tenements, and hereditaments of Richard Somers, efq; in the county of Kent, in trustees, to be fold for payment of a debt now owing and charged thereon, on account of his late brother and fifters portions. 18. An act for naturalizing John Baring.

19. An act for vefting part of the eftate of Richard Clayton, efq; in the county of Salop, in trustees to be fold for payment of his debts. 20. An act for vesting the estates of fir Gervas Clifton, bart. in truftees, and to enable him to an estate for life, by way of purchase, in fettlements intended to be made of his eftates on the marriage of Robert Clifton, efq; his fon and heir apparent.

21. An act for vefting part of the eftate of fir Richard Anderson, bart. deceased, in trustees, to be fold for the payment of his debts, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 22. An act for fale of the manor of Queenbill, and other the lands therein mentioned in the county of Worcester, for raifing monies for and towards payment of the debts of William Gower, efq; and of John Gower, his fon, deceased; and for difcharging the faid manor and lands of and from the fame.

Anno 10 Georgii I.

Cap. 1. For granting an aid to his Majefty by a land-tax in Great Britain, to be raised for the fervice of the year 1724..

Cap. 2. For continuing the duties on malt, mum, cyder and perry, to raise money by way of a lottery, for the fervice of the year 1724, and touching loft bills, tickets, certificates, or orders; and for giving' further time for payment of the duties on money given with apprentices; and for appropriating

the fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament.

Cap. 3. For the punishing mutiny and defertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. Cap. 4. For explaining and amending an act of the laft feffion of parliament, intituled, An act to oblige all perfons, being papists, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, and all perfons in Great Britain, refufing or neglecting to take the oaths appointed for the fecurity of his Majefty's perfon and government, by feveral acts herein mentioned, to regifter their names and real eftates; and for enlarging the time for taking the faid oaths, and making fuch registers, and for allowing farther time for the inrollment of deeds or wills made by papists, which have been omitted to be enrolled, purfuant to an act of the third year of his Majefty's reign; and alfo for giving relief to proteftant leffees. Cap. 5. For redeeming certain annuities after the rate of five pounds per centum per annum; and for payment of the principal and interest on the ftanding orders for the blank tickets in the lottery granted for the fervice of the year 1714. and for making good the lofs, which happened in the treafury of his Majefty's exchequer, by the reduction of guineas; and for granting relief to Catherine Collingwood, widow. Cap. 6. For enlarging the term granted by an act, paffed in the third year of his Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for repairing the highways, from that part of Counter's Bridge, which lies in the parish of Kensington in the county of Middlefex, to the powder-mills in the road to Staines, and to Cranford Bridge in the faid county in the road to Colnebrooke; and for making the faid act more effectual.

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Cap. 7. For making more effectual an act made in the ninth year a 3

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his Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for compleating the repairs of the harbour of Dover, in the county of Kent; and for restoring the harbour of Rye in the county of Suffex, to its ancient goodness, fo far as the fame relates to the harbour of Rye. Cap. 8. For reviving an act paffed in the tenth year of her late Majefty's reign, intituled, An act to make a caufey over the Denes from Great Yarmouth to Caifter in the -county of Norfolk; and for making the faid act more effectual. Cap. 9. For repairing and amending the highways from the north part of Harlow-bush common, in the parish of Harlow, to Woodford in the county of Effex. Cap. 10. For repealing certain duties therein mentioned, payable upon coffee, tea, cocoa-nuts, chocolate and cocoa-paste imported; and for granting certain inland duties in lieu thereof; and for prohibiting the importation of chocolate ready made, and cocoa-pafte; and for better afcertaining the duties payable upon coffee, tea, and cocoa-nuts imported; and for granting relief to Robert Dalzell, late earl of Carnwath.

Cap. II. To prevent multiplicity of profecutions upon an act made in the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of his late majesty King William the Third, intituled, An act for the more effectual employing the poor, by encouraging the manufactures of this kingdom.

Cap. 12. For repairing the roads

leading from Stump-Crofs, in the parish of Chefterford, in the county of Effex, to Newmarket-Heath, and the town of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridge.

Cap. 13. For amending the roads from theftones-end in Southwark,to Highgate, at the entrance of Afbdown Foreft, in the parish of East-Grintead, in the county of Suffex, and

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from Kingston to Burton-Common, and alfo the lane leading from Wood-Hatch to Sidlow-Mill, and the lanes called Horfebills, Boneburst, alias Boners, and Peteridge lanes, in the county of Surry, by enlarging the term granted by two former acts, one of the fourth, and the other of the fixth year of his Majesty's reign.

Cap. 14. For enlarging the times for hearing and determining claims by the trustees for raising money upon the eftates of the late directors of the South-Sea company, and others; and for reviving and continuing the provifion formerly made against requiring special bail in actions or fuits upon contracts for stock or fubfcriptions, between the first day of December, 1719. and the first day of December, 1720. and for other purposes therein mentioned. Cap. 15. For repairing the road leading from Dunchurch, in the county of Warwick, to the bottom of Meriden-Hill in the fame county. Cap. 16. For encouraging the Greenland fishery.

