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Warrington aforefaid, to the toll. bars in Wallgate, in Wigan aforefaid. Cap. 9. For repairing the high road leading from the north end of the Cow Cawfey, near the town of Newcaftle upon Tyne, to the town of Belford, and from thence to Buckton Burn, in the county of Northumberland.

Cap. 10. For granting to his Majefty feveral rates and duties upon coaches, and other carriages therein mentioned; and for raifing the fum of one million, by way of lottery, to be charged upon the faid rates and duties.

Cap. 11. For punishing mutiny and desertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quar

ters.

Cap. 12. For repairing the high road leading from the city of Durham, in the county of Durham, to Tyne Bridge in the faid county. Cap. 13. For repairing the road from Sunderland near the Sea, to the city of Durham, in the county of Durham.

Cap. 14. For opening, cleanfing, repairing, and improving the haven of Southwould in the county of Suffolk.

Cap. 15. For repairing, improving, and maintaining the publick conduits, and other water-works, belonging to the town of Southamp

ton.

Cap. 16. For enlarging the term and powers granted by feveral acts of parliament paffed for repairing the highways between Wymondham and Attleborough, and from Wymondham to Hetherfet, and from the mouth of Wigmore Lane to Hall Walk Gate in Attleborough, in the county of Norfolk; and for amending the other roads adjoining to the highways directed to be repaired by the faid former acts, and making the faid acts more effectual.

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Cap. 17. For enlarging the term and powers granted by two acts of parliament, for laying a duty of two pennies Scots upon every pint of ale and beer brewed and vended within the town of Dundee, and the liberties and fuburbs thereof, for the purposes in the faid acts and this present act mentioned.

Cap. 18. For the better prefervation and improvement of the river Wear, and port and haven of Sunderland, in the county of Durham. Cap. 19. For the better adjusting and more easy recovery of the wages of certain fervants; and for the better regulations of fuch fervants, and of certain apprentices.

Cap. 20. For relief of fuch of his Majesty's loyal fubjects, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, whofe title deeds and writings were deftroyed or carried off by the rebels, in the late rebellion.

Cap. 21. For holding the fummer affizes, and feffions of the peace, for the county of Norfolk, in the city and county of Norwich, until a new fhire houfe can be built for the faid county of Norfolk; and for building a new fhire houfe on the castle hill in the same county; and for raifing money on the faid county for that purpose.

Cap. 22. For building a bridge cross the river Thames, from the parish of Walton upon Thames in the county of Surrey, to Shepperton in the county of Middlefex.

Cap. 23. For repairing the road lead ing from Cirencester in the county of Gloucefter, to Birdlip's Hill in the faid county.

Cap. 24. For the better fecuring the payment of shares of prizes taken from the enemy, to the royal hofpital at Greenwich; and for preventing the embezzlement of goods and ftores belonging to the faid hospital.

Cap. 25. For repairing the high road leading

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leading from the town of Stockton
upon Tees, to Darlington, and from
thence through Winston to Barnard
Caffle, in the fame county.
Cap. 26. For reviving and continuing
an act paffed in the fixth year of the
reign of his late majesty King George
the First, intituled, An alt for lay-
ing a duty of two penny Scots, or one
fixth part of a penny Sterling, upon
ever Scots pint of beer or ale vended
or fold within the town of Brunt-
ifland, and liberties thereof, for in-
creafing the publick revenue of the faid
town, and for other purposes therein.
mentioned.

Cap. 27. For founding and building
a chapel in Wednesfield, in the pa-
rish of Wolverhampton, in the eoun-
ty of Stafford.

Cap. 28. For repairing the road lead-
ing from Catherick Bridge, in the
county of York, to Yarm in the faid
county; and from thence to Stock-
ton in the county of Durham; and
from thence through Sedgefield, in
the faid county of Durham, to the
city of Durham.

Cap. 29. To confirm an agreement
made by the rector and veftry-men
of the parish of Saint James, with-
in the liberty of Westminster, for en-
larging the churchyard of the faid
parith; and for other purposes
therein mentioned.
Cap. 30. For allowing perfons im-
peached of high treafon, whereby
any corruption of blood may be
made, or for mifprifion of fuch
treason, to make their full defence
by council.

Cap. 31. For continuing the term,
and enlarging the powers granted
by an act paffed in the twelfth year
of his late Majefty's reign, intituled,
An ad for repairing and widening the
roads from the city of Gloucefter to
the city of Hereford; and for re-
pairing other roads in the county
of Gloucefter.

Cap. 32. For uniting the two colleges

of Saint Salvator and Saint Leonard,

in the university of Saint Andrews,
purfuant to an agreement for that
purpose.

Cap. 33. To enable the parishioners
of the parish of Saint Andrew Hol-
born, in the city of London and coun-
ty of Middlefex, to purchase a con-
venient piece of ground, for an ad-
ditional burying-ground, for the
ufe of the faid parish; and to en-
able the faid parishioners to raise
fuch fum and fums of money, as
fhall be neceffary for that purpose.
Cap. 34. To enable his Majefty to al-
low to the refiduary legatees of Sir
Jofeph Jekyll knight, late mafter of
the rolls, deceased, part of the le-
gacy given by his will to the ufe of
the Sinking fund.

