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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 8 6 (k7 Av ,r, ai IT- ANNO REGNI G E O R G 1 1 III. ■■•'♦■ *- REGIS Magna Britannia^ Francia^ 9f Hiberma^ DECIMO SEXTO. if) At tfee Parliament begun and holden at Wtftminfiert the Twenty-ninth Day of November, Anno Domini 1774* in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God» of Great Britain, Fi ice, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Fsdth, &c. And from thence continued, by fcveral Prorogations, to the Twenty- fixth Day of Oifoier, 1775-, being the Second Seflion of the Fourteenth Parlianient of Great Britain. LONDON: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's mod Excellent Majefty. 1776. !i -*atf T.. >A ./-'if i. 'i-rfr hnn ( . r* i; r-ir^;: ' ■ U iiiii V ,( •:-'»fivr^mf-^ff^: ^ t t > A-' w .t.fir:3 cyifs.- '("•247' } •■'^^•:0;:v:a. .^ ^ l^% ►;JA.3^? sv:!;vii%ii r^:^ f«* ^afiS^i^'. i;^t i' '(' w* 1 ^ I ANNO DICIMO SBXTO >E-1 Oeorgii n ■\j. .,«>*.i'.-^-j*j', •JK . v» ; -(.111 U.i>\'4 t^ mnf^ thxf^ 1r. r~'*~7^- frr,- ^< ,fi)iiif.fi> »i i?j< ' ftj ;r»a,ia> : ^i < ' li ,k ■:u1'T; Tt- 1^ A^ fl^^^vjni i>a?3J^^ Reward mo fitdi( , i^frl^fi^,^ i?j^r(^«4 Jb through Hud/Mt'* 9jfre^th to jitie Weilerti lUid Southern Oceo^ of Jmtric^ t) gf^ iilil«(pra(ii;nMy)e^^ent^ie«( botii t? <|Qaime(Cf en» #€ience mas <» il<& t^HRftiBQ ixm %t PiMevB of 8|% (.■.,4 ■,T 24^ ANNO REGNI DECIMO SEXTO Cap. 6. If any Ship belonging to His Miijf Ky, itc. (hall fail between the Jtlant'tc and Pacific Oceiins beyond thcfid Degree, Com* mander, etc. Ihali receive! Reward of •0,000 /. «r fliall ap- proach to within One Decree of the NorthernPole, Aall receive a Reward of jl«0«/. i^0|tt)em parage foi ^eflfeliei bg ftes, bettoeen tfie At- lantic antr Pacific £Dcean0 : 60as it tderefo^e pleafe ^our Q^ajeiitg ttat it ma^ be enafteo $ ano be it enafteb bg tbe i&ing'0 moft Crcellent Q^aieCtg, bp anb toitb tbe abbice anb Content of tbe !Lo|b0 li^piritual anb Cempoia(» onti CommonjBi, in tbtet piefent jpadiament afiTembleb, aitb bg tbe 9utbo}its of tbe fame, Cbat if anp ^ip 0| lt!ef< fei, ^bipiet o| (Qeifeliet, belonging to ang of )t>i0 ^aieO^'iet l&ubjeft0, o| to l!)ije( C^ajeftg, Qiall Snb out anb fail tb^ugb ^ #i()PBge be Sea, bettoeem tbe Atlantic anb PaciEc HDceaniei, in an^ DiteSion 0| Parallel of tbe l9oi' tberQ ll)emifpbet;e to tbe i^o^tbtoatb of tbe jrift^^fetonb 2>eg(C0of J0o|ti)em Istitube, tbe iDbiner 0| ;9>tohet«bC fiicb '^bip oi I6^0f ^ixM t\ (Selfettt if befonging td an^ of 1^ ^ojeOs'tf S^ubfeCto, o^ tbe Commanbet oi Commanber0, Dfficet0 anb S>eamen of fucb 9bip 0| QeSirt, %bip0 0| ([Iefel0,,if belonging to f^ ^jeft^, Q^aH receibe 80 a Betoatb fo{ (ticb IDilicobere tbe f&um of Cbjent^ tboufanb ]po(iub0. Zr(^ toberea0 tbeCibipsremplbs^botb in tbe Spitz- l^rgen 4&ea0, anb in DaviVs Streights, babe frequent Dppoitunitieid pt app{oacbiiiS( tbe l!