Preamble. A& 5 Eliz. recited. CA P. XXXI. An act to enable the commiffioners for executing the office of treasurer of his Majefty's exchequer, or the lord high treasurer for the time being, to make an agreement or compofition with the feveral fureties of William Brown, and the reprefentatives of fuch of the faid fureties as are dead, for a debt remaining due from them to the crown, on feveral tobacco bonds, entered into and executed by fach fureties respectively; and that they and their estates and effects may be acquitted and discharged therefrom. Preamble; reciting feveral bonds entered into by William Brown, etc. payable to his Majefty. Commiffioners of the treasury impowered to compound with William Francis, John Wigginton, etc. (fureties for Will. Brown) in refpect of the aforefaid bonds. After fuch compofition, etc. fhall be made by the commiffioners of the treasury, the faid fureties and their eftates fhall be freed from all future claims relating to the said bonds, This act not to discharge Will. Brown, his heirs, etc. C A P. XXXII. An act for building a new church within the town and parish of Buck ingham. An act to allow the mafter dyers, within the counties of Middlesex, Effex, Surrey, and Kent, to employ journeymen in their trade who bave not ferved apprenticeships thereto. HEREAS by an act of parliament, made in the fifth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An act containing divers orders for artificers, labourers, fervants of husbandry, and apprentices, it is amongst other things enacted, That it shall not be lawful to any perfon or perfons (other than such as then did lawfully ufe or exercife any art, mystery, or manual occupation) to fset up, occupy, ufe, or exercise, any craft, mystery, or occupation, then used or occupied within the realm of England, or Wales, except he shall have been brought up therein seven years, at the leaft, as an apprentice; nor to fet any person on work in fuch mystery, art, or occupation, being not then a workman, except he shall have been apprentice as aforefaid, upon pain of every person offending or doing the contrary to forfeit and lofe, for every default, forty fhillings for every month; whereby the trade of a dyer is very much injured and obftructed, in regard there are not a fufficient number of perfons who have served an apprenticeship to be employed as journeymen therein: may it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the So much of the fame, That from the day of paffing this act, fo much of the faid faid act, as re- act, made in the fifth year of the reign of the faid Queen Elizalates to jour- beth, above-recited, as relates to journeymen or fervants being neymen dyers, repealed. employed in the trade or occupation of a dyer, shall be, and the fame is hereby rep: led, with refpect to the counties of Middle fex, Effex, Surrey, and Kent; and that it shall and may be lawful to and for all and every perfon and perfons whomsoever, who carry on or use the trade of a dyer within any of the faid counties of Middlefex, Effex, Surrey, or Kent, to employ so many, and fuch number of journeymen, fervants, and labourers, as they fhall refpectively have occafion for, without incurring any penalty under the faid act, any thing therein contained, or any other law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. CA P. XXXIV. An all for the better supply of mariners and feamen to ferve in his Majefty's fhips of war, and on board merchant ships and other trad ing fhips and veffels. F three-fourths foreign fea. OR the better fupply of mariners and feamen to ferve in his Preamble. Majefty's fhips of war, and on board merchant ships, and other trading hips and veffels; be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That, from and From the pafafter the paffing of this act, until the twenty-fifth day of March, fing of this act till March 2 one thousand seven hundred and feventy-eight, and no longer, 1778, mer(except in respect of fuch merchant hips, and other trading chant ships, thips or veffels, which fhall be on their voyage before the faid etc. may be twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and navigated by feventy-eight, who fhall be, and are hereby allowed the liberty and benefit of returning home navigated in the manner as here- men. in-after is provided), it fhall and may be lawful for any merchant fhip, or other trading ship or veffel, to be navigated by foreign seamen or mariners, not being natives of Great Britain, or of any of the colonies or plantations thereto belonging, or his Majefty's natural or naturalized fubjects, fo as the number of fuch foreign feamen or mariners, do not exceed three-fourths of the mariners at any one time employed to navigate fuch merchant ship, or other trading ship or veffel, and that one-fourth at least of the mariners or feamen fo employed, be at all times natives, or his Majesty's naturalized fubjects of Great Britain, (fudden death and hazard and cafualties of war, and the feas, faved and excepted), one act of parliament, made in the