1762 Septr. 27th.

Instruction to Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Arthur Dobbs Esquire Our Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Province of North Carolina in America. Given at Our Court at St. James's the first Day of October 1762 in the second Year of Our Reign.

Whereas We have been pleased by Our Order in Council dated the 17th Day of Septemr. last to declare Our Pleasure that in the Morning and Evening Prayers in the Litany and in all other Parts of the publick Service as well in the Book of common Prayer where the Royal Family is appointed to be particularly pray'd for, the following Form of Words should be used videlicet: Our Gracious Queen Charlotte, their Royal Highnesses George Prince of Wales, the Princess Dowager of Wales and all the Royal Family; Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that in all the Prayers, Litanies and Collects where the Royal Family is pray'd for, and which are used within Our Province of North Carolina under your Government the same Form and Order of Words be used as follows videlicet: Our Gracious Queen Charlotte their Royal Highnesses George Prince of Wales, the Princess Dowager of Wales and all the Royal Family; And for the better Notice hereof in our said Province, it is Our further Will and Pleasure that you cause the same to be forthwith published in the several Parish Churches and other Places of divine Worship within Our said Province and that you take Care that due Obedience be paid thereto accordingly.