39^ A. D. 1764. 



' have been (o happily enlarged: and whereas it is juft and ncceflary, 

 ' that a revenue be railed in your Majefty's fiiid dominions in America 

 ' for defraying the expences of defending, proteding, and fecuring the 

 ' fame. We, your Majefty's mod: dutiful and loyal fubjedls, the com- 

 * mons of Great Britain in parliament aflembled, being defirous of 

 ' making fome provifion in this prefent feflion of parliament towards 

 ' raifing the faid revenue in America, have refolved to give and grant 

 ' unto your Majefty the feveral rates and duties herein after mention- 

 ' ed,' viz. after 29th September 1764, on the following goods landed 

 in America. 

 White or clayed fugar, the produce of foreign colonies to 



pay over and above all former duties, per cwt. £1 2 o 



Indigo of foreign growth, per lb. - - - - 006- 



Coffee, from any place except Great Britain, per cwt. - 2 19 9 

 Wine from Maderia, or any other ijland, whence wine may law- 

 fully be imported, per tun - - - 700 

 Wine of Portugal or Spain, or any other wine except French 



French, imported from Great Britain, per tun - o 10 o 



Silk, or fluff mixed with filk, made in Perfia, China, India, 



imported from Great Britain, per pound weight - 020 



Calico made in Perfia, &c. imported from Britain, per piece 026 

 Cambric, foreign made, imported from Britain, per piece -030 

 French lawn imported from Britain, per piece - 030 



Such were the duties enaded to be paid on the importation into the 

 colonies. The following were to be levied on the produce of the Bri- 

 tifli colonies, when fhipped for any place whatever, except Great Britain. 

 Coffee of the Britifli iflands, per cwt. _ - _ ^o 7 o 



Pimento of the Britifh iflands, per lb. - - o o o~ 



At the fame time the a6f, [6 Geo. II, c. 13] for better fecuring and 

 encouraging the trade of his Majefty's fugar colonies in America, was 

 made perpetual, with the following alterations. 



Mclafles and fyrups, the produce of foreign colonies, if carried to his 

 Majefty's colonies in America, to pay threepence per gallon, inftead of 

 the former duty of fixpence, which was generally eluded. 



All thefe duties payable in America to be paid into his Majefty's ex- 

 chequer in bulUon, and to be kept apart and appropriated for the de- 

 fence of the colonies. 



No fugars were allowed to be imported into Ireland, but diredly 

 from Great Britain. 



The remainder of this ad moft ftridly guards the trade of the Ame- 

 rican colonies, and condemns to forfeiture all vefTels found hovering on 

 the coaft of America ("except French vefTels near the tolerated part of 

 Newfoundland) and all Britifh vefTels found ftanding into, or coming 



