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NORFOLK.
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At the Adiizes held for this County, upon the
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18th Day of July, 1785.
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THE GRAND JURY unanimously returned their
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Thanks to their REPRESENTATIVES for their Conduct
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in Parliament, and Attention the Interest of their Constituents
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Particularly by their Zealous Endeavours to relieve their Country
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from the very unequal and serve Burden imposed upon them, by the
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late
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BRICK and TILE
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TAX; at the same Time the GRAND
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JURY came to the following Resolutions:
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First-That their Members be earnestly requested to use every
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Endeavor to obtain either a total Repeal of the said Act, or Such an
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Extention of the Tax to other Materials used in building, as
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may enable Government, without any Diminution of the Revenue
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in some Degree to alleviate the Hardship that particular Counties
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new labor under from the said Act.
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SecondThat the Members for the City of
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Norwich
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and the
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other Members for Places within the said County, be requested to
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support the County Members in the said Application.
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ThirdThat Mr. Finch the
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Clerk of the Peace
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for this County,
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be desired to transmit these Resolutions to the
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Clerks of the Peace
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of
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the different Counties in
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England
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and
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Wales
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. to lay the same before
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the Gentleman assembled at their next General Quarter Sessions of
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the Peace for their respective Counties, in hopes of their Concurrence
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and Assistance in promoting the Objects of these Resolution
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FourthThat these Resolutions be inserted three Times in four
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of the Evening Papers published in London, and as often in the
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two Norwich Papers.
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H. HOBART, Foreman of the Grand Jury.
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