making the river Kennet navigable from Reading to Newbury in the county of Berks.

Cap. 9. For the better preservation of the harbour of Rye in the county of Suffex.

Cap. 10. For making the river Weaver navigable from Frodsham-Bridge to Winsford-Bridge in the county of Chefter. Cap. 11. For finishing and adorning the new chapel, called Saint George's chapel, in Great Yarmouth in the county of Norfolk, and for enlightening the streets of the faid town, by, a duty or impofition on coals, culm and cinders, to be landed and confumed there.

Cap. 12. For imploying the manufacturers, and incouraging the confumption of raw filk and mohair yarn, by prohibiting the wearing of buttons and button-holes made of cloth, ferge, or other stuffs. Cap. 13. For regulating the journeymen taylors within the weekly bills of mortality.

Cap. 14. For continuing the duties granted by feveral acts made in the fixth and tenth years of her late Majefty's reign for repairing the harbour and key of Watchett, in the county of Somerfet. Cap. 15. For making the rivers Mer

y and Irwell navigable from Liverpoole to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster.

Cap. 16. For the better preferving and keeping in repair the piers of the town and port of Whitby in the county of York, and for explaining and making more effectual the feveral acts paffed for lengthening and repairing the piers of Bridlington, alias Burlington, in the faid

Wheelock-Brook up to WheelockBridge in the county of Chester. Cap. 18. For enlarging the term granted by an act paffed in the tenth year of the reign of her late majefty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for repairing the road from Highgate Gate-houfe in the county of Middlefex, to Barnet Blockhoufe in the county of Hertford; and for repairing the road leading from the BearInn in Hadley to the fign of the Angel in Enfield chafe in the faid county of Middlefex.

Cap. 19. For continuing an act made in the fixth year of the reign of her late majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for repairing and enlarging the highways between the top of Kingfdown-Hill and the city of Rath; and alfo feveral highways leading to and through the faid city; and for cleanfing, paving and lightning the streets, and regulating the chairmen there; and for explaining and making the faid act more effectual.

Cap. 20. For continuing the duties on malt, mum, cyder and perry, to raise money by way of a lottery, for the fervice of the year 1721, and for transferring the deficiency of a late malt-act to the land-tax for the faid year; and for difpofing certain overplus money to proper objects of charity; and for giving further time to clerks and apprentices to pay duties omitted to be paid for their indentures and contracts; and touching fmall quantities of cyder exported; and for relief of captain John Perry, concerning Dagenham Breach; and touching loft bills, tickets or orders; and concerning the duty of fmall pieces of plate; and to enable the undertakers for raifing Thames water in York-Buildings, to fell annuities by way of a lottery; and for fatisfying a debt, which was charged on the late duty on hops; and for appropriating

6

priating the monies granted in this feflion of parliament. Cap. 21. For the further preventing his Majesty's fubjects from trading to the Eaft-Indies under foreign commiffions; and for encouraging and further fecuring the lawful trade thereto; and for further regulating the pilots of Dover, Deal and the ifle of Thanet. Cap. 22. For enabling Charles earl of Arran to purchase the forfeited eftate of Fames Butler, late duke of Ormonde; and for granting relief to William late lord Widdrington; and for enlarging the time for determining claims upon the forfeited eftates; and for enabling the commiffioners for the faid forfeited eftates to certify into the exchequer, all fuch estates as they have found to be given to popish or superstitious ufes.

Cap. 23. For repairing the feveral

roads leading from the town of Ledbury in the county of Hereford, to the feveral places therein mentioned. Cap. 24. For repairing the road from Wendover to the town of Buckingham in the county of Bucks. Cap. 25. For laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny fterling, upon every Scots pint of ale or beer that shall be brewed for fale, vended or tapped within the town of Fedburgh, and privileges thereof, for paying the publick debts of the faid town, and for fupplying the fame with fresh water, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Cap. 26. For repairing the road from

Saint Giles's Pound to KilbourneBridge, in the county of Middlesex. Cap. 27. For raising a fum not exceeding five hundred thousand pounds, by charging annuities at the rate of five pounds per centum per annum upon the civil lift reveaues, till redeemed by the crown; and for enabling his Majefty, his

heirs or fucceffors, (by caufing fuch a deduction to be made as therein is mentioned) to make good to the civil lift the payments which shall have been made upon the faid annuities; and for borrowing money upon certain lottery-tickets; and for discharging the corporations for affurances of part of the money which they were obliged to pay to his Majefty; and for making good a deficiency to the Eaft-India com→ pany.

