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the county of Middlefex, and Sparrows-Herne in the county of Hertford; and for making the said act more effectual.

Cap. 10. For repealing fuch clauses

in the act paffed in the feventh year of his Majesty's reign (relating to quarentine and the plague) as give power to remove perfons from their habitations, or to make lines about places infected.

Cap. 11. For reftoring and rebuilding the haven and piers of Bridport, in the county of Dorfet; and for making a fluice there.

Cap. 12. Giving further encouragement for the importation of naval ftores; and for other purposes therein 'mentioned. Cap.13.Forthe amending the highways leading from Brampton-Bridge, near Church-Brampton, in the county of Northampton, through the parish of Thornby, to a bridge called WelfordBridge, in the parish of Welford in the faid county; and alfo the great post-road from a place called Morter-Pit-Hill, in the parish of Pisford in the faid county, through the towns and parishes of Brixworth, Lamport, Maidwell, Kelmarfb, and Oxenden Magna, to a bridge called Chain-Bridge, leading into MarketHarborough in the county of Leicefter.

Cap. 14. For making the river Eden navigable to Bank-End in the county of Cumberland.

Cap. 15. For encouragement of the filk manufactures of this kingdom; and for taking off several duties on merchandizes exported; and for reducing the duties upon beaver fkins, pepper, mace, cloves, and nutmegs imported; and for the importation of all furs of the product of the Briti plantations, into this kingdom only; and that the two corporations of affurance, on any fuits brought on their policies, thall be

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Cap. 16. For taking off the duty upon all falt ufed in the curing and making of white herrings, and inftead thereof laying a proportionable duty upon all white herrings confumed at home only; and for making an allowance for tobacco exported from Scotland, in the time therein mentioned; and for giving farther relief to the refiners of rockfalt,

Cap. 17. For more equal paying and better collecting certain fmall fums therein mentioned, for relief of fhipwrecked mariners, and diftreffed perfons (his Majesty's fubjects) in the kingdom of Portugal; and for other pious and charitable purposes ufually contributed to by the merchants trading to Portugal.

Cap. 18. To prevent the clandeftine running of goods, and the danger of infection thereby; and to prevent ships breaking their quarentine; and to fubject copper ore, of the production of the British plantations, to fuch regulations, as other enumerated commodities of the like production are fubject. Cap. 19. For the better recovery of the penalties inflicted upon persons who deftroy the game.

Cap, 20. For paying off and cancelling one million of exchequer-bills, and to give ease to the South-Sea company, in refpect of its prefent obligation to circulate or contribute towards circulating'exchequer-bills; and to give further time to that company for repayment of one million, which was lent to them; and for iffuing a further fum in new exchequer-bills, towards his Majesty's fupply, to be discharged and cancelled, when the faid company shall repay the million, owing by them; and that the exchequer-bills, which are to continue, may be circulated at easy and moderate rates;

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and for appropriating the fupplies granted to his Majesty in this feffion of parliament; and for relief of the fufferers at Nevis and Saint Chrif tophers, by an invafion of the French in the late war, and for laying a further duty on apples imported; and for afcertaining the duties on pictures imported. Cap. 21. To enable the South-Sea company to difpofe of the effects in their hands by way of lottery or fubfcription, or to fell part of their fund or annuity payable at the exchequer, in order to pay the debts of the faid company; and for relief of fuch, who were intended to have the benefit of a late act touching payment of ten per centum therein mentioned.

Cap. 22. To prevent the mischiefs by forging powers to transfer fuch ftocks, or to receive fuch annuities or dividends as are therein mentioned,or.by fraudulently perfonating the true owners thereof; and to rectify the mistakes of the late managers for taking fubfcriptions for increafing the capital ftock of the SouthSea company, and in the inftruments founded thereupon. Cap. 23. For prolonging the times for hearing and determining claims before the trustees, in whom the estates of the late South-Sea directors, and of John Aiflabie efq; and likewife of James Craggs efq; deceased, are vested; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Cap. 24. For the more effectual fuppreffing of piracy. Cap. 25. For fupplying some defects in the ftatute of the twenty third of King Henry the eighth, intituled, An act for obligations to be taken by two chief juftices, the mayor of the ftaple, and the recorder of London; and for fetting down the time of figning judgments in the principality of Wales, and counties palatine. Cap. 26. For better supplying the city

and liberties of Westminster; and parts adjacent, with water. Cap. 27. For the better preventing abufes committed in weighing and packing of butter in the city of York. Cap. 28. For fupplying the records of the commiffary court of Aberdeen, burnt or loft in the late fire there.

Cap. 29. For preventing delays in the execution of the truft reposed in the governors of the hofpital of King James, founded in the CharterHoufe, at the charges of Thomas Sutton efq; for the benefit of the faid hospital.

Cap. 30. For repairing the highways from the ftones-end at Whitechapel -church, in the county of Middlefex, to Shenfield, and to the furthermost part of the parish of Woodford, leading to the town of Epping in the county of Effex.

