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ment between the executors of Mofes Gould, efq; deceased, and his relict, for payment of the debts and maintenance of the younger children of the faid Mofes Gould, and for fettling other part of his estate.

7. An act for fale of the estate of Daniel Drake, gent. deceased, for the provifion of his widow and children, according to his will.

8. An act for naturalizing Henry Bow

man.

9. An act for vesting in trustees certain manors and lands of William duke of Devonshire, and William Cavendish, commonly called marquis of Hartington, to enable them to mortgage the fame for payment of debts, and fubject thereunto to fettle the fame to the like ufes, as the fame are now fettled.

10. An act to enable the right honourable John lord Powlet, and Bridget, lady Powlet, his wife, with the confent of their trustees, to fell their shares and intereft of and in certain manors and lands in the county of Kent, and to purchase other lands or hereditaments of the like value, to be fettled to the fame uses. II. An act to veft the estate of Charles lord Howard, baron of Eferick, in trustees, to fell the fame for payment of his debts.

12. An act for fale of feveral estates in England and Ireland, for payment of the debts of Charles late earl of Burlington, and Cork.

13. An act for confirming an agreement made by certain articles by and between John earl of Kildare, Richard lord Bellew, both of the kingdom of Ireland, and Frances his lady, Charlotte countefs of Newburgh of the kingdom of Scotland, and William Rowley, efq; and for felling part of the eftate of the faid earl of Kildare, for the purposes therein mentioned.

14. An act for confirmation of an a

greement made between Thomas late lord bishop of Carlisle, and Thomas Coak, efq; for vefting the rectory of Melborne in the county of Derby, in the faid Thomas Cook and his heirs, upon augmentation of the rents to the bishoprick of Carlisle, and of the ftipend to the vicar of Melborne.

15. An act for fale of feveral manors

and lands in the counties of Here ford, Radnor, and Brecon, for payment of the debts of Richard and Thomas Williams late of Cabalya in the county of Radnor, efquires, deceased.

16. An act for vefting in trustees all the eftate of Baldwin Malett, efq;. and William Malett, his fon and heir apparent, for payment of the debts of the faid Baldwin Malett to her Majefty, as he was receiver general for the county of Somerset, and city and county of the city of. Bristol, and for fettling the refidue on the faid William Malett, his heirs and affigns for ever, as by agreement between the faid Baldwin Malett and William Maiett.

17. An act to impower the lord high

treafurer, or commiffioners of the treafury, to compound with Richard Cobb, efq; as one of the fureties of Thomas Cobb, gent. deceafed, receiver general for the county of Southampton, and Isle of Wight. 18. An act to impower the lord high treasurer, or commiffioners of the treafury, to compound with John. Drake, John Hunton, and Edmund Cocke, as fureties for Auguftine Briggs, receiver general for the county of Norfolk and city of Norwich. 19. An act to impower the lord high treafurer, or commiffioners of the treasury, to compound with Sir Michael Biddulph, baronet, as he was one of the fureties for Morgan. Whitley, efq; receiver general for the counties of Chester and North Wales.

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20. An act for fettling of the tithes of certain lands in Francton, in the county of Warwick, upon Simon Biddulph, efq; and his heirs, and for fettling a rent-charge in lieu thereof, upon the prefent rector there, and his fucceffors for ever. 21. An act for the augmentation of the vicarage of Gainsborough, in the county of Lincoln.

22. An act to empower the lord high treasurer, or commiffioners of the treafury, to compound with Thomas Whitley, efq; as he was one of the fureties for Morgan Whitley, efq; late receiver general for the counties of Chefter and North Wales. 23. An act for fale of the eftate of Ambrofe Scudamore, efq; deceased, for payment of the mortgage-money and debts thereupon, and placing out the overplus money to the uses therein mentioned. 24. An act for fale of certain lands and tenements in Hefton in the county of Middlefex, late the estate of Matthew Lifter and his wife, and Timothy Whitfield and his wife, for the purposes therein mentioned. 25. An act to enable James Lockart, efq; and his wife, to fell certain lands, tenements, and hereditaments in the county of Effex, late of Sir Thomas Luckin, baronet, deceased, for payment of their debts, and to purchase other lands with the overplus of the money, to be fettled to like uses.

26. An act for raising money by a mortgage of a plantation in the Barbadoes, to pay the debts of Robert Hooper.

27. An act for fale of part of the estate of Edward Baines, gent. for difcharge of a mortgage thereupon, and making provifion for his daughters.

