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fearching, and examining all drugs, medicines, waters, oils, compofitions, used or to be used for medicines, in all places where the fame shall be expofed to fale, or kept for that purpofe, within the city of London and fuburbs thereof, or within seven miles circuit of the

faid city.

Private Acts.

Anno 10 Georgii I.

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

2. An act for naturalizing William Hodhon, 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 parish. 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 inclosing 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 houses and ground in Arundel-freet, Norfolk-freet, Howard-fireet, Surrey-freet, and other his tenements and eftate in the parish of St. Clements Danes in the county of Middlesex.

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 Gloucefler, to be fettled to the fame uses.

10. An act for fale of the eftate late of Humphrey Whadcock, deceased, 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 leasehold lands in Suffolk, fettled upon his marriage, and to purchase other lands to be fettled 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 survivor of them, together with Thomas Palmer, efq; to convey and settle several manors and lands in the counties of Leicefler, 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 Stonehouse, bart.

18. An act for explaining the will of
Jacob Knight, efq; deceafed, and
charging his fee-fimple eftates with
two thousand pounds, and interest,
for the portion of his youngest fon,
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 trustees, to
be fold for payment of the debts of
Henry Coulthurft, efq; and for other
purposes therein mentioned.
20. An act for vefting certain copy-
hold 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 estates of Walter Bagenall, efq; and his two daughters, in the counties of Dublin and Meath in the kingdom of Ireland, in trustees, to be fold for payment of the debts charged thereupon, and raising 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 fettlement, he having fettled other lands and hereditaments in the county of Gloucefter, of greater value, to the fame uses, 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-treasurer, and receiver general, and paymafter general of all his Majefty's revenues in the kingdom of Ireland, and to qualify themfelves for the enjoyment of the faid offices.

24. An act to enable George Doding6

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 Majesty by a land-tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice 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 respective 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 support and maintenance of the faid pier.

Cap. 4. For preventing the inconve

niencies arifing for want of elections of mayors, or other chief magiftrates 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 Rochester 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 said county of Kent.

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

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Cap. 7. For rating fuch unrated goods and merchandizes as are usually imported into this kingdom,and pay duty ad valorem, upon the oath of the importer; and for afcertaining the value of all goods and merchandizes not inferted in the former or present 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 Majesty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder and perry, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, for the service 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 stamp-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, lost, burnt, or otherwife deftroyed; 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 thousand feven hundred fifty one pounds feven fhillings 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 seventy one thousand and one pounds two fhillings and three pence three farthings, and eighty thoufand pounds, redeemable by parliament; and for preventing the uttering of forged,

counterfeited or erafed bank-bills

or notes.

Cap. 10. To enable the justices of the peace for the east-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 last 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 said county, next to Barley in the county of Hertford, and ending at the pavement in Trumpington-fireet in the town of Cambridge.

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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.

Cap.

Cap. 16. For rebuilding the pier and harbour of Parton in the county of Cumberland.

Cap. 17. For redeeming the annuities

of twenty five thousand pounds per annum, charged on the civil lift revenues, by an act of the feventh year of his Majesty's reign; and for discharging the debts and arrears due from his Majefty to his fervants, tradefmen, and others. Cap. 18. For regulating elections within the city of London, and for preserving the peace, good order and government of the laid city. Cap. 19. For making more effectual an act passed in the parliament holden in the twelfth year of the reign of her late majefty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for making the river Nine or Nen, running from Northampton to Peterborough, navigable. Cap. 20. For repairing and amending the road from Biggleswade in the county of Bedford to Bugden, and through Alconberry to the top of Alconberry-Hill, or crofs poft leading into Sautery-Lane on the York and Edinburgh road, and from the said town of Bugden to the town of Huntingdon, and from Cross-Hall in Eaton Sokon in the faid county of Bedford to Great Stoughton Common in the faid county of Huntingdon. Cap. 21. For the relief of infolvent debtors.

