The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-09-08

Ere vrg IS euflentis Csey Of TIE IN Of Parliament,
70, 1fsng more esfaei pyo0ya~ FIR fbe goOsrnDerf g
fie PgpiIef Of. o. BE C, in Novfb-AmoieG.. /.
VX7HEREAS his Majeay, by his royal prosla-
Wv nation, bearing date the ieyenth day of October,
10 the bird year of his reign, thought FIT to declare the
pgoyios which had been made in rcPec to certain eoun
,es, iri,ores, and lnds in America ceded to bis Ma
jety D. DE dentye treaty OF peace, concluded Pans
inc nth DAY OF ebuary, one thousnd eyen hundred
AM hSl -thTee ..-
And hcreas, by the arrangements made by the fad royal
proi on, vey large extent ct country, within which
tee we eveal colonies ana e,tlenents of the iubjees
Of Esan who claimed remain therein gnde the tIh of
til ay, lett, without any provioa being made
fer the snnraton Of civil government therein, and cer
parts q the territory OF Canada, where iedentary ihe
rss lad beer sabhed and carried BY the ubeets OF
Franer inhabitants ofthe iad province OF Canada, under
grants eoeions from the government thereof we're
annexed tn government OF Newfoundland, and thereby
iaeeesed 70 agulauons incumbent with the nature Of
fash hlh>-iesa 81
May thasore plellc your MOT excellent M9jcfy, that
il may be cnaa,d and BE- in enacted, by the Kings mott
excellent M b. and with the advice and content ct the
Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in ths pre-
ient parliament sembled and b the authority OF the fame,
tha1 all the territories, iands, and countries IN North
America belonging the OF Great Britain, bound
ed the ioGth b line from the bay of Chaleur along
the high lands mich divide the rivers that empty them
fiyes into the rr Saint Lawrence from thoie which fall
into tho fel apoint in oyve degrees OF northern la
ttnde, the easn bank OF the river Connecticut, keep
ing the fame latitude directly wet, through the Lake
Chaplain, until, the ame 1atitude it runs to the river
Saint LawTcncc Rom thence up the eaern bank OF the
iad river TO the Like Onto thence through the Lake
Ontario and the commonly called Niagara and thence
along BY the Eaeaar Southeastern bank Of lake Ere,
following the iad bsbk, until the fame a be 70 ineriee-
cd BY the Northern boundary, gznted BY the charter OF the
province Of Pennfylya, in cafe the fame hall Dc 10 in
terfe6ted; and from hence along the fd Northern and
weten boundaries Of the fid province, until the fad
Weten boundary iIiles the Ohio But in cafe the iad
bank q the iad lake fall not be found be lonteeesed,
then following the fad bank until it al arrive at that
point OF the ad bank which all be neze 70 the NoTsh
weieTn Angle of the aid province Of Pennylvana' and
thence, By right line, the laid North weern Angle OF
the iad provinces and thence along the Ween boundary
Of the fad province, until it Rrke the river Ohio; and
along the bank Of the d river Weitw7rd the banks Of
the MipP, and northard the fouthsrn boundary OF
the territory granted to the merchants adventures OF Eng
land trading to Hudonsy; and alto all iuch territories,
Hands and countries, which have ince the tenth Of Fe-
bruay, thoufand eyen hundred and xtythree been
made pan ofthe government OF Newfoundland, be, AMI