Cap. 28. For raising money upon the eftates of the late fub-governor, deputy-governor, directors, cashier, deputy-cafhier and accountant of the South-Sea company, and of John Aiflabie efq; and likewife of James Craggs fenior efq; deceased, towards making good the great lofs and damage fuftained by the faid company; and for difabling fuch of the faid perfons as are living, to hold any office or place of truft under the crown, or to fit or vote in parlia ment for the future; and for other purposes in the faid act expreffed. Cap. 29. For the King's moft graci

ous, general and free pardon. Cap. 30. For appointing commiffion

ers to examine, ftate, and determine the debts due to the army..! Cap. 31. For explaining and making

more effectual the feveral acts concerning bankrupts.

Cap. 32. To explain and amend the

act of the twelfth year of her late Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for repairing the highway or road from the ftones-end in the parish of St.Leonard Shoreditch in the county of Middlesex, to the furthermoft part of the northern road in the parish of Enfield in the fame county, next to the parish of Chefhunt in the county of Hertford.

Private As. Anno 7 Georgii I. 1. An act for naturalizing John Robethon, and George Robethon his fon, 2, An

2. An act to naturalize Joachim Peterffen, Henry Muilman, Benedict Coep, and John Henry Ott. 3. An act to enclose the common field of Lighthorne, and a common called Lighthorne-Heath, in-the county of Warwick.

4. An act for draining, improving, and inclofing the common called Stokefby-Common in the parish of Stokefby in the county of Norfolk. 5. An act to enable the right honourable Heneage earl of Aylesford, to fell certain eftates of leafehold and inheritance in the county of Kent, comprized in his marriage-fettlement; and to purchase another estate in the county of Leicester of better value, to be fettled to the fame ¡ uses.

6. An act for the naturalization of Ifabella countefs of Denbigh, wife of William earl of Denbigh. 7. An act for naturalizing John Hartсир.

8. An act for naturalizing Gilbert de Flines, Chriftian Friederick Zincke, and others.

9. An act to enable the right honourable Thomas lord Parker, Baron of Macclesfield, lord high chancellor of Great Britain, John Sutton clerk, Edward Ayres and Sarah his wife, and Matthew Hawes and Sarah his wife, for and on the behalf of themfelves, and of their infant children, to make several exchanges of lands and tenements, and to perform feveral agreements touching the fame. 10. An act to vest the fee and inheritance of divers meffuages, lands, and hereditaments of William late marquis of Hallifax in trustees, to be fold together with a term of five hundred years by him devised to his executors in truft, for the better performance of his will.

11. An act for fettling the estates of Richard late earl Rivers deceased, pursuant to an agreement made between Frederick earl of Rochford and

Befly countess of Rochford his wife, James Barry earl of Barrymore in the kingdom of Ireland, and lady Penelope Barry his daughter, and John now earl Rivers, fubject to the payment of the debts and legacies of the faid late earl Rivers, remaining unpaid; and for other purposes in the faid act mentioned. 12. An act for fale of part of the eftate of the right honourable Robert lord Romney in the county of Norfolk, and for fettling other lands, of greater value in the county of Kent, already purchased, to the fame ufes. 13. An act to enable any corporations within the university of Oxford, or any other perfons, to fell and convey any meffuages and ground within the faid university, for building a library, pursuant to the will of John Radcliffe, doctor in phyfick; and for impowering any colleges in the faid univerfity, to fell or convey any ground or houfes to each other, for the purposes therein mentioned,

14. An act to veft the eftate of fir Charles Carteret, bart. deceased, in trustees, for payment of his debts, and for fettling the remainder to the fame ufes in his will.

15. An act to enable his Majesty to grant the inheritance of certain eftates therein mentioned, held by lease from the crown, which have been long in the family of fir William Pulteney deceased, in which more than one hundred years are yet to come, to trustees, upon a full confideration to be paid for the fame, as fhall be valued by proper officers of the crown, to the end the fame, may be fettled according to the ufes directed in the will of the faid fir William Pulteney.

16. An act for vesting in trustees a moiety of divers manors and lands in Effex, belonging to Thomas Paget efq; and Mary his wife, to enable

them

them to convey the fame according to articles for sale thereof. 17. An act to enable Herbert Perrot Packington efq; only fon of fir John Packington baronet, to acknowledge fines, and fuffer recoveries, while he is under the age of one and twenty years.

18. An act for vefting certain lands and tenements in the county of Gloucefter, the estate of Henry Harrington gent. in trustees, to be fold, and with the money arifing thereby to purchase other lands of greater yearly value, to be fettled to the fame ufes as the estate to be fold is fettled, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 19. An act to enable Harry Bridges efq; to fell the manors of Ilebrewers in the county of Somerset, for payment of his daughter's portion, and legacies charged thereupon. 20. An act for discharging certain estates in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, of and from the uses and limitations contained in the marriage-fettlement of Thomas de Grey efq; and for fettling other estates in the faid counties to the fame ufes. 21. An act to enable James Clavering junior, efq; to make fale of his eftate at Tanfield in the county of Durham, freed from the ufes and trufts in the faid James Clavering's, marriage-fettlement, and to fettle his eftate at Hall-Hill in the faid county, to the fame uses. 22. An act for vefting the manors of Burnells, alias Rifton, and certain lands in Norfolk, part of the estate of Jonas Rolfe, gent. and Lucy his wife, in trustees, to be fold for difcharging the incumbrances thereon, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

23.An act to enable Robert Paynter efq;

to fell the manors of Twydal and Eaft-Court in the county of Kent ; and to fettle other lands of greater value to the fame or the like ufes.

