...proclamation of the king, however, in 1763, expressly prohibited the granting warrants of survey, or passing "patents for any lands beyond the heads or sources...rivers, which fall into the Atlantic Ocean from the west of north-west." But so irresistible is the love of adventure in the early state of society, so irrepressible...

...ALSO that no governor or commander-in-chief of our colonies or plantations in America, do presume, for the present, and until our further pleasure be known,...any lands beyond the heads or sources of any of the riters inhich fall into the Atlantic ocean, from the west or *ortKwest, or upon any lands whatever,...

...will, that " No Governor, &c. of our other Colonies or Plantations in America, &c., do presume, &c. to grant warrants of survey, or pass patents for any...the Atlantic Ocean from the west, or north-west," 4'C. And the Proclamation then proceeds to declare that the King does reserve under his Sovereignty...

...settlements whatever, or taking possession of any • t'roglian's Journal. of the lands, beyond the sources of any of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic ocean from the west or northwest ;" and, at the suggestion of the English Board of Trade and Plantations, the British government took...

...same instrument the governors are inhibited from paraing any patents for any lands beyond the heads of any of " the rivers which fall into the Atlantic ocean from the west and northwest." And in another clause it is said : Our will and pleasure as aforesaid fis] to reserve...

...for their hunting grounds; where.fore he forbids all governors of any of his colonies to make grants for any lands, "beyond the heads or sources of any of the rivers, which fall into the Atlantic from the West or North- West.' And having thus prohibited all grants of lands beyond the heads of the...

...1763, after the treaty of Paris, forbidding his governors in America to grant any warrants of survey or patents " for any lands beyond the heads or sources...Ocean from the west or northwest" ; or upon any lands not ceded by the Indians.t The effect of this proclamation was to prevent all attempts to settle any...

...Governor or Commander in Chief, in any of Our other Colonies or Plantations in America, do presume, for the present, and until our further Pleasure be known,...which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from the West and Northwest ; or upon any Lands whatever, which not having been ceded to or purchased by Us as aforesaid,...

...Governor or Commander-in-Chief in any of our other Colonies or Plantations in America, do presume, for the present, and until Our further pleasure be known,...or Sources of any of the Rivers which fall into the Atlantick Ocean from the West & North West, or upon any Lands whatever, which, not having been ceded...

...governments •were prohibited, " for the present," and until the royal pleasure should be further known, " to grant warrants of survey or pass patents...into the Atlantic ocean from the west or northwest." These western lands were declared to be under the sovereignty, protection and dominion of the crown...