leading from the Stones-End in Kent-street to the Lime-Kilns in East-Greenwich near 'Black-Heath, and to Lewisham Church, being 'the Tunbridge Road in the County of Kent; and for repairing and amending the Highways and Roads leading from Westminster Ferry in the Parish of Lambeth in the County of Surrey, to New-Cross in the Parish of Deptford in the County of Kent; and for enlarging the Term granted by an Act passed in the 4th Year of his Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act for amending the Roads from the City of London to the Town of East-Grinstead in the County ' of Sussex, and to Sutton and Kingston in the County of Surrey;' and for Explaining and Amending the same Act.

27. for making the River Darwent in the County of Derby navigable.

28. for making the River Douglas alias Asland, navigable, from the River Ribble to Wigan in the County Palatine of Lancaster.

29. for preserving and improving the Navigation of the River Ouse in the County of Huntington. 30. for making the River Idle navigable, from East-Retford in the County of Nottingham, to Bawtry-Wharf in the County of York.

Anno 7 Georgii 1.

1. An Act for restraining the Sub-Governor, Deputy-Governor, Director, Treasurer or Cashier, Deputy-Cashier, and Accountant of the South-Sea Company from going out of this Kingdom for the Space of one Year, and until the end of the then next Session of Parliament; and for discovering their Estates and Effects; and for preventing the transporting or alienating the same.

made by the said South-Sea Company, to the Use of the Public.

6. for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters.

7. to preserve and encourage the Woollen and Silk Manufactures of this Kingdom; and for more effectual employing the Poor, by prohibiting the Use and Wear of all printed, painted, stained or died Callicoes, in Apparel, Houshold stuff, Furniture or otherwise, after the 25th day of December 1722 (except as therein is excepted.)

8.for enlarging the Time for making the River Kennet navigable from Reading to Newbury in the County of Berks.

9. for the better Preservation of the Harbour of Rye in the County of Sussex.

10. for making the River Weaver navigable from Frodsham-Bridge to Windsford-Bridge in the County of Chester.

11. for finishing and adorning the new Chapel, called St. George's Chapel, in Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, and for enlightening the Streets of the said Town, by a Duty or Imposition of Coals, Culm and Cinders, to be landed and consumed there.

15. for making the Rivers Mercy and Irwell navigable froin Liverpoole to Manches ter, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.

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for repealing an Act made in the 9th Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An Act to oblige Ships coming from Places infected, more effectually to perform their Quarentine; and for preventing the Plague being brought from foreign Parts into Great Britain or Ireland, or the Isies of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark or Man; and to hinder the spreading of Infection. for granting an Aid to his Majesty by a Land-Tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year 1721.

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Whitby in the County of York, and for explaining and making more effectual the several Acts passed for lengthening and repairing the Piers of Bridlington, alias Burlington, in the said County.

17. for making navigable the River Dane, from Northwich, where it joins the River Weaver, to the falling in of Weelock-Brook; and Weelock-Brook up to Weelock-Bridge in the County of Chester.

13. for enlarging the Term granted by an Act passed in the 10th Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An Act for repairing the Road from Highgate Gate-house in the County of Middlesex, to Barnet Blockhouse in the County of Hertford; and for repairing the Road leading from the Bear-Inn in Hadley, to the Sign of the Angel in Enfield Chase in the said County Middlesex.

19. for continuing an Act made in the 6th Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Aune, intituled, An Act for repairing

and enlarging the Highways between the Top of Kingsdown-Hill and the City of Bath; and also several Highways leading to and through the said City; and for cleansing, paving and lighting the Streets, and regulating the Chairmen there;' and for explaining and making the said Act more effectual.

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for continuing the Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, to raise Money by way of a Lottery, for the Service of the Year 1721, and for transferring the Deficiency of a late Malt-Act to the Land-Tax for the said Year; and for disposing certain overplus Money to proper Objects of Charity; and for giving further Time to Clerks and Apprentices น to pay Duties omitted to be paid for their Indentures and Contrects; and touching small Quantities of Cyder exported; and for Relief of Captain John Perry, concerning Dagenham Breach; and touching lost Bills, Tickets or Orders; and concerning the Duty of small ir Pieces of Plate; and to enable the Undertakers a for raising Thames Water in York-Buildings, to sell Annuities by way of a Lottery; and for satisfying a Debt, which was charged on the late Duty on Hops; and for appropriating the Monies granted in this Session of Parhament.

(by causing such a Deduction to be made as therein is mentioned) to make good to the Civil List the Payments which shall have been made upon the said Annuities; and for borrowing Money upon certain Lottery-Tickets; and for discharging the Corporations for Assurances of Part of the Money which they were obliged to pay to his Majesty; and for making good a Deficiency to the East-India Company.

28. for raising Money upon the Estates of the late Sub-Governor, Deputy-Governor, Director, Cashier, Deputy-Cashier and Accountant of the South-Sea Company, and of John Aislabie, Esq. and likewise of Jamnes Craggs, Senior, Esq. deceased, towards making good the great Loss and Damage sustained by the said