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Domestic News May 6, 1757

The New Hampshire Gazette

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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On Tuesday, his Majesty attended the House of Peers in state, accompanied by the Duke of Dorset and the Earl of Hyndford, and granted royal assent to five Acts concerning lottery funding, corn and flour duties, export prohibitions from American colonies, mutiny punishment, and military recruiting.

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Tuesday his Majesty went to the House of Peers, with the usual state, attended in the state coach by the Duke of Dorset and the Earl of Hyndford, and gave the royal assent to the following Acts, viz. An Act for granting to his Majesty a sum to be raised by way of lottery. An Act to discontinue, for a limited time, the duties upon corn and flour imported, and also upon such corn and flour, as have been, or shall be taken from the enemy, and brought into this kingdom. An Act to prohibit, for a limited time, the exportation of corn, grain, meal, malt, flour, bread, biscuit, starch, beef, pork, bacon, and other victuals (except fish, and roots, and rice, to be exported to any part of Europe Southward of Cape Finisterre) from his Majesty's Colonies and Plantations in America, unless to Great Britain or Ireland, or to some of the said Colonies and Plantations ; and to permit the importation of corn and flour into Great Britain and Ireland in neutral ships ; and to allow the exportation of wheat, barley, oats, meal, and flour, from Great Britain to the Isle of Man, for the use of the Inhabitants. An Act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. An Act for the speedy and effectual recruiting of his Majesty's land forces and marines.

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Politics Economic Military

What keywords are associated?

Royal Assent House Of Peers Acts Of Parliament Lottery Act Corn Export Prohibition Mutiny Act Military Recruiting

What entities or persons were involved?

His Majesty Duke Of Dorset Earl Of Hyndford

Domestic News Details

Event Date

Tuesday

Key Persons

His Majesty Duke Of Dorset Earl Of Hyndford

Outcome

royal assent given to five acts: lottery funding, discontinuation of duties on imported corn and flour, prohibition on exportation of victuals from american colonies with exceptions, permission for neutral ship imports and isle of man exports, punishment for mutiny and desertion with better army payment, and recruiting of land forces and marines.

Event Details

His Majesty went to the House of Peers with usual state, attended by the Duke of Dorset and Earl of Hyndford in the state coach, and assented to the listed Acts.

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