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oners for executing the office of treasurer of his Majefty's exchequer, or the lord high treasurer for the time being, to compound with Thomas Squire, Robert Lucas, and Robert Stevenfon a debt due to the crown from Philip Chapman, for which they are fureties.

13. An act to enable John Lade, heretoforecalled John Inskip, and the heirs male of his body, to take and use the furname of Lade only, purfuant to the will of Sir John Lade, baronet, deceased.

14. An act for naturalizing Daniel Mourgue, merchant, and Amy Rilliet.

15. An act for naturalizing John Ulric Commerell.

16. An act for naturalizing Paul Bonifas.

17. An act to enable William lord Cavendish of Hardwyck, to take in England the oath of office of high treasurer of Ireland, and to qualify himself here in England for the legal enjoyment of the faid office.

18. An act for fale of a capital meffuage in Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the parish of Saint Giles in the Fields, in the county of Middlefex, and the garden ground and out-houfes thereunto belonging (part of the eftate of the most noble Charles late duke of Somerset, deceased) and vefting the fame in Edmund Browne of Lincoln's Inn efquire, and his heirs for ever, and for laying out the purchase-money in lands and hereditaments to be fettled to the like uses, and upon the like trufts, as the faid capital meffuage and premiffes are now settled, and subject unto.

19. An act for vefting the manor of Hendon, settled on the marriage of the earl and countess of Powis on them and their iffue, in trustees, to be fold towards difcharging the debts and incumbrances of William VOL. XXI.

late marquis of Powis; and for fettling the barony and lordthip of Powis, in the county of Montgomery, in lieu thereof; and for other purposes therein mentioned. 20. An act for rectifying a mistake in a conveyance in fee-farm, inade by Henry Arthur earl of Powis, of the manor of Mount Eagle Loyal, and divers towns, lands and hereditaments, in the county of Kerry, and making the fame conveyance effectual for the purposes therein mentioned.

21. An act for vefting divers lands and hereditaments in the county of Somerset, contracted to be fold by Hugh late earl of Clinton, in his life-time, in trustees, to enable them to convey the same to the feveral purchasers thereof, purfuant to their contracts.

22. An act for impowering trustees to cut down and fell timber ftanding and growing upon the estate of inheritance of Thomas James lord. Bulkeley, viscount Cafhels, in the kingdom of Ireland, an infant, in order to raise money for difcharging incumbrances affecting the faid eftate, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

23. An act to enable Charles Fitzroy

Scudamore efquire, to take in Great Britain the oath of office as curfitor, or clerk, or ingroffer of original writs iffuing out of his Majesty's high court of Chancery in the kingdom of Ireland, and to qualify himself for the enjoyment of the faid office.

24. An act for vefting the estate of George Pitt efquire in the county of Suffolk, and part of his estate in the ifle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset, in trustees, to fell the fame, and to apply the purchasemoney for discharging incumbrances affecting his fettled eftate, and for making recompence to him for the charges and expences of making

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making buildings and improvements upon the fame eftate. 25. An act for vefting the undivided fixth part of Robert Colebrooke esquire, of and in the manor of Goldftone, and divers lands in the parish of A in the county of Kent, in trustees, and their heirs, to enable them to make fuch conveyances thereof, as fhall be neceffary for effecting a partition agreed upon between the faid Robert Colebrooke, and the owners of the other undivided parts of the fame manor and premiffes.

26. An act for impowering Ann Speke an infant, to make leafes and copyhold grants of her eftates in the county of Somerset, during her minority, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

27. An act for fale of the fettled eftates of Sir Theophilus Biddulph baronet, in the county of Stafford, and city and county of the city of Litchfield, for raising money to difcharge incumbrances affecting the fame, and for laying out the furplus in the purchase of other lands, to be fettled to the ufes therein mentioned.

28. An act for vefting certain estates of Sir Ifaac Lawrence Woollafton baronet, an infant, fituate in the ifle of Ely, and counties of Cambridge, Huntingdon, Lincoln, and Norfolk, in trustees, to be fold or mortgaged, to raise money for the payment of his fifters portions, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

29. An act for vefting the eftates of John Powel Pryce efquire in the county of Montgomery, comprized in his marriage articles, in trustees, to raise money by fale of part thereof, for difcharging incumbrances affecting the fame, and for fettling other part thereof purfuant to the faid articles.