24. An act for fale of the estate of John, late earl of Kildare deceafed, in the county of Limerick within the kingdom of Ireland, for payment of the charges and incumbrances thereon, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

25. An act for discharging part of the eftate of Richard Cambridge efq; in the county of Gloucefter, from the ufes and limitations contained in his marriage-fettlement; and for fettling another estate in the fame county of better value, to the same uses.

26. An act for inclofing the heath or common called Broad-Heath, in the parishes of Ellen-Hall, Seighford and Ronton, in the county of Stafford. An act for naturalizing James Maffe and Facob Stolk. 28. An act for naturalizing John de Neufuille.

27.

29. An act for confirming the manor of Latham, and divers lands in the county of Lancafter, to Richard Waring, Bryan Fairfax and Thomas Afburft efqs; and their heirs, fubject to the trufts to which the fame are now liable, and difcharged of a certain clause in letters patents of King Charles the first, for reconveying the reverfion in fee to the crown, 30. An act for vefting part of the eftate late of Anthony Lechmere efq; deceased, in trustees, to be fold for payment of his debts.

31. An act for fale of the eftate of the

manor of Radwell, and other the eftate of Robert Bell efq; and Richard Bell his fon, in Radwel and Norton in the county of Hertford; and for purchafing other lands to be fettled to the fame uses.

32. An act for fale of the estate late of

Richard Gwyn gent. in the county of Brecon, for payment of debts, and for the fettling an eftate in the county of Carmarthen, to certain purposes therein mentioned, 33. An act for fale of part of the e

ftate

ftate of Edward Nedham, gent. in the county of Leicester, for payment of debts charged thereupon; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

34. An act for naturalizing John Frederick Fales.

Anno 7 Georgii I. Seff. 2. For making feveral provifions to reftore the publick credit, which fuffers by the frauds and mifmanagements of the late directors of the South-Sea company, and others.

Private A&t.

An act for naturalizing James Loftan.

Anno 8 Georgii I. Cap. 1. For granting an aid to his Majefty by a land-tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year 1722.

Cap. 2. For continuing the duties on malt, mum, cyder and perry, to raife money by way of a lottery, for the fervice of the year 1722, and for transferring the deficiencies of a late malt-act to the land-tax for the faid year, and for giving time for inferting the money given with apprentices in their indentures, and touching loft bills, tickets or orders; and for exchanging the tickets in the exchequer for certificates ; and for fuppreffing lotteries, denominated sales, and other private lotteries; and for enlarging the time for the accountant general of the bank of England, to return duplicates of annuities into the exchequer.

Cap. 3. For punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. Cap. 4. For taking off the duty upon all falt ufed in the curing of red herrings and laying a proportionable duty upon all red herrings confumed at home only; and for afcertaining the cuftoms and excife payable for the fugar-houfes

in Scotland; and for making an allowance for falt loft in any harbour or river of this realm; and for the better fecuring the duties on falt delivered in Scotland.

Cap, 5. To explain and amend the act paffed in the third year of his prefent Majesty's reign, for repairing the highway from feveral places therein mentioned, leading towards Highgate Gate-Houfe and Hampftead, in the county of Middlefex. Cap. 6. For granting the people called Quakers, fuch forms of affirmation or declaration, as may remove the difficulties which many of them lie under.

Cap. 7. For laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny fterling, upon every Scots pint of ale or beer that fhall be brewed for fale, vended, or tapped within the town of Elgine, and pri vileges thereof, for paying the publick debts of the faid town, and for other the purposes therein mentioned.

Cap. 8. To enable his Majefty effec

tually to prohibit commerce (for the space of one year) with any country that is or fhall be infected with the plague; and for fhortning the continuance of an act paffed in the feventh year of his Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for repealing an act made in the ninth year of her late majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An act to oblige fhips coming from places infected, more effectually to perform their quarentine; and for the better preventing the plague being brought from foreign parts into Great Britain or Ireland, or ifles of Guernfey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark or Man, and to hinder the fpreading of infec tion.

Cap. 9. For continuing an act paffed in the tenth year of the reign of her late Majefty, intituled, An act for repairing the highway between a certain place called Kilburn-Bridge, in

the