Cap. 35. To indemnify perfons who
have omitted to register their letters
of attorney, appointing them agents
for prizes, within the time limited
by law; and for allowing further
time for that purpose.

Cap. 36. For granting to his Majesty
a certain fum of money out of the
Sinking fund, for the fervice of the
year one thousand seven hundred
and forty feven; and alfo for en-
abling his Majefty to raise a further
fum of money for the ufes and pur-
pofes therein mentioned; and for
the further appropriating the fup-
plies granted in this feffion of par-
liament; and for applying a cer-
tain fum of money, for defraying
the charge of the allowances to fe-
veral officers and private gentlemen
of the two troops of horse guards,
and three regiments of horse, lately
reduced, for the year one thousand
feven hundred and forty feven; and
for continuing the bounties on the
exportation of British and Irish coarse
linens.

Cap. 37. For the ease of sheriffs with

regard to the return of process, Cap. 38. For the relief and fupport of maimed and difabled feamen, and

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and the widows and children of fuch as fhall be killed, flain, or drowned, in the merchants fervice. Cap. 39. For granting a duty to his Majefty to be paid by distillers, upon licences taken out by them for retailing spirituous liquors. Cap. 40. To revive, continue, and amend an act made in the ninth year of the reign of his late majefty King George the First, intituled, An act for clearing, depthening, repairing, extending, maintaining, and improving the haven and piers of Great Yarmouth; and for depthening and making more navigable the feveral rivers emptying themselves at the faid town; and alfo for preferving fhips wintering in the faid haven, from accidents by fire.

Cap. 41. For vesting in his Majesty

the eftates of certain traitors, and for more effectually discovering the fame, and applying the produce thereof to the ufe of his Majefty, and for ascertaining and fatisfying the lawful debts and claims thereupon.

Cap. 42. To enforce the execution
of an act of this feffion of parlia -
ment, for granting to his Majefty
feveral rates and duties upon houses,
windows, or lights.

Cap.43. For taking away and abo-
lishing the heretable jurisdictions in
that part of Great Britain called
Scotland; and for making fatisfac-
tion to the proprietors thereof; and
for restoring fuch jurifdictions to
the crown; and for making more
effectual provifion for the admini-
ftration of justice throughout that
part of the united kingdom, by the
King's courts and judges there;
and for obliging all perfons acting
as procurators, writers, or agents in
the law in Scotland to take the oaths;
and for rendering the union of the
two kingdoms more complete.
Cap. 44. To extend the provifions of
an act made in the thirteenth year

of his present Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for naturalizing fuch foreign proteftants, and others therein mentioned, as are fettled, or fhall fettle in any of his Majesty's colonies in America, to other foreign proteftants who confcientiously fcruple the taking of an oath.

Cap. 45. To continue feveral laws relating to the manufactures of failcloth and filk; to give further time for the payment of duties omitted to be paid for the indentures or contracts of clerks and apprentices, and for better fecuring the payment of the faid duties; and declaring that prize fhips lawfully condemned fhall be deemed British built fhips; and for allowing prize goods to be landed and fecured in proper ware-houfes, without payment of any duty, until it can be determined whether they are fit for exportation or home confumption. Cap. 46. To prevent the return of fuch rebels and traitors concerned in the late rebellion, as have been, or fhall be pardoned on condition of transportation; and alfo to hinder their going into the enemies country.

Cap. 47. To continue feveral laws for prohibiting the importation of books reprinted abroad, and first composed or written and printed in Great Britain; for preventing exactions of the occupiers of locks and wears upon the river of Thames weftward, and for ascertaining the rates of water carriage upon the faid river; and for better fecuring the lawful trade of his Majesty's fubjects to and from the East Indies; and for the more effectual preventing all his Majefty's fubjects, trading thither under foreign commiffions; and relating to rice, to frauds in the customs, to the clandeftine running of goods, and to copper ore of the British plantations; and for the free importation of cochi

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neal and indico; and for punishment of perfons destroying turnpikes, or locks or other works erected by authority of parliament. Cap. 48. To indemnify perfons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and promotions within the time limited by law, and for allowing further time for that purpofe.

Cap. 49. For declaring valid fuch acts

as have been done by Thomas Paulin, as one of the principal land coal-meters of the city and liberty of Westminster, between the twenty ninth day of September laft and the eighth day of November following. Cap. 50. For taking away the tenure of ward holding in Scotland, and for converting the fame into blanch and feu holdings; and for regulating the casualty of non-entry in certain cafes; and for taking away the cafualties of fingle and life-rent efcheats, incurrred there by horning and denunciation for civil causes; and for giving to heirs and fucceffors there a fummary procefs against fuperiors; and for discharging the attendance of vaffals at head courts there; and for afcertaining the fervices of tenants there; and for allowing heirs of tailzie there to fell lands to the crown for erecting buildings, and making settlements in the highlands. Cap. 51. To enlarge the time limited by an act of the last feffion of parliament for restraining the use of the highland dress, and to enable heirs of tailzie, guardians, tutors, curators, and trustees in Scotland to fell lands to the crown. Cap. 52. For the King's moft gracious, general, and free pardon.

