who have acted in defence of his Majesty's perfon and government, and for the preservation of the publick peace of this kingdom, in and about the time of the late unnatural rebellion, from vexatious fuits and profecutions.

Cap. 40. For the free importation of cochineal, during the time therein limited.

Cap. 41. For giving liberty to perfons who have served their apprenticeships to any part of the woollen manufacture in Colchester, to work at their faid trades, and at the making bays within the faid

town.

Cap. 42. For the attainder of George earl of Marifchall, William earl of Seaforth, James earl of Southefque, James earl of Panmuir, and others, of high treason, unless they shall render themselves to juftice by a day certain therein mentioned. Cap. 43. To continue duties for encouraging the coinage of money, and to charge the duties on fenna as a medicinal drug; and for the appropriating several supplies granted to his Majefty.

Cap. 44. For the continuing the duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth of a penny fterling, on ever pint of ale and beer that shall be vended or fold within the city of Glasgow and privileges thereof, for the benefit of the faid city.

Cap. 45. For holding the affife for the county of Cornwall, at a convenient place within the faid county. Cap. 46. To prevent the mischiefs by manufacturing leaves or other things to resemble tobacco, and the abuses in making and mixing of fnuff.

Cap. 47. For the more effectual and exemplary punishment of fuch perfons as fhall feduce foldiers to defert, or who, being papists, shall inlift themselves in his Majesty's

service in Great Britain or Ireland, or in the islands of Jersey or GuernSey.

Cap. 48. To encourage the planting of timber-trees, fruit-trees and other trees, for ornament, shelter or profit, and for the better prefervation of the fame; and for the preventing the burning of woods. Cap. 49. To revive and continue an act of the eighth and ninth years of the reign of his late majesty King William, for repair of the piers of Bridlington, alias Burlington, in the east-riding of the county of York. Cap. 50. For appointing commiffioners to enquire of the estates of certain traitors, and of popish recufants, and of estates given to superftitious uses, in order to raise money out of them feverally for the ufe of the publick.

Cap. 51. For repealing fo much of

the act of the twelfth and thirteenth years of the reign of King William the Third, intituled, An act for the farther limitation of the crown, and better fecuring the rights and liberties of the fubjects, as enacts, That no perfon, who should come to the poffeffion of the crown, fhall go out of the dominions of England, Scotland or Ireland, without confent of parliament.

Cap. 52. For making the laws for repairing the highways more effectual.

Cap. 53. For the attainder of Thomas Forfler junior, efq; and William Mackintosh, efq; (commonly called brigadier Mackintosh) of high treafon.

Cap. 54. For the more effectual fecuring the peace of the highlands in Scotland.

Cap. 55. To oblige papifts to regi

fter their names and real estates. Cap. 56. To disable any person from

being chose a member of, or from fitting and voting in the houfe of

com.

1. An act to impower the barons of the court of Exchequer in Ireland, to grant a commiffion to some perfons in England, to adminifter to Henry Temple, efq; and Luke King, gentleman, the ufual oaths for the due execution of their office of remembrancer of the court of Exchequer in Ireland.

2. An act to impower the barons of the court of Exchequer in Ireland, to grant a commiffion to fome of the barons of the court of Exchequer in England, to adminifter to Thomas Hopkins, efq; the ufual oaths for the due execution of the office or offices of fearcher, packer and gauger in the port of Dublin. 3. An act for fettling the precedency of Robert marquifs of Lindsey, great chamberlain of England, when created a duke of Great Britain, and of such as thall fucceed to the faid ho

nour.

4. An act for appointing perfons to take care of the perfon and eftate of John Digby, efq; eldest son and heir apparent of William lord Digby in the kingdom of Ireland.

5. An act for vefting in the warden and college of All-fouls in Oxford, and their fucceffors, certain houfes and ground belonging to the parish of St. Mary in Oxford.

6. An act to impower the barons of the court of Exchequer in Ireland,

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to grant a commiffion to fome perfons in Great Britain, to adminifter to Henry Temple, efq; the ufua oaths for due execution of the office of chief remembrancer of the court of Exchequer in Ireland.

An act for fale of part of the eftate late of William Betts, gentleman, deceased, for difcharging incumbrances thereupon; and for making good a fettlement by him made of other part of his eftate.

8. An act to enable trustees to grant leases of part of the lands devifed by the laft will and teftament of Thomas Trenchard, efq; deceased. 9. An act for relieving William Paterfon, efq; out of the equivalent-money, for what is due to him. 10. An act to naturalize Florian Goebell, merchant.

