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mixed with linens printed, painted, llained, or dyed, in Great Britain, 

 not lefs than 25 inches broad, if its value, independent of colour or 

 figure, be under $d per yard, one halfpenny ; if ^d and under 6d, one 

 penny ; and if 6d and not exceeding i/5, three halfpence ; and to 

 continue in force till 28''' March 1784. [23 Geo. Ill, c. 21.] 



To prevent every impediment to the immediate commencement of a 

 commercial intercourfe with the United ftates of America, the ads, 

 which prohibited trade and intercourfe with them, were all repealed. 

 [23 Geo. Ill, c. 26.] 



The claim of the people of Ireland to be governed only by their own 

 laws was admitted by parliament in its fulleil extent ; and it was en- 

 aded, that no appeals from the courts in Ireland fhould henceforth be 

 made to any court in this kingdom. [23 Geo. Ill, c. 28.] 



May d'*" — Twelve millions were raifed for the public fervice by a loan, 

 to which a lottery for the further fum of ^^^480, 000 was attached. For 

 every ^100 of the loan the fubfcribers received £100 in the three-per- 

 cent confolidated fund, and/^25 in the four-per-cent confolidated fund, 

 together with a terminable annuity of 13/4 for feventy-feven years to 

 be computed from 5''' January 1782 ; and moreover four lottery tickets 

 at ;{^io each for every ^ 1,000 fubfcribed. [23 Geo. Ill, c. 35.] 



The Eafi: -India company being in arrears to the public for duties, il 

 became neceflary to indemnify them for the default, and alfo to allow 

 further time for the payments, and to authorize them to borrow ^^500,000 

 upon bonds, and to make a dividend at the rate of eight per cent per 

 annum. [23 Geo. Ill, c. ■7j^.'\ 



May 1 2''' — The new fituation of the United ftates of America in rela- 

 tion to Great Britain, in confequence of the acknowlegement of their 

 independence, rendered new arrangements neceflary with refped to a 

 commercial intercourfe with them. But the opinions upon that fub- 

 jed were fo exceedingly oppofite, that it was thought moft expedient for 

 the prefent only to remove, by a temporary ad, the legal reftraints, which 

 prevented the intercourfe between the two countries. It was therefor 

 enaded, that no manifeft, certificate, or other document, ihould be re- 

 quired for any veflels belonging to the United ftates on their arrival in, 

 or clearing out from, the ports of Great Britain, for a limited time. 

 And, in the meantime the king was inverted with powers for regulating 

 the commercial intercourfe with the United ftates. [23 Geo. Ill, c. 39.] 



May 14''' — In confequence of this ad a proclamation was immediately 

 iflued for the admiflion, till further order, of American, or Britifli,fliips, 

 loaded with oil, or any unmanufadured commodities, the produce of the 

 United ftates, into the ports of Great Britain, on paying the fame duties 

 which are paid on the importation of the fame articles from the Britifti 

 pofleflions in America, without the ufual certificates or documents here- 



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