A. D. 1777. 607 



for every pound weight of fuch leaves fold by them, or found in their 

 pofTeffion. [17 Geo. Ill, c. 29.] 



In confequence of the advantage refulting to the pubHc from fuppreff- 

 ing the circulation of notes for lefs than twenty fhilHngs, parliament 

 now determined to extend the reftridion to all notes drawn in England 

 for any fum under five pounds ; and all fuch were direded after the i" 

 of January 1778 to be made payable at twenty-one days after date, to 

 exprefs the name and refidence of the receiver, and to be transferable 

 only by an indorfcment, which fhould alfo contain the refidence, as well 

 as the name, of the indorfee : and the original drawing, and every in- 

 dorfcment, were required to be further authenticated by the fubfcrip- 

 tions of witnell'es. [17 Geo. Ill, c. 30.] 



The dyers of Middlefex, Eflex, Surrey, and Kent, were relieved from 

 the hardlhip impofed on them by an ad of Queen Elizabeth, which pro- 

 hibited them from employing as journeymen any perfons, who had not 

 ferved an apprenticelhip of feven years ; and they were thenceforth per- 

 mitted to employ fuch journeymen as they thought proper. [17 Geo. 

 Ill, c. -^-i^^ This was a confiderable advance towards the emancipation 

 of handicraft trades from the fhackles of a miflaken feudal policy. 



The ad for prohibiting the importation of foreign filks and velvets, 

 and for preventing unlaw^ful combinations of workmen employed in the 

 filk manufadure, was continued to the 14'^ of June 1782. [17 Geo. Ill, 



Some new regulations were made refpeding the duties payable on 

 glals, and the materials for making it. [17 Geo. Ill, c. ■^p.] 



June — The commanders of fliips in the Eart-India company's fervice al- 

 lowing goods to be received onboard their fhips, or delivered out of them, 

 at fea, were Tubjeded to a forfeiture of triple the value of the goods fo 



taken onboard or delivered All commanders of Britifli or Irilh vcf- 



fcls arriving at any port in the Baltic, where a Britifli conful rcfides, arc 

 direded to deliver to him manitefts Ipecifying the particulars of their 

 cargoes. [17 Geo. Ill, c. 41.] 



The lizes of bricks and tiles were regulated by law; and all combin- 

 ations to advance their prices, or to engrofs them, were ftridly prohibit- 

 ed. [17 Geo. Ill, c. 42.] 



Some new regulations were made refpeding the duties payable on the 

 importatioii of currants and raifins And tobacco-pipe clay was per- 

 mitted to be exported to the fugar colonics \ox the purpofe of cleanling 

 fugar, or making what is called clayed fugar. [17 Geo. HI, c. 43.] 



The feveral ads — for encouraging the culture of indigo in the Britifli 

 colonies — for regiflering the prices, and the imports and exports of 

 corn — for regulating the duty on tanners' bark in proportion to the 

 prices — for allowing the exportation of timber, the produce of Donii- 

 nica, to any other Britidi colony — and for a bounty on the export.i- 



