By their Excellencies the Lords Justices
We being well satisfied of the Loyalty Integrity and Ability of James Hassel Esqre do hereby in His Majesty's Name direct and require you forthwith upon the Receipt hereof to swear and admit him the said James Hassel to be one of His Majesty's Council in His Majesty's Province of North Carolina in the room of James Stallard Esq whose name was inserted in His Majesty's Instructions to you but has never taken his seat in the said Council or appeared in the said Province and for so doing this shall be your Warrant
Given at Whitehall the Day of in the twenty fifth year of His Majesty's Reign