we have thought fit, with the advice of [[w:Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council\|our privy council]], to issue this our royal proclamation, hereby to publish and declare to all our loving subjects, that we have, with the advice of our said privy council, granted our letters patent under our great seal of Great Britain, to erect within the countries and islands, ceded and confirmed to us by the said treaty, four distinct and separate governments, styled and called by the names of [[w:Province of Quebec\|Quebec]], [[w:East Florida\|East Florida]], [[w:West Florida\|West Florida]], and [[w:Grenada\|Grenada]]; and limited and bounded as follows, ''viz''.

	''First'' — The government of Quebec, bounded on the [[w:Labrador\|Labrador]] coast by the [[river St. John]], and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river, through the [[w:Lac Saint-Jean\|lake St. John]], to the south end of the [[w:Lake Nipissing\|lake Nipissim]]; from whence the said line, crossing the [[w:Saint Lawrence River\|river St. Lawrence]] and the [[w:Lake Champlain\|lake Champlain]] in 45 degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands, which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the north coast of the [[w:Chaleur Bay\|Baye des Chaleurs]], and the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Saint Lawrence\|Gulph of St. Lawrence]] to [[Cape Rosières]], and from thence crossing the mouth of the river St. Lawrence by the west end of the [[w:Anticosti Island\|island of Anticosti]], terminates at the aforesaid river St. John.		''First'' — The government of Quebec, bounded on the [[w:Labrador\|Labrador]] coast by the [[river St. John]], and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river, through the [[w:Lac Saint-Jean\|lake St. John]], to the south end of the [[w:Lake Nipissing\|lake Nipissim]]; from whence the said line, crossing the [[w:Saint Lawrence River\|river St. Lawrence]] and the [[w:Lake Champlain\|lake Champlain]] in 45 degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands, which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the north coast of the [[w:Chaleur Bay\|Baye des Chaleurs]], and the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Saint Lawrence\|Gulph of St. Lawrence]] to [[Cape Rosières]], and from thence crossing the mouth of the river St. Lawrence by the west end of the [[w:Anticosti Island\|island of Anticosti]], terminates at the aforesaid river St. John.

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	[[Image:Royal-proclamation-1763.jpg\|thumb\|Royal Proclamation of George III, October 7th 1763]]WHEREAS we have taken into our royal consideration the extensive and valuable acquisitions in America, secured to our Crown by the late [[Treaty of Paris of 1763\|definitive treaty of peace]] concluded at Paris the 10th day of February last; and being desirous that all our loving subjects, as well of our kingdoms as of our colonies in America, may avail themselves, with all convenient speed, of the great benefits and advantages which must accrue therefrom to their commerce, manufactures, and navigation; we have thought fit, with the advice of [w:Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council\|our privy council]], to issue this our royal proclamation, hereby to publish and declare to all our loving subjects, that we have, with the advice of our said privy council, granted our letters patent under our great seal of Great Britain, to erect within the countries and islands, ceded and confirmed to us by the said treaty, four distinct and separate governments, styled and called by the names of [[w:Province of Quebec\|Quebec]], [[w:East Florida\|East Florida]], [[w:West Florida\|West Florida]], and [[w:Grenada\|Grenada]]; and limited and bounded as follows, ''viz''.		[[Image:Royal-proclamation-1763.jpg\|thumb\|Royal Proclamation of George III, October 7th 1763]]WHEREAS we have taken into our royal consideration the extensive and valuable acquisitions in America, secured to our Crown by the late [[Treaty of Paris of 1763\|definitive treaty of peace]] concluded at Paris the 10th day of February last; and being desirous that all our loving subjects, as well of our kingdoms as of our colonies in America, may avail themselves, with all convenient speed, of the great benefits and advantages which must accrue therefrom to their commerce, manufactures, and navigation; we have thought fit, with the advice of [w:Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council\|our privy council]], to issue this our royal proclamation, hereby to publish and declare to all our loving subjects, that we have, with the advice of our said privy council, granted our letters patent under our great seal of Great Britain, to erect within the countries and islands, ceded and confirmed to us by the said treaty, four distinct and separate governments, styled and called by the names of [[w:Province of Quebec\|Quebec]], [[w:East Florida\|East Florida]], [[w:West Florida\|West Florida]], and [[w:Grenada\|Grenada]]; and limited and bounded as follows, ''viz''.

