age leading to New Palace Yard through the Gatehouse, Westminster. Cap. 13. For continuing the duties upon houses, to fecure a yearly fund for circulating Exchequer bills, whereby a fum not exceeding fifteen hundred thousand pounds is intended to be raised, for carrying on the war, and other her Majefty's occafions.

Cap. 14. For the better prefervation of the game. Cap. 15. For the better recruiting her Majefty's land forces and the marines, for the year one thousand feven hundred and feven. Cap. 16. For continuing an act made

in the third and fourth years of her Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and defertion, and falfe mufters, and for the better payment of the army and quarters. Cap. 17. To repeal all the laws prohibiting the importation of foreign lace made with thread. Cap. 18. For inrolments of bargains and fales within the West Riding of the county of York, in the register office there lately provided; and for making the faid register more effectual.

Cap. 19. For continuing the duties

on low wines, and fpirits of the first extraction, and the duties payable by hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapmen, and part of the duties on stamp'd vellum, parchment, and paper, and the late duties on sweets, and the one third fubfidy of tonnage and poundage, and for fettling and establishing a fund thereby, and by the application of certain overplus monies, and otherwife, for payment of annuities, to be fold for raifing a further fupply to her Majefty, for the service of the year one thousand feven hundred and feven, and other uses therein expreffed.

Cap. 20. For the better encouragement of the royal luftring company. .. VOL. XI,

Cap. 21. For repairing the highway between Fornbill in the county of Bedford, and the town of Stony-` Stratford in the county of Bucking

ham.

Cap. 22. To explain and amend an act of the last feflion of parliament. for preventing frauds frequently committed by bankrupts.

Cap. 23. To fubject the eftate of Thomas Brerewood to the creditors of Thomas Pitkin, notwithstanding any agreement or compofition made by the creditors of the faid Thomas Pitkin.

Cap. 24. For discharging fmall livings

from their firft fruits and tenths, and all arrears thereof.

Cap. 25. For making the acts more effectual for appropriating the forfeited impropriations in Ireland, for the building of churches, and augmenting poor vicarages there. Cap. 26. For repairing the highways between Shepherds-Shord and the Devizes, and between the top of Afhlington Hill and Rowd Ford in the county of Wilts.

Cap. 27. For continuing feveral fubfidies, impofitions, and duties, and for making provifions therein mentioned, to raise money by way of loan for the fervice of the war, and other her Majefty's neceffary and important occafions; and for afcertaining the wine measure. Cap. 28. For raising the militia for the year one thousand feven hundred and feven, notwithstanding the month's pay formerly advanced be not repaid; and for an account to be made of trophy money. Cap. 29. For ease of her Majesty's fubjects in relation to the duties upon falt, and for making the like allowances upon the exportation of white herrings, flesh, oatmeal, and grain called beer alias bigg, as are to be made upon exportation of the like from Scotland.

Cap. 30. For the better fecuring her Ma

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Majesty's purchase of Cotton House in Westminster.

Cap. 31. For the encouraging the discovery and apprehending of houfe-breakers.

Cap. 32. For the continuing the laws for the punishment of vagrants, and for making fuch laws more effectual.

Cap. 33. For obliging John Rice to account for debentures granted to him in the last feflion of parlia

ment.

Cap. 34. For continuing the laws therein mentioned relating to the poor, and to the buying and felling of cattle in Smithfield, and for fuppreffing of piracy.

Private Acts.

Anno Annæ. 5

1. An act for naturalizing Maria Margaret Lady North and Grey. 2. An act to enable Henry Grey, lecond fon of Richard Nevill, efq; to change his name from Nevill to Grey, according to the will of Ralph lord Grey deceased.

3. An act to make the ship called the Neptune privateer (a foreign-built fhip, late bought as a wreck) a free fhip.

4. An act to make the fhip Vigilantia of Stad upon the river of Elbe in Germany (lately a wreck) a free fhip.

5. An act for naturalizing John Tigh. 6. An act to enable the lord high treasurer, or commiffioners of the treasury, for the time being, to compound with Benjamin Nicholl, citizen and late merchant of London, and his fureties, for the debt owing by him to her Majesty.

7.

Án act for the relief of Sir John Mead, of the kingdom of Ireland, knight and baronet.

8. An act for empowering the barons of the court of Exchequer in Ireland, to grant a commiffion to fome perfons in England, to administer

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to Thomas Maule, efq; remembrancer of the faid court, the usual oaths for the due execution of his office, and to enable him to take the oaths, and fubfcribe the declaration, in the court of Chancery in England, inftead of those requifite to be taken and fubfcribed by the laws of England and Ireland, in order to qualify him to execute the faid office.

10.

