Gage, General Thomas 
on hostility to Colden, 394 [201] 
Galdy, Laurens, 470 
Gambia, see Senegal and Gambia 
Gardiner, Sir Christopher, 43 
Garrett, Amos, 484 [70] 
Garth, Charles, South Carolina agent, 387 
Gascony, 8 
Gavelkind tenure 
in Connecticut, 541, 547 [118], 555, 566 
[234] 
in England, 565 
in Massachusetts Bay, 565 
in New Plymouth, 567 [239] 
George I, King of England, 136, 319, 323 
George 11, King of England, 136, 323, 370 
George 111, King of England, 136, 324, 493 
George of Denmark, Prince, 91 [97] 
Georgia 
act of 1759 for confirming titles (disallowed), 
640 
appeals regulations 
instructions of 1754, 233 [94] 
to be followed in Floridas, 235 
becomes royal colony, 190 
Bosomworth claims, 344 [453] 
charter, absence of appeals reservation in, 168 
court of admiralty proposed, 190 
criminal appeals not wanted, 168 
criminal appeals regulations, 240 [128] 
governor, see Wright, Sir James 
governor's instructions, 233 [94], 240 [128] 
intracolonial appeals regulations, 233 [94] 
proprietor, sec Oglethorpe, James 
vice-admiralty appeals, 190 
Gibbons, John, 279 [49] 
Gibraltar, 4, 136 [31], 138, 171, 174, 268 
Gilligan, Manasses, 223 [51] 
Gillihand, William, 390 [182] 
Glen, James, Governor of South Carolina, 386 
[165] 
commission, 577 [298] 
Goddard, Capt. John, Governor of Bermuda, 
104 [177], 108 [209], 112 [231], 129 
[36i] 
Godolphin, Lord, 65 [422] 
Gooch, William, Governor of Virginia, 188, 
223 
Goodricke, Sir Henry, 367 [66] 
Gookin, Charles, Lieut.-Governor of Pennsylvania, 
243 [146] 
Gordon, Patrick, Lieut.-Governor of Pennsylvania 
and Governor of Delaware, 251 
Gordon, Thomas, New Jersey agent, 366 [66] 
Gordon, William, 229 [75], 362 [51] 
Gorges, Sir Ferdinando, 44, 50-51, 59, 116 
[259] 
grants to, 49, 329 [360] 
Gorton, Samuel, 56 [365] 
Gosselin, Josuah, 528 [22] 
Governors, colonial 
assent necessary to legislation, 601 
attempts to defeat right of appeal, 176-77 
chancery jurisdiction of, 88, 236, 659 
functions, 176 
ordinary jurisdiction of, 176, 220, 240, 271, 
662 
reference of complaints to, 204, 280 
reference of criminal appeals to, 107-8 
reference of doleances to, 280, 545 
see also Governor and Council; Governors' 
commissions; Governors' instructions; and 
under names of particular colonies 
Governor and Council 
jurisdiction 
appellate, 109 [218], 160, 210, 214, 215, 
219, 229 [73], 232, 261, 270-71, 348, 
385, 400, 404, 475, 638, 639 
chancery, 88, 236-40, 261 
original, 88, 96, 236-40, 261, 638 [578] 
see also Councils, colonial; Governors, colo- 
nial; and under names of particular 
colonies 
Governors' commissions, 656 
analysis neglected, 473 
appeals regulation by, 53, 78-79, 81-83, 84, 
152 ["3L 173, 215 
appellate jurisdiction based on, 78, 173 
drafted by Board of Trade, 348 
extension of acts of Parliament to colonies by, 
466 
instructions incorporated by reference, 621 
judicial systems based on, 235 
legal effect of, 526 
limiting effect upon colonial land grants, 607 
[434] 
limiting effect upon colonial legislation, 466, 
469, 524, 525, 526, 577 [298] 
scope of, 78 
vice-admiralty jurisdiction based on, 177-78, 
182 [283], 184-85 
see also under names of particular colonies 
Governors' instructions, 656 
appeals regulations by, 53, 78-79, 80-81, 83- 
84, 115 [113], 214, 215-16, 218-19, 221_ 
22, 228-32, 232-43, 250, 252, 253, 267-68, 
662 
reforms urged by Sharpe, 232 [88] 
applicability to chancery appeals, 271, 662 
applicability to vice-admiralty appeals, 265, 
662 
applicability to ordinary appeals, 271, 662 
circular instructions of 1726/7, 230, 250, 
255, 258, 265