	'''First''' — The government of Quebec, bounded on the [[w:Labrador\|Labrador]] coast by the [[river St. John]], and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river, through the [[w:Lac Saint-Jean\|lake St. John]], to the south end of the [[w:Lake Nipissing\|lake Nipissim]]; from whence the said line, crossing the [[w:Saint Lawrence River\|river St. Lawrence]] and the [[w:Lake Champlain\|lake Champlain]] in 45 degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands, which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the north coast of the [[w:Chaleur Bay\|Baye des Chaleurs]], and the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Saint Lawrence\|Gulph of St. Lawrence]] to [[Cape Rosières]], and from thence crossing the mouth of the river St. Lawrence by the west end of the [[w:Anticosti Island\|island of Anticosti]], terminates at the aforesaid river St. John.		''First'' — The government of Quebec, bounded on the [[w:Labrador\|Labrador]] coast by the [[river St. John]], and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river, through the [[w:Lac Saint-Jean\|lake St. John]], to the south end of the [[w:Lake Nipissing\|lake Nipissim]]; from whence the said line, crossing the [[w:Saint Lawrence River\|river St. Lawrence]] and the [[w:Lake Champlain\|lake Champlain]] in 45 degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands, which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the north coast of the [[w:Chaleur Bay\|Baye des Chaleurs]], and the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Saint Lawrence\|Gulph of St. Lawrence]] to [[Cape Rosières]], and from thence crossing the mouth of the river St. Lawrence by the west end of the [[w:Anticosti Island\|island of Anticosti]], terminates at the aforesaid river St. John.

	'''Secondly''' — The government of East Florida. bounded to the westward by the [[w:Gulf of Mexico\|Gulph of Mexico]] and the [[w:Apalachicola River\|Apalachicola river]]; to the northward by a line drawn from that part of the said river where the [[w:Chattahoochee River\|Catahouchee]] and [[w:Flint River (Georgia)\|Flint rivers]] meet, to the source of [[w:St. Marys River (Florida/Georgia)\|St. Mary's river]] and by the course of the said river to the Atlantic Ocean; and to the eastward and southward by the Atlantic Ocean and the [[Gulph of Florida]], including all islands within six leagues of the sea coast.		''Secondly'' — The government of East Florida. bounded to the westward by the [[w:Gulf of Mexico\|Gulph of Mexico]] and the [[w:Apalachicola River\|Apalachicola river]]; to the northward by a line drawn from that part of the said river where the [[w:Chattahoochee River\|Catahouchee]] and [[w:Flint River (Georgia)\|Flint rivers]] meet, to the source of [[w:St. Marys River (Florida/Georgia)\|St. Mary's river]] and by the course of the said river to the Atlantic Ocean; and to the eastward and southward by the Atlantic Ocean and the [[Gulph of Florida]], including all islands within six leagues of the sea coast.

	'''Thirdly''' — The government of West Florida, bounded to the southward by the Gulph of Mexico, including all islands within six leagues of the coast from the river Apalachicola to [[w:Lake Pontchartrain\|Lake Pontchartrain]]; to the westward by the said lake, the [[w:Lake Maurepas\|Lake Maurepas]], and the river Mississippi; to the northward by a line drawn due east from that part of the eiver Mississippi which lies in 31 degrees north latitude, to the river Apalachicola or Catahouchee; and to the eastward by the said river.		''Thirdly'' — The government of West Florida, bounded to the southward by the Gulph of Mexico, including all islands within six leagues of the coast from the river Apalachicola to [[w:Lake Pontchartrain\|Lake Pontchartrain]]; to the westward by the said lake, the [[w:Lake Maurepas\|Lake Maurepas]], and the river Mississippi; to the northward by a line drawn due east from that part of the eiver Mississippi which lies in 31 degrees north latitude, to the river Apalachicola or Catahouchee; and to the eastward by the said river.

	'''Fourthly''' — The government of Grenada, comprehending the island of that name, together with the [[w:Grenadines\|Grenadines]], and the islands of [[w:Dominica\|Dominico]], [[w:Saint Vincent (island)\|St. Vincent's]] and [[w:Tobago\|Tobago]].		''Fourthly'' — The government of Grenada, comprehending the island of that name, together with the [[w:Grenadines\|Grenadines]], and the islands of [[w:Dominica\|Dominico]], [[w:Saint Vincent (island)\|St. Vincent's]] and [[w:Tobago\|Tobago]].

