《宋史·本纪·卷三十九》
九月初四，下诏两浙、江东监司核实州县遭水灾最严重者，免除租税。
九月甲申，诏两浙、江东监司核州县被水最甚者，蠲其租。
On the 4th day of the ninth month, an imperial edict was issued to the surveillance commissioner of Liangzhe and Jiangdong to verify the state, and counties that have suffered the most serious damage from the flood would be exempted from paying their taxes.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 九月甲申，诏两浙、江东监司核州县被水最甚者，蠲其租。 Modern: 九月初四，下诏两浙、江东监司核实州县遭水灾最严重者，免除租税。 [/INST] On the 4th day of the ninth month, an imperial edict was issued to the surveillance commissioner of Liangzhe and Jiangdong to verify the state, and counties that have suffered the most serious damage from the flood would be exempted from paying their taxes.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 九月甲申，诏两浙、江东监司核州县被水最甚者，蠲其租。 Modern: 九月初四，下诏两浙、江东监司核实州县遭水灾最严重者，免除租税。
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On the 4th day of the ninth month, an imperial edict was issued to the surveillance commissioner of Liangzhe and Jiangdong to verify the state, and counties that have suffered the most serious damage from the flood would be exempted from paying their taxes.
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