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'jefty, intituled, An act for granting certain du "ties in the British colonies and plantations in

ર America; for allowing a drawback of the duties "of customs, upon the exportation from this king“dom, of coffee and cocoa-nuts, of the produce "of the faid colonies or plantations; for difcon, "tinuing the drawbacks payable on China ear, "then-ware exported to America; and for more "effectually preventing the clandeftine running of "goods in the faid colonies and plantations."

"That it may be proper to repeal an act, made "in the 14th year of the reign of his present ma

jefty, intituled, An act to discontinue, in fuch "manner, and for fuch time, as are therein men“tioned, the landing and difcharging, lading or "fhipping of goods, wares, and merchandize, at

the town, and within the harbour, of Bofton, "in the province of Maffachufet's Bay, in North "America.'

"That it may be proper to repeal an act made " in the 14th year of the reign of his present ma"jefty, intituled, An act for the impartial admi "nistration of juftice, in cafes of perfons queftioned "for any acts done by them in the execution of "the law, or for the fuppreffion of riots and tumults, in the province of Maffachufet's Bay, in "New England."

"That it is proper to repeal an act, made in the

“14th

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14th year of the reign of his prefent majefty, "intituled, An act for the better regulating the "government of the province of Maffachufet's "Bay, in New England."

"That it is proper to explain and amend an act "made in the 35th year of the reign of King Henry "VIII. intituled, An act for the trial of treasons "committed out of the King's dominions.”

"That, from the time when the general affem"bly, or general court, of any colony or planta❝tion, in North America, fhall have appointed,

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by act of affembly duly confirmed, a fettled fa"lary to the offices of the chief justice and judges

of the fuperior courts, it may be proper that the "faid chief justice and other judges of the fupe"rior courts of fuch colony fhall hold his and their "office and offices during their good behaviour; "and fhall not be removed therefrom, but when "the faid removal fhall be adjudged by his maઠંડ jefty in council, upon a hearing on complaint "from the general affembly, or on a complaint " from the governor, or council, or the houfe of "reprefentatives, feverally, of the colony in which "the faid chief justice and other judges have ex"ercised the faid office."

"That it may be proper to regulate the courts "of admiralty, or vice-admiralty, authorised by "the 15th chapter of the 4th of George III. in "fuch

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"fuch a manner, as to make the fame more com❝modious to thofe who fue, or are fued, in the "faid courts; and to provide for the more decent "maintenance of the judges of the fame."

A LETTER

A

LETTER

FROM

MR. BURKE,

TO

JOHN FARR AND JOHN HARRIS, ESQrs.

SHERIFFS OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL,

ON THE

AFFAIRS OF AMERICA.

1777.

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