	And to the end that the open and free fishery of our subjects may be extended to, and carried on upon the coast of Labrador and the adjacent islands, we have thought fit, with the advice of our said privy council, to put all that coast, from the river St. John's to [[w:Hudson Strait\|Hudson's Straits]], together with the islands of Anticosti and [[w:Magdalen Islands\|Madelaine]], and all other smaller islands lying upon the said coast, under the care and inspection of our governor of Newfoundland.		And to the end that the open and free fishery of our subjects may be extended to, and carried on upon the coast of Labrador and the adjacent islands, we have thought fit, with the advice of our said privy council, to put all that coast, from the river St. John's to [[w:Hudson Strait\|Hudson's Straits]], together with the islands of Anticosti and [[w:Magdalen Islands\|Madelaine]], and all other smaller islands lying upon the said coast, under the care and inspection of our governor of Newfoundland.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

	* http://www.~~ushistory~~.~~org~~/~~declaration~~/~~related~~/~~proc63~~.htm		* [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/proc1763.htm Royal Proclamation of 1763], The Avalon Project, Yale Law School
	* http://www.~~yale~~.~~edu~~/~~lawweb~~/~~avalon~~/~~proc1763~~.htm		* [http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm Royal Proclamation of 1763], USHistory.org

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Treaty of Paris of 1763]]		* [[Treaty of Paris of 1763]]

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	[[Image:Royal-proclamation-1763.jpg\|thumb\|Royal Proclamation of George III, October 7th 1763]]WHEREAS we have taken into our royal consideration the extensive and valuable acquisitions in America, secured to our Crown by the late [[Treaty of Paris of 1763\|definitive treaty of peace]] concluded at Paris the 10th day of February last; and being desirous that all our loving subjects, as well of our kingdoms as of our colonies in America, may avail themselves, with all convenient speed, of the great benefits and advantages which must accrue therefrom to their commerce, manufactures, and navigation; we have thought fit, with the advice of [w:Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council\|our privy council]], to issue this our royal proclamation, hereby to publish and declare to all our loving subjects, that we have, with the advice of our said privy council, granted our letters patent under our great seal of Great Britain, to erect within the countries and islands, ceded and confirmed to us by the said treaty, four distinct and separate governments, styled and called by the names of [[w:Province of Quebec\|Quebec]], [[w:East Florida\|East Florida]], [[w:West Florida\|West Florida]], and [[w:Grenada\|Grenada]]; and limited and bounded as follows, ''viz''.		[[Image:Royal-proclamation-1763.jpg\|thumb\|Royal Proclamation of George III, October 7th 1763]]WHEREAS we have taken into our royal consideration the extensive and valuable acquisitions in America, secured to our Crown by the late [[Treaty of Paris of 1763\|definitive treaty of peace]] concluded at Paris the 10th day of February last; and being desirous that all our loving subjects, as well of our kingdoms as of our colonies in America, may avail themselves, with all convenient speed, of the great benefits and advantages which must accrue therefrom to their commerce, manufactures, and navigation; we have thought fit, with the advice of [w:Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council\|our privy council]], to issue this our royal proclamation, hereby to publish and declare to all our loving subjects, that we have, with the advice of our said privy council, granted our letters patent under our great seal of Great Britain, to erect within the countries and islands, ceded and confirmed to us by the said treaty, four distinct and separate governments, styled and called by the names of [[w:Province of Quebec\|Quebec]], [[w:East Florida\|East Florida]], [[w:West Florida\|West Florida]], and [[w:Grenada\|Grenada]]; and limited and bounded as follows, ''viz''.

	'''First''' — The government of Quebec, bounded on the [[w:Labrador\|Labrador]] coast by the [[river St. John]], and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river, through the [[w:Lac Saint-Jean\|lake St. John]], to the south end of the [[w:Lake Nipissing\|lake Nipissim]]; from whence the said line, crossing the [[w:Saint Lawrence River\|river St. Lawrence]] and the [[w:Lake Champlain\|lake Champlain]] in 45 degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands, which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the north coast of the [[w:Chaleur Bay\|Baye des Chaleurs]], and the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Saint Lawrence\|Gulph of St. Lawrence]] to [[Cape Rosières]], and from thence crossing the mouth of the river St. Lawrence by the west end of the [[w:Anticosti Island\|island of Anticosti]], terminates at the aforesaid river St. John.		''First'' — The government of Quebec, bounded on the [[w:Labrador\|Labrador]] coast by the [[river St. John]], and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river, through the [[w:Lac Saint-Jean\|lake St. John]], to the south end of the [[w:Lake Nipissing\|lake Nipissim]]; from whence the said line, crossing the [[w:Saint Lawrence River\|river St. Lawrence]] and the [[w:Lake Champlain\|lake Champlain]] in 45 degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands, which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the north coast of the [[w:Chaleur Bay\|Baye des Chaleurs]], and the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Saint Lawrence\|Gulph of St. Lawrence]] to [[Cape Rosières]], and from thence crossing the mouth of the river St. Lawrence by the west end of the [[w:Anticosti Island\|island of Anticosti]], terminates at the aforesaid river St. John.

