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iG American Revohuion^

work; and It was their morning and evening

potation,

12. And the merchants who trafficked in the Indian weed, spake before the king and

iaid,

12. Thou O King I hafl made a decree, tiiat the people of the provinces in the land of Columbia, fnall pay tribute to the king in like manner as v/e do here \n Britain,

14, Be it known unto thee O King! that our ilore-houses are filled with the Indian we£d,~by the gains thereof the flrength of thy kingdom is greatly increased.

35. Nevertheless the people of this thy realm of Britain, are not able to consume the one h'dlf of that which now is in our dorc' houses^ before the Hiips will arrive from the country of the Eaft; so the merchants will suffer I0SS3 and the revenue of the king will fail :

16. How if it please the king, let the fliips of the merchants be laden therewith, and let