twelfth year of the reign of his late majefty King Charles the Second, (intituled, An act for the encouraging and encreafing of shipping and navigation), or any other ftatute or law to the contrary notwithftanding. II. Provided always, That nothing in this act contained fhall This act not to restrain any extend to take away or reftrain the effect of any fuch royal pro- royal procla clamation as his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, are impower- mation to be ed to make by virtue of an act, paffed in the thirteenth year of his made pursuant late Majefty's reign, (intituled, An act for the better fupply of mari- to an act 13 ners and feamen, to ferve in his Majefty's fhips of war, and on board Geo. 2. merchant ships, and other trading ships and privateers.) Preamble. CA P. XXXV. An act for further continuing an act, paffed in the fixth year of bis prefent Majesty's reign, intituled, An act to prohibit the importation of foreign-wrought filks and velvets for a limited time, and for preventing unlawful combinations of workmen employed in the filk manufacture. W HEREAS the law herein-after mentioned has, by experience, been found ufeful and beneficial, and is near expiring; may it therefore please your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the auAct 6 Geo. 3. thority of the fame, That an act, made in the fixth year of the fecited; reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An act to prohibit the importation of foreign-wrought filks and velvets for a limited time, and for preventing unlawful combinations of workmen employed in the filk manufacture; which was to continue in force for five years, from the fourteenth day of June, one thousand feven hundred and fixty-fix, and from thence to the end of the then next session of parliament; and which, by another act, made in the eleventh year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, was further continued from the expiration thereof, until the fourteenth day of June, one thoufand feven hundred and feventy-fix, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament, shall be, and the fame is hereby further continued from the expiration thereof until the fourteenth day of June, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-two, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. and further continued for 6 years. CA P. XXXVI. An act for enlarging the times appointed for the first meetings of com miffioners or trustees for putting in execution certain acts of this feffion of parliament. Preamble. WHEREAS certain acts may have been made and passed in this prefent feffion of parliament, appointing the first meetings of the commiffioners or trustees for putting fuch acts in execution upon certain days which have elapfed before, or happened upon, the respective days of paffing fuch acts; and doubts may arife whether, in fuch cafes, the commiffioners or truflees, appointed in and by fuch acts, are autho rifed to meet and carry fuch as into execution; may it therefore please your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That in cafe any act or acts of parliament hath or have executing any paffed during this prefent feffion of parliament, and the comact paffed this miffioners or trustees for putting fuch act or acts in execution, feffion, who fhall not have met and holden their first meetings on the re Commiffioners, etc, for spective their first the end of the fpective days appointed by fuch acts refpectively, it fhall and have not held may be lawful for fuch commiffioners or trustees, or fuch nummeeting conber of them as by such acts are authorised to meet and to put formable to fuch acts in execution, to meet and proceed in the execution of fuch act, may fuch acts respectively on or before the day fortnight next after meet within a the end of this prefent feffion of parliament; and all fuch meet- fortnight after ings fo had fhall and are hereby declared to be as good, valid, present feffion. and effectual, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as if the commiflioners or trustees had met and proceeded to put fuch acts in execution on the days appointed in and by fuch refpective acts; and all acts, matters, and things, which thall be done by fuch commiffioners or trustees in the execution of fuch acts refpectively, fhall be as valid and effectual in all refpects, and to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as if their firft meetings had been held on the days appointed by such acts respectively. An act to indemnify such persons as have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments; and to indemnify justices of the peace, or others, who have omitted to regifter or deliver in their qualifications within the time limited by law, and for giving further time for thofe purposes; and to indemnify members and officers, in cities, corporations, and borough towns, whofe admiffions have been omitted to be flamped according to law, or, having been stamped, have been loft or mislaid; and for allowing them time to provide admiffions