11. An act for naturalizing Herman Meyer.

12. An act for repairing the highways through the feveral parishes of St. Michael, St. Albans, St. Peter, Shenley Ridge and South-Mims, in the counties of Hertford and Middlefex.

13. An act for confirming the fale of the reverfion of the manor of Darrington, by George earl of Cardigan, to Theophilus Shelton, efq; and his heirs.

14. An act for vefting in trustees part of the estate of Nicholas Fry, efq; deceased, for payment of his debts. 15. An act to enable the right honourable Henry earl of Rochester, and William lord viscount Mountjoy in the kingdom of Ireland, to take the oaths of office for their refpective offices in the faid kingdom of Ireland, and to qualify themfelves in England for the legal enjoyment of their faid offices.

16. An act for explaining an act made in the ninth year of the reign of King William the Third, intituled, An act for velling part of the eftate of Thomas Panton, efq; in

trupecs,

trustees, to be fold for payment of debts, aud fecuring a jointure to Mary his now wife; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

17. An act for vefting certain manors and lands in the counties of Devon and Kent, the eftate of Sir William Courtenay, baronet, in truftees, and their heirs, to be fold, and with the money arifing thereby to purchase other lands in the county of Devon, contiguous to the feat of his family, to be settled to the fame ufues.

18. An act to enable Sir Richard Wynche, baronet, and Humphrey Wynche, efq; only fon and heir apparent of the faid Sir Richard Wynche, to fettle a jointure upon fuch woman as the faid Humphrey Wynche fhall marry.

19. An act to enable George Heneage, efq; to fell the rectory of NorthWillingham, in the county of Lincoln, and fome lands there, and for fettling rent-charges of greater value in lieu thereof, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 20. An act to enable Richard Lee, an infant, with the count of trustees, to grant leases of fome part of his eftate, notwithstanding his minority.

21. An act for building and endowing a church upon the fite of the caftle of Liverpoole, held by a lease from the dutchy of Lancaster; and for the explaining a former act for the building another church there. 22. An act for vefting the estate late of John Turner, efq; deceafed, in trustees, to be fold for payment of his debts.

23. An act for confirming a fale already made to Edmund Dummer, gentleman, of fome part, and for vefting other part of the eftate of John Bromfield, efq; in the county of Southampton, comprized in the articles made upon his marriage with Anne his wife, in trustees, to

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be fold for the payment of his debts; and for fettling the remaining part thereof, as near as may be, to the intent of the faid articles and for making thereby, and by other means in the act mentioned, fome provifion for the faid John Bromfield and Anne his wife and their iffue.

24. An act to make the river Kennet navigable from Reading to Newbury in the county of Berks.

25. An act for repairing and amending the highways between Tyburn and Uxbridge in the county of Middlesex.

26. An act to enable Richard lord viscount Roffe of the kingdom of Ireland, notwithstanding his nonage, to fettle a jointure, on Mary viscountefs Roffe his wife, and make a settlement on his issue male, with provifion for younger children, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

27. An act for the relief of Anne Milner, Thomas Colmore, William Hunt, William Parrott, and others, as to customs of goods, burnt or deftroyed by the late fire in ThamesStreet, London.

28. An act to enable Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, baronet, to raise monies to discharge his brothers and fifters. portions, and to fettle a jointure on a wife.

29. An act to enable Robert Cope, efq; to settle an additional jointure out of his eftate on Elizabeth his now wife; and alfo to raise portions and maintenances for his daughters and younger children by her; and to enable thofe in re

mainder to do the fame.

30. An act for fale of part of the

manor of Low-Laiton, in the county of Effex, and other lands there;. and for laying out the money arifing thereby in the purchase of other lands in the county of Lincoln, to be fettled to the fame ufes as the

faid part of the manor of LowLaiton is fettled.

31. An act to naturalize Frederica countess of Holderness, Peter Gravier, Theodore Bouchier and Francis Maljon.

32. An act to naturalize Robert de Ulteger, George Chriftian Luders, and others.

33. An act for naturalizing Henry Cornelifen.

34. An act for vefting the honour and estate of John duke of Athol in James Murray, efq; commonly called lord James Murray, after the death of the faid duke.

35. An act for the naturalization of Frederick Guliker.

36. An act for naturalizing Gerrard Roeters.

37. An act for continuing and making more effectual an act paffed in the twelfth year of her late Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for repairing the highway or road from the Stones-End in the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch, in the county of Middlesex, to the farthermost part of the northern road in the parish of Endfield, in the fame county, next to the parish of Chefhunt in the county of Hertford.

