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53. An act to make fome alterations

and amendments in an act of par-

liament obtained the last session by

Sir Peter Tyrrill, and Thomas Tyr-

rill his fon, in order to enable them

to fell feveral lands in Hanflop, and

Cafflethrop, in the county of Bucks,

which were fettled upon the mar-

riage of the faid Thomas Tyrrill

and Dorothy his wife, and to fettle

other lands in lieu thereof.

54. An act for fale of part of the e-

ftate of Baptift May, efq; deceased,

for reimburfing Charles May, efq;

his nephew, fuch monies as he has

expended for discharging the debts,

legacies, and funeral expences of

the faid Baptist May.

55. An act for fale of the estate of

Thomas Holdford, efq; in Plumbly,

and elsewhere, in the county of

Chefter, confifting chiefly in rever-

fions, to raise money for payment

of his debts, and purchafing an e-

ftate in poffeffion, to be fettled to

the fame uses as the other estate

was fettled.

56. An act for confirming a leafe

heretofore made, of certain meffu-

ages and lands in Epfom, by Sir

Jofeph Sheldon, and Sir James Ed-

wards, to Humprey Bean, and agreed

to be figned to Sir Thomas Cooke,

knight, and for enabling a lease of

other lands adjoining to the fame,

to be made to him.

57. An act for vesting in trustees the

eftate late of Sir Thomas Worfopp,

knight, and John Worfopp, efq; his

fon deceased, in Finsbury-Fields or

Moor-Fields, in the parish of Shore-

ditch, in the county of Middlefex,

to be fold for the payment of debts
and legacies, and the overplus of
the money remaining, to be laid
out for the purchasing of meffu-
ages, lands, tenements, or heredita-
ments of inheritance in the king-
dom of Ireland, to be fettled as in
the act is particularly mentioned.

58. An act to empower the lord high

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Majefty by a land tax to be raised in the year one thousand seven hundred and fix. Cap. 3. To repeal several clauses in the statute made in the third and fourth years of her present Majesty's reign, for fecuring the kingdom of England from feveral acts lately paffed in the parliament of Scotland. Cap. 4. For the naturalization of the moft excellent princefs Sophia, electress and dutchefs dowager of Hanover, and the iffue of her body. Cap. 5. For continuing the duties

upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and fix. Cap. 6. For continuing an additional fubfidy of tonnage and poundage, and certain duties upon coals, culm, and cinders, and additional duties of excife, and for fettling and establishing a fund thereby, and by other ways and means, for payment of annuities, to be fold for raifing a further supply to her Majefty, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and fix, and other ufes therein mentioned.

Cap. 7. For making the town of

New Rofs, in the county of Wexford in the kingdom of Ireland, a port for the exporting of wool from Ireland into this kingdom. Cap. 8. For the better fecurity of her Majefty's perfon and government, and of the fucceffion to the crown of England in the protestant line. Cap. 9. For repairing the highways between Barnhill and Hatton Heath, in the county of Chefter. Cap. 10. For the better recruiting Her Majesty's army and marines. Cap. 11. For continuing an act made

in the feffion held in the third and fourth years of her Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and defertion, and falfe mufters, and for the better payment of the army and quarters.

Cap. 12. For laying further duties on low wines, and for preventing the damage to her Majefty's revenue by importation of foreign cut whalebone, and for making fome provifions as to the ftampt duties, and the duties on births, burials, and marriages, and the falt duties, and touching million lottery tickets, and for enabling her Majefty to difpofe the effects of William Kidd, a notorious pirate, to the use of Greenwich hofpital, and for appropriating the publick monies granted in this feffion of parliament. Cap. 13. For the better ordering and governing the watermen and lightermen upon the river of Thames. Cap. 14. For the better collecting charity money on briefs, by letters patent, and preventing abufes in relation to fuch charities. Cap. 15. Formaking the river Stower navigable, from the town of Maningtree in the county of Effex, to the town of Sudbury in the county of Suffolk.

Cap. 16. For the amendment of the law, and the better advancement of justice.

Cap. 17. To prevent frauds frequently committed by bankrupts. Cap. 18. For enlarging the pier and harbour of Parton in the county of Cumberland.

Cap. 19. For the encouragement and increase of seamen, and for the better and speedier manning her Majesty's fleet.

Cap. 20. For the better enabling the

mafter, wardens, and affiftants of Trinity Houfe, to rebuild the lighthoufe on the Edyflone rock. Cap. 21. For the increase and better prefervation of falmon, and other fish, in the rivers within the counties of Southampton and Wilts. Cap. 22. To impower the lord high treasurer, or commiflioners of the treasury, to iffue out of the monies arifing by the coinage duty, any

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fum not exceeding five hundred pounds, over and above the sum of three thoufand pounds yearly, for the use of the mint.

