the fund appropriated for payment of the lottery tickets, which were made forth for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and ten, by a voluntary fubfcription of the proprietors into the capital stock of the South-Sea company; and for raifing a fum of money to pay off fuch debts and incumbrances as are therein mentioned; and for appropriating the fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament; and to limit times for profecutions upon bonds for exporting cards and dice, the yearly fum of eighty Seven thoufand three hundred forty two pounds four fillings and five pence (part of the faid yearly fund of one hundred and thirty five thousand pounds) hath already been purchased by the corporation of the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain, trading to the South-Seas and other parts of America, and for encouraging the fishery; and the fame eighty seven thousand three hundred forty two pounds four fillings and five pence per annum, together with one thousand three hundred ninety feven pounds nine fhillings and fix pence per annum more, for charges of management, is already added to the yearly fund or annuity of the fame corporation; and the yearly fum of forty fix thousand two hundred fixty pounds fix fhillings and one penny (being the refidue of the faid yearly fund of one hundred and thirty five thousand pounds) is, during the remainder of the laft mentioned term of thirty two years, payable in feveral lottery-annuities, and upon pay-tickets for the fame, which were not fubfcribed upon the faid act of the fifth year of your Majesty's reign; which yearly fums herein before mentioned to be payable during the refpective remainders of the said several terms of thirty two years, do together, by computation, amount to the fum of one hundred twenty feven thousand two hundred fixty pounds fix fhillings and one penny per annum, or thereabouts. And whereas feveral principal fums, amounting in the whole to fixteen millions five hundred forty fix thousand four hundred eighty two pounds feven fillings and one penny farthing, or thereabouts, are secured by feveral acts of parliament, for which intereft monies or annuities at feveral rates are payable at the publick charge, till the fatisfying of the faid principal fums, or redemption of the funds charged with the payment of fuch intereftmonies or annuities, according to the tenor of the respective acts of parliament in that behalf; that is to fay, The fum of five hundred fixty three thousand three hundred pounds doth, on the nineteenth day of March one thousand feven hundred and nineteen, remain unsatis fied to complete the fum of fix hundred thirty three thousand and ten pounds principal money, which by virtue of letters patents of her late majesty Queen Anne, bearing date the thirteenth day of October one theufand Jeven hundred and thirteen, grounded upon an act of 12 Ann, stat. parliament of the twelfth year of her reign, intituled, An act to 1. C. II. raife twelve hundred thousand pounds for publick ufes, by circulating a further fum in exchequer bills; and for enabling her Majefty to raife five hundred thousand pounds on the revenues appointed for ufes of her civil government, to be applied for or towards payment of fuch debts and arrears owing to her fervants, tradesmen, and others, as are therein mentioned, was charged with an intereft after the rate of four pounds per centum per an◄ num a num, upon a yearly fund of thirty five thousand pounds, payable at the exchequer during the term of thirty two years from Michaelmas one thousand seven hundred and thirteen, out of the revenues in the fame letters patents mentioned; which yearly fund is redeemable upon paying off all the principal and intereft charged thereupon; the fum of one million fifty five thousand nine hundred and ninety pounds doth, on the two and twentieth day of March one thousand feven hundred and nineteen, remain unfatisfied to complete the fum of one million one hundred fifty feven thousand three hundred and fixty pounds; which in respect only of the tickets commonly called the blank tickets, drawn in the lottery for raising fourteen hundred thousand pounds for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and fourteen, was charged with an intereft after the rate of five pounds per centum per annum, upon the yearly fund of one hundred fixteen thousand five hundred feventy three pounds and twelve shillings, payable at the exchequer out of certain duties on fope, paper, linens, filks, callicoes, Stuffs, ftarch, exported coals, and upon ftampt vellum, parchment and paper, granted for thirty two years, from the fecond day of August one thousand seven hundred and fourteen, by two acts, one of the twelfth year of her faid late Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for 12 Ann. ftat.. laying additional duties on fope and paper, and upon certain C. 9. linens, filks, callicoes and ftuffs, and upon ftarch, exported coals, and upon stampt vellum, parchment and paper, for raifing one million four hundred thousand pounds by way of lottery for her Majefty's fupply; and for allowances on exporting made wares of leather, fheep-fkins and lamb-fkins; and for diftribution of four thousand pounds due to the officers and feamen for gun-money; and to adjust the property of tickets in former lotteries; and touching certain fhares of stock in the capital of the South-Sea company; and for appropriating the monies granted to her Majefty, and the other of the first year of your Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for rectifying mistakes in 1 Geo. 1. ftat, the names of the commiffioners of the land-tax for the year one thousand seven hundred and fourteen; and for raising so much as is wanting to make up the fum of fourteen hundred thoufand pounds, intended to be raised by a lottery for the publick fervice in the faid year, or by one of the acts last mentioned; and 1 Geo. 1. c.19, the fum of fix hundred fifty two thousand and twenty pounds doth, 21. on the two and twentieth day of March one thousand seven hundred 2 Geo. 2. c. 3. and nineteen, remain unfatisfied, to complete the fum of feven hundred nineteen thousand and forty pounds, which in respect only of the tickets, commonly called the prize tickets, drawn in the lottery last mentioned, was charged upon the faid yearly fund of one hundred fixteen thousand five hundred feventy three pounds and twelve shillings, with an intereft after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum ; which yearly fund laft mentioned is also redeemable upon paying off all the principal fums and arrears of intereft due thereupon. And feveral fums amounting to one million feventy nine thousand pounds principal monies were advanced for the use of the publick, pursuant to two feveral acts of parliament of the first year of your Majesty's reign, the one for raising nine hundred and ten thousand pounds upon a fund I. C. 2. I of forty five thousand five hundred pounds per annum, and the other for raifing one hundred and fixty nine thousand pounds upon a fund of eight thoufand four hundred and fifty pounds per annum, charged upon the aggregate fund, and other provifions therein mentioned; for all which fums fo amounting to one million seventy nine thousand pounds, the contributors, and those claiming under them, are intitled to feveral annuities at the rate of five pounds per centum per annum, payable by the cashier of the bank of England for the time being; and the fame annuities at that rate amount to fifty three thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds per annum (over and above fix hundred and fifty pounds per annum allowed for charges of management) but are fubject to redemption at any time upon one year's notice, and repayment by parliament of the respective principal fums last mentioned, and of all arrears of the fame annuities (if any be then due). And by or in pursuance of an act of parliament made in the third year of 3 Geo.1.c.7. your Majefty's reign, intituled, An act 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 Majefty's reign, and for redeeming certain annuities payable on orders out of the hereditary excise, according to a former act in that behalf; and for establishing a general yearly fund, not only for the future payment of annuities at feveral rates, to be payable and transferrable at the bank of England and redeemable by parliament; but also to raise monies for such proprietors of the faid orders, as shall chufe to be paid their principal and arrears of interest in ready money; and for making good fuch other deficiencies and payments, as in this act are mentioned; and for taking off the duties on linfeed imported and British linen exported, feveral annuities or yearly fums, after the rate of five pounds per centum per annum, amounting in the whole to the fum of four hundred feventy fix thousand feven hundred feventeen pounds feventeen fhillings and eight pence per annum, or thereabouts, are payable by the cashier of the bank of England for the time being for several principal fums which remained due and unsatisfied on the faid four lottery-acts, and for one moiety of the debt which was due to certain bankers and others, and for intereft made principal pursuant to the act last mentioned, amounting in the whole to nine millions five hundred thirty four thoufand three hundred fifty seven pounds thirteen fhillings and eleven pence 9 Ann. c. 6. three farthings; that is to fay, on the act for the ten pounds lottery