for their business gratis; all on condition
of the samfe being duly proved, according
to § 14 of this chapter.
According whereto, We herewith direct
and command our counts, commanders of
districts, barons, bishops, judges, presL
dents, burgomasters and councils, sheriffs,
magistrates, and all others, to whom these
presents may come, that they cause the
same to be immediately read and published
in all proper places, for general information.
Given at our palace of Christiansborg, in
our royal residential city of Copenhagen,
the thirteenth of June, 1787.
Given under our royal hand and seal.
C h r i s t ia n R .
Seal.
R e v e n t l o w . H a n s e n .
COLBIORNSEN. VORNDRAN.
PLACARD,
Whereby sundry articles, concerning the trade to Iceland\
are more specifically laid down.
We, his royal majesty’s, the king of
Denmark and Norway, &c., &c., appointed
president, deputies, and assessors in the
chamber of taxes and interest, do herewith
certify, that, it having appeared that the
mercantile persons in Iceland have, in
some wise, misconstrued some parts, both
in the ordinance of the thirteenth of June,
1787, and also in other regulations issued
concerning the trade and navigation to Iceland,
in a quite contrary manner to the
meaning and intent of the said ordinances,
it has pleased his majesty, by his resolution,
bearing date the thirtieth of last month,
to deem it needful to give a further elucidation
to the said parts or passages, according
whereto the magistracy of the districts
therein concerned have to act and direct
themselves,; so as to prevent all fraud and
deceit on behalf or part of the traders. And
therefore his majesty, for the purpose of
the intent of the said most gracious resov
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