Cap. 16. For laying a duty of two

pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny sterling upon every pint of ale or beer, that fhall be vended or fold within the town of Dunbar, for improving and preserving the harbour, and repairing the townhouse, and building a fchool, and other publick buildings there; and for fupplying the faid town with fresh water.

Cap. 17. For laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny fterling upon every pint of ale or beer, that fhall be vended or fold within the town of Inverness, and privileges thereof, for paying the debts of the faid town, and for building a church, and making a harbour there. Cap. 18. For recovering the credit of

the British fishery in foreign parts; and better fecuring the duties on falt.

Cap. 19. For redeeming the fund ap

propriated for payment of the lottery-tickets, which were made forth for the fervice of the year 1710, by a voluntary fubfcription of the proprietors into the capital ftock of the South-Sea company; and for raifing a sum of money to pay off such debts and incumbrances as are therein mentioned; and for appropriating the fsupplies granted in this feffion of parliament; and to limit times for profecutions upon bonds for exporting cards and dice.

Cap. 20. For fettling certain yearly funds payable out of the revenue of Scotland, to fatisfy publick debts in Scotland, and other ufes mentioned in the treaty of union; and to discharge the equivalents claimed on behalf of Scotland in the terms of the fame treaty; and for obviating all future difputes, charges and expences, concerning thofe equi

valents.

Cap. 21. For the better fecuring the

lawful trade of his Majesty's fubjects to and from the East-Indies; and for the more effectual preventing all his Majefty's fubjects trading thither under foreign commisfions.

Cap. 22. For enlarging the time to determine claims on the forfeited eftates.

Cap. 23. For appointing a commiffioner and trustee to put in execution the powers and authorities of the several acts of parliament relating to the forfeited estates, and eftates given to fuperftitious uses, in the room of George Treby efq; who has defired to be difcharged from the faid trufts.

Cap. 24. For the better preventing frauds committed by bankrupts. Cap. 25. For continuing the act made in the eighth year of the reign of the late Queen Anne, to regulate the price and afsize of bread; and for continuing the act made in the twelfth year of her faid late Majejesty's reign, for the better encouragement of the making failcloth in Great Britain.

Cap. 26. For preventing the mischiefs which may happen by keeping too great quantities of gunpowder in or near the cities of London and Weftminster, or the suburbs thereof. Cap. 27. To prevent the inconveniencies arifing from feducing artificers in the manufactures of Great Britain into foreign parts. Cap. 28. For the further punishment of fuch perfons as fhall unlawfully kill or destroy deer in parks, paddocks or other inclofed grounds. Cap. 29. For making more effectual the laws appointing the oaths for fecurity of the government, to be taken by minifters and preachers in churches and meeting-houses in Scotland.

Cap. 30. For amending and making

more effectual the laws for repairing the highways, bridges, and

ferries

Anno 5 Georgii I.

1. An act for repairing the roads from the top of Stoken-Church hill to Enflow Bridge, and the road leading from Wheatley Bridge through the city of Oxon by Begbrooke, to New Woodstock in the county of Oxon (except the mile-way on each fide the city) and to difable all commiffioners or trustees appointed for repairing of any highways or roads, to have any place of profit arising out of the toll for repairing such highways or roads.

2. An act for repairing the roads from Beconsfield in the county of Bucks, to Stoken-Church in the county of Oxon.

3. An act to render more effectual the agreements that have been made between Thomas Holles duke of Newcastle, Henry Pelham, efq; Edward Lord Harley, and the lady Henrietta his wife, William Vane and Gilbert Vane, efquires, fons of Chriftopher Lord Bernard, or any of them, in relation to the will and estate of John late duke of Newcaftle; and for fettling the fame in fuch manner as may be agreeable to the intent of the faid agreements; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

4. An act to veft the fee and inherit

ance of the capital meffuage called Halifax Houfe in St. James's Square, in the parish of St. James, Westminfter, and the caftle and manor of Fotheringhay in the county of Northampton, in truftees, to be fold together with a term of five hundred years devised by William late lord imarquis of Halifax to his executors, in truft, for the better performance of his will.

5. An act for relief of Sir Nicholas Tempest, baronet, touching an estate demifed to him by William late lord Widdrington and lady Jane his late wife, many years before the attainder of the faid late lord Widdrington.

6. An act to enable William Granvill, efq; to take upon him the furname of Glanvill, instead of his furname of Evelyn, purfuant to the will of William Glanvill, efq; deceafed.

7.

