Handlist of proclamations issued by royal and other constitutional authorities, 1714-1910, George I to Edward VII

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GEORGE I.
5th to 6th Year.
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21 JULY 1719.
21 July. By the Lords Justices of England. For appre¬
hending William Murray, commonly called Marquis of
Tullibardine, George Keith, late Earl of Marischal, and
William Mackenzie, late Earl of Seaforth. ;^2C)o reward
for each.
6th Year.
(i August.)
6 August. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Against
deserters, and to prevent soldiers quitting one regiment
and enlisting in another.
R.O., Dublin.
11 August. By the Lords Justices of England. For
apprehending the murderer of William George Lolly at
Marden, Hereford. ;^5o reward.
[— September.] By the Lords fustices of England. For
apprehending the two highwaymen who stopped and
robbed a coach between Richmond and Marshgate on
the loth August.
[— September.] By the Lords Justices of England. For
apprehending the persons who wilfully burned and
destroyed the ship " Diligence," off Portugal, which was
considerably over-insured. ;^50 reward.
29 September. By the Lords Justices of England.
Parliament further prorogued from the ist October to
the 23rd November.
16 October. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. For
apprehending the persons who set fire to the Castle of
Loghlin, belonging to Lady Dillon.
R.O., Dublin.
29 October. By the Lords Justices of England. All
officers of the forces in Great Britain and Ireland to
repair immediately to their posts.
2 November. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. His
Speech proroguing the Irish Parliament to the 14th
December.
Note.—14 November.
Hanover.
The King returned from
19 November. For apprehending the three highway¬
men who on the 15th November attacked Sir John Cope
in the road behind Buckingham House. ;^40 reward.
23 November. His Majesty's Speech at the opening of
the new session of Parliament.
27 November. For apprehending the persons who
broke into Mr. Duffield's house at Madnham, Berks, and
carried away ;^200 worth of plate. 50 guineas reward.
8 December. By the Lords Justices of Ireland. The
Irish Parliament further prorogued from the 14th
December to the 23rd June.
1719-20.
(i January.)
19 January, By the Lords Justices of Ireland. For
apprehending the persons who set fire to the haggard of
Henry Wallis, Esq., co. Cork.
R.O., Dublin.
21 January. For the suppression of highway robbery
in London, Westminster and five miles round. ;^ioo
reward.
22 FEBRUARY 1719-20.
22 February. For apprehending the two highwaymen
who barbarously murdered John Silver, junior, in Popham
Lane, Southampton, on the 23rd December. ;^ioo
reward for each.
28 February. Declaring the suspension of hostilities
with Spain.
B.M.
12 March. By the Lords Justices of Ireland. Declaring
the suspension of hostilities with Spain.
R.O., Dublin.
22 March. For apprehending poachers for unlawfully
hunting the King's deer in Windsor Park. ;^ioo
reward for each.
B.M.
1720.
(25 March.)
19 May. Prohibiting the exportation of wooll, wooll-
fells, woollen yarn, mortling, shortings, wooll-flock,
fullars earth, and fulling-clay.
B.M.
11 June. For putting in execution an Act for the better
securing of certain powers and privileges intended to be
granted by two charters for assurance of ships and mer¬
chandise at sea, for lending money upon bottomry, and
for restraining several extravagant and unwarrantable
practices therein mentioned.
B.M.
11 June. His Majesty's Speech proroguing Parliament
to the 28th July.
11 June. By the Privy Council. Appointing Lords
Justices to administer the government during his
Majesty's absence.
Note.—15 June. The King left England for Holland
and Hanover.
20 June. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. For pre¬
venting the insulting and assaulting of Quakers on
account of Mr. Cotters being lately executed for a rape
on Elizabeth Squil.
R.O., Dublin.
6 July. By the Lords fustices of England. All officers
of his Majesty's land forces to repair at once to their
posts except such as have leave of absence.
12 July. By the Privy Council. For the dismissal of
several petitions for patents and charters for raising joint
stock companies.
14 July. By the Lords Justices of England. For appre¬
hending several persons who congregated on the ist July
in Red-Lyon-Fields, Hoxton, and committed several
outrages.
14 July. By the Lords Justices of Englajid. For appre¬
hending the persons who broke into the house of
Th. Lewis, Esq., at Soberton. 20 guineas reward.
14 July. By the Lords Justices of England. For appre¬
hend Jacob William Harris, an incorrigible cheat, for
obtaining money under false pretences.