38. An act to enable his royal highnefs George prince of Wales, to qualify himself in Great Britain for the legal enjoyment of the office of chancellor of the univerfity of Dublin in the kingdom of Ireland. 39. An act to enable Charles earl of Sunderland, and Henry earl of Rochefter, 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 themselves for the enjoyment of the faid offices. 40. An act to enable Richard earl of Burlington and Cork, to take in Eng and the oath of the office of high treasurer of Ireland, and to

qualify himself here in England for the legal enjoyment of the faid office.

41. An act for vesting several manors, meffuages, lands, and hereditaments late of Charles earl of Dorset and Middlefex, whereof James late duke of Ormond, at the time of his attainder, was feifed, as furviving trustee named in the will of the faid earl, in new trustees, and their heirs, upon the fame trufts. 42. An act for explaining and making more effectual an act paffed in the twelfth year of the reign of her late majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for making the chapelry of Stockton in the county of Durham, a diftinct parish.

43. An act for naturalizing Cafper White.

44. An act for the more effectual reverfing and making void the attainder of Charles earl of Macclesfield deceased.

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An act to discharge Sir Alexander Rigby, knight, from his imprisonment, and veft his estate and effects in trustees for the benefit of his creditage.

46. An act for vesting certain lands

and tenements of Peter Sunderland, esq; in trustees, to be fold for payment of debts charged thereon before the making of his marriagefettlement, and by virtue thereof. 47. An act to enable Thomas Proctor of Rock, in the county of Northumberland, efq; to raife the fum of four thousand pounds out of his estate, for payment of his debts, and making provifion for his younger children.

48. An act for naturalizing Erengard Melofine, baronefs of Schulenburg.

Anno 3 Georgii I.

Cap. I. To enable his Majesty effectually to prohibit or reftrain commerce with Sweden.

Cap. 2.

Cap. 2. For punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quar

ters.

Cap. 3. For granting an aid to his

Majesty by a land tax in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year 1717.

Cap. 4. For continuing the duties on

malt, mum, cyder and perry, for the fervice of the year 1717. and to authorize allowances to be made to certain receivers, and to obviate a doubt concerning goods imported from the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark and Alderney; and to ascertain the duties upon fheepfkins and lamb-skins; and to prevent frauds in the duties upon ftarch; and for making forth duplicates of Exchequer-bills, lotterytickets and orders, loft, burnt or deftroyed; and for enlarging the time for adjusting claims in feveral lotteries; and for preventing frauds. in the duties on low-wines and fpirits carried coastwise. Cap. 5. For continuing the duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny fterling, on every pint of ale and beer that shall be vended or fold within the city of Edinburgh, and privileges thereof, for the benefit of the said city, and for difcontinuing the payment of the dues commonly called the pettyport customs at Edinburgh, during the continuance of this act. Cap. 6. For laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny fterling, upon every pint of ale or beer that shall be vended or fold within the town of Dumfries, and privileges thereof, for paying the debts of the faid town, and for building a church, and making a harbour there. Cap. 7. For redeeming the yearly fund of the South-Sea company (being after the rate of fix pounds per centum per annum) and settling

on the faid company a yearly fund after the rate of five pounds per centum per annum, redeemable by parliament; and to raise for an annuity or annuities at five pounds per centum per annum, any fum, not exceeding two millions, to be employed in leffening the national debts and incumbrances, and for making the faid new yearly fund and annuities to be hereafter redeemable in the time and manner thereby prescribed.

Cap. 8. For redeeming feveral funds of the governor and company of the bank of England, purfuant to former provifoes of redemption; and for fecuring to them feveral new funds and allowances redeemable by parliament; and for obliging them to advance further fums, not exceeding two millions five hundred thousand pounds, at five pounds per centum, as fhall be found neceffary to be employed in leffening the national debts and incumbrances; and for continuing certain provifions made for the expences of his Majefty's civil government; and for payment of annuities formerly purchased at the rate of five pounds per centum; and for other purposes in this act mentioned.

Cap. 9. For redeeming the duties and

revenues which were fettled to pay off principal and intereft on the orders made forth on four lottery-acts paffed in the ninth and tenth years of her late Majesty's reign; and for redeeming certain annuities payable on orders out of the hereditary excife, according to a former act in that behalf; and for establishing a general yearly fund, not only for the future payment of annuities at several rates, to be payable and transferrable at the bank of England, and redeemable by parliament, but also to raise monics for fuch proprietors of the

faid