and applying other part of fuch money in the purchase of other estates, to be settled to the like uses, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

24. An act for vesting the capital meffuage, called Great Frogmore, with the lands and grounds thereunto belonging, devised by the will of Mary, late dutchefs of Northumberland, in trustees, to be fold for the purposes therein mentioned. 25. An act for sale of certain estates in the counties of Hereford, Monmouth, and Gloucester, of Robert Gwillym efquire, and Robert Gwillym his fon, for discharging incumbrances affecting the fame, and for fettling, in lieu thereof, other lands and hereditaments in the county of Lancaster, and for other purposes

therein mentioned.

26. An act for vefting a farm and lands in Cullumpton, in the county of Devon, late the eftate of Robert Drew gentleman, deceased, in truftees, in order to convey the fame to Henry Cruwys gentleman, purfuant to an agreement with Mary Drew widow, and for discharging a mortgage on the said estate. 27. An act for fale of the estate of Edward Mafters deceased, for payment of his debts, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 28. An act to diffolve the marriage of Corbyn Morris efquire, with Elizabeth Fanshawe his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

29. An act to impower Mary Stillington widow, to execute a power vested in Jofeph Stillington efquire, her late husband, deceased, for raising money to complete the inclosure of the common fields and common grounds in the manor of Kelfield, in the county of York.

30. An act to enable Thomas Bufhell efquire, and his defcendants, to

take and use the furname and arms of Fettiplace.

31. An act for naturalizing Mark Liotard, Henry Uhthoff, and John David Ziegell.

32. An act for naturalizing Albert Vandenvelde merchant.

Anno 21 Georgii II.

Cap. 1. 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 one thousand feven hundred and forty eight

Cap. 2. For granting to his Majefty a fubfidy of poundage upon all goods and merchandizes to be imported into this kingdom; and for raifing a certain fum of money by annuities and a lottery, to be charged on the faid fubfidy; and for repealing fo much of an act made in the twentieth year of his prefent Majefty's reign, as enacts, That prize goods and merchandize may be exported without paying any duty of custom or excife for the fame.

Cap. 3. To revive and make perpetual two acts of parliament; one made in the twelfth year of the reign of his late majefty King George the First, intituled, An act to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrefts; and the other made in the fifth year of his prefent Majefty's reign, to explain, amend, and render more effectual the faid act.

Cap. 4. To prohibit affurance on

fhips belonging to France, and on merchandizes or effects laden thereon, during the prefent war with France.

Cap. 5. For repairing the high road from the town of Bowes in the county of York, to Barnard Castle in

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the county of Durham, and from thence through Staindrop to Newgate in Bishop Auckland, and from Newgate along Gibb Chair to Guandlefs Bridge, and from thence by Melderfton Gill, otherwife Coundon Gill, to the turnpike road near Sunderland Bridge, in the county of Durham.

Cap 6. To punish mutiny and defertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quar

ters.

Cap. 7. For granting an aid to his Majesty by a land tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and forty eight. Cap. 8. For impowering George Mont

gomerie, and Thomas Byrd, efquires, and Ezra Patching, to complete an undertaking, for furnishing the inhabitants of the several parishes and places of Stratford, Westham, Bow, Bromley, Mile-end, Stepney, and other parishes and places adjacent, with water; and for better fecuring their property in fuch undertaking. Cap. 9. To indemnify perfons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments, within the time limited by law, and for allowing further time for that purpofe.

Cap. 10. For explaining, amending, and further enforcing the execution of an act paffed in the last feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for repealing the feveral rates and duties upon houfes, windows, and lights; and for granting to his Majesty other rates and duties upon houfes, windows, or lights; and for raifing the fum of four millions four hundred thousand pounds by annuities, to be charged on the faid rates or duties. Cap. 11. For further regulating the proceedings upon courts-martial in the fea fervice; and for extending the difcipline of the navy to the crews of his Majefty's fhips, wreck

ed, loft, or taken; and for continuing to them their wages upon certain conditions.

Cap. 12. For holding the fummer asfizes for the county of Buckingham at the county town of Buckingham. Cap. 13. To rectify a mistake in an act made this feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and defertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. Cap. 14. For permitting tea to be exported to Ireland, and his Majesty's plantations in America, without paying the inland duties charged thereupon by an act of the eighteenth year of his present Majetty's reign; and for enlarging the time for fome of the payments to be made on the fubfcription of fix millions three hundred thousand pounds, by virtue of an act of this feffion of parliament.

Cap. 15. For enlarging the term and powers granted by an act paffed in the eighth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, for repairing the roads from the town of Manchefter, leading through Newton, Failsworth, and Oldham, in the county palatine of Lancaster, to Aufterlands, in the parish of Saddleworth, in the county of York; and for making the fame more effectual.

Cap. 16. For enlarging the term and powers granted by an act paffed in the tenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, For repairing the road from Hertford Bridge Hill, to the town of Bafingftoke; and alfo the road from Hertford-Bridge Hill aforefaid, to the town of Odiham, in the county of Southampton; and for making the faid act more effectual.

Cap. 17. To render more effectual an act made in the twentieth year of his Majefty's reign, intituled, An alt for relief of fuch of his Majefly's loyal fubjects in that part of Great

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Britain called Scotland, whofe title deeds and writings were deftroyed or carried off by the rebels in the late rebellion.