Cap. 23. For raifing the militia for the year one thoufand feven hundred and fix, notwithstanding the month's pay formerly advanced be not repaid; and for an account to be made of trophy monies. Cap. 24. To enlarge the time for regiftring unfatisfied debentures upon the forfeited eftates in Ireland, and for renewing of other debentures, which have been loft, burnt, or deftroyed.

Cap. 25. For the paying and clearing the feveral regiments commanded by lieutenant general Stewart, colonel Hill, and brigadier Holt, and for fupplying the defect of the mufter rolls of thofe and feveralother regiments.

Cap. 26. For making effectual a grant of their late majefties King William and Queen Mary, of the town and lands of Sea Town to the archbishoprick of Dublin, and for reftoring the fame to the faid fee. Cap. 27. For the impropriate tithes of the parish of Saint Bridget alias Bride's London.

Private As.

Anno 4 Annæ.

1. An act for fale of the eftate late of Thomas Chute, efq; in the county of Warwick, and laying out the monies arifing thereby, in the purchafe of other lands and hereditaments in the county of Norfolk, to be settled to the fame uses as the Warwickshire eftate ftands fettled. 2. An act for naturalizing William Burnet, efq;

3. An act for naturalizing Peter Silveftre, doctor of phyfick.

4. An act for naturalizing Adelaide dutchefs of Shrewsbury.

5. An act for exchanging the parfonage house, and certain glebe lands

belonging to the rectory of Watton at Stone in the county of Hertford, for a certain other house and lands of greater value, lying in Watton at Stone aforefaid, of and belonging to Philip Boteler, efq;

6. An act to enable Sir Thomas Cave, baronet to fell certain lands in the county of Northampton, to raise money to pay his brothers and fifters portions, and fettle other lands in the faid county of Northampton, and county of Leicester, of better value, to the fame uses. 7. An act for confirming an agreement made upon the marriage of Charles Owen, efq; and Dorothy his wife, of Nafb in the county of Pembroke.

8. An act for fale of part of the eftate of James Hamilton, efq; a minor, for payment of his debts, and for raifing portions for younger children, and for making fee farms, and leafes for lives, during his minority.

9. An act for fupplying a defect (by the death of a trustee) in the appointment of provifions for the younger children of Henry Smalman, efq; deceased, and for making the faid provision more effectual for fuch younger children.

ro. An act to enable John Edwards, gentleman, to fell certain lands in the county of Norfolk, for payment of debts.

FI. An act to permit the making up of clothes with buttons of cloth, for exportation, for cloathing the afmy of the allies, notwithstanding the act against cloth buttons. 12. An act for the relief of Sir Stephen Evence, knight, and Henry Cornish, efq;

13. An act for relief of John Afgill,

efq; in relation to his purchase of part of the forfeited eftates in Ireland.

14. An act for naturalizing William Lewis Legrand.

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16. An act for naturalizing Jacob Pechillis and others.

17. An act for enabling Fames duke of Ormond, and Charles earl of Arran, to settle fee farm rents in the county of Tipparary in the kingdom of Ireland, pursuant to an agreement upon the marriage of the faid earl of Arran, and for making good feveral grants made by the faid earl in fee farm.

18. An act for vesting the inheritance
of a meffuage and gardens in Acton,
in the county of Middlefex, pur-
chafed by the right honourable
Evelyn earl of Kingston upon Hull,
in trustees, for the faid earl and his
heirs.

19. An act for making the exempli-
fication of the will of Edward late
earl of Conway, under the feal of
the court of Chancery, in the king-
dom of Ireland, and the depofitions
relating to the fame, evidence on
hearings in equity and trial at law.
20. An act to enable Scrope lord vif-
count Howe of the kingdom of
Ireland, to make a certain provifion
for his daughters by his first wife,
that which was intended, being,
as expressed in marriage fettlement,
uncertain and contingent.
21. An act to enlarge the power of
Richard lord Bulkeley, viscount
Cafhells in the kingdom of Ireland,
of leafing his eftate in Cheshire, for
performance and fatisfaction of the
trufts upon the said estate.
22. An act for fale of part of the
eftate of Henry lord Colerane, baron
of Colerane in the kingdom of Ire-
land, and fupplying the want of
inrollment of a deed concerning
other part of his estate.
23. An act for the fupplying the de-
fect of a common recovery, fuffer-
ed by Philip Smith, efq; viscount
Strangford of the kingdom of Ire-
land, and George Smith, efq; his

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eldest son, and of the deed which declared the ufes of the faid recovery.