28. An act for fevering and difunit

ing the church or chapel of Horne,
from the church or chapel of Blech-
ingley, in the county of Surrey.
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29. An act to enable trustees to raise

money to pay the debts of Mark Delves, efq; deceased.

30. An act for fale of feveral lands and hereditaments of Thomas Goddard of Rudlow, in the county of Wilts, efq; deceased, for payment of his debts, and for fettling the overplus upon Ambrofe Goddard, for the purposes therein mentioned. 31. An act for fale of feveral lands and hereditaments of George Nodes, efq; in the county of Hertford, for payment of his debts, and the debts of George Nodes, efq; his father, deceased, charged thereupon. 32. An act to enable Jofeph Hinxman of North Hinton, in the county of Southampton, efq; to fell fome eftates in Andover, in the faid county; and for the fettling other eftates in Christ Church Twyneham in the faid county, of a better value, to the fame uses.

33. An act for fale of feveral lands in the counties of Durham and Northumberland, late of Patricius Crow, efq; deceased, for the raifing the portions charged thereupon for his younger children.

34. An act for vefting an estate mortgaged in fee by Thomas Burr, to Anthony Tomkins (now an infant) in trustees, to reconvey the fame to the faid Thomas Burr, or as he fhall appoint, upon payment of all the monies due on the faid mortgage.

35. An act for confirming and making good the laft will and teftament

of Hugh Nanney, efq; deceafed. 36. An act to impower the lord high treafurer, or commiffioners of the treafury, to compound with John Mofon, gent. who was receiver general for the county, university, and town of Cambridge, and Isle of Ely; and alfo with John Pickering, filkman, one of the faid John Mafon's fureties, as he was fuch receiver,

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37. An act för fale of the eftate of Charles Bludworth, efq; deceased, for payment of his debts. 38. An act for vefting the estate late of Thomas Guy, gent. deceased, for payment of his debts.

39. An act to enable John Proctor, of Rock in the county of Northumberland, efq; to fell or otherwife difpofe of his lands in Shawdon, Shawdon Woodhouse, and Crawley, upon fettling lands of like value in the faid county, in lieu thereof. 40. An act for sale of part of the eftate of John Sands, efq; in the county of Surrey, for payment of his debts, and raifing a portion for his daughter.

41. An act for fale of the estate of Richard Ball, in Little Appleby and Great Appleby, in the counties of Derby and Leicester, and for laying out fo much of the money as will purchase another estate of equal value, to be fettled to the fame uses, and the retidue in making provifion for younger children.

42. An act to enable Edmund Waller, efq; to charge his estate (not settled on his wife in jointure) with a fum of money for payment of his debts. 43. An act for raifing money for payment of the debts of Thomas Hatcher, efq; by fale or mortgage of fome part of his eftate, and for the better execution of feveral powers in his marriage fettlement. 44. An act to enable John Green, of Gavellacre in the county of Southampton, clerk, to fell fome eftates in Hacklefton, in the county of Wilts; and for the fettling other estates in Gavellacre, in the county of Southampton, of a better value, to the fame uses.

45. An act to naturalize Margarita Cecilia Cadogan, wife of brigadier general Cadogan, Gilbert Alfleck, and John Herman Louis.

46. An act for enabling trustees to make leases of part of the manor

of Dingley, and lands there, for payment of the debts of James Griffin, efq; and raifing portions for younger children.

47. An act for the better explanation of the fettlement of the estate of William Trafford, gent. and Clare his wife, and William their eldest fon, and for making more effectual a provifion for younger children, according to agreements between them.

48. An act for vefting the equity of redemption of the manor and capital meffuage of Latchford, with the appurtenances, and divers freehold meffuages, farms, and lands, in Latchford and Hafely, in the county of Oxon, late the eftate of William Lenthall, efq; deceased, in trustees, to be fold for discharging of incumbrances thereupon. 49. An act to enable William Cavendifb, efq; to make a fettlement in jointure upon any wife he fhall marry, and for the better raifing the portions charged upon his eftate, and for confirming infranchifements of feveral copyhold eftates made by his father, within the manor of Dovebridge in the counties of Stafford and Derby. 50. An act to enable Sir George Warburton, baronet, to fell the manor or lordship of Pulford in the county of Chefter, to perform an agreement made upon his marriage for payment of feveral portions charged upon his eftate; and also to pay fome debts which his father had power to charge.