30. An act for vesting a lease granted 6

by the dean and chapter of Canterbury, to Ann Tenifon widow, deceafed, of the manor of Elverton, with the appurtenances, in the county of Kent, in Peter Saint Eloy, and Samuel Smith, in truft for Thomas Tenison, an infant, and his heirs, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

31. An act for fale of part of the settled eftates of Robert Barber efquire, for difcharging debts and incumbrances, and for impowering him to fell and exchange other parts of the settled estates for the purchafing and acquiring other lands of equal or greater value, to be fettled in lieu thereof.

32. An act for exempting and exonerating the eftates devifed by the will of William Huddleston efquire, deceased, to be fold, from the jointure on Gertrude Rigby, wife of Townley Rigby efquire, and for charging an annuity or rent-charge of equal value on the estates entailed by the faid will, and more effectually to enable the trustees of the faid William Huddleston to execute the trufts repofed in them by the faid will.

33. An act for establishing and rendering effectual feveral fettlements and agreements made and entered into by Hugh Barker the younger, efquire, deceased, for making a provifion for his mother and wife, and their children respectively.

34. An act for vesting part of the eftate of Charles Daly efquire, in the kingdom of Ireland, in trustees to be fold for the payment of incumbrances affecting the fame, prior to his marriage fettlement. 35. An act to diffolve the marriage of Charles Wymondefold Efq; with Henrietta Knight his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 36. An act to diffolve the marriage of Peter Henley efquire, with Sufannah

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Roberts his now wife, and to en

able him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 37. An act to diffolve the marriage of John Maydwell with Catherine Perrin his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 38. An act for naturalizing Mary Noguier widow, and for qualifying and enabling her, out of the estate devised by the will of John Noguier her husband, to make a provifion for Anthony Noguier her only fon

and heir.

39. An act for naturalizing Charles Shreiber and Jean Francois Maximillien de Cerjat.

Anno 28 Georgii II. Cap. 1. For the relief of the outpenfioners of the royal hofpital at Chelsea.

Cap. 2. For continuing and granting

to his Majefty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder and perry, for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty five. Cap. 3. To indemnify members of cities, corporations, and borough towns, who have neglected to take the oaths of office, and to ftamp their admiffions; and for allowing them further time for thofe purpoles.

Cap. 4. For punishing mutiny and defertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quar

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the bishop of Chefter as archdeacon of Chefter, who holds and enjoys the said archdeaconry in right of his fee.

Cap. 7. Concerning the offices of Theriff depute and steward depute, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland.

Cap. 8. For making navigable the river or brook called Sankey Brook, and the three feveral branches thereof, from the river Mersey below Sankey Bridges, up to Boardman's stone bridge on the south branch, to Gerard's bridge on the middle branch thereof, and to Penny Bridge on the north branch thereof, all in the county palatine of Lancaster; and also for adjusting the measure of coal, to be brought down the faid river or brook, and fold within the town of Liverpool, in the said county.

Cap. 9. To prevent the holding of

any market for the future in the high street of the borough of Southwark in the county of Surry. Cap. 10. For allowing further time for inrolment of deeds and wills made by papifts; and for relief of protestant purchasers.

Cap. 11. For the regulation of his Majefty's marine forces while on fhore.

Cap. 12. To explain and amend a

clause in an act made in the fifth year of the reign of Queen Anne, intituled, An act for the better prefervation of the game, in relation to the felling or offering to fale any game.

Cap. 13. For relief of infolvent deb

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ing on the faid fishery; and for other purposes therein mentioned. Cap. 15. For granting to his Majefty the fum of one million, to be raised by a lottery.

Cap. 16. For the better fupply of

mariners and seamen to serve in his Majefty's fhips of war, and on board merchant fhips, and other trading ships and veffels. Cap. 17. To amend an act made in the twenty fixth year of the reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An act for the amendment and prefervation of the publick highways and turnpike roads of this kingdom; and for the more effectual execution of the laws relating thereto.

Cap. 18. To continue feveral laws.
relating to the distemper now ra-
ging among the horned cattle in
this kingdom.

Cap. 19. For making perpetual an
act paffed in the twenty fifth year
of the reign of his prefent Majefty,
for the better preventing thefts and
robberies, and for regulating places
of publick entertainment, and pu-
nifhing perfons keeping diforderly
houses; for the further punishing
perfons felling ale or other liquors
without licence; for the prevent-
ing the burning or destroying of
gofs, furze, or fern, in forefts or
chaces; for giving further time for
the payment of duties omitted to
be paid for the indentures or con-
tracts of clerks and apprentices,
and for the filing of affidavits of the
execution of contracts of clerks to
attornies and folicitors.
Cap. 20. For continuing, explaining,
and amending, the feveral acts of
parliament made for the further en-
couragement of the whale fishery
carried on by his Majefty's fub-
jects; and to authorize the pay-
ment of the bounty to Thomas Hood
and others, upon three fhips fitted.
out for the faid fishery, and lost in
the Greenland Seas.