^tb Pole, t!^U(^ tbe? bttbi not Cime» butingtbe tfcobe«| of a Communication between tbe Atlantic anb Pa^c )aDcean0, a0 toell a0 be attenbeb toitb man^ Zx^n- tage0 botb to Commerce anb ^icnce, be it tberefOje enafteb bg tbe autboiit^ afoiefaib, Cbat if an^ %1dii'^ oi Oeffel, ^biP0 0| Oe(rel0, iQiall app^oacb to biitbin Dne Degree of tbe i^o^tbem pole, tbe £)ttner 0| £Db)ner0 of fucb dbip 0| aefiTel, 9bip0 0| Cleflefe, if belonging to an^ of $)i0 $^ajeGp'0 ^ubjeCNt, o^ tbe Commonber t^ Commahber0, £Dffl[cer0 anb %eamen, of fiicb 9bW 0| ^elTel, %bip0 0| QlelTefo, if belonging to !Di0 C^^ajeO^ ' To 6rft apptoacbing to toitbin iflDne ^Degree of tbe i^oi- tbem pole, %\» oi tbeir CrecutO20, abmini&ratoi0, o^ W%x\$, Qiall be entitleb to receibe, anb Qiall receibe, a0 a SebMib foi fucb 6tft appioacb tob)arb0 tbe i^o^tbern pole, tbe ®um of JTibe ^oufanb pounb0* ^ < 8 _ i anb ■;^ :;.?' ,t, Cap. 6. GEORGII III. REGIS. 249 I I are irn- poweietl to call Ibi' Jour* nals, iio3K>y lie. anil in ojOer to aftmafn tofio are ttje fifrft Diftotjerew fr!TiTn."a of fte fatt» iJoitljetn JpaOage into tfte Pacific fljcean, J:',,:,^;.:;'";'"' anD toto are tfte 8rft appjoacl)er« to toitftin flDne E^egree £,"^1;'. '^"^ of tlie j0O|t|)em pole, and to t»i)om tte Betoartuer b^ tW 0S tef^etioeig gitien do belong ; tie it furtfjer cnaftetr b^ t6rauti)0|ite a(i(»|efaiO, Cbat tbeCommiffioner^ appoAtteti fb| tde IHirpoCMt of tt)e faiO aft of tte Cigbteenti) of Geofge tfie AeconO, and alfo fuct otber PttUnxa a0 foi ^e Cime being are Commifllonertf fb| tbe Difcoberg of t^e ILongituOe at S^ea» be, and tbeg are brreb^ appointeb Coinmi0ioneni tO| tbe jpurpofesr of tbtiei p^efent aft ; and «ho . are (etebs auttotifeti and impotoered to cafl foi ttje xt- Qieft&e 3[oumal 0{ Sfoumalief, 'Book 0{ Xttdlutt and ]pa« peof, bept on Xoard tbe reQieftibe S>btp 0% S^i^a* UtU fd ot ^KeffeljBi of tbe Claimant O} Claimantiet re^eftibei^, and aifi) to eramine» upon Da^, all fuc|) ]^erfonje( aiK tfies tbe fHid CommiCKoner^ Qiail tbinb proper toitb regard to ans Claim 0| Claimier, m toed a0 an^ jperfon 0| per« tbnjtf produced bg tbe reQieftibe Claimant 0% Ciaimantier of tbereQieftibe BetoardjS giben ta afo^efaid bg tbi0 aft; (tDbici) €)atb tbe did Commiaionerier, o; an^ Cbiee o| mo|e Of tfiem, are bereb^ impotoered and required to ad^ minifter) : and tbe faid CommilKonerjef, 0| tbe majo? part commffion. of tboft tbat ftatt meet (fucb maj'oi Part, nebertbeJeftf, '^'„\'^S,' at all Cimeier confifting of Cbirteen CommilKoner0 at tbe ;;{;;;," ^1:''^^^. leaft, of bibicb tbe Eojd J^igb admiral, 01 jFiril Commif= "»'?'y° "'• iloner foi erecuting tbe OBGIce of lo^d ^igb admiral of Great Britain fo| tbe Cime being, and ^e Bopl aftro- lumier of Greenwich fo{ tbe ^ittit being, (ball be Cbio) being fUlis fati06ed, upon Cramination and J^oof, tbat (Ucb J0O{tbem palTage b^ ®ea into tbe Pacific €)cean in efeftuallg difcobered, and