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Cap. 13. For the more effectually

preventing the fraudulent removal of tobacco by land or water, and for the ease of the fair trader in tobacco; and for afcertaining the rates payable for the portage of certain letters; and for amending and explaining the laws relating to the fale of fpirituous liquors by retail. Cap. 14. For the fettling and afcertaining the fees to be taken by clerks to juftices of the peace. Cap. 15. For allowing intereft upon certain debentures for the bounty granted on the exportation of corn. Cap. 16. For reducing the number of directors of the corporation of the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas, and other parts of America; and for encouraging the fishery; and for regulating the election of the governors and directors of the faid company. Cap. 17. For the more effectual levying of the duties upon windows or lights, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland

Cap. 18. For enlarging and regulat

ing the trade into the Levant feas. Cap. 19. For enforcing the laws against perfons who fhall fteal or detain hipwrecked goods; and for the relief of perfons fuffering loffes thereby.

Cap. 20. For encouraging and im-
proving the manufactory of linen
in the highlands of Scotland.
Cap. 21. For encouraging the filk
manufactures of this kingdom; and
for fecuring the duties payable up-
on the importation of velvets,
wrought filks, and filks mixed
with other materials, not manu-
factured in Great Britain.
Cap. 22. For the purchafe of the
Museum, or collection of Sir Hans
Sloane, and of the Harleian collec-
tion of manufcripts; and for pro-
viding one general repofitory for
the better reception and more con-

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venient ufe of the faid collections, and of the Cottonian Library, and of the additions thereto. Cap. 23. For granting to his Majesty a certain fum of money therein mentioned out of the finking fund; and for applying certain furplus monies remaining in the exchequer, for the fervice of the year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty three; and for the further appropriating the fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament; and for enlarging the time limited by an act of the laft feffion of parliament, for fubscribing annuities after the rate of three pounds per centum per annum, and three pounds ten fhillings per centum per annum, into the joint ftock of annuities; and for other purposes therein mentioned. Cap. 24. For allowing further time for inrolment of deeds and wills made by papists; and for relief of proteftant purchasers, devisees, and leffees.

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Cap. 25. To render more effectual an act made in the twelfth year of the reign of her late majefty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for providing a publick reward for fuch perfon or perfons as fhall difcover the longitude at fea, with regard to the making experiments of propofals made for difcovering the longitude; and to enlarge the number of commiffioners for putting in execution the faid act.

Cap. 26. To permit perfons profesfing the Jewish religion, to be naturalized by parliament; and for other purposes therein mentioned. Cap. 27. To confirm certain acts and

orders made by juftices of the peace being of the quorum, notwithstanding any defect in not expreffing therein, that fuch juftices of the peace are of the quorum.

Cap. 28. For the preventing of the inconveniencies and dangers that may arife from the prefent methods

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of digging gravel, fand, ftone, chalk, and other materials, on the feveral commons and waste grounds within this kingdom, for the repair of the highways, and for other purpofes.

Cap. 29. To explain, amend and continue, the provifions made by two acts of parliament of the nineteenth and twenty first years of his Majefty's reign, for the more effectual difarming the highlands in Scotland, and to make provifion for the more speedy ascertaining the lawful debts or claims upon the lands and hereditaments that fome time belonged to Alexander Robertfon of Strowan, which, with other forfeited eftates, are, by an act of the twenty fifth year of his Majefty's reign, annexed to the crown unalienable. Cap. 30. For the amendment and

prefervation of the publick high1 ways and turnpike roads of this 1.kingdom, and for the more effectual execution of the laws relating 1-thereto..

Cap. 31. For regulating the manner of licenfing alehoufes in that part of Great Britain called England; and for the more eafy convicting - perfons felling ale, and other li.quors, without licence. Cap. 32. For continuing feveral laws relating to the punishment of perfons going armed or difguifed, in defiance of the laws of cuftoms or excife; to the drawback of the dusties upon copper bars exported; and to the duties upon foreignmade fail cloth; and alfo for encouragement of the filk manufactures; and for taking off feveral duties on merchandizes exported; and for encouraging the trade of the fugar colonies in America; and for vacating the fecurity for the duty on falt loft in any river, or in port, after fhipped, and for enlarging the time for proving the lofs of falt; and for relief of mafters of

fhips with respect to the importation of foap and candles, contrary to an act made in the twenty third year of his Majefty's reign; and alfo for the more effectual payment of the bounties upon British-made fail cloth; and to impower the commiflioners of the treafury to direct the payment of the bounty to John Henniker, and others, upon four thips fitted out for the whale fishery, and loft in the Greenland feas, and alfo to Philip How, and others, upon two ships employed in the faid fishery, notwithstanding fome of the forms required by law in fitting out fuch fhips were not complied with.. Cap. 33. For the better preventing of clandeftine marriages.