An act for naturalizing Philip Vanden Enden, merchant.

An act for making the fhip Supply a free ship.

11. An act to enable the right honourable Henry earl of Thomond, an infant, to make a fettlement of his estate upon his marriage (notwithstanding his infancy) and for other the purposes in the faid act mentioned.

12. An act for making more effectual a settlement made by William lord bishop of Oxford, for the benefit of his children.

13. An act for difcharging several lands in the county of Worcester,from the fum of two thousand pounds, given by the will of dame Elizabeth Rich, widow, deceased, for charitable uses, and charging the fame upon other lands in the county of Berks.

14. An act for fupplying the defect of an appointment for the provifion of the younger children of John Canham, efq; deceased, purfuant to his marriage fettlement, and for fettling an eftate in Totteridge, in lieu of thirteen hundred pounds, the remainder of a fum of money agreed to be laid out in a purchase.

15. An act for fale of fome part of the eftate of Henry Darrel, efq; deceafed, and leafing or mortgaging other part thereof, to raise money to pay his debts charged thereupon, and for making provifion for his widow and younger children.

16. An act for vesting part of the

eftate

eftate of William Fitch, efq; lying in the county of Dorfet, in trustees, to be fold for the payment of his fifters portions, and other debts, and for preferving the refidue free from all power of wafte, and for fettling certain tithes in the Isle of Wight to the fame uses.

17. An act for enabling Agnes Lee, widow, to renew certain leafes for lives, belonging to Richard Lee, her fon, who is an infant.

18. An act for fettling the estate of Daniel Thomas, gent. for the benefit of his wife and children. 19. An act for fale of certain houses near Aldgate in London, late the eftate of William Williams, deceafed, and for purchasing lands in lieu thereof.

20. An act to empower the lord high treasurer of England, or commiffioners of the treasury for the time being, to compound with Nathaniel Rich, efq; late receiver general for the county of Effex.

21. An act for the relief of John Baker, his mother, brother, and fifters, widow and children of col. Henry Baker, deceased.

22. An act for making the ship Prince (foreign built) a free ship. 23. An act for difcharging divers manors and lands of Henry duke of Beaufort, from the portions of his daughters and younger children by his prefent dutchefs, and for charging other manors and lands of the faid duke of greater value with the like portions.

24. An act to enable Henry Pye, efq; to make a jointure.

25. An act for fale of part of the estate of William Potts, for discharging his brothers and fifters portions, and his debts, and for confirming his marriage fettlement, as to the refidue of his eftate, difcharged of fuch portions.

26. An act for vefting lands in Chelfea, in the county of Middlesex,

purchased of Charles lord Cheney viscount Newhaven in Scotland, in the Queen's majesty, for the accommodation of Chelsea College, and other lands, in John lord Vaughan earl of Carbury in Ireland, and his heirs.

27. An act for confirming and establishing the partitions made between William Pierrepoint, efq; (fince deceased) and the honourable Charles Egerton, efq; and others of feveral manors and lands in the counties of Suffolk, Kent, and Surrey, and to enable William and Samuel Pierrepoint, infants, to make partition of land in other counties, and to fell the fame, and purchase other lands to be fettled to the fame uses, and for rectifying a mistake in the marriage fettlement of William Peck, efq;

28. An act for vefting in trustees, a meffuage and lands in Ratcliffe Culey, in the county of Leicester, to be fold, upon the fettling of another eftate of as great or greater value, to the fame ufes as the lands to be fold are settled.

29. An act for relief of Alexander Pendarvis, efq; in relation to five thousand pounds, and intereft provided for him out of lands in Ireland. 30. An act for the better fupport and maintenance of the minifter of Tettenhall, in the county of Stafford, for the time being.

31. An act to veft certain mills and lands in Downton, in the county of Wilts (the estate of William Eyre a lunatick) in trustees, to be fold, and for applying part of the monies arifing by the fale thereof for payment of the debts of the faid lunatick, and making fome provifion for Ambrofe Eyre, his eldest fon and heir, and for applying the refidue of fuch monies in purchafing of other lands, to be fettled to the fame ufes as the faid premiffes to be fold are now settled. b 2

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32. An act to enable trustees to fell feveral lands at Colegreene within the manor of Hertingfordbury, in the county of Hertford, and the manor of the rectory of Hertingfordbury aforefaid, late the eftate of Anne Winwood, deceased, for payment of a debt of fix hundred pounds and intereft, due upon mortgage and bond, or specialty; and for laying out the refidue of the money arifing by fuch fale in the purchase of other lands or tenements, to be fettled to the fame ufes as the said lands are now fettled.

