1st: The Tea distroy’d to be paid for: And in order that no time may be lost to begin the desireable Work of Conciliation, it is proposed that the Agent or Agents, in a petition to the King should engage that the Tea distroy’d shall be paid for, and in consequence of that Engagement, a Commissioner to have Authority by a Clause in an Act of Parliament, to open the Port (by a Suspension of the Boston Port Act) as soon as that Engagement shall have been complyed with.

2d. The Tea Duty Act to be repealed, as well for the Advantage of Great Britain as the Colonies.

3d. Castle William to be restor’d to the Province of the Massachusets Bay, as before it was deliver’d up by Govr. Hutchison.

4th: As it is beleived that the Commencement of conciliatory Measures will in a considerable degree quiet the Minds of the Subjects in America, it is proposed that the Inhabitants of the Province of the Massachusets Bay should petition the K and state their Objections to the Act which alters their Government. And it is to be understood that the said Act shall be repealed. In the Interim the Commissioner to have power to suspend the Act, in order to enable the Inhabitants to petition in a legislative Capacity.

5. The several Provinces who may think themselves agriev’d by the Quebec Bill to petition in their legislative Capacities: And its to be understood, that so far of the Act, as extends the limits of Quebec beyond its ancient Bounds, to be repealed.

6th: The Act of Henry 8th: to be formally disclaimed by Parliament.

7th: In Time of Peace the Americans to raise within their respective Provinces, by Acts of their own Legislatures a Certain sum or sums, such as may be thought necessary for a peace Establishment to pay Governors, Judges &c.

Vide Laws of Jamaica.

8th: In time of War, on requisition made by the King, with consent of Parliament every Colony shall raise such Sums of Money, as their Legislatures may think suitable to their Abilities and the public Exigency, to be laid out in raising and paying Men for Land or sea service furnishing Provisions, Transports or such other purposes as the King shall require and direct.

9th: The Acts of Navigation to be reexamined, in order to see whether some Alterations might not be made therein as much for the Advantage of Great Britain, as the Ease of the Colonies.

10th: A Naval Officer to be appointed by the Crown to reside in each Colony, to see those Acts observed. NB. In some Colonies they are not appointed by the Crown.

[11th: The Acts restraining Manufacturers to be reconsider’d but not with a View of detrimenting Great Britain or the Colonies.]

12th: All Duties arising on the Acts for regulating Trade with the Colonies to be for the public Use of the respective Colonies, and paid into their Treasuries and an Officer of the Crown to see it done.

13th. The Admiralty Courts to be reduced to the same Powers as they have in England.

14th. All Judges in the King’s Colony Governments to be appointed during good Behaviour, and to be paid by the Province agreable to Article 7. NB. If the King chuses to add to their Salaries, the same to be sent from England.

15th. The Governors to be supported in the same Manner. Plan for Conciliation