Cap. 18. For draining and preferving certain fen lands in the feveral parishes of Maney, Upwell, Welney, Downham, Witcham, and in a certain extraparochial place in Byal Fen, within the ifle of Ely and county of Cambridge. Cap. 19. For the more effectual trial and punishment of high treason and mifprifion of high treafon, in the highlands of Scotland; and for abrogating the practice of taking down the evidence in writing in certain criminal prosecutions; and for making fome further regulations relating to sheriffs depute and stewarts depute, and their fubftitutes; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Cap. 20. For enlarging the term and powers granted by an act paffed in the thirteenth year of the reign of his late majefty King George the Firft, for repairing the several roads leading from Birmingham, through the town of Wednesbury, to a place called High Bullen, and to Great Bridge; and from thence to the end of Gibbet Lane, next adjoining to the township of Bilfon; and from Great Bridge, through Dudley to King-Swinford, and to the further end of Brittel Lane, in the counties of Warwick, Stafford, and Worcester. Cap. 21. For erecting workhoufes, for the better employing and maintaining the poor within the burgh of Bury Saint Edmunds, in the county of Suffolk; and for the better repairing and paving the streets and highways there.

Cap. 22. For enlarging the term and powers granted by an act paffed in the thirteenth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the First, intituled, An act for repairing the roads leading from the town of

Bromsgrove to the town of Dudley, in the county of Worcester; and from the faid town of Bromfgrove to the town of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick; fo far as the faid act relates to repairing the roads leading from the town of Birmingham to the town of Bromfgrove, in the county of Worcester; and for making the fame more effectual.

Cap. 23. For granting to his Majesty the fum of one million out of the finking fund, for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and forty eight; and for applying a fum of money remaining in the exchequer, arifen by the rates and duties on houses which determined at Lady-day, one thousand feven hundred and forty feven; and for the further appropriating the fuplies granted in this feffion of parliament, and for applying a certain fum of money for defraying the charge of the allowances for the year one thousand feven hundred and forty eight, to feveral officers and private gentlemen of the two troops of horse guards, and three regiments of horse lately reduced. Cap. 24. For building a church in the town of Liverpool, in the county palatine of Lancaster, and for enlightening and cleansing the streets of the faid town, and for keeping and maintaining a nightly watch there.

Cap. 25. For repairing the roads lead

ing from Sutton Colefield common to the town of Walfall and from Sneals Green to Walfall, and from Walfall to Park Brook, which divides the parishes of Wolverhampton and Walfall, and from Gibbet Lane to Wolverhampton, and from Compton to the end of the county of Stafford, and from Wolverhampton to the Wergs, and from thence to Shiffnall, and from the Wergs to Hales Heath, and from Wolver

hampton

hampton to Cannock Wood in the road to Litchfield. Cap. 26. For explaining, amending, and enforcing an act made in the eighteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An act for prohibiting the wearing and importation of cambricks and French lawns.

Cap. 27. For repairing the high road from Piersbridge to Kirkmerrington in the county of Durham, and from thence to the turnpike road at Tudhoe Lane end in the faid county. Cap. 28. To explain and amend an act paffed in the fourteenth year of his Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for the prefervation of the publick roads in that part of Great Britain called England; and so much of an act paffed in the third year of the reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An act for the better repairing and amending the highways, and for fettling the rates of the carriage of goods, as relates to the fettling the rates of the carriage of goods.

Cap. 29. For the further relief of the orphans and other creditors of the city of London; and for other purpofes therein mentioned. Cap. 30. For encouraging the making of indico in the British plantations in America.

Cap. 31. For relief of infolvent deb.

tors.

Cap. 32. For the relief of the annui

tants of the wardens and commonalty of the mystery of Mercers of the city of London.

Cap. 33. To continue and amend feveral laws for the relief of debtors with respect to the imprisonment of their perfons; and to rectify a mistake in an act paffed in the laft feffion of parliament for continuing feveral laws therein mentioned; and to continue two acts, the one paffed in the nineteenth year, the other in the twentieth year of his

present Majesty's reign, to prevent the fpreading of the diftemper amongst the horned cattle.

Cap. 34. To amend and enforce fo much of an act made in the nineteenth year of his Majesty's reign, as relates to the more effectual difarming the highlands in Scotland, and restraining the ufe of the highland dress; and to mafters and teachers of private schools and chaplains; and to explain a claufe in another act made in the fame year, relating to letters of orders of epifcopal minifters in Scotland; and to oblige perfons allowed to carry arms, and the directors of the banks there, and certain perfons belonging to, or practising in the courts of feffion and jufticiary, to take the oaths; and to repeal fome claufes in an act made in the first year of the reign of his late majefty King George the First, whereby certain encouragements are given to landlords and tenants in Scotland, who fhould continue in their duty and loyalty to his faid late Majefty; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Private Alts.

Anno 21 Georgii II.

1. An act for naturalizing Cafar de Milly and Charles de Miffy.

2.

An act for vefting the fettled estate of the right honourable Francis earl Brooke, in the county of Southampton, in trustees, to be fold, and for laying out the money arifing thereby, in the purchase of other hereditaments of equal or greater value, to be fettled in lieu thereof, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

3. An act for impowering Granville Levefon Gower, commonly called lord Trentham, to raise portions for younger children; and alfo to explain and amend certain powers for making jointures in the fettlement

made