Cap. 22. To prevent violences and outrages being committed by any perfons, under pretence of fheltering themselves from debt, or any process of law, within the hamlet of Wapping-Stepncy, or elsewhere, within the weekly bills of mortality. Cap. 23. For making more effectual

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an act paffed in the fifth year of his Majefty's reign, intituled, An att for preventing the mischiefs which may happen by keeping too great quantities of gunpowder in or near the cities of London and Westminster, or the fuburbs thereof.

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Cap. 24. For the better regulating the manufacture of cloth in the westriding of the county of York. Cap. 25. For enlarging the term granted by an act paffed in the fixth year of the reign of her late majefty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for repairing the highways from Old Stratford in the county of Northampton, to Dunchurch in the county of Warwick, and for making the fame more effectual.

Cap. 26. For more effectual disarming the highlands in that part of Great Britain called Scotland; and for the better fecuring the peace and quiet of that part of the kingdom.

Cap. 27. For enlarging the term granted by an act paffed in the fifth year of the reign of her late majefty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for repairing the highways between Sheppards-Shord and the Devizes, and between the top of Afhlington Hill and Rowdford in the county of Wilts; and for explaining the faid act, and making the fame more effectual and extenfive.

Cap. 28. For the better regulating of buildings, and to prevent mifchiefs that may happen by fire within the weekly bills of mortality, and other places therein mentioned. Cap. 29. To continue feveral acts therein mentioned for preventing frauds committed by bankrupts; for encouraging the filk manufactures of this kingdom; for preventing the clandeftine running of goods; for making copper ore of the British plantations an enumerated commodity; and for explaining and amending a late act for more effectual punishment of fuch, as fhall wilfully burn or deftroy fhips. Cap. 30. For more effectual preventing frauds and abuses in the publick revenues; for preventing frauds in the falt-duties, and for giving relief for falt used in the curing of

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falmon and codfish, in the year 1719. exported from that part of Great Britain called Scotland; for enabling the infurance companies to plead the general iffue in actions brought against them; and for fecuring the the stamp-duties upon policies of insurance.

Private Alts.

Anno 11 Georgii I.

1. An act to diffolve the marriage of William Younge, efq; with Mary Heathcote, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

2. An act to enable William Ball, efq; and his heirs, to take and use the furname of Bafil.

3. An act to enable Thomas Leigh, alias Pennington, efq; and his iffue male, to change their furname to Leigh, according to the fettlement. of Peter Leigh, efq; deceased. 4. An act to naturalize John Tolet, John Herman Zur Horft, and others. 5. An act to inclose the common and tract of land called Crofton-Finney, in the county of Lancaster. 6. An act to enable John, lord Saint John,to fettle a jointure on fuch woman as he fhall marry, and to make provifion for the daughters and younger children of fuch marriage, out of the estate devised to him by the will of William, lord Saint John, deceased.

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7. An act to enable fir William Monfon bart. and George Monfon efq; and the furvivor of them, together with John Monson efq; to convey and fettle feveral manors and lands in the counties of Lincoln, Hertford and Nottingham.

8. An act to confirm and establish articles of agreement between Archibald Hamilton esq; (commonly call'd lord Archibald Hamilton) of the one part, and George Parker efq; (commonly called lord Parker) and other truftees for a charity therein men

tioned, of the other part, for exchanging certain lands in the county of Berks, belonging to the said charity, for other lands of a greater value.

9. An act for vesting part of the eftate of Richard Fleetwood, late of Roffel in the county of Lancaster, efq; deceased, in truftees, to be fold for payment of his debts and legacies.

10. An act for fale of part of the eftate of Thomas Pulefton efq; for discharging debts and incumbrances affecting the fame.

II. An act for vesting in trustees the manors of Hafilton and Turkdean, in the county of Gloucester, late the eftate of fir William Baneftre knt. deceased, to be fold for payment of his debts, and for making provision for his daughters and coheirs, pursuant to their feveral marriage articles, and for other purposes in the said act mentioned.

12. An act to enable Stephen Hales, clerk, and Henry Carington, gent. to fell their undivided moieties of the freehold, leafehold, and copyhold eftates at Much Hadham, in the county of Hertford, late the eftate of William Newce efq; deceafed.

13. An act for naturalizing Paul Broulbet.

14. An act to naturalize Jacob Wolfe,

and others.

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