duly ftamped; and to give further time to fuch perfons as have omitted to make and file affidavits of the execution of indentures of clerks to attornies and folicitors. HEREAS divers perfons, who, on account of their offices, Preamble. WHEREAS Perfons who have omitted fion, ought to have taken and fubfcribed the oaths, or the affurance reSpectively, appointed to be by fuch perfons taken and fubfcribed, in and by an act made in the first year of the reign of his late majesty King George the First, of glorious memory, (intituled, An act for the further fecurity of his Majefty's perfon and government, and the to qualify fucceffion of the crown in the heirs of the late princefs Sophia, themfelves being proteftants; and for extinguishing the hopes of the pre- agreeable to tended prince of Wales, and his open and fecret abettors;) or to act 1 Geo. 1. have qualified themselves according to an act, made in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, (intituled, An act for Act 13 Car. 2. the well-governing and regulating corporations;) or to have qualified themselves according to another act, made in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, (intituled, An act for pre- A&t 25 Car. 2. venting the dangers which may happen from popish recufants, by receiving the facrament of the Lord's fupper, according to the ufage of the church of England, and making and fubfcribing the declaration againft tranfubftantiation therein mentioned ;) or according to another act, made in the thirtieth year of the reign of King Act 30 Car. 2. Charles the Second, (intituled, An act for the more effectual preferving the King's perfon and government, by difabling papists from 3. from fitting in either house of parliament;) or according to another act, made in the eighth year of the reign of his late majesty King Act & Geo. 1. George the First, (intituled, An act for granting the people called Quakers fuch forms of affirmation or declaration as may remove the difficulties which many of them lie under ;) or according to another act, made in the ninth year of the reign of his late majefty A&t 9 Geo. 1. King George the Second, (intituled, An act for indemnifying perfons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices within the time limited by law, and for allowing further time for that purpose; and for amending fo much of an act, passed in the fecond year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, as requires perfons to qualify themselves for offices before the end of the next term, or quarter feffions; and alfo for enlarging the time limited by law for making and fubfcribing the declaration against tranfubftantiation; and for allowing a further time for inrolment of deeds and wills made by papifts; and for relief of protestant purchasers, devifees, and leffees;) or according to another all, made in the eighteenth year of the reign of his late majesty King A&t 18 Geo.2. George the Second, (intituled, An act to amend and render more effectual an act, paffed in the fifth year of his prefent Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for the further qualification of justices of the peace;) or according to another all, made in the fixth year of the reign and act 6 Geo. of his prefent Majesty, (intituled, An a&t for altering the oath of abjuration,and the affurance; and for amending fo much of an act, made in the feventh year of the reign of her late majefty Queen Anne,intituled, An act for the improvement of the union of the twokingdoms, as, after the time therein limited, requires the delivery of certain lifts and copies therein mentioned to perfons indicted of high treason, or misprifion of treason;) bave, through ignorance of the law, abfence, or fome unavoidable accident, omitted to take and fubfcribe the faid oaths and affurance, and make and fubfcribe the declaration required by law, or otherwife to qualify themselves as aforefaid, within fuch time, and in fuch manner, as in and by the faid ats refpectively, or by any other act of parliament in that behalf made, is required, whereby they have incurred, or may be in danger of incurring, divers penalties and difabilities: for quieting the minds of his Majesty's fubjects, and for preventing any inconveniences that might otherwife happen by means of fuch omiffions; be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That all and every person or persons, who, at or before the paffing of this act, hath or shall have omitted to take and fubfcribe the faid oaths and declarations, or to receive the facrament of the Lord's fupper, or otherwise to qualify him, her, or themselves, within such time, and in fuch manner, as in and by the faid acts, or any of them, or by any other act of parliament in that behalf made, is required; and who, after accepting any fuch office, place, or employment, or undertaking any profeffion or thing on account of which fuch qualifications ought to have been had, and is required, before the paffing of this act, hath or have taken and before the paffing of this act, fubfcribed |