The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke

thereof, issue in his own name summonses to Richard Barwell, Esquire, and Philip Francis,
Esquire, members of the Council, to attend the same, and in the presence of the said Philip
Francis, Esquire, who obeyed the said summons, did take the oaths as Governor-General,
and did sit and preside in Council as Governor-General, and prepared several acts and
resolutions in the said capacity of Governor-General, and did, amongst other things, prepare
a proclamation to be made of his said succession to the government, and of its commencing
from the date of the said proclamation, but did not carry any of the acts or resolutions so
prepared into execution.

The said Warren Hastings did, notwithstanding thereof, and in pursuance of his resolution
to assert and maintain his authority, illegally and unjustifiably summon the Council to meet
in another department, and did sit and preside therein, apart from the said General
Clavering and his Council, and, in conjunction with Richard Barwell, Esquire, who
concurred therein, issued sundry orders and did sundry acts of government belonging to the
office of Governor-General, and, amongst others, did order several letters to be written in
the name of the Governor-General and Council, and did subscribe the same, to the
commandant of the garrison of Fort William, and to the commanding officer at
Barrackpore, and to the commanding officers at the other stations, and also to the provincial
councils and collectors in the provinces, enjoining them severally "to obey no orders
excepting such as should be signed by the said Warren Hastings, or a majority of his
Council."

That the said Warren Hastings did, by the said proceedings, which were contrary both to
law and to good faith, constitute a double government, thereby destroying and annihilating
all government whatever; and, by his said orders to the military officers, did prepare for

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