alienate, by way of exchange or excambion, certain lands in the conftabulary of Hadington,and hire. of Edinburgh. 6. An act for confirming a leafe or grant, made by the devifees of the real estate late of the right honourable Buffy, late lord Manfel, in the county of Glamorgan, to Rowland Pytt iron-mafter, for certain pur-> pofes therein expreffed. 7. An act for fale of certain eftates in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, comprized in the marriage fettle.ments of Sir William Harbord baronet, and knight of the moft honourable order of the Bath, and for purchafing other eftates to be fettled to the like ufes in lieu thereof. 8. An act for providing and fecuring portions and maintenance for the younger fons and daughter of Sir Thomas Heathcote baronet. 9. An act for vefting divers manors and lands in the counties of Lancafter and Chefter, devifed by the will of the late Sir John Bland baronet, deceased, in the prefent Sir John Bland, in fee-fimple, difcharged of the truft of the faid will, and for fettling an estate in the county of York, in lieu thereof, and in exchange for the fame. 10. An act for sale of part of the intailed eftate of Sir George Mackenzie knight, deceased, lying in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, and for purchafing other eftates to be fettled to the fame ufes, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 11. An act for vefting divers lands and hereditaments in the county of Oxford, devifed by the will and codicil of Nathanel Bacon efquire, de. ceafed, in Edward Bacon efquire, in fee-fimple, and for fettling an eftate in the county of Norfolk, of greater value, to the ufes limited by the fame will and codicil. 12. An act to impower the guardians of William Wyndham efquire, an infant, to make leafes and copyhold grants of his eftates, in the manor of Uphaven, and in Lufton and Odcombe in the counties of Wilts and Somerfet, during his minority. 13. An act for fale of the moiety of the manor of Icombe, part of the fettled eftate of Richard Hopton efquire, and others, and laying out the money arifing thereby in the purchase of an entire eftate, to be fettled to the fame uses. 14. An act to impower the committee or committees of Thomas Southcote efquire, a lunatick, for the time being, to make leafes and copyhold grants of his eftates, in the counties of Berks, Effex and Surry, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 15. An act for vefting the real estate of William Barnefley efquire, deceafed, in truftees, for the benefit of William Barnefley efquire, his only fon and heir, who is a lunatick; and for railing money to pay the cofts of feveral fuits and proceedings at law, and in equity, brought for recovery of the faid eftate. 16. An act for vefting the manor of Stepney, and divers lands and hereditaments in the parish of Stepney, in the county of Middlefex, comprized in the marriage fettlement of John Wicker efquire, in him and his heirs, and for fettling lands in the counties of Suffex, Surrey and Kent, in lieu thereof, to the ufes of that settlement. 17. An act to impower John Preflon merchant, to make a jointure on any future marriage. 18. An act to enable the commiffioners for executing the office of treafurer of his Majesty's exchequer, or the lord high treasurer for the time being, to compound with George Whitehead of Bristol, merchant, and his fureties, John Whitehead and Thomas Whitehead, a debt due to the crown for customs for tobacco. 19. An act to diffolve the marriage of Daniel Lafcelles of London, merchant, with Elizabeth Southwicke, his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 20. An act to diffolve the marriage of Thomas Benfon gentleman, with Jane Board his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 21. An act to enable his Majefty to grant the inheritance of the manor of Crowland, in the county of Lincoln, to trustees, in truft for Thomas Orby Hunter efquire, and his heirs, upon a full and valuable confideration to be paid for the fame. 22. An act to extinguish the right of the lord of the manor of Omber fley, in the county of Worcester, of keeping a warren for conies on Linall Common, the Birchin Valley, and the Lyth, and for fecuring to the faid lord the rent now paid for the fame; and for annexing and uniting the faid Birchin Valley to feveral ancient copyholds, or cuftomary tenements, within the faid manor. 23. An act for dividing and inclofing the common fields and common meadows of Narborow, otherwise Narborough, in the county of Leicefter. 24. An act for confirming articles of agreement, and an award, for inclofing and dividing certain wastes and commons in the manor of Ridley, in the county of Northumberland. 25. An act for dividing and inclofing the common fields, common paftures, common meadows, common grounds, and wafte grounds, in the hamlet of Drayton, within the parish of Daventry, in the county of Northampton. 26. An act for establishing and rendering effectual certain articles of agreement, for the inclofing and dividing the commons and wafte grounds in the townships of Snaith, Cowick and Rawcliffe, in the county of York. 27. An act for inclofing and dividing Wytham on the Hill Infield, in the county of Lincoln, and for fettling a ftipend on the vicar in lieu of glebe and tythes. 28. An act to impower Richard Chandler efquire, and Elizabeth his wife, and their issue, to take and ufe the furname of Cavendish. 29. An act to enable John Cave, now called John Browne, and his iffue, to take and ufe the furname of Browne. 30. An act to enable Michael Archer efquire, and his iffue male, to take and use the furname of Newton only, and to take and ufe the coat of arms of the family of Newton. An act for naturalizing Jane Magdalen Robelon. 31. 32. An act for naturalizing Francis Degen. 33. An act for naturalizing John Matthias Miller. 34. An act for naturalizing Frederick William Commerell, John Anthony Toopken, and Chriftian Gottlied Mofer. 