	'''Secondly''' — The government of East Florida. bounded to the westward by the [[w:Gulf of Mexico\|Gulph of Mexico]] and the [[w:Apalachicola River\|Apalachicola river]]; to the northward by a line drawn from that part of the said river where the [[w:Chattahoochee River\|Catahouchee]] and [[w:Flint River (Georgia)\|Flint rivers]] meet, to the source of [[w:St. Marys River (Florida/Georgia)\|St. Mary's river]] and by the course of the said river to the Atlantic Ocean; and to the eastward and southward by the Atlantic Ocean and the [[Gulph of Florida]], including all islands within six leagues of the sea coast.		''Secondly'' — The government of East Florida. bounded to the westward by the [[w:Gulf of Mexico\|Gulph of Mexico]] and the [[w:Apalachicola River\|Apalachicola river]]; to the northward by a line drawn from that part of the said river where the [[w:Chattahoochee River\|Catahouchee]] and [[w:Flint River (Georgia)\|Flint rivers]] meet, to the source of [[w:St. Marys River (Florida/Georgia)\|St. Mary's river]] and by the course of the said river to the Atlantic Ocean; and to the eastward and southward by the Atlantic Ocean and the [[Gulph of Florida]], including all islands within six leagues of the sea coast.

	'''Thirdly''' — The government of West Florida, bounded to the southward by the Gulph of Mexico, including all islands within six leagues of the coast from the river Apalachicola to [[w:Lake Pontchartrain\|Lake Pontchartrain]]; to the westward by the said lake, the [[w:Lake Maurepas\|Lake Maurepas]], and the river Mississippi; to the northward by a line drawn due east from that part of the eiver Mississippi which lies in 31 degrees north latitude, to the river Apalachicola or Catahouchee; and to the eastward by the said river.		''Thirdly'' — The government of West Florida, bounded to the southward by the Gulph of Mexico, including all islands within six leagues of the coast from the river Apalachicola to [[w:Lake Pontchartrain\|Lake Pontchartrain]]; to the westward by the said lake, the [[w:Lake Maurepas\|Lake Maurepas]], and the river Mississippi; to the northward by a line drawn due east from that part of the eiver Mississippi which lies in 31 degrees north latitude, to the river Apalachicola or Catahouchee; and to the eastward by the said river.

	'''Fourthly''' — The government of Grenada, comprehending the island of that name, together with the [[w:Grenadines\|Grenadines]], and the islands of [[w:Dominica\|Dominico]], [[w:Saint Vincent (island)\|St. Vincent's]] and [[w:Tobago\|Tobago]].		''Fourthly'' — The government of Grenada, comprehending the island of that name, together with the [[w:Grenadines\|Grenadines]], and the islands of [[w:Dominica\|Dominico]], [[w:Saint Vincent (island)\|St. Vincent's]] and [[w:Tobago\|Tobago]].

	And to the end that the open and free fishery of our subjects may be extended to, and carried on upon the coast of Labrador and the adjacent islands, we have thought fit, with the advice of our said privy council, to put all that coast, from the river St. John's to [[w:Hudson Strait\|Hudson's Straits]], together with the islands of Anticosti and [[w:Magdalen Islands\|Madelaine]], and all other smaller islands lying upon the said coast, under the care and inspection of our governor of Newfoundland.		And to the end that the open and free fishery of our subjects may be extended to, and carried on upon the coast of Labrador and the adjacent islands, we have thought fit, with the advice of our said privy council, to put all that coast, from the river St. John's to [[w:Hudson Strait\|Hudson's Straits]], together with the islands of Anticosti and [[w:Magdalen Islands\|Madelaine]], and all other smaller islands lying upon the said coast, under the care and inspection of our governor of Newfoundland.