for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and eleven, the Jum of one million fix hundred feventy two thoufand eight hundred twenty one pounds and ten fhillings; on the act for the class lottery of the fame year the fum of two millions five hundred fixty three thousand feven hundred fixty eight pounds and four fhillings; and on the act for the ten pounds lottery for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and twelve the fum of two millions two hundred ninety twa thousand three hundred fixty feven pounds and seven shillings; and on 10 Ann. c. 26. the act for the clafs-lottery of the fame year the Jum of two millions three hundred forty fix thousand feven hundred forty five pounds nineteen Shillings and fix pence; and for the faid moiety of the debt which was due to the bankers and others the fum of fix hundred fifty eight thousand 9 Ann. c. 10. 10 Ann. c. 19. ! fix hundred fifty four pounds thirteen fillings and five pence three 9 Ann. c. 6. of your Majesty's reign feveral annuities or yearly fums, after the 3 Geo. 1. c. 7. granted granted and made perpetual, and by several appropriations and other provifions therein Specified; and the fame annuities are redeemable upon fuch notice or notices and fuch payment or payments to be made, as in and by the faid act of the third year of your Majesty's reign are prefcribed. And by or in pursuance of a certain claufe contained in the 5 Geo. 1. c.1. act for the land-tax paffed in the fifth year of your Majesty's reign, one or more annuity or annuities amounting to the fum of five thousand five hundred fifteen pounds and twelve shillings per annum, or thereabouts, after the rate of five pounds per centum per annum, were made payable by the faid cashier of the bank of England for the time being out of the faid general fund of feven hundred twenty four thoufand eight hundred forty nine pounds fix fhillings and ten pence and one fifth part of a penny per annum, to the treasurer of your Majesty's navy for the fervice of the navy and victualling thereof, to make good a deficiency of one hundred ten thousand three hundred and twelve pounds Seventeen fhillings and four pence in the fame act expressed; which annuity or annuities laft mentioned are alfo charged on the faid general or yearly fund, and be payable at the bank of England as other annuities payable out of that fund, until the redemption thereof by parliament. 5 Geo. 1.C.24. And by or in pursuance of another act of the fifth year of your Majesty's A private act. reign, intituled, An act for the relief of Edward Clent, efq; execu tor of lieutenant colonel Thomas Clent, for an army debenture loft in the pay-office, one or more annuity or annuities amounting to twenty three pounds eight shillings and three pence farthing per annum, or thereabouts, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, became payable by the faid cafbier of the bank of England for the time being out of the faid general fund of feven hundred twenty four thoufand eight hundred forty nine pounds fix fhillings and ten pence and one fifth part of a penny per annum, for the principal sum of five hundred eighty five pounds feven shillings and one penny, ftated to be due on a loft debenture mentioned in the fame act; which annuity or annuities were also thereby made payable until the redemption thereof by parliament. And by or in pursuance of another act of parliament made 5 Geɔ. 1. c. 3. in the fifth year of your Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for applying certain overplus monies and further fums, to be raised as well. by way of a lottery as by loans, towards paying off and cancelling exchequer bills, and for leffening the prefent great charge in relation to those bills; and for circulating and exchanging for ready money the refidue of the fame bills for the future, feveral annuities, amounting in the whole to the yearly fum of twenty thousand Geo. 1. c.3. pounds, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum for the principal fums, amounting to five hundred thousand pounds contributed to a lottery founded upon that act, are payable by the cashier of the bank of England for the time being out of a yearly fund of twenty thousand pounds thereby charged (amongst other things) upon the duties and revenues thereby denominated the aggregate fund, fubject nevertheless to a provifo of redemption upon fuch notice and payments as by the act laft mentioned are preferibed. And by or in purfuance of another act made in the 5 Ceo, 1. c. 9. faid fifth year of your Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for continuing certain duties upon coals and culm, and for establishing certain funds to raise money, as well to proceed in the building of new 13 churches, |