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

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GEORGE I.
7th to 8th Year.
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29 JULY 1721.
29 July. His Majesty's Speech proroguing Parliament
to the 31st July.
31 July. His Majesty's Speech to Parliament on the
state of the public credit.
8th Year.
(i August.)
9 August. For apprehending the highwayman who
robbed the Bristol Mail between Maidenhead and Slough
on the Sth August. ;^ioo reward.
10 August. His Majesty's Speech proroguing Parlia¬
ment to the 19th October.
16 August. For apprehending Tom Coombs and
several others for firing upon several officers of H.M.
Customs in the discharge of their duties. ;^ioo reward
for the former, and ;^20 each for the others.
24 August. Parliament to assemble on the 19th
October.
25 August. For apprehending the persons who mur¬
dered James Herbert, Esq., of Kingsey, who was found
dead at Waldridge, Bucks. ;^'i,ooo reward.
8 September. For apprehending the footpads who
attacked Sir George Caswell in his coach on the 4th
inst. between Mile End and Bow. ;^2o reward.
12 September. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
His Speech to the Irish Parliament.
16 September. Proclaiming regulations laid down by
the King of Spain as to bills of health, etc., to be
produced by masters of vessels trading to Spanish ports.
29 September. For apprehending the highwayman
who on the 28th inst., robbed the Bristol Mail at
Maidenhead. ;^200 reward.
[— September.] List of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal as they are to sit in Parliament, [Ireland,]
during the session begun the 12th September, 1721.
2 October. All persons coming from places in France,
North of Biscay, to furnish themselves with bills or
certificates of health.
3 October. Copy of regulations to be observed with
respect to passengers and goods carried from London or
Dover to Calais, on account of the Plague.
6 October. By the Lord Lieutena7it of Ireland. Notifying
his Majesty's subjects of this kingdom trading to Spain,
of the regulations to which all ships trading thither are
liable.
R.O., Dublin.
7 October. Notifying British merchants that bills of
lading are required by the authorities at Leghorn from
all ships trading thither, in default quarantine to be
performed.
7 October. Copy of regulations to be prescribed by
France to be strictly observed at all ports of that king¬
dom, with respect to ships entering from other countries.
19 October. His Majesty's Speech at the opening of
the new session of Parliament.
19 October. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. For
preventing a Dutch frigate infected with a pestilential
distemper from landing any of her crew in Ireland.
R.O., Dublin.
19 OCTOBER 1721.
19 October. By the Lord Lieiitenant of Ireland. Requiring
all persons coming from any port on the coast of France,
northward of the Bay of Biscay, to bring bills of health ;
also notifying his Majesty's subjects of this kingdom of
the arrest of the French King's Council of State, and the
regulations to be observed at Calais, Genoa, Leghorn,
and other ports of Italy.
R.O., Dublin.
23 October. For a public fast in England and Wales
(Sth December), for averting the plague.
11 November. All officers upon the Establishment of
Ireland to return immediately to their posts.
11 November. For altering the stamp on imported
hides and skins.
B.M.
14 November. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. For
putting in force the laws against immorality, vice and
profaneness.
R.O., Dublin.
25 November. That all British subjects trading to the
Venetian Dominions are required to produce bills of
health, or, in default perform quarantine, on account of
the plague.
[— November.] By James {Stuart, the Pretender\
styling himself King James III. of England and King
James VIII. of Scotland. His Declaration.
[— December.] Orders relating to the bringing in, and
proceeding on private bills in the house of Peers [1721.]
1721-22.
(i January.)
11 January. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Appointing Quigley's Point lying between Red Castle
Road and Cullimore or Rathmullen, for the performance
of quarantine, instead of Ballymastoker Bay or Red
Castle Road, near Londonderry.
R.O., Dublin.
18 January. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. His
Speech proroguing the Irish Parliament to the 13th
February.
19 January. Regulations to be observed by British
merchants trading to ports of Sweden.
2 February. For apprehending the persons who ob¬
structed several constables and their assistants in the
execution of their duty, whilst making a raid upon
certain unlawful gaming houses in Westminster on the
21st December last. X50 I'eward for each.
21 February. Forapprehendingthe two footpads who,
on the 20th inst., robbed the western mail to London,
near Sherborne. ;^200 reward.
7 March. His Majesty's Speech proroguing Parliament
to the 15th March.
10 March. Dissolving the present Parliament.
B.M.
13 March. Calling a new Parliament to meet on the
loth May.
13 March. Peers of Scotland to meet on the 21st
April, and elect their sixteen representatives.