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XII. An Act for explaining, amending, and enforcing an Act made in the 18th Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, " An "A&t for prohibiting the Wear"ing and Importation of Cam"bricks and French Lawns," XIII. Claufes of ". An Act for the more "effectual preventing of Frauds "and Abufes committed by Per

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fons employed in the Manufac ture of Hats, and in the Wool"len, Linen, Fuftian, Cotton, "Iron, Leather, Fur, Hemp, "Flax, Mohair, and Silk Manu"tures, and for preventing un"lawful Combinations of Jour"neymen Dyers and Journey"men Hot-preffers, and of all "Perfons employed in the faid "feveral Manufactures, and for "the better Payment of their "Wages,"

XIV. Claufe of An Act for granting to "his Majesty the Sum of One "Million out of the Sinking "Fund," &c. "And for continuing the Bounties on the Exportation of British and Irish Linens," &c.

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21 Geo. II.

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22 Geo. II.

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ABSTRACT of the ACTS.

Art.

Pag.

I.

Intfeed and Hempfeed,

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2.

3.

291

Lint or Flax, and Hemp,- and Flax-raifers,
Hecklemakers, Heckles, and Hecklers or Dressers of
Flax or Hemp,

4. Wheels and Reels, and Makers of Wheels and Reels, 292
5. Yarn, and all Perfons employed or dealing in or a-
bout Yarn,

293

6. Looms and Reeds,-and Makers of Looms and Reeds, 295 7. Weavers or Manufacturers,

8. Linen Cloth,

295

11. Stamp-mafters, ftamping of Cloth, and unftamped Cloth,

9. Bleaching or Whitening, and Bleachers,
10. Stamps for ftamping of Cloth,-and Makers and Cut-
ters of Stamps,

298

300

302

Lapping Houses,

12. Counterfeiting or affixing falfe Stamps on Cloth,
13. Lappers, Lapping of Cloth, Lapping Preffes, and

303

306

14. Bounties on Exportation of Linen,

307

15. Foreign Linens,

308

16. Mafters, Penalties on them for not paying their Servants Wages in Money, &c.

312

316

17. Servants employed in any Branch of the Linen Manufacture,-Penalties on them for embezzling Materials, or not performing their Work, or entering into Combinations to raife their Wages, &c.

317

18. Officers appointed by the Truftees, Penalties for obftructing them in the Execution of their Duty, 319

19. Offences,-how to be tried, and who are Judges, 20. Penalties and Forfeitures,-how to be applied, 21. Actions, Commencement and Termination of them, 322

319

321

22. Commiffioners and Trustees, for encouraging, impro-
ving, directing, and overfeeing the Linen and
Hempen Manufactures, Their Powers, &c.
23. Bounties for encouraging the Manufacture of Coarse
Linens in the Highlands of Scotland,

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Alphabetical Index of fuch Words as feem most likely to lead to any particular Article of the Abftract,

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