Whereas you will herewith receive Copies of Two Acts of Parliament passed this Session, Entitled, "An act to restrain the Trade and Commerce of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire and Colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island and Providence Plantation.in North America, to Great Britain and Ireland and the British Islands in the West Indies; And to prohibit such provinces and Colonies from carrying on any Fishery on the Banks of Newfoundland or other places therein mentioned under certain conditions and Limitations" And an act to restrain the Trade and Commerce of the Colonies of New Jersey, Pensylvania to Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Islands in the West Indies under certain conditions and Limitations. You are hereby required and commanded to cause the directions therein mentioned to be complied with as punctually as possible, as the same may depend upon you and the respective officers and company of his Majestys Ship under your command. Given under my hand on board his Majestys Ship Preston at Boston 25th Decemr 1775