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	* [[Treaty of Paris of 1763]]		* [[Treaty of Paris of 1763]]
			* [[An Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America\|Quebec Act of 1774]]
			* [[Constitutional Act of 1791]]
			* [[An Act to reunite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada\|Act of Union of 1840]]

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	'''First''' -- The Government of Quebec bounded on the [[Wikipedia:Labrador\|Labrador]] Coast by the [[River St. John]], and from thence by a Line drawn from the Head of that River through the [[Wikipedia:Lac Saint-Jean\|Lake St. John]], to the South end of the [[Wikipedia:Lake Nipissing\|Lake Nipissim]]; from whence the said Line, crossing the [[Wikipedia:Saint Lawrence River\|River St. Lawrence]], and the [[Wikipedia:Lake Champlain\|Lake Champlain]], in 45. Degrees of North Latitude, passes along the High Lands which divide the Rivers that empty themselves into the said River St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Sea; and also along the North Coast of the [[Wikipedia:Chaleur Bay\|Baye des Chaleurs]], and the Coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Saint Lawrence\|Gulph of St. Lawrence]] to [[Cape Rosieres]], and from thence crossing the Mouth of the River St. Lawrence by the West End of the [[Wikipedia:Anticosti Island\|Island of Anticosti]], terminates at the aforesaid River of St. John.		'''First''' -- The Government of Quebec bounded on the [[Wikipedia:Labrador\|Labrador]] Coast by the [[River St. John]], and from thence by a Line drawn from the Head of that River through the [[Wikipedia:Lac Saint-Jean\|Lake St. John]], to the South end of the [[Wikipedia:Lake Nipissing\|Lake Nipissim]]; from whence the said Line, crossing the [[Wikipedia:Saint Lawrence River\|River St. Lawrence]], and the [[Wikipedia:Lake Champlain\|Lake Champlain]], in 45. Degrees of North Latitude, passes along the High Lands which divide the Rivers that empty themselves into the said River St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Sea; and also along the North Coast of the [[Wikipedia:Chaleur Bay\|Baye des Chaleurs]], and the Coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Saint Lawrence\|Gulph of St. Lawrence]] to [[Cape Rosieres]], and from thence crossing the Mouth of the River St. Lawrence by the West End of the [[Wikipedia:Anticosti Island\|Island of Anticosti]], terminates at the aforesaid River of St. John.

	'''Secondly''' -- The Government of East Florida. bounded to the Westward by the [[Gulph of Mexico]] and the [[Apalachicola River]]; to the Northward by a Line drawn from that part of the said River where the [[Chatahouchee]] and [[Flint Rivers]] meet, to the source of [[St. Mary's River]] and by the course of the said River to the Atlantic Ocean; and to the Eastward and Southward by the Atlantic Ocean and the [[Gulph of Florida]], including all Islands within Six Leagues of the Sea Coast.		'''Secondly''' — The Government of East Florida. bounded to the Westward by the [[Gulph of Mexico]] and the [[Apalachicola River]]; to the Northward by a Line drawn from that part of the said River where the [[Chatahouchee]] and [[Flint Rivers]] meet, to the source of [[St. Mary's River]] and by the course of the said River to the Atlantic Ocean; and to the Eastward and Southward by the Atlantic Ocean and the [[Gulph of Florida]], including all Islands within Six Leagues of the Sea Coast.

	'''Thirdly''' -- The Government of West Florida. bounded to the Southward by the Gulph of Mexico. including all Islands within Six Leagues of the Coast. from the River Apalachicola to [[Lake Pontchartrain]]; to the Westward by the said Lake, the [[Lake Maurepas]], and the River Mississippi; to the Northward by a Line drawn due East from that part of the River Mississippi which lies in 31 Degrees North Latitude. to the River Apalachicola or Chatahouchee; and to the Eastward by the said River.		'''Thirdly''' — The Government of West Florida. bounded to the Southward by the Gulph of Mexico. including all Islands within Six Leagues of the Coast. from the River Apalachicola to [[Lake Pontchartrain]]; to the Westward by the said Lake, the [[Lake Maurepas]], and the River Mississippi; to the Northward by a Line drawn due East from that part of the River Mississippi which lies in 31 Degrees North Latitude. to the River Apalachicola or Chatahouchee; and to the Eastward by the said River.