Cap. 17. For continuing acts for preventing theft and rapine upon the northern borders of England; and for better regulating of pilots; and for regulating the price and affize of bread; and for better encouragment of the making of fail-cloth in Great Britain.

Cap. 18. To explain and amend an act paffed in the fixth year of his Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for afcertaining the breadths, and preventing frauds and abuses in manufacturing ferges, pladdings, and fingrums, and for regulating the manufactures of flockings in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, fo far as the fame relates to ferges. Cap. 19. For explaining the law concerning the trial and admiffion of the ordinary lords of feffion. Cap. 20. For the better viewing,

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fearching, and examining all drugs, medicines, waters, oils, compotitions, used or to be used for medicines, in all places where the fame fhall be expofed to fale, or kept for that purpose, within the city of London and fuburbs thereof, or within feven miles circuit of the - faid city.

Private Alts.

Anno 10 Georgii I.

1. An act for naturalizing of John Herman, gentleman.

2. An act for naturalizing William Hodfbon, Francis Noguier, and others.

3. An act for naturalizing John Gerhardt Moller, and James Horner. 4. An act for compleating the rebuilding the parish church of St. Martin in the fields.

5. An act for rebuilding the parish church of St. Botolphs Bishopfgate, in the city of London, at the charge of the inhabitants of the faid parifh. 6. An act to inclofe the common fields and commons of Sunningwell cum_Bayworth, in the county of Berks.

7. An act for draining, improving,

and inclofing the common called Oxburgh Common in the parish of Oxburgh, in the county of Norfolk; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

8. An act to enable Thomas, duke of Norfolk, to make leafes for fixty years, of the houfes and ground in Arundel-freet, Norfolk-ftreet, Howard-fireet, Surrey-freet, and other his tenements and estate in the parish of St. Clements Danes in the county of Middlefex.

9. An act to veft in trustees the manors of Battlefden and Pottefgrave, and divers lands and hereditaments in the county of Bedford, the eftate of Benjamin Bathurst, efq; to the intent the fame may be fold, in

order to compleat a purchafe by him made of lands in the county of Gloucefter, to be fettled to the fame uses.

10. An act for fale of the estate late of Humphrey Whadcock, deceafed, for discharging a debt due to the crown, and for payment of fuch other his debts, as his perfonal estate will not extend to pay; and for fettling the refidue of his lands conformable to his laft will. II. An act for enabling Pelfant Reeves, gentleman, to fell certain leafehold lands in Suffolk, fettled upon his marriage, and to purchase other lands to be settled to the fame ufes.

12. An act for naturalizing Henry Voght, and Sebaftianus Van Weenigem de Vyver.

13. An act for adding the firname of Tylney, to the defcendants of the right honourable William, lord Craven, and Anne his wife, fole daughter and heir of Frederick Tylney, efq; 14. An act to enable his Majesty to grant the inheritance of certain lands and tenements in or near Deptford, in the county of Kent, to trustees upon truft for fir John Evelyn, bart. and his heirs, upon a full confideration to be paid for the fame.

15. An act to enable fir Geffery Palmer, bart. and Robert Palmer, efq; and the furvivor of them, together with Thomas Palmer, efq; to convey and fettle feveral manors and lands in the counties of Leicester, Northampton, and Lincoln. 16. An act for allowing to Thomas Pagett, efq; out of fourteen thoufand pounds, vested in trustees by an act of parliament for fale of his wife's eftate, the fum of four thoufand pounds, upon the confideration therein mentioned.

17. An act to fettle the eftate of fir

Henry Atkins, bart. according to the intention of articles made be

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before his marriage with dame Penelope his wife, daughter of fir John Stonehoufe, bart.

18. An act for explaining the will of Jacob Knight, efq; deceased, and charging his fee-fimple eftates with two thousand pounds, and interest, for the portion of his youngest son, Charles Knight.

19. An act for vefting the manor of Coniston-Cold, in the county of York, and other lands and tenements therein mentioned, in truftees, to be fold for payment of the debts of Henry Coulthurft, efq; and for other purposes therein mentioned. 20. An act for vefting certain copyhold lands in the county of Suffolk, late the eftate of Henry Appleton, efq; deceased, in truft, to be fold for payment of his childrens por

tions.

21. An act for vefting the eftates of Walter Bagenall, efq; and his two daughters, in the counties of Dublin and Meath in the kingdom of Ireland, in truftees, to be fold for payment of the debts charged thereupon, and raifing portions for the faid daughters.