failed tbiougb 00 afo^efaio, and ^at fucb app^oacb totoard^ tbe Ji^o^tbern pole, ag afoiedid, bais been tben firft aftuall? made b? feea, 0^ ttat eitber tbe one 0{ tbe otber ba0 been full^ accom« pliQiCb iDitbin tbe i^deaning of tbi0 aft, 00 tbe Cafe mag be, are |)erebs autbotifed and required to grant a Cer« tiQcate o|Certi6cate0acco|dinglp, under tbeir )^and0 and fteabi, to fucb Perldn o; per(dn0 00 tbe^ iball judge are intitUd to tbe fame rel^efttbelg; Maibit^ CerttGicate ci 3 R Certificated «50 on producing whereofjCom* millioneri uf the Trrafury to pay the Re- ward. ANNO REGNI DECIMO SEXtO, Cfr. Cap. «. Certificates QitU be pfoOuceD to tl^Hot^ 1^ €tr9tattr, 01 an^ ct)7ee oi moje of tU CoinmilBonesti of tbe ^m' furs A| tbe Cime being, ono tbe f€io ^mof fPoum^ tboufano pounti0, ano ^e faib S)um of M^ i^tnuinltt jpounlijGf, 0% tbe one oi tbe otfier, an t))e Cair ma^ br, IbaU be reljiieftibele paib to fucb JPerCon o| jp^cvdiMt «{( aie nameb in tbe CftiO Certificate oj Certifieatetf t«Qieiibel|, bij8, ber, o| tbeir Crecuto^^, aominiOmaiet, oi a(S^» out of ang tbe atbs( oi ^ujpplies bsbicb llmU be |«|ih^ in ]parliament to W ^ajeft^^ pin Wtf^ H ft«Q$iff> fo^isi, after tbe faib Difcoberg of tbe faiD ssuf^f^n jp# Cage into tbe Pacific Dcean* anb t^ (aio ^MHoacb -10 tDitbin One iDegree of tbe i3o{tbern poU, 0| tbe one^ tbe otber, a0 tbe Cafe mag be» diaK be mabe, flEeftuate^ anb pjobeb, anD tbe faib Certificate pjobueeb am afOf|ff< falb. an All Claimn to the Kewaids to be made w'thin Six Months after Arrival at any I'oit in Great Britain or friUuid. Ffovifo. j^lobtOeb altaasiei, anb be it fUrtler enaSeb b^ tbe aiu tbo^itg afo^efaibt Cbat tbe reQ»aibe Claim ot CMmi on bebalf of ang S)f)ip 0| ®bip)i(, Qlefiiel oi OefleliBr, untf tbe ]^et9arb0 giben b^ tbis dft, 0| eitber of tbenii 4a(( be mabe reCpeftibel^, anb entereb biitb* oi be bg iLettn fignifieb to« tbe ^ecretarg of tbe £o|b }^gb aomiral) o{ jFtrft Commiflloner foi erecuting tbe Mice of Lo^b t^gi aomirai of Great Britain fo^ tbe Cime beings at tbo 2^ miraltg CifiBce in London, biitbin f^iir (J^tbief ftm tbil Cime tbat fucb ®bip 0| CHel&I, i^biPfli 0^ <^effe(jBf, Ml babe artibeb at ang PO|t of Great Britain 0| Irelamli otbertoi(e tbe reQie^iibe Claimant 0| Claimantu $aH not be intitleb to receibe, noi ^^l receibe, ei^r of tbe fisili Beboarbiei; an^ Cbing in tbitf 2Sk contalnib t$ tbe tmn trarg notbjitbftanbing* ]^;obiOeb aifo, anb tie it further enalteb bf tbt aittbb« rttg aCoiefaib, Cbat if tbe faib SlebiarOjtf, o; eitibrv of tbem, Qiall be claimeb bg anb abjubgeb to tbe ComnraAn bero^ CommanDers, iIDiicer)8 anb Seamen ofanf Slb^ 0| ^eOei, S)bip0 oi C^Oelm, belongings to "S^ 9^mtSk6i tbe fame Qiali be biQiofeO in fabour of, anb bi(ftt»buteli among fucb Commanber oi Commanbers, jaiiee«$ anl^ teamen, in fucb Proportions as IbaU be bir«fteb b^ ^ Itj^ajeGg in Councii» anb in no otber ^anwBTt ,, . FINIS.