A contemporary account of the ceremonial procession and appointment of John Wood as Governor of the Isle of Man on 11 July 1765, following the Parliamentary purchase of sovereignty from the Duke of Atholl. The document records the formal transfer of power, the reading of the Royal Proclamation and Order of Council, the surrender of regalia by the Duke's deputies, and the Governor's inaugural address to the inhabitants emphasizing royal protection, legitimate trade, and obedience to British law.