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Vinal Council of the third up e4 
tember. , 
AT the court at Way shouts the 
3d of September, 1796, present the 
King’s’ most excellent majesty in 
council, 
Whereas an act passed in the 
thirty-third year of his majesty’s 
reign, intituled, ** An act more 
effectually to prevent, during the 
present war between Great Britain 
and France, all traitorous corres= 
pondence with, or aid or assis- 
ance being given to his majesty’s 
enemies ; ;” and another act passed 
in the thirty-fourth year of his 
majesty’s reign, intituled, ** An act 
for preventing money or effects, 
in the hands of his majesty’s sub- 
‘jects, belonging to or disposable by 
persons resident in France, being 
applied to the use of the persons 
exercising the powers of yovern- 
mentin France, and for preserving 
the property thereof for the benefit 
of the individual owners thereof.” 
And whereas another act, passed 
in the thirty-fourth year aforesaid, 
jntituled, “* An act for more effec- 
tually preserving money and ef- 
fects, in the hands of his majesty’s 
subjects, belonging to or disposable 
by persons resident in France, for 
the benefit of the individual owners 
thereof.” 
And-whereas it is expedient that 
such licence and authority should 
be granted as is herein after given 
and granted; his majesty, taking 
the same into his royal consi- 
deration, is pleased, by and with 
the advice of his privy-council, by 
this order to grant, and according- 
ly, with such advice, by this order, 
doth grant licence, according to 
the authority given by the said 
acts, respectively, or some of them, 
to all persons residing or being in 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1796. 
Great Britain, either on their own 
account’°or credit, or om the ‘ace 
count or credit, or by the direction 
of any’ other’ person or persons 
whomsoever, or wheresoever resi- 
dent or being, to sell, supply, deli- 
ver, or send for the purpose of being 
sold, supplied, or. delivered, and 
to” agree to sell, ~supply, deli- 
ver, or send for -such purpose, 
and either on their own account or 
‘credit, or on the account or credit, 
‘or by the direction ef any other 
person or persons whomsoever and 
wheresoever resident or being, to 
cause or procure to be sold, sup- 
plied, delivered, or sent for such 
purpose as aforesaid, or to autho- 
rise or direct any other person or 
persons whomsoever, or whereso- 
ever resident or being, to sell, 
supply, deliver, or send as aforesaid ; 
or to aid or assist in so selling, sup- 
plying, delivering, or. authorising 
or directing to be sold, supplied, 
delivered or sent; and also to buy 
or procure, or contract or agree to 
contract or procure, or cause to 
be bought or procured, or authorise 
or direct any other person or per= 
sons whomsoever, or wheresoever 
resident or being, to buy or pro- 
cure, or to contract or agree to, 
buy or procure, or aid or assist in 
buying or procuring, or authoris- 
ing or directing to be bought or 
procured, any goods, wares, mer- 
chandizes, or effects, mentioned in 
the said acts, or any other goods, 
wares, merchandizes, or effects, (ex- 
cept such as are herein after men- 
tioned) whether of the growth, 
production or manufacture of this 
kingdom, or of any foreign coun- 
try, to or for the use of any persons 
residing in the territories of the 
United Provinces, or in the Aus-. 
trian Netherlands, or in any part 
of Italy, or for the purpose of be- 
ing 
