By Virtue of the Power and authority to us given, by an Act of Parliament made in the first Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary intitled "An Act for abrogating the oaths of supremacy and allegiance and appointing other oaths," We do hereby empower, direct and depute your Lordship to administer the Oaths and Tests, appointed by acts of Parliament, to such Officers as you may appoint to Vacancies; and your Lordship is to return to this Board their Subscriptions of the said Tests, together with Certificates under your hand of their having taken the said Oaths. Given &c, and the Seal of the Office &c the 4t. of May 1776.
Sandwich Palmerston H: Penton
By &c. P:S:
1. PRO, Admiralty 2/101, 81-83.