# Manx Primary Source Archive — Transcription

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may thereby be enabled to judge what terms it may be
proper to allow. They will then take under their consideration
the objections mentiond by your Grace arising from the
proximity of that Island, and from its present constitution,
laws, and administration of Justice; as well as its interior
Trade and Commerce; and as they have frequently made laws
respecting this Island, they will enact such other laws,
and make such further provisions, for preventing the
illicit Trade carried on by means thereof as in their
wisdom and Justice they shall think proper

We are

My Lord
Whitehall Treasury Chambers
12.^th September 1764.

Your Graces

Most humble Servants

George Grinville
John Turner
Tho. Orby Hunter
North[?]
