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[255 Subftance of the Speech made by Sir Fletcher Norton, Speaker of the House of Commons, to his Majesty, previous to that, by which his Majefy, on the 23d of May, put an end to the fecond feffion of the 14th parliament of [256 The King's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday the 23d of May, when his Majefty put an end to the forefaid feffion of parliament. - [256 Circular Letter written by Lord Howe to the Governors of the American provinces, and an enclosed declaration, addressed to the inhabitants; with the refolutions and proceedings of the Continental Congress relative to bath. [257 Great-Britain. [259 [260 Singular Refolutions agreed to, in the Council of Safety, at Savannah, in Georgia, to defroy their houses and shipping rather than let them fall into the bands of their enemies. Decree of his most faithful Majefty the King of Portugal, relative to the revolt of the British North American colonies. 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