1 In December 1785 Joseph 11 issued an imperial decree limiting the number of Viennese lodges to three.

2 Imperial decree restricts foreign trade to Canton.

3 Soon after Ricci's death in 1610, an imperial decree asked the foreign missionaries to present proposals for the reform of the Chinese calendar and to translate European scientific books into Chinese.

4 Swift service, has gained believing the imperial decree and support unanimously of big old and new customers.

5 The monopoly was defended by an imperial decree, condemning to death anyone attempting to export silkworms or their eggs.

6 Such sentence and imperial decree, no one else dare to utter a word.

7 In 1922, Gang Heng-yi, a senior representative from Roman Catholic Church, came to China for the imperial decree Fuzhida and held, in 1924, the First Conference of Chinese Educational Administration.

8 In the control of commodity tax, besides Da Ming Law, Da Gao, announcement, imperial decree and laws and regulations make different effect at the different stage.

9 At a plenary session of the lower house starting at 1 pm local time, Speaker Yohei Kono read out the Imperial decree signed by the Japanese emperor, proclaiming the dissolution.