tered into by his fureties. Francis Gildart and Thomas Gildart impowered to bring actions for recovering poffeffion of premifes, &c. After payment of, or giving fecurity for, the compofition herein mentioned, the aforefaid eftates vefted in Francis and Thomas Gildart, and any eftate which James Gildart may hereafter acquire, and alfo his feveral fureties, are freed and difcharged of the aforefaid debts due to the crown. faving.

C A P. LXXVIII.

General

An act for enlarging the term of an act, paffed in the twelfth year of his prefent Majesty's reign, for building a temporary bridge over the river Tyne, between the town of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, in the county of Durham; for completing the new stone bridge over the faid river; and for making the avenues to, and the paffage over the fame more commodious.

Preamble. Trustees. When truftees die, or refufe to act, new ones to be chofen. Trustees impowered to build the parapet wall on that part of the bridge which belongs to the fee of Durham. For regulating the meetings, and the quorum of the trustees. All meetings to be held in the mayor's chamber, &c. No order to be revoked unless 15 trustees shall be prefent. Trustees to appoint officers, and allow them falaries. Officers to account, and pay the balance. Penalty on default. If balance be not paid, it may be levied by diftrefs. On failure of distress, &c. officer to be committed. Temporary bridge to be further continued for three years; but to be taken away if ftone bridge be fooner finished. Trustees impowered to treat for houses, &c. to be taken down to open avenues to the new bridge. If owners, &c. and the trustees cannot agree, the recompence and damage to be ascertained by a jury. No houfes to be built on the new bridge. Incapacitated perfons impowered to fell. On refufal to treat, &c. damages to be afcertained by a jury. On payment of purchase money, premises to be conveyed. In cafe of a defective title, &c. or mortgagees refufing to take in their mortgage money, the purchase money fhall be paid into the chamber of the town of Newcastle, and premifes be vested in the trustees. Purchase monies, on proper application, to be placed out at interelt. Mefne profits recoverable. Mortgagees, on payment or tender of mortgage money and intereft, to convey. Tenants to quit on fix months notice; on refusal, sheriffs to deliver poffeffion. Truftees may fine sheriffs, &c. for making default. Monies payable to bodies corporate, &c. to be reinvested in purchase of other eftates. Trultees may fell overplus ground. Application of the produce thereof. Trustees and jurymen not to act where interested. Tolls to be continued. Recompence to be made to the corporation, for land taken from them to make avenues. Tolls may be affigned for money borrowed. Certain times appointed for auditing the accounts. Tolls may be varied. Trultees may leafe the tolls. Duration of toll on the new bridge, Tolls, &c. not to be affeffed to any taxes whatsoever. Penalty on destroying toll-gates, &c. Penalty on affaulting or threatning collectors, &c Officers who fhall receive any penalties, and refuse to account for the fame, may be committed. Proceedings not to be quafhed for want of form. Saving the 'rights of the corporation. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Treble colts, Publick act.

An att for enlarging the term and powers of an act, made in the twenty fixth year of the reign of his majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for repairing the road from the turnpike road at Buckton Burn, in the county of Durham, through Berwick upon Tweed, to Lammerton-hill, and alfo the several other roads therein mentioned, lying in the faid county, and within the liberties of the faid town of Berwick.

CA P. LXXX.

An act for enlarging the term and powers of an act, made in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of his majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for repairing and widening the road from Thirsk, over Skipton Bridge, through Balder fby, to Balderfby-gate, adjoining to Hutton-moor, in the way to Ripon; and through Ainderby, Quernow, and Nofterfield, by Well Flashes Gate, to Malham, in the county of York; and likewise for removing the toll-house and turnpike-gates at Busby Stobb, in the faid county, to fome other convenient place in the road leading from Boroughbridge to the city of Durham.

An act for continuing the term, and altering the powers of an act, made in the thirty-fecond year of the reign of his late Majefty, for repairing, widening, and rendering fafe and commodious, feveral roads leading from the town of South Molton, in the county of Devon.

An act for continuing the term and altering and enlarging the powers of an act, passed in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, for repairing and widening the road from the town of Market Harborough, in the county of Leicester, through the town of Lutterworth, in the faid county, to the city of Coventry.

C A P. LXXXIII.

An act for enlarging the terms and powers of three acts, passed in the Seventh year of the reign of King George the First, and in the fifteenth and twenty-fourth years of the reign of King George the Second, for repairing the road from Wendover to the town of Buckingham, and other roads in the county of Buckingham, fo far as the fame relate to the road from the west end of the town of Beaconsfield to within half a mile of the river Colne, near Uxbridge, in the county of Middlefex.

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CA P. LXXXIV.

An act for widening and repairing a lane called Pitt's or Sheppard's Lane, leading from the market-house in the town of Maidenhead, in the county of Berks, towards Cookham, in the said county; and for turning the course of the prefent road, leading from Raymills and Cookham to the turnpike road near Maidenhead aforefaid.

CA P. LXXXV.