51. An act for fale of feveral lands

and chattel eftates, in the county of Devon, and city and county of Exon, of Jofeph Price, for payment of his debts and legacies charged upon his eftate, and for a provifion for himself, his wife, and family. 52. An act to naturalize Andrew Girardot, alias Devermenoux, Francis Buzelin, and others.

53. An act to make fome alterations and amendments in an act of parliament obtained the laft feffion by Sir Peter Tyrrill, and Thomas Tyrrill his fon, in order to enable them to fell feveral lands in Hanflop, and Caftlethrop, in the county of Bucks, which were fettled upon the marriage 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 eftate 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 Baptift 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 reverfions, to raise money for payment of his debts, and purchafing an eftate 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 meffuages and lands in Epfom, by Sir Fofeph Sheldon, and Sir James Edwards, to Humprey Bean, and agreed to be figned to Sir Thomas Cooke, knight, and for enabling a leafe of other lands adjoining to the fame, to be made to him.

57. An act for vesting in trustees the estate late of Sir Thomas Worfopp, knight, and John Worfopp, efq; his fon deceased, in Finsbury-Fields or Moor-Fields, in the parish of Shoreditch, in the county of Middlesex, to be fold for the payment of debts and legacies, and the overplus of the money remaining, to be laid out for the purchafing of meffuages, lands, tenements, or hereditaments of inheritance in the kingdom of Ireland, to be fettled as in the act is particularly mentioned. 58. An act to empower the lord high

treasurer, or commiffioners of the treasury, to compound with Thomas Kenyon, executor of Luke Lloyd, efq; as he was one of the fureties of Morgan Whitley, efq; as he was receiver general for the counties of Chester and North Wales.

59. An act for vefting the estate of Jofeph Grainge, and Elizabeth his. wife, in trustees, to be fold, and to difpofe of part of the money arising by fuch fale for the maintenance of the faid Elizabeth, pursuant to their marriage fettlement, and to apply the refidue to the payment of the debts of the faid Jofeph Grainge.

60. An act to enable trustees to fell fuch part of the estate of Richard · Lifter, efq; and Frances Pate Lifter, his wife, fole daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Smith, baronet, deceafed, in the county of Chester, and city of Chefter, as remains unfold, in order to raise money for the payment of the debts of the faid Sir Thomas Smith, and for portions for younger children of the faid Frances. Pate Lifter; and for applying the overplus in the purchase of other lands, to be fettled to the fame ufes as they are now fettled; and. likewife for confirming fuch leases and fales as have been made towards discharge of the faid debts. 61. An act to empower the lord high treasurer, or commiffioners of the treasury, to compound with Michael. Wicks, efq; late receiver general of the plantation duties in the port of London.

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Majesty by a land tax to be raised
in the year one thousand seven
hundred and fix.

Cap. 3. To repeal several clauses in
the ftatute made in the third and
fourth years of her prefent 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
most excellent princess Sophia, elec-
trefs and dutchefs dowager of Han-
over, and the iffue of her body.
Cap. 5. For continuing the duties
upon malt, mum, cyder, and per-
ry, 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 efta-
blifhing a fund thereby, and by
other ways and means, for pay-
ment of annuities, to be fold for.
raising a further supply to her Ma-
jefty, for the fervice of the year
one thousand feven hundred and
fix, and other uses therein men-
tioned.

Cap. 7. For making the town of
New Rofs, in the county of Wex-
ford 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 proteftant line.
Cap. 9. For repairing the highways
: between Barnhill and Hatton Heath,
in the county of Chefter.
Cap. 10. For the better recruiting
her Majefty'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, Au act for punishing mu-
tiny and defertion, and false musters,
and for the better payment of the ar
my and quarters.

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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.

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Cap. 15. For making 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 juftice.

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Cap. 17. To prevent frauds frequent-
ly 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 bet-
ter and speedier manning her Ma-
jesty's fleet.

Cap. 20. For the better enabling the
mafter, wardens, and affiftants of
Trinity Houfe, to rebuild the light-
house on the Edystone rock.
Cap. 21. For the increafe and better
prefervation of falmon, and other
fish, in the rivers within the coun
ties of Southampton and Wilts.
Cap. 22. To, impower the lord high
treasurer, or commiffioners of the
treasury, to iffue out of the monies
arifing by the coinage duty, any

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