Cap. 34. To explain, amend, and continue feveral laws more effectually to prevent the fpreading of the diftemper which now rages amongst the horned cattle in this kingdom; for the more effectual paying the expences of paffing vagrants; for obviating doubts that may arise touching the keeping of prifoners until the prifon of the marthalfea of the court of King's Bench fhall be rebuilt or repaired; and for amending fo much of the act of the twenty fourth of his prefent Majefty, for regulating the commencement of the year, and for correcting the calendar now in ufe, as relates to the time of electing publick officers of the city of Chefter.

Cap. 35. For confirming an agree

ment entered into between the company of proprietors of the undertaking for recovering and preferving the navigation of the river Dee, and Sir John Glynne baronet, lord of the manor of Hawarden, and several freeholders and occupiers of land within the faid manor; and for explaining and amending three feveral acts of parliament of the fixth, fourteenth,

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and feventeenth years of his prefent Majesty's reign, for recovering and preferving the navigation of the faid river Dee.

Cap. 36. For erecting feveral publick buildings in the city of Edinburgh, and to impower the truftees therein mentioned, to purchafe lands for that purpofe; and alfo for widening and enlarging the streets of the city, and certain avenues leading thereunto. Cap. 37. For repairing the road leading from the town of Penrith in the county of Cumberland, by Hutton Hall, over Skelton and Caftlefowerby Paflures, and Sebraham Bridge, to Chalkbeck in the faid county; and alfo the road which branches and feparates from the fame road upon Caflefowerby Pafure aforefaid, and leads from thence through Hefket, otherwife Hefket New Market, to Caldbeck in the faid county.

Cap. 38. To enable the parishioners of the parish of Stone, in the county of Stafford, to rebuild the church of the faid parish. Cap. 39. For repairing and widening feveral roads leading from the town of Bewdley, in the county of Worcefter, to the feveral places therein mentioned, in the counties of Worcester and Salop respectively. Cap 40. For repairing the roads from the city of Carlisle, to the town of Penrith in the county of Cumberland, and from the faid town of Penrith, to Emont Bridge, which divides the counties of Cumberland and Wetmorland.

Cap. 41. For continuing and making more effectual three acts of parliament, paffed in the ninth and twelfth years of the reign of her late majesty Queen Anne, and the fifth year of the reign of his present Majefty, for repairing the highways between Dunstable and Hockliffe, in the county of Bedford; and alfo

for repairing the road from the fign of the White Harfe to the ign of the King's Arms in Hockliffe aforefaid.

Cap. 42. For repairing and widening

the road from the west end of Seend Street, in the county of Wilts, to the Horfe and Jockey, in the parish of Box, in the faid county. Cap. 43. For enlarging the churchyard of the parish of Paddington, in the county of Middlesex. Cap. 44. For laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny sterling, on every Scots pint of ale and beer which fhall be brewed for fale, brought into, tapped or fold, within the town of Dyfart, and liberties thereof, and all places adjacent, lying within three hundred yards of the boundaries of the faid liberties, for repairing, improving, and preferving the harbour of the faid town. Cap. 45. For building a new church

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within the town of Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster., Cap. 46. For repairing the road from the borough of Leicefler, in the county of Leicester, to the town of Ajhby de la Zouch in the faid county. Cap. 47. For repairing and widening feveral roads leading from the market house in Stourbridge, and other roads therein mentioned, in the counties of Worcester, Stafford, Salop, and Warwick refpectively." Cap. 48. For enlarging the term and powers granted by an act paffed in the twentieth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, for repairing the high road leading from the city of Durham, in the county of Durham, to Tyne Bridge in the faid county.

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Cap. 49. For repairing the road from

the city of Carlife, in the county of Cumberland, to the market and feaport town of Workington in the faid county.

Cap. 50. For repairing and widening

the roads leading from Redflone "Ferry, in the county of Worcester, to the Hundred House; and from thence to Monkbridge, in the road to the town of Tenbury; and from the faid Hundred Houfe, to the faid town of Tenbury in the faid county. Cap. 51. For repairing and widening

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the roads leading from a place called Bafing-flone, near the town of Bagfoot, in the parish of Windlefham, in the county of Surry, thro' Frimley and Farnham, in the fame county; and from thence through Bentley, Holybourn, Alton, Chawton, Ropley, Bishop's Sutton, New Alrefford, and Mattingley, otherwife Matterley Lane, to the city of Winchefter,in the county of Southampton. Cap. 52. For widening and repairing the high road leading from Heron Syke, which divides the counties of Lancaster and Westmorland, to the town of Kirby in Kendal, and from the faid town of Kirby in Kendal,thro' the town of Shapp, to Emont Bridge, in the faid county of Westmorland. Cap. 53. To continue and render more effectual three acts of parliament, paffed in the eleventh year of the reign of his late majesty King George the First, and in the third and twenty fecond years of the reign of his prefent Majefty, for repairing the road from Sherbrooke Hill, near Buxton and Chapel in the Frith, in the county of Derby, thro' the town of Stockport, in the county of Chefer, to Manchester in the county of Lancaster, and other roads in the faid acts mentioned; and for repairing the road from the "School Houfe in Didsbury, to the bridge in Wimflow, in the county of Chester; and for erecting a bridge over the river Merfey. Cap. 54. For repairing and widening the road leading from Flimwell Vent, in the parish of Ticehurst, in the County of Suffex, to the town and po of Haftings, in the faid county.