Private As.

Anno 20 Georgii II. I. An act to enable Richard Waynboufe, and his heirs male, to take and ufe the furname of Emmott,

and no other, pursuant to the will of Chriftopher Emmott, efquire, deceased.

2. An act for fale of part of the settled eftate of Harry earl of Stamford, in order to discharge feveral incumbrances affecting the fame. 3. An act for fettling the eftates of Thomas earl of Leicester, and Edward Coke efquire, commonly called lord Coke, his only fon, in the county of Norfolk, on the marriage of the faid Edward lord Coke with the lady Mary Campbell, one of the daughters of John late duke of Argyll, deceafed.

4. An act for fettling the eftates of William lord Byron and Elizabeth Shaw fpinfter, an infant, on their intermarriage.

5. An act to enable Sir Thomas Parkyns baronet, and Jane Parkyns (with the confent of their guardians and trustees) to make a conveyance by way of fettlement, on their intermarriage, notwithstanding their minority.

6. An act for raifing money by leafing

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or fale of the estates late of Thomas Taylor efquire the father, and Thomas Taylor efquire the fon, deceased, to discharge the debts and incumbrances affecting the fame, and for making a partition of such estates, or fo much thereof as fhall not be fold for the purposes aforesaid.

An act to enable Lillie Smith, and his heirs by Valentina his wife (formerly Valentina Aynfcombe) to take and use the furname of Aynfcombe, pursuant to the will of Thomas Aynfcombe efquire, deceased.

8. An act to enable Edmund Garforth, formerly called Edmund Dring, and his heirs, to take, ufe, and bear the furname and arms of Garforth. An act to confirm a decree of the court of the dutchy of Lancaster, concerning certain marfh lands, called Sutton Marsh, in the county of Lincoln, and a conveyance, from

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Laftells Metcalfe efquire, of the fame to the corporation of the prefident and governors of the hofpital founded at the fole cofts and charges of Thomas Guy efquire.

10. An act for the fale of the rectory of Saint Botolph without Aldgate, London, the eftate of Thomas Kynafton clerk, comprized in his marriage fettlement, and for purchafing another estate, to be fettled to the uses of the faid fettlement.

11. An act for vefting the eftates of

doctor Simon Burton deceased, in the counties of Wilts and Southampton, in trustees, to raise money for the payment of several debts and incumbrances, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 12. An act for confirming and establishing certain articles of agreement between the heirs at law and devifees of Joceline late earl of Leicefter, deceased, for the fettlement and difpofition of the real eftate of the faid earl, and for rendering the faid agreement more effectual for the purposes thereby intended. 13. An act for raising money out of the fettled eftates of Richard Oakeley efquire, in the counties of Salop and Oxford, for the payment of feveral debts and incumbrances, and for providing a recompence for the fame, in fuch manner as is therein mentioned.

14. An act for vesting part of the fettled eftate of Henry Talbot efquire, in the county of Warwick, in him, in fee fimple, difcharged of the ufes of his marriage fettlement, upon his fettling other lands, of greater value, to the fame ufes. 15. An act for fale of the eftates of William Moore efquire, in the counties of Suffex, Surrey, and Stafford, for payment of debts and legacies. 16. An act to impower Anne Colemore widow, and her affigns, during the life of Thomas Colemore merchant, to make building leases of lands in

and near Birmingham, in the county of Warwick.

17. An act to enable the guardian of Elizabeth Sambrooke and Diana Sambrooke, infants, to join with Mary Sambrooke their filter in making building leases of divers houses and tenements in the county of MiddleSex.

18. An act to impower the guardians of William Mitchell, and other infants, to make leafes of their eftates in the feveral counties of Huntingdon, Surrey, Middlefex, Cambridge, Leicester, Kent, Somerset, and Norfolk, during their minorities. 19. An act for making a fettlement of the real and perfonal estate of Thomas Garrard efquire, deceased, pursuant to his intention declared in his life-time, and at the defire, and with the confent of his fix fons.

20. An act for vefting feveral estates of Thomas Rolt efquire, in trustees, to be fold for raifing money, to difcharge incumbrances affecting the fame, and other debts; and for fecuring an equivalent, in respect of the settled part of fuch eftates, for the benefit of his wife and infant fon; and for the providing portions for his daughters, and for other purposes.

21. An act for fale of the real estate of Richard Powys efquire, deceafed, for payment of his debts and daughters portions, and for other purposes therein expreffed.

22. An act for fale of certain eftates in Tewin and Datchworth in the county of Hertford, belonging to Fane, Anne, Mary, and Sufanna Audrey, Kemeys, infants, pursuant to an agreement entered into by their trustees for that purpose. 23. An act for fale of the fettled and

other eftate of John Curtis, in the county of Norfolk, and applying part of the money arifing thereby in payment of legacies and debts,

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