...COLONIES. Anno Regni, Georgei III, Regis, . . at a Parliament . . . holden at Westminster, igth May, 1761. An act for granting certain Duties in the British Colonies and Plantations in America. Folio, London, 1764. 325 BROTHERHEAD, WILLIAM. The Centennial Book of the Signers, being Fac-Simile...

...Province of Massachusetts Bay most humbly sheweth. That the act passed in the last session of Parliament intituled " An Act for granting certain duties in the British Colonies and Plantations in America, &c.," must necessarily bring many burdens upon the inhabitants of those Colonies and Plantations, which...

...colonies immediately resumed its former flourishing"state ; and that in the year 1767, an act passed for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America, which imposed certain duties, to be paid iii America, oh tea, glass, red and white lead, painters colours,...

...recited Act : And *Geo. sC whereas by an Act passed in Great Britain, in the fourth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An Act for granting...British Colonies and Plantations in America ; for continuing, amending, and making perpetual an Act passed in the sixth Year of the Reign of' His late...

...colonies immediately resumed its former flourishing state; and that in the year 1767, an Act passed for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America, which imposed certain duties, to be paid in America, on tea, glass, red and white lead, painters' colours,...

...beseech and besiege the minister, gave rise to this statute. The other Act of the same year, intitled, " An Act for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America, &c. &c." I shall move to be only in part repealed ; for so much of it as relates to the duties on glass,...

...proper manner : " That it may be proper to repeal an act, made in the seventh year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled, An act for granting...certain duties in the British colonies and plantations i : i America ; for allowing a drawback of the duties of customs upon the exportation from this kingdom,...

...Majesty's dominions :" And whereas by another Act, passed in the fourth year of His Majesty's reign, intituled " An " Act for granting certain duties in...British " colonies and plantations in America, for con" tinning, amending, and making perpetual an Act, " passed in the sixth year of the reign of His...

...writer intends to consider the late act, made in the fourth year of his present majesty, entitled, An Act for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America, &c. to show the real subjects of grievance therein to the colonists ; and that the interest of Great...

...you Of the reign of his present majesty, entitled, an | have taken "w'v that of Massachusetts colony. act for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America; for allowing a though the crown has far less power in the above two former provinces than it enjoyed in the latter:...