Proclamation of king George asserting and defining the boundaries of four "valuable Acquisitions in America" (Quebec, East Florida, West Florida and Grenada) subsequent to the Treaty of Paris. The king also proclaims the governments of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Georgia. He provides for the extension of English legal and administrative structures to said colonies, and confers relevant powers on colonial governors. The Privy Council remains the ultimate legal authority for the colonies as well as for England proper. The king goes on to provide land in the colonies for his colonial officers, according to their military rank. ; Significantly, the king reserves land within a defined boundary as Indian territory, noting said territory has neither been ceded nor purchased from the Indians. However, this acknowledgement is confusing as the king refers to Indians inhabiting said territory as "in the Possession of...Parts of Our Dominion and Territories." The use of the possessive pronoun "Our" in this context seems inconsistent with the acknowledgment that the territory in question has not been ceded. The king also states it is "essential to Our Interest and the Security of Our Colonies" that Indians not be "molested or disturbed" within this territory. Settlers are not to be permitted to reside within it. Because of "great Frauds and Abuses [which] have been committed in the purchasing of Lands of the Indians," Indians may alienate their land solely to the Crown. Settlers are permitted to engage in trade with the Indians, although such trade is to be regulated.

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