22. An act to enable John Howe, of

Stowell, in the county of Gloucester, efq; to fell the manor or lordship of Ellerton, alias Ellerton upon Swale, and all other his lands and hereditaments in the county of York, comprized in his marriage settlement, he having fettled other lands and hereditaments in the county of Gloucefler, of greater value, to the fame ufes, in lieu thereof. 23. An act to enable Hugh, viscount Falmouth, and Richard Edgcombe, efq; to take in Great Britain, the oath of office as vice-treafurer, and receiver general, and paymafter general of all his Majefty's revenues in the kingdom of Ireland, and to qualify themselves for the enjoyment of the said offices.

24. An act to enable George Doding

ton, efq; to take in Great Britain the oaths of office, as writer of the tallies and counter-tallies, and clerk of the pells in the receipt of the exchequer in the kingdom of Ireland, and to qualify himself for the enjoyment of the faid offices. 25. An act to naturalize John Wern. 26. An act to naturalize John Van Rixtell and Ludolff Schaart.

Anno 11 Georgii I.

Cap. 1. For granting an aid to his Majefty by a land-tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the service of the year 1725.

Cap. 2. For indemnifying the mafters in chancery, upon their difcovering what confideration, price or gratuity they paid or agreed to pay for the purchase of, or for their admiffion to, their refpective offices. Cap. 3. To enable the pier-wardens of the town of Margat in the county of Kent, more effectually to recover the ancient and accuftomary droits, for the fupport and maintenance of the faid pier.

Cap. 4. For preventing the inconveniencies arifing for want of elections of mayors, or other chief magistrates of boroughs or corporations being made upon the days appointed by charter or ufage for that purpose, and directing in what manner fuch elections fhall be afterwards made. Cap. 5. For enlarging the term grant

ed by an act made in the tenth year of her late Majefty's reign, for amending and maintaining the road between North-fleet, Gravefend and Rochefter in the county of Kent; and for explaining the fame act, and for appropriating part of the money arifing thereby towards repairing the road between the town of Chatham and Boughton under the Blean in the faid county of Kent.

Cap. 6. For punishing mutiny and defertion, and for the better pay

ment of the army, and their quar

ters.

Cap. 7. For rating fuch unrated goods and merchandizes as are ufually imported into this kingdom,and pay duty ad valorem, upon the oath of the importer; and for ascertaining the value of all goods and merchandizes not inferted in the former or prefent book of rates; and for repealing certain duties upon drugs and rags; and for continuing the duty upon apples; and for afcertaining the method of admeasuring pictures imported.

Cap. 8. For continuing the duties upon malt, mum, cyder and perry, in that part of Great Britain called England; and for granting to his Majefty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder and perry, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, for the fervice of the year 1725. and for transferring the deficiency of a late malt act to this act; and for explaining a late act in relation to ftamp-duties on news-papers; and for appropriating the fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament; and for difpofing certain overplus money to proper objects of charity; and for making forth duplicates of exchequer-bills, lottery-tickets, and orders, loft, burnt, or otherwife destroyed; and for giving further time to clerks and apprentices, to pay duties omitted to be paid for their indentures and contracts. Cap. 9. For continuing the feveral annuities of eighty eight thoufand feven hundred fifty one pounds feven thillings and ten pence halfpenny, and one hundred thousand pounds to the bank of England until Midfummer 1727. and from thence, for reducing the fame to feventy one thousand and one pounds two fhillings and three pence three farthings, and eighty thousand pounds, redeemable by parliament; and for preventing the uttering of forged,

counterfeited or erafed bank-bills or notes.

Cap. 10. To enable the juftices of the peace for the caft-riding of the county of York, to take down the county-bridge called StanfordBridge, and to build a stone-bridge at a more convenient place over the river Darwent in the faid riding inftead thereof.

Cap. 11. For repairing the roads therein mentioned, from the parish of Enfield in the county of Middlefex to the town of Hertford, and to the great bridge in Ware in the county of Hertford.

Cap. 12. For incorporating the executors of the last will and teftament of Thomas Guy, late of the city of London, efq; deceased, and others, in order to the better management and difpofition of the charities given by his faid laft will.

Cap. 13. For repairing and widening the road from Sherbrook-Hill near Buxton, and Chapel in the Frith in the county of Derby, to Manchester in the county of Lancaster. Cap. 14. For repairing part of the road from London to Cambridge, beginning at the end of the parish of Foulmire in the faid county, next to Barley in the county of Hertford, and ending at the pavement in Trumpington-freet in the town of Cambridge.

Cap. 15. For enlarging the term granted by an act made in the eighth year of the reign of her late majefty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for repairing and amending the highways leading from Seven Oaks to WoodsGate and Tunbridge-Wells in the county of Kent; and for explaining and making more effectual the fame act; and for amending (out of the tolls and duties arifing by the faid act, and this prefent act) the highways leading from Woods-Gate aforefaid, to Kippings-Cross in the parish of Brenchley in the faid county of Kent.

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