that without his consent or Approbation signified and declared in Writeing, no such Orders ... Elections or other Acts of Government ... shall be of any Force effect or validity_ ... #And# wee doe ... Ordaine that the said Orders Laws Statutes and Ordinances be by the first opportunity after the makeing thereof sent or Transmitted unto us ... under the Publique Seale to be appointed by us for Our ... approbation or Disallowance _And that incase all or any of them shall, at any time within the space of three yeares next after the same shall have been presented to us ... in Our ... Privy Councill_, be disallowed and rejected and soe signified by us ... _unto the Governor for the time being then such ... of them as shall be soe disallowed ... shall thenceforth cease and determine and become utterly void and of none effect_. [Laws not disallowed within the three years, to remain in force until repealed by the General Court. Grants of land by the General Court, within the limits of the former colonies of Massachusetts Bay and New Plymouth, and the Province of Maine, excepting the region north and east of the Sagadahoc, to be valid without further royal approval. The governor to direct the defense of the province, and _to exercise martial law in case of necessity_] #Provided# alwayes ... That the said Governour shall not at any time hereafter by vertue of any power hereby granted or hereafter to be granted to him Transport any of the Inhabitants of Our said Province ... or oblige them to march out of the Limitts of the same without their Free and voluntary consent or the Consent of the Great and Generall Court ... nor grant Commissions for exercising the Law Martiall upon any the Inhabitants of Our said Province ... without the Advice and Consent of the Councill or Assistants of the same ... [In case of the death, removal or absence of the governor, the lieutenant-governor may take his place; failing both governor and lieutenant-governor, the council, or the major part of them, are to act.] #Provided# alwaies ... that nothing herein shall extend or be taken to ... allow the Exercise of any Admirall Court Jurisdiction Power or Authority but that the same be and is hereby reserved to Us ... and shall from time to time be ... exercised by vertue of Commissions to be issued under the Great Seale of England or under the Seale of the High Admirall or the Commissioners for executing the Office of High Admirall of England. ... #And lastly# for the better provideing and furnishing of Masts for Our Royall Navy Wee doe hereby reserve to Us ... all Trees of the Diameter of Twenty Four Inches and upwards of Twelve Inches from the ground growing upon any soyle or Tract of Land within Our said Province ... not heretofore granted to any private persons. 111. Attempts by England at Closer Control after 1700