33. An act for vefting a manfion houfe, and lands thereunto adjoining, in the county of Middlefex, the eftate of William Hyde, merchant, in trustees, to be forthwith fold for the better maintenance and present provifion for his children. 34. An act to veft feveral lands and hereditaments in the county of York, in Robert Hitch, efq; and his heirs, and to fettle other lands and hereditaments in the faid county in lieu thereof, and as an exchange thereof, to the fame uses. 35. An act for rectifying a mistake, and for fupplying the defects in an act of the third year of her Majefty's reign, for fale of the estate late of Edward Baines, for discharge of a mortgage thereupon, and for making provifion for his daughters. 36. An act for fale of the estate in the county of Montgomery, late part of the eftate of Gilbert Charlton, efq; deceased, and for purchafing other eftate or estates in the counties of Nottingham, Leicefter, or Lincoln, to be fettled to the like uses as the eftate in the county of Montgomery was fettled.

37. An act for the fale of certain lands contained in the marriage fettlement of Daniel King and Jane his wife, and for purchafing otherlands of the fame or greater value, to be fettled to the fame ufes; alfo

for giving liberty to Jane Nicholl, widow, and the executors of Sir William Pritchard, to pay two fums of four thousand pounds, and two thousand pounds, mentioned in the faid fettlement, in the life-time of the faid Jane Nicholl.

38. An act for fale of part of the eftate of John Weedon of Souldern, in the county of Oxon, efq; for payment of his father's debts and legacies, and portions to his younger children, and for settling the reft of his eftate to the uses of the father's voluntary fettlement.

39. An act to enable Thomas Clarke, an infant, to make a leafe of a house in St. Mary Axe in London, to Sir Jeffery Jefferys, knight.

40. An act for encouraging the rebuilding the antient parish church of Humberstone, in the county of Lincoln, and fettling a rent charge of greater value on the bishop of Lincoln and his fucceffors, in lieu of the rectory of Humberstone, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

41. An act for vefting the reverfion in fee of certain manors and lands, in the county of Kent, late the eftate of Mountague Drake, efq; deceased, in truftees, to be fold for payment of his debts and legacies. 42. An act for the better difcovery of the estate of John Aynfworth late of London, merchant.

43. An act to enable the lord high treafurer, or commiffioners of the treafury for the time being, to compound with John Craffe, merchant, and his fureties, for the debt owing by him to her Majefty.

44. An act to enable the trustees of William Elfon, an infant, to fell part of his eftate for payment of his father's debts on specialties. 45. An act to enable the lord treafurer, or commiffioners of the treasury for the time being, to compound with John Pye, gent. and

his fureties, for the debt by him and them owing to her Majefty. 46. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Wansford, and Elizabeth Foulke. 47. An act for naturalizing John Thomeur, and others. 48. An act to naturalize Henry Van Holte, and others.

Anno 6 Anna.

Cap. 1. For granting an aid to her Majefty, to be raised by a land tax in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and eight. Cap. 2. For repealing and declaring

the determination of two acts paffed in the parliament of Scotland, the one, intituled, Act for the fecurity of the kingdom; the other, Act anent peace and war.

Cap. 3. For better fecuring the duties of Eaft India goods.

Cap. 4. For charging and continuing the duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and eight.

Cap. 5. For raifing a further fupply to her Majefty, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and eight, and other uses, by fale of annuities charged on a fund, not exceeding forty thousand pounds per annum, to arise by appropriating feveral furpluffes, and by granting further terms in the duties on low wines, and on hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapmen, the ftampt duties, the one third fubfidy, the duty on fweets, and one of the branches of excife, and by making other provifion in this act mentioned.

Cap. 6. For rendering the union of

the two kingdoms more entire and complete.

Cap. 7. For the fecurity of her Majefty's perfon and government, and

Cap. 10. For the better recruiting her Majesty's land forces, and the marines, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and eight.

Cap. 11. For continuing one half part of the fubfidies of tonnage and poundage, and other duties upon wines, goods, and merchandizes imported, which were granted to the crown in the twelfth year of the reign of King Charles II. and for fettling a fund thereby, and by other ways and means, for payment of annuities, not exceeding eighty thousand pounds per annum, to be fold for raising a further fupply to her Majefty, for the fervice of the year 1708. and other uses therein expreffed.

Cap. 12. To explain the act of the laft feffion of parliament, for the ease of her Majesty's fubjects in relation to allowances out of the duties upon falt carried coaftwife, and also an act of the first year of her Majesty's reign, in relation to certain falt-works near the fea-fide and bay of Holyhead in the county of Anglefea.

Cap. 13. For the better fecuring the trade of this kingdom by cruifers and convoys.

Cap. 14. For the better fecurity of her Majefty's person and govern