24. An act for fale of the manor of
Temple Dionifley, alias Dinfley, and
other lands in the county of Hert-
ford, for the payment of the debts
of Sir Edvin Sadlier, baronet, and
other purposes.

25. An act to enable Sir John Hum-
ble, baronet, and his trustees, to
fettle several meffuages, lands, and
hereditaments, lying in the coun-
ties of Lincoln, Surrey, and Kent,
pursuant to the articles and agree-
ments made upon his marriage with
dame Sarah his now wife.
26. An act for vefting the eftate of
Richard Bold, efq; in trustees, to be
leafed, fold, or mortgaged, for raif-
ing the portions, debts, and monies
to which the fame is liable.
27. An act for vefting certain terms
for forty years, in trustees, which
were granted by John Abington,
efq; deceased, and to impower
them to grant, renew, and fill up
leafes, according to the ufage of the
manor therein mentioned, and for
raifing portions for the younger
children of the faid John Abington.
28. An act for vefting the equity of
redemption of the lands and tene-
ments lying in the county of Li-
cefter, late the eftate of John Digby,
efq; deceased, in trustees, to the in-
tent that the fame may be fold for
the discharging of the mortgages
and other incumbrances thereon.
29. An act to impower Thomas Carey,

and George Hatley of London, mer-
chants, to import the remainder of
a quantity of French wines from
Copenhagen, contracted for before
the first day of January, one thou-
fand feven hundred and four.
30. An act to enable trustees to make

provifion for payment of debts of William Huggeffen, efq; and for raifing portions for his younger fons, and for making good the intended

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fettlement upon the marriage of William Huggeffen the younger,gent. 31. An act for fale of lands in the counties of Southampton and Dorfet, late the eftate of Thomas Deane, efq; deceased, for payment of the debts and legacies charged thereupon, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

32. An act for augmenting the num-
ber of canons refidentiary, in the
cathedral church of Litchfield, and
for improving the deanry and pre-
bends of the faid cathedral.
33. An act for relief of non commif-
fion officers and private foldiers of
the lord Drogheda's and colonel
Coot's regiments.

34. An act for sale of the manor and
eftate of and in Hetherfedge and
Dore in the county of Derby, the
eftate of Christopher Pegg, efq; and
mortgaging part of his manor and
eftate of and in Beauchiff and
Strawberry Lee in the fame county,
for raifing money for payment of
debts and incumbrances thereon,
and for making provifion for his
family.

35. An act to enable William Gomel

don, efq; to fell a farm in Kent, to difcharge an incumbrance upon the fame, and to apply the refidue of the monies arifing by fuch fale, in payment of the faid IVilliam Gomeldon's debts.

36. An act for vefting a mortgage of

Humphry Courtney, efq; deceafed, in
trustees, to be fold to discharge the
mortgages, debts and incumbrances
on the faid estate.

37. An act for vesting, in trustees, the
eftate of Morris Goulston, efq; for
the raising his fifters portions, and
payment of debts, and other pur-
poses therein mentioned.
38. An act for vefting certain meffu-
ages
and lands in the counties of
Devon and Cornwal, of Nicholas
Row, eiq; in truftees, to be fold,
and applying the greateft part of the

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purchase-money to the ufes of his marriage fettlement, and the refidue for payment of debts.

An act for the relief of colonel John Rice.

40. An act for the removing all doubts touching the faving claufe of one act of parliament, intituled, An act for vefting divers manors and lands of Matthew Holworthy, efq; in truflees, to be fold, and purchafing other manors or lands of equal value, and limiting the manors or lands to be purchafed to the fame uses, as the lands to be fold are limited.

41. An act for fale of the manor of Barwick Hall, and other lands in the county of Effex, the estate of William Forbes, efq; and for purchafing other lands to be fettled to the fame ufes.

42. An act to vest certain lands and tenements in the counties of Kent, the eftate of Richard Thornhill, efq; in trustees, to be fold for the payment of debts, and his fifters portions charged thereupon, and for fecuring the refidue of the purchafe money, to the ufes of his marriage fettlement.

43. An act to enable John Brett Fisher,

efq; and Judith his wife, to fell lands for the payment of his debts, and making provifion for his wife and children, in cafe they fhall have any.

44. An act to enable John Williams, an infant, notwithstanding his infancy, to renew a leafe of the parfonage of Bugden, held under one of the prebendaries of the cathedral church of Lincoln; and alfo for fettling the prebend of Bugden, as an augmentation for the vicar of Bugden, and vefting the ecclefiaftical jurifdiction of the parish of Bugden in the bishop of Lincoln.

45. An act for the fale of lands in the county of Lincoln, late the eftate of John Stanhope, efq; deceased, for payment of his debts.

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