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GEORGE II.
14th to 16th Year.
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19 MARCH 1740-41.
19 March. For encouraging seamen to enter them¬
selves on board his Majesty's ships of war.
B.M.
1741.
(25 March.)
3 April. By the Lords Justices of Ireland. The Irish
Parliament further prorogued from the 9th April to the
25th August.
8 April. His Majesty's Speech to Parliament, for
supplies to support the Queen of Hungary.
25 April. His Majesty's Speech proroguing Parliament
to the 12th May.
27 April. Dissolving the present Parliament, and calling
a new one to meet on the 25th June.
Antiquaries.
27 April. Peers of Scotland to meet on the 13th June,
and elect their sixteen representatives.
27 April. By the Privy Council. Dissolving Convocation
and directing new members to be elected and returned
by the 3rd July.
6 May. By the Privy Council. Appointing Lords
Justices to administer the government during his
Majesty's absence.
Note.—7 May.
and Hanover.
The King left England for Holland
1 June. By the Lords Justices of Ireland. For appre¬
hending the persons who in a riotous manner assembled
on Carrickonshure, co. Tipperary, to obstruct the carrying
of corn down the river for the supply of the City of
Waterford, etc.
R.O., Dublin.
1 June. By the Lords Justices of Ireland. For altering
the Prayers for the Royal Family.
R.O., Dublin.
15th Year.
(u June.)
18 June. By the Lords Justices of Englayid. Declaration
appointing the distribution of prizes taken by way of
reprizal before the Declaration of War.
18 June. By the Lords Justices of England. Declaration
appointing the distribution of prizes taken by way of
reprizal since the Declaration of War, and before the
Act of Parliament for granting the prizes to the captors.
18 June. By the Privy Council. Parliament further
prorogued from the 25th June to the 6th August, and
Convocation from the 3rd July to the 7th August.
3 July. By the Lords Justices of Ireland.
Tories, robbers, etc.
R.O., Dublin.
Against
4 August. By the Privy Council. Parliament further
prorogued from the 6th August to the loth September,
and Convocation from the 7th August to the nth
September.
4 August. By the Privy Council. For taking off the
embargo on the exportation of barley.
17 August. By the Lords Justices of Ireland. The Irish
Parliament further prorogued from the 25th August to
the 6th October.
8 SEPTEMBER 1741.
8 September. By the Privy Council. Parliament further
prorogued from the loth September to the 27th October,
and Convocation from the nth September to the 28th
October.
6 October. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. His
Speech at the opening of the new session of the Irish
Parliament.
Note.—20 October. The King returned from Hanover.
22 October. For a general fast in England and Wales
(25th November), to invoke God's Blessing on our arms.
B.L.
22 October.
November.)
B.L.
For a general fast in Scotland (25th
22 October. Parliament further prorogued from the
27th October to the ist December, and then to assemble.
2 November. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. For
a general fast in Ireland, to invoke God's Blessing on
our arms.
R.O., Dublin.
19 November. By the Privy Council. For taking off
the embargo on certain commodities, beans and oats
excepted, and permitting their free export.
4 December. His Majesty's Speech at the opening of
the new session of Parliament.
26 December. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. For
continuing the general embargo, butter excepted.
R.O., Dublin.
1741-42.
(i January.)
23 January. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. For
apprehending all such persons as shall, or have com¬
mitted any robberies in the streets of Dublin, or adjacent
thereto.
R.O., Dublin.
15 February. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. His
Speech proroguing the Irish Parliament to the 23rd
March.
18 February. By the Lord Licutenatit of Ireland.
Against Tories, robbers, etc.
R.O., Dublin.
18 February. By the Privy Council of Ireland.
Appointing Lords Justices to administer the government
during the absence of the Lord Lieutenant.
10 March. Peers of Scotland to meet on the 30th
April, and elect a representative in place of the Earl of
Hopeton (deceased).
B.M., Antiquaries.
17 March. By the Lords Justices of Ireland. The Irish
Parliament further prorogued from the 23rd March to
the 17th August.
1742.
(25 March.)
16th Year.
(11 June.)
24 June. By the Privy Council. Removing the pro¬
hibition on the importation of certain products of Old
Spain as far as it relates to wool and barilla.

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