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dence at any trial to be had thereupon, and that the same was done 

 in pursuance of and by the Authority of this Act: And if it shall 

 appear so to have been done, the Jury shall find for the Defendant 

 or Defendants ; and if the Plaintiff shall be nonsuited, or discontinue 

 his Action after the Defendant or Defendants have appeared, or 

 if Judgment shall be given upon any Verdict or Demurrer against 

 the Plaintiff, the Defendant or Defendants shall recover treble 

 Costs, and have the like remedy for the same as Defendants have in 

 other Cases by Law. 



No. 19. 1776: Extract from British Statute, 16 Geo. Ill, Cap. 5. 



An Act to prohibit all trade and intercourse with the colonies of New Hampshire, 

 Massachuset's Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Penn- 

 sylvania, the three lower counties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Caro- 

 lina, South Carolina, and Georgia, during the continuance of the present rebel- 

 lion within the said colonies respectively ; for repealing an Act, made in the four- 

 teenth year of the reign of His present Majesty, to discontinue the landing 

 and discharging, lading or shipping, of goods, wares, and merchandise, at 

 the town and within the harbour of Boston, in the province of Massachuset's 

 Bay ; and also two Acts, made in the last session of Parliament, for restrain- 

 ing the trade and commerce of the colonies in the said Acts respectively 

 mentioned ; and to enable any person or persons, appointed and authorised 

 by His Majesty to grant pardons, to issue proclamations, in the cases and 

 for the purposes therein mentioned. 



" Whereas many persons in the colonies of New Hampshire, Massa- 

 cTiusefs Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, 



Pennsylvania, the three lower counties on Delaware, Mary- 

 551 land, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, 



have set themselves in open rebellion and defiance to the ]ust 

 and legal authority of the King and Parliament of Great Britain, 

 to which they ever have been, and of right ought to be, subject; and 

 have assembled together an armed force, engaged His Majesty's 

 troops, and attacked his forts; have usurped the powers of govern- 

 ment, and prohibited all trade and commerce with this kingdom, 

 and the other parts of His Majesty's dominions: for the more 

 speedily and effectually suppressing such wicked and daring designs, 

 and for preventing any aid. supply, or assistance, being sent thither 

 during the continuance of the said rebellious and treasonable com- 

 motions," be it therefore declared and enacted by the King's most 

 excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords 

 Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament 

 assembled, and by the authority of the same, That all manner of 

 trade and commerce is and shall be prohibited with the colonies of 

 New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, 

 New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the three lower counties on 

 Delaware, Maryland^ Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and 

 Georgia; and that all ships and vessels of or belonging to the inhab- 

 itants of the said colonies, together with their cargoes, apparel, and 

 furniture, and all other ships and vessels whatsoever, together with 

 their cargoes, apparel, and furniture, which shall be found trading 

 in any port or place of said colonies, or going to trade, or coming 

 from trading, in any such port or place, shall become forfeited to 

 His Majesty, as if the same were the ships and effects of open 