An act for continuing the term, and altering and enlarging the powers, of an act, made in the twenty-fixth year of the reign of his late Majesty, for repairing the road from Afhby-de-la-Zouch, in the county of Leicester, through Burton upon Trent, in the county of Stafford, and to The Cock Inn in Tutbury in the faid county.

CA P. LXXXVI.

An act for enlarging the term of an act, made in the twenty-eighth year of King George the Second, intituled, An act for repairing the road from a certain place in Bury, in the county of Huntingdon, through Warboys, Old Hurft, Saint Ives, Hilton, Eltifley, Warefley, Gamlingay, and Potton, to a houfe called the Spread Eagle in Stratton, within the feveral counties of Huntingdon, Cambridge, and Bedford.

CA P. LXXXVII.

An act for enlarging the term and powers of an act, made in the thirtyfecond year of the reign, of his majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for repairing and widening the road from Chefterfield, to the turnpike road at Hernftone-lane Head; and also the road branching from the said road, upon the East Moor, through Baflow and Wardlow, to the joining of the faid roads again near Wardlow-mires; and alfo the road leading between. the faid road and branch, from Calver-bridge to Baflow-bridge; and also the road from the turnpike road near Newhavenhoufe, to the turnpike road near Grindleford-bridge, in the county of Derby.

An act for continuing the term, and altering and enlarging the powers, of an act, made in the thirty fecond year of his late Majesty, for repairing and widening the road from Dewsbury to Ealand, in the weft riding of the county of York.

An act for continuing the term, and altering and enlarging the powers, of an act, made in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of his late

Majesty

Majefly, for repairing and amending feveral roads leading from
Upton in the county of Worcester, and other roads therein mention-
ed; and for amending the road leading from the White Crofs, in
the parish of Hanley Caftle, in the faid county, to the river Severn.

CA P. XC.

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An act to enlarge the term and powers of an act, passed in the twenty-
fixth year of the reign of his late Majefty, for repairing the road
from the borough of Leicester, in the county of Leicester, to
the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in the faid county.

CA P. XCI.

An act for more effectually repairing the road leading from Stratford
upon Avon to Edghill, in the county of Warwick; and for re-
pealing the feveral laws now in force relating to the faid road.

CA P. XCII.

An act for more effectually repairing, widening, and amending, the
roads from Wigan to Prefton, in the county palatine of Lancaster;
and for repealing feveral acts, made in the thirteenth year of King
George the First, and the fourth and twenty-third years of his late
Majefly, relating to the said roads.

CA P. XCIII.

An act for amending and keeping in repair the road from a certain bridge over a brook or ftream called Sudbrook, near the city of Gloucester, to the nine mile ftone on the Bristol road, at or near a place called The Clay Pits, in the county of Gloucester.

CA P. XCIV.

An act for continuing the term, and varying the powers, of two acts, made in the twenty-fixth and twenty-ninth years of the reign of his late Majefly, for repairing and widening the road from the top of White Sheet Hill, in the parish of Donhead Saint Andrew, in the county of Wilts, and feveral other roads therein mentioned, in the counties of Dorset, Somerfet, and Wilts.

CA P. XCV.:

An att for repealing an act, made in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, for repairing and widening the road from Alemouth through the town of Alnwick to Rothbury, and from thence to the town of Hexham ; and alfo the road leading out of the aforefaid road, between Alnwick and Rothbury, to Jockey's Dike Bridge, in the county of Northumberland; and for making more effectual provifion for the repair of the faid roads.

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CA P. XCVI.

An act for enlarging the term and powers of an act, made in the thirty-first year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for repairing and widening the roads from Little Sheffield, in the county of York, through the towns of Hatherfage, Hope, and Caftleton, to Sparrowpit-gate, in the county of Derby, and from The Guide Poft, near Barber's Fields Cupola, through Grindleford-bridge, Great Hucklow, Tidfwell, Hardgate-wall, and Fairfield, to Buxton, in the county of Derby.

CA P. XCVII.

An act for continuing the term, and altering the powers, of an act, made in the twenty-fixth year of the reign of his late Majefty, for repairing the road from the city of Carlisle to the town of Penrith, in the county of Cumberland, and from the said town of Penrith to Eamont Bridge, which divides the counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland.

CA P. XCVIII.

An act for continuing the term, and enlarging the powers, of an act, made in the twenty-fixth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, for repairing and widening the road leading from Flimwell Vent, in the parish of Ticehurst, in the county of Sussex, to the town and port of Hastings, in the said county.

CA P. XCIX.

An act for repairing and widening the road from Ganderlain, in the county of Derby to Sheffield, in the weft riding of the county of York; and alfo the road branching out of the faid road at or near Mosborough-green, in the faid county of Derby, to Clown, in the fame county.

CA P. C.

An act for enlarging the term and altering and varying the powers of fo much of an act, made in the thirty-fecond year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, for repairing feveral roads leading to the town of Bridgewater, in the county of Somerset, and other roads therein mentioned, as relates to the roads leading to the faid town.

CA P. CI.

An act for enlarging the term and powers of two acts made in the thirty-fecond year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, and in the fecond year of the reign of his prefent Majefty,

for