	'''Fourthly''' -- The Government of Grenada, comprehending the Island of that name, together with the [[Grenadines]], and the Islands of [[Dominico]], [[St. Vincent's]] and [[Tobago]]. And to the end that the open and free Fishery of our Subjects may be extended to and carried on upon the Coast of Labrador, and the adjacent Islands. We have thought fit. with the advice of our said Privy Council to put all that Coast, from the River St. John's to [[Hudson's Streights]], together with the Islands of Anticosti and [[Madelaine]], and all other smaller Islands Iying upon the said Coast, under the care and Inspection of our Governor of Newfoundland.		'''Fourthly''' — The Government of Grenada, comprehending the Island of that name, together with the [[Grenadines]], and the Islands of [[Dominico]], [[St. Vincent's]] and [[Tobago]]. And to the end that the open and free Fishery of our Subjects may be extended to and carried on upon the Coast of Labrador, and the adjacent Islands. We have thought fit. with the advice of our said Privy Council to put all that Coast, from the River St. John's to [[Hudson's Streights]], together with the Islands of Anticosti and [[Madelaine]], and all other smaller Islands Iying upon the said Coast, under the care and Inspection of our Governor of Newfoundland.

	We have also, with the advice of our Privy Council. thought fit to annex the Islands of [[St. John's]] and [[Cape Breton]], or [[Isle Royale]], with the lesser Islands adjacent thereto, to our Government of Nova Scotia.		We have also, with the advice of our Privy Council. thought fit to annex the Islands of [[St. John's]] and [[Cape Breton]], or [[Isle Royale]], with the lesser Islands adjacent thereto, to our Government of Nova Scotia.
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	And Whereas, We are desirous, upon all occasions, to testify our Royal Sense and Approbation of the Conduct and bravery of the Officers and Soldiers of our Armies, and to reward the same, We do hereby command and impower our Governors of our said Three new Colonies, and all other our Governors of our several Provinces on the Continent of North America, to grant without Fee or Reward, to such reduced Officers as have served in North America during the late War, and to such Private Soldiers as have been or shall be disbanded in America, and are actually residing there, and shall personally apply for the same, the following Quantities of Lands, subject, at the Expiration of Ten Years, to the same Quit-Rents as other Lands are subject to in the Province within which they are granted, as also subject to the same Conditions of Cultivation and Improvement; [[Wikipedia:Viz\|viz]].		And Whereas, We are desirous, upon all occasions, to testify our Royal Sense and Approbation of the Conduct and bravery of the Officers and Soldiers of our Armies, and to reward the same, We do hereby command and impower our Governors of our said Three new Colonies, and all other our Governors of our several Provinces on the Continent of North America, to grant without Fee or Reward, to such reduced Officers as have served in North America during the late War, and to such Private Soldiers as have been or shall be disbanded in America, and are actually residing there, and shall personally apply for the same, the following Quantities of Lands, subject, at the Expiration of Ten Years, to the same Quit-Rents as other Lands are subject to in the Province within which they are granted, as also subject to the same Conditions of Cultivation and Improvement; [[Wikipedia:Viz\|viz]].

	* To every Person having the Rank of a [[Wikipedia:Field officer\|Field Officer]] -- 5,000 Acres.		* To every Person having the Rank of a [[Wikipedia:Field officer\|Field Officer]] — 5,000 Acres.
	* To every [[Wikipedia:Captain (OF-2)\|Captain]] -- 3,000 Acres.		* To every [[Wikipedia:Captain (OF-2)\|Captain]] — 3,000 Acres.
	* To every Subaltern or [[Wikipedia:Staff officer\|Staff Officer]], -- 2,000 Acres.		* To every Subaltern or [[Wikipedia:Staff officer\|Staff Officer]], — 2,000 Acres.
	* To every [[Wikipedia:Non-commissioned officer\|Non-Commission Officer]], -- 200 Acres.		* To every [[Wikipedia:Non-commissioned officer\|Non-Commission Officer]], — 200 Acres.
	* To every [[Wikipedia:Private (rank)\|Private]] Man -- 50 Acres.		* To every [[Wikipedia:Private (rank)\|Private]] Man — 50 Acres.

	We do likewise authorize and require the Governors and Commanders in Chief of all our said Colonies upon the Continent of North America to grant the like Quantities of Land, and upon the same conditions, to such reduced Officers of our Navy of like Rank as served on board our Ships of War in North America at the times of the Reduction of [[Louisbourg]] and Quebec in the late War, and who shall personally apply to our respective Governors for such Grants.		We do likewise authorize and require the Governors and Commanders in Chief of all our said Colonies upon the Continent of North America to grant the like Quantities of Land, and upon the same conditions, to such reduced Officers of our Navy of like Rank as served on board our Ships of War in North America at the times of the Reduction of [[Louisbourg]] and Quebec in the late War, and who shall personally apply to our respective Governors for such Grants.