35. An act for naturalizing Chriflian Samuel Geledneki. 36. An act for naturalizing Philip Deneyer. 37. An act for naturalizing James Fremeaux merchant. 38. An act for naturalizing Andrew Girardot. 39. An act for naturalizing Peter Au riol and David Pratviel of London, merchants. 40. An act for naturalizing Andrew Annibal Leques,and Frederick Charles Auguftus Blomberg. 41. An act for naturalizing Johan Meybohm. The END of the TABLE. THE STATUTES at Large, &c. Anno vicefimo tertio GEORGII II. Regis. A T the parliament begun and bolden at Weftminster, the tenth day of November, Anno Dom. 1747, in the twenty first year of the reign of our fovereign Lord George the Second, 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 fixteenth day of November, 1749, being the third feffion of this prefent parliament. CAP. I. An act for reducing the feveral annuities, which now carry an intereft after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, to the several rates of intereft therein mentioned. Moft gracious Sovereign, HEREAS there is now due and owing from the publick, W to the proprietors of certain annuities payable at the receipt of his Majesty's exchequer, the fum of three hundred and twelve thouJand pounds, and to the corporation of the governor and company of the bank of England, in their own right, the fum of eight millions four hundred eighty fix thousand eight hundred pounds; and to the proprietors of certain annuities transferrable there, the fum of eighteen millions four hundred two thousand four hundred feventy two pounds, and ten pence; and to the corporation of the united company of merchants of England trading to the East Indies, the fum of three millions two hundred thousand pounds; and alfo to the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas, and other parts of America, and for encouraging the fishery, commonly called the South Sea Company, in their own right, and for the use and benefit of the proprietors of the annuities, commonly called the Old South Sea Annuities, and New South Sea Annuities, the fum of twenty feven millions three hundred two thousand two hundred three pounds, five fillings, and fix pence halfpenny all which faid feveral and refpective principal fums do amount in the whole to the fum of fifty feven millions feven hundred three thousand four hundred feventy five pounds fix fhillings, and four pence halfpenny, and are attended VOL. 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B with with annuities, or an intereft after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, redeemable by parliament: and whereas your majefty bath been pleased, by your most gracious Speech to both houses afJembled in parliament, to recommend to your dutiful and faithful com mons of Great Britain, to be watchful to improve any opportunity of putting the national debt in a method of being reduced, with a frict regard to publick faith and private property; and your faid dutiful and loyal commons being truly fenfible, that nothing can fo effectually contribute to make the trade of this kingdom flourish, and render your Majefty's reign glorious to pofterity, as the leffening the publick debts and incumbrances, confiftent with justice and publick faith, have refolved, that any perfon or perfons, bodies politick or corporate, who now are, or hereafter may be, interested in, or intitled unto, any part of the national debt redeemable by law, incurred before Michaelmas one thousand feven hundred and forty nine, which now carries an intereft after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, and who fhall, on or before the twenty eighth day of February, one thoufand feven hundred and forty nine, fubfcribe their names, or fignify their confent to accept of an intereft of three pounds per centum per annum, to commence from the twenty fifth day of December, one thousand feven hundred and fifty feven, fubject to the fame provifoes, notices, and claufes of redemption, which their respective four per cents are now liable to, fhall in lieu of their prefent interest be intitled unto, and receive an intereft of four pounds per centum per annum till the twenty fifth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and fifty; and from and after the faid twenty fifth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and fifty, an interest of three pounds ten fhillings per centum per annum, until the faid twenty fifth day of December, one thousand feven hundred and fifty feven; and no part of the fame, except what is due to the Eaft India company, shall be liable to be redeemed till after the faid twenty fifth day of December, one thousand feven hundred and fifty feven; and that all executors, adminiftrators, guardians, and truffees, may fubfcribe and fignify such confent for the feveral parts of the faid debt, for the holding of which their names are made use of respectively; and that all duties, revenues, and incomes which now ftand appropriated to the payment of the faid intereft of four pounds per centum per annum refpectively, fhall continue, and be appropriated and applied to the payment of the respective interest of four pounds per centum per annum, three pounds ten fillings per centum per annum, and three pounds per centum per annum, in the fame manner as the fame now ftand appropriated to the payment of the faid four pounds per centum per annum; and that the furpluses of the faid funds, after the faid twenty fifth day of December, one thousand feven hundred and fifty, fhall be made part of the Sinking fund, and applied in the fame manner as the furpluffes of the faid funds are now applicable; and also that books be opened at the receipt of his Majesty's exchequer, at the bank of England, and South Sea house, for receiving the faid subferiptions or confent: they therefore do most humbly beseech your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the |