Cap. 21. For making more effectual the laws prohibiting the importation of spirituous liquors in casks or veffels not containing fixty gallons, and of tea above the quantity of fix pounds, found on board any British ship or veffel, not belonging to, or employed by, the East India

company.

Cap. 22. For granting to his Majesty a certain fum of money therein mentioned, out of the finking fund; and applying certain monies remaining in the exchequer, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty five; and for carrying the furplus of certain duties to the finking fund; and for the further appropriating the fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament.

Cap. 23. To enable the churchwardens, overfeers, and inhabitants of the parish of Saint Saviour, in the borough of Southwark, in the county of Surry, to hold a market within the faid parish, not interfering with the high street in the faid borough.

Cap. 24. To indemnify perfons who have omitted to qualify themfelves for offices and promotions within the time limited by law; and for allowing further time for that purpofe.

Cap. 25. For continuing an act, intituled, An act for encouraging the making of Indico in the British plantations in America.

Cap. 26. For repairing and widening the road from the high bridge in the town of Ramfey in the county of Huntingdon, through King's Ripton, to the weft end of Saint Peter's Lane in the parish of Saint John, within the borough of Huntingdon. Cap. 27. For explaining, amending, and making more effectual feveral acts of parliament, relating to the maintenance and employment of the poor of the town of Kingston

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upon Hull; and for better paving, preferving and cleansing the streets, fquares, lanes and alleys in the faid town, and preventing obftructions therein; and for preferving the lamps, which fhall be fet up to enlighten the streets of the faid town, and fecuring the property of fuch lamps to the owners. Cap. 28. For repairing and widening the road from Sutton in the county of Surry, through the borough of Reigate, by Sidlow Mill, to Povey Cross, and from Sutton aforefaid, through Cheam, and over Howell Hill to Ewell; and also the road from Tadworth, by the Wind-Mill, to the bottom of Pebble Hill in the faid county. Cap. 29. For continuing and render

ing more effectual an act paffed in the ninth year of the reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An act for continuing the duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth of a penny fierling, on every pint of ale and beer, that shall be vended or fold within the city of Glasgow, and for extending the fame over the villages of Gorbels and Port Glasgow, and privileges thereof, for the benefit of the faid city and villages.

Cap. 30. To continue and render

more effectual two acts of parliament paffed in the fixth and twelfth years of the reign of his late majesty King George, for repairing the roads from Stevenage in the county of Hertford, to Biglefwade in the county of Bedford; and for repairing the roads from the north end of the faid roads to the toll-gate at the north end of the faid town of Biglefwade.

Cap. 31. For repairing and widening

the several roads therein mentioned, leading to, through, and from the town of Monmouth. Cap. 32. For establishing, maintaining, and well governing a nightly watch within the city of Bristol.

Cap. 33. For repairing the road from the north end of, Brown's Lane in Great Stoughton in the county of Huntington, through Kimbolton and Higham Ferrers, to the way post near Wellingborough Bridge in the county of Northampton, and from the pound in Kimbolton, to the way poft in Great Catworth Field, near Brington Bridge in the faid county of Huntingdon.

Cap. 34. For erecting and building a new chapel in the town of Wolverhampton in the county of Staf ford.

Cap. 35. 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 house called the Spread Eagle in Stratton, within the feveral counties of Huntingdon, Cambridge and Bedford.

Cap 36. To continue and render

more effectual feveral acts for repairing the road from Stump Cross to Newmarket Heath, and the town of Cambridge; for repairing the road from Foulmire to Cambridge, and for repairing other ruinous parts of the highways adjacent to the road from Foulmire to Cambridge.

Cap. 37. For the better enlightening

and cleaning the open places, fquares, ftreets, lanes, alleys, paffages and courts within the parish of Saint Bartholomew the Great, London; and regulating the nightly watch and beadles within the faid parish.

Cap. 38. For the better relief and employment of the poor of the borough of Dunheved, otherwife Launcefton, and parish of Saint Mary Magdalen in the county of Cornwall.

Cap. 39. For enlarging the term and powers granted by an act of the twenty fourth year of his present Majefty's reign, intituled, An att

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