An act to enable William Pultney, efq; and the perfons in remainder after him, to make leafes of the houses and ground therein mentioned, and to rectify fome mistakes in two leases from King Charles the Second to Sir William Pulteney, and from King William the Third to John Pulteney, efq;

8. An act for vefting certain lands and tenements in the county of Somerset, the estate of Thomas Jett, efq; in trustees, to be fold, and with the money arifing thereby, to purchase other lands of the like value, to be fettled to the fame uses.

9.

An act for vesting in John Porrett, gent. and his heirs, part of the eftate of Thomas Davifon, efq; at Stranton, Seaton, Carew and Thorp Thewles in the county of Durham, freed from the uses and trufts of the faid Thomas Davifon's marriage fettlement, and to fettle other lands of better value to the fame uses. 10. An act for sale of feveral manors, lands, tenements and hereditaments

of the right honourable Thomas earl of Westmorland in the county of Kent, and with the monies arifing by fuch fale to purchase other lands in or near the county of Northampton, to be fettled to the fame uses.

II. An act for vefting an estate late of Francis Phelips, efq; in Barking in the county of Effex, in truftees, to be fold for the purposes therein mentioned.

12. An act to enable Thomas IVilloughby, efq; and the perfons in remainder after him, to make a jointure.

13. An act to enable Catherine Paul, an infant, to transfer the truft therein mentioned, as if he were of the age of one and twenty years. 14. An act for confirming an agreement between the mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city of London, governors of the poffeffions, revenues and goods of the hofpitals of Edward King of England the Sixth, of Chrift, Bridewell and St. Thomas the Apostle, and the governors of the fchools founded by Erafmus Smith, esq;

15. An act for sale of part of the estate of Robert Barnwell, efq; and for purchafing other lands to be fettled to the fame uses, as the estate to be fold is fettled.

16. An act for fale of the estate of Nathaniel Long late of London merchant, deceased, for payment of his debts, and for applying the refidue according to the direction of his will.

17. An act to naturalize Peter Sejourne, Samuel Dufrefnay, and Peter Lucas.

18. An act for naturalizing Lodowick Christian Sprogell.

19. An act for making the town and townthip of Sunderland a diftinct parish from the parish of Bishop Wearmouth in the county of Durbam.

20. An act for vefting the manors of Afkie, Catterton, and other lands in the county of York, and county of the city of York, part of the estate of Philip duke of Wharton, in trustees, to be fold or mortgaged for the purposes therein mentioned. 21. An act to enable the lords commiffioners of the treasury, or lord high treasurer for the time being, to compound with Jasper Cullum for the debts he ftands engaged for to the crown on account of Richard Lee, Thomas Corbin, Heneage Robinson and John Fox, for the duties on tobacco.

22. An act to enable the lords commiflioners of the treafury, or lord high treasurer for the time being, to compound with Robert Wemes for the debt due from him to his Majefty, in relation to the duties on falt.

23. An act to enable Robert Packer,

efq; and Mary his wife, Winchcombe Howard Packer, (their fon a minor) Henrietta Winchcombe, and Thomas Skerret, efq; and dame Elizabeth Winchcombe his wife, to enter their respective claims before the commiffioners and trustees for determining claims upon the forfeited estates, and to impower the faid commiffioners and trustees to hear and determine the faid claims. 24. An act for the relief of Edward Clent, efq; executor of lieutenant colonel Thomas Clent, for an army debenture loft in the pay-office. 25. An act to naturalize Peter Lamy de Hame, and Charlotte Whetstone.

Anno 6 Georgii I. Cap. 1. For granting to his Majesty an aid by a land-tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year 1720.

Cap. 2. For continuing the duties on malt, mum, cyder and perry, for the service of the year 1720, and for enabling the lords commiffion

ers of his Majesty's treasury to call in fuch exchequer-bills as are to be cancelled and difcharged with money appointed for that purpose, Cap. 3. For punishing mutiny and defertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quar

ters.

Cap. 4. For enabling the South-Sea company to increase their prefent capital stock and fund, by redeeming fuch publick debts and incumbrances as are therein mentioned; and for raifing money to be applied for leffening feveral of the publick debts and incumbrances; and for calling in the prefent exchequerbills remaining uncancelled; and for making forth new bills in lieu thereof, to be circulated and exchanged upon demand at or near the exchequer.

Cap. 5. For the better fecuring the dependency of the kingdom of Ireland upon the crown of Great Bri

tain.

Cap. 6. For preventing the carriage

of exceffive loads of meal, malt, bricks and coals, within ten miles of the cities of London and Westminster.