Cap. 55. For enlarging the term and powers granted by an act made in the eleventh year of his prefent Majefty's reign, intituled, An att for repairing the read from Shoreditch Church, through Hackney, to Stanford Hill, and crafs Cambridge Heath, over Bethnal Green, to the turnpike at Mile End, in the county of Middlefex.

Cap. 56. For continuing and giving further powers to the trustees for putting in execution two acts of parliament for repairing the roads from the parish of Enfield, in the county of Middlfex, to the town of Hertford, and other roads in the faid acts mentioned.

Cap. 57. For raifing a fum of money by a county rate, for purchafing a proper prifon for debtors in the county of Devon.

Cap. 58. For building a chapel on the common, in the parish of Portfea, in the county of Southampton, and for vefting power in certain trustees for the regulation thereof. Cap. 59. For repairing and widening the road from the weft end of the town of Burton upon Trent, in the county of Stafford, through the faid town, to the fouth end of the town of Derby, in the county of Derby. Cap. 60. For repairing and widening the road from the top of White

Sheet Hill, in the parish of Donhead Saint Andrew, in the county of Wits, through the towns of Shaftefbury, Milborne Port, and Sherborne, in the counties of Dorfet and Somerset, to the Halfway Houfe, in the parish of Nether otherwife Lower Compton, in the faid county of Dorfet, and feveral other roads near the towns of Shaftesbury and Sherborne aforefaid.

Cap. 61. For enlarging the term and

powers granted by an act paffed in the fourteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An at for repairing the road leading. 23

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Cap. 62. For repairing and widening the roads from Henfhalls Smithy, upon Cranage Green through the town of Nether Knutsford, and by the South Guide Poft in Mere and Bucklow Hill, to the town of Altrincham, in the county palatine of Chefter; and from the faid Guide Poft to Warrington, in the county of Lancaster; and from Bucklow Hill aforefaid, to Penny's Lane, near Northwitch, in the faid county of Chefter.

Cap. 63. For repairing and widening the roads from a certain place in the town of Salford, to the towns of Warrington and Bolton, and thro' Wardley Lane, to the town of Wigan, and to the Stocks in the town

hip of Duxbury, and to a place called the Broad Oak, in Worfeley, in the county palatine of Lancaster. Cap. 64. For repairing and widening the road from Tadcaster, through Newton, Collingham, Harewood, Arthington, and Pool, to Otley, in the weft riding of the county of York. Cap. 65. For enlarging the term and powers granted by two acts of parliament, one paffed in the twelfth year of the reign of his late majefty King George the First, and the other paffed in the nineteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, for repairing the road from Liverpool to Prefcot, and other roads therein mentioned, in the county palatine of Lancaster; and alfo for repairing the road from Prefect, through Whiflon, Rain-bill, Bold, and Sankey, to the town of Warrington, and alfo the road from Saint Helen to Afton in the faid !county palatine.

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Cap. 66. For repairing and widening the roads leading from Lebronb Corner, in the parish of Winterflow, to Harnham Bridge, in the county

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of Wilts; and from the weft corner of Saint Anne's Street, in the city of New Sarum,, to the parishes of Landford and Brook; and from thence to Ealing, and from Landford aforefaid, through Ower and Teftwood, to Ealing aforefaid, in the county of Southampton. Cap. 67. For repairing and widening the road from the east end of Brough under Stainmore, in the county of Westmorland, by the end of Appleby Bridge, to Emont Bridge in the faid county.

Cap. 68. For amending, widening and repairing, the road leading from Dover to Barham Downs, in the county of Kent.

Cap. 69. For repairing and widening
the road from the Halfway Houfe,
in the parish of Lower Compton, in
the county of Dorfet, through the
towns of Yeovil, Crewkerne, and
Chard, to the east end of the town
of Axminster, in the county of De-
von, and feveral other roads, round
the faid town of Yeovil, in the coun-
ty of Somerset.

Cap. 70. For repairing and widening
the roads from the Hand and Poft
in Upton Field, in the parifh of
Burford, in the county of Oxford,
through the feveral parishes within
mentioned, to a place in the parish
of Prefion, in the county of Glou-
cefter, called Dancy's Fancy.
Cap. 71. For repairing and widening

the roads therein mentioned, lead-
ing to and from the towns of Shep-
ten Mulet and Ivelchefter, in the
county of Somerset.

Cap. 72. For continuing and making

more effectual two acts of parliament for repairing the roads leading from Ipfwich to Cleydon, in the county of Suffolk, and other roads in the faid acts mentioned; and for repairing the road from Cleydon aforefaid, to Codenham Beacon, in the faid county.

Cap. 73. To continue and vender

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