C.O. 5.     VOL. 21

        Upon reading this day at the Board a Report from the Lords of the Committee of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Councill with a Draught of Instructions for the Lord Vere Beauclerk, Commander in Chief of the Convoy appointed for the preservation of the Fishery of Newfoundland— And also with a Draught of a Blank Commission and Instructions for a Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Island of Newfoundland in America, the Fort and Garrison at Placentia, and all other Forts and Garrisons Erected or to be Erected in that Island. Her Majesty taking the same into Her Consideration, was pleased with the advice of His Majesty's Privy Councill to approve of the said severall Draughts, and to order, as it is hereby ordered that the said Draught of Instructions for the Lord Vere Beauclerk be prepared for Her Majesty's Royall signature, And that a Warrant be prepared for passing the said Draught of a Commission for a Governor of Newfoundland under the Great Seal of Great Britain, and that the Instructions for such Governor be prepared for Her Majesty's Royall signature.
        And Her Majesty doth hereby further order ; that the Blanks left in the said Draughts of Commission and Instructions for the Name of the Governor be filled up with the Name of Captain Henry Osborn Commander of His Majesty's Ship the Squirrell— and that in Case of his Death William Coalsea first Lieutenant of His Majesty's Ship the Oxford or the first Lieutenant of the said Ship for the time being, be appointed to take upon him the administration of the Government of the said Island— And one of His Majesty's Principal Secretarys of State is to Cause the necessary Directions to be given therein accordingly :

Endorsed : May 22^d 1729.
        Order of Council for preparing a Commission and Instructions for a Gov^r of the Island of Newfoundland.

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