Cap. 7. For laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny sterling, upon every pint of ale or beer that shall be vended or fold within the town of Montrofe, and privileges thereof, for fupplying the faid town with fresh water, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Cap. 8. For laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny sterling, upon every Scots pint of beer or ale vended or fold within the town of Bruntifland and liberties thereof, for increafing the publick revenue of the faid town, and for other purposes therein. mentioned.

Cap. 9. For laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one sixth part of

a penny fterling, upon every Scots pint of beer and ale that shall be vended or fold within the town of Pittenweem and liberties thereof, for repairing the harbour there, and for maintaining other publick works of the faid town.

Cap. 10. For making forth new exchequer-bills, not exceeding one million, at a certain intereft; and for lending the fame to the SouthSea company at an higher interest, upon fecurity of repaying the fame and fuch high interest into the exchequer, for ufes to which the fund for leffening the publick debts (called the finking fund) is applicable; and for circulating and exchanging upon demand the faid bills at or near the exchequer.

Cap. 11. For laying a duty upon wrought plate; and for applying money arifing for the clear produce (by fale of the forfeited eftates) towards anfwering his Majefty's supply; and for taking off the drawbacks upon hops exported for Ireland; and for payment of annuities, to be purchased after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum at the exchequer, redeemable by parliament; and for appropriating fupplies granted in this fef fion of parliament; and to prevent counterfeiting receipts and warrants of the officers of the South-Sea company; and for explaining a late act concerning foreign falt cellared and locked up before the four and twentieth day of June 1719; and to give a further time for paying duties on certain apprentices indentures; and for relief of Thomas Vernon, efq; in relation to a parcel of fenna imported in the year 1716.

Cap. 12. For preventing of frauds and abuses in the allowances on damaged wines, and for lengthening the time for the drawbacks on the exportation of wines.

Cap 13. For afcertaining the breadths, and preventing frauds and abuses in manufacturing ferges, pladings and fingrums, and for regulating the manufactures of ftockings, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland.

Cap. 14. For prohibiting the importation of raw filk and mohair yarn of the product or manufacture of Afia, from any ports or places in the Streights or Levant feas, except fuch ports and places as are within the dominions of the Grand Seignior.

Cap. 15. To repeal fo much of the

act, intituled, An act for preventing frauds, and regulating abufes in his Majefty's customs, paffed in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of King Charles the Second, as relates to the prohibiting the importation of deal-boards and fir-timber from Germany.

Cap. 16. To explain and amend an

act paffed in the first year of his Majesty's reign, intituled, An act to encourage the planting of timbertrees, fruit-trees, and other trees, for ornament, shelter or profit, and for the better prefervation of the fame, and for the preventing the burning of woods, and for the better prefervation of the fences of fuch woods. Cap. 17. For appointing commiffion

ers to examine, state and determine the debts due to the army; and to examine and ftate demands of several foreign princes and ftates for fubfidies during the late war. Cap. 18. For better fecuring certain powers and privileges intended to be granted by his Majelty by two charters, for affurance of ships and merchandizes at fea, and for lending money upon bottomry; and for reftraining feveral extravaganṭ and unwarrantable practices therein mentioned.

Cap. 19. For making perpetual fo

much of an act made in the tenth

year of the reign of Queen Anne, for the reviving and continuing se.veral acts therein mentioned, as relates to the building and repairing county gaols; and alfo an act of the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of King William the Third, for the more effectual fuppreffion of piracy; and for making more effectual the act of the thirteenth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An act for establishing articles and orders for the regulating and better government of his Majesty's ships of war and forces by fea.

Cap. 20. For continuing the acts formerly made for repairing the highways in the county of Hertford therein mentioned, and for making the faid acts more effectual. Cap. 21. For preventing frauds and abuses in the publick revenues of excife, customs, ftamp-duties, postoffice, and house-money. Cap. 22. For relief of infolvent debtors, and for the more eafy difcharge of bankrupts out of execution, after their certificates allowed.

Cap. 23. For the further preventing robbery, burglary, and other felonies, and for the more effectual transportation of felons.

Cap. 24. For better explaining the nature of conveyances to be made to the purchasers of the forfeited eftates by the commiffioners and trustees acting in Scotland; and for preventing difficulties in determining claims on the faid eftates; and to enable the judges in Ireland to examine witneffes relating to claims on forfeited estates there; and for enabling fuch corporations as fhall purchase any of the said eftates, to grant annuities, not exceeding the yearly value of the faid eftates; and for relieving the widow and daughters of the late Sir Donald Macdonald,

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