By His Excellency Richard Earl of Bellomont, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York and territories depending thereon in America, and Vice Admiral of the same. &c. . A proclamation : whereas His Most Excellent Majesty hath received advice, that several ships of force, fitted out of Scotland, were designed to settle themselves in some parts of America; and lest the same should derogate from the treaties His Majesty hath entered into with the crown of Spain ... Given at Fort William Henry in New-York the 15th day of May, 1699. And in the eleventh year of his Majesties reign.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

New York (Colony). Governor (1698-1701 : Bellomont) 54234

Contributor:

Bellomont, Richard Coote, Earl of, 1636-1701

Bradford, William, 1663-1752, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scots--United States--79695.

Scots.

New York (State)--Emigration and immigration.

New York (State).

Genre:

Broadsides.

Physical Description:

1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 36 cm.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Printed by W. Bradford, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, in New-York,, 1699.

Notes:

Forbidding any contact with the Scots settlers..

Signed: Bellomont. By order, B. Cosens, cl. Concilij.

At foot of page: "God save the King."

Royal arms at head of title.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 885

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) B1842B

ESTC W016102

OCLC:

175295835