THe President and Council of His Majesties Territory and Dominion of NEW-ENGLAND do hereby Authorize and Impower the several Ministers and Justices of the Peace, all and every one of them Residing within this His Majesties said Territory & Dominion, to Consummate Marriages between persons lawfully published by Asking their Banns in the pub­lick Meeting Houses, or publishing the same (as hath been formerly in use) in the several Towns three several times, and between no other Persons without special Licence from the President or Deputy-President entered in the Secreta­ries Office before Marriage; and the Fee for their Service therein shall not ex­ceed Five shillings: and it is further ordered, that they do keep a particular Register of all such Marriages, and quarterly return the Names of all the Persons so joyned in Marriage to the several Clerks of the County Court, paying to the said Clerk Three pence for the Recording of the Names of every Couple so married: And no other person whatsoever, but such as are im­powered as above said, shall presume to joyn any persons in Wedlock, and if they shall so doe, such Marriages are hereby declared Null and Void.

It is hereby Ordered that this Proclamation be forth-with Printed & pub­lished accordingly. Dated at Boston the 29th day May, in the Second year of His Majesties Reign.

GOD SAVE THE KING.