Cap. 31. To veft the ground, wharf and key, called Wool-Key, in the parish of All Saints Barking, in the city of London, with the buildings and warehouses thereupon, in truftees for his Majesty, his heirs and fucceffors for ever, fubject to an agreement made on his Majefty's behalf, with the wardens and affiftants of the free-school in Sevenoake, in the county of Kent.

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to the like uses as a meffuage and lands called Johnson's Farm, in the parishes of Stanton Harcourt and Southley, or one of them, in the county of Oxen, were devised by dame Elizabeth Harcourt, widow, deceased, and in lieu thereof for vefting the faid premiffes, called Fobnfon's Farm, in the faid lord viscount Harcourt and his heirs. 5. An act to enable the mayor, burgeffes, and commonalty of the city of Bristol, to build an exchange there for the conveniency of the merchants and traders of that city. 6. An act for fale of part of fir John Wentworth's eftate, towards raifing part of the fum of ten thousand pounds for the purposes therein mentioned.

7. An act for vefting part of the eftate of fir Ralph Milbanke, bart. in trustees, to be fold for performing his father's will, and an agreement made with his brother and fifters. 8. An act for uniting and confolidating the parish-churches of Stypud, alias Steeple, and Tyneham within the isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorfet.

9. An act to enable Elizabeth and Margaret Newton, infants, during their minority (with confent of truftees) to grant and fill up leafes of part of the eftate late of John Newton efq; their father, deceased. 10. An act for vefting the eftate late

of James Price of Pilleth, in the county of Radnor, efq; deceased in trustees, to be fold for payment of several portions, and legacies charged thereon.

11. An act to impower the commiffioners and trustees for the forfeited eftates, to give fuch relief to Hugh Wallace of Ingleftoun, efq; and Hugh Wallace his fon, in relation to their part in an heritable bond and VOL. XIV.

enfeoffment upon the estate of James late earl of Linlithgow, attainted of high treason, as they have given to other claimants upon the said bond. 12. An act for naturalizing Samuel Palmer.

13. An act for naturalizing Lucas Steinman, Paul Kruger, and Henry Boon.

14. An act for naturalizing Chriftopher Schele.

15. An act to explain and amend an act made in the fecond year of the reign of her late majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for fale of part of the eftate of Henry lord vifcount Dillon, in the kingdom of Ireland, and for fettling an equivalent in other part of his eftate on the vifcountefs his wife, for her jointure; and to make a provifion for Bridget viscountess Dillon, wife of Richard, now lord viscount Dillon.

16. An act for inclofing Glaftonbury commons, in the county of Somerset.

17. An act for vefting in trustees the reverfion, freehold and inheritance of part of the estate late of fir William Davie bart. deceased, (expectant on a term of five hundred years) to be fold for payment of his daughters portions, and legacies.

18. An act to enable his Majefty to make such provifions, as is therein mentioned, for the children of James Macdonald deceased, out of the eftate of the late fir Donald Macdonald, their uncle, which was forfeited to his Majefty for high treason.

19. An act for naturalizing Agatha Drummond.

20. An act for naturalizing James Girardot, and Paul Amfink. 21. An act to naturalize John Blyde feyn.

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THE

STATUTES at Large, &c.

Anno Regni GEORGII I. Regis Magne
Britannia, Francia & Hiberniæ, quinto.

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A minifter the Jeventeenth day of March, Anno

T the parliament begun and holden at Weft

Domini one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, in the first year of the reign of our fovereign Lord George, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c. and from thence continued by feveral prorogations to the eleventh day of November, one thousand feven hundred and eighteen, being the fourth feffion of this prefent parliament.

CAP. I.

An act for granting to his Majesty an aid by a land tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and nineteen.

CXXIII.

the year 1715,

ND whereas the fum of one hundred thirty nine How the defithousand nine hundred fifty eight pounds fix fbillings ciency of and two pence, was paid by the treasurer of his Majesty's navy to the 110,3121. 175. South Sea company, out of money provided for the fervice of his 4d. 39. for Majefty's navy for the year one thousand feven hundred and eighteen, to the treafur pursuant to acts of parliament in that behalf, for compleating the er of the navy funds of fix hundred and eight thousand pounds per annum, payable fhall be made to the faid company, or the arrearages thereof, until the twenty- good. fourth day of June one thousand feven hundred and eighteen inclufively: and whereas a fum not exceeding twenty nine thousand fix hundred forty five pounds eight fhillings and nine pence farthing, by an act

of the fourth year of his Majefty's reign, was appropriated for or 4 Geo. 1. G. 3. towards enabling the treasurer of the navy to make good the payments, which in the half year ending on the twenty fourth day of June one thousand feven hundred and eighteen might be demanded of him, purfuant to any former act or acts of parliament for compleating the faid funds of fix hundred eight thousand pounds per annum, payable to the faid company; and the faid fum of twenty nine thousand fix hundred forty five pounds eight fhillings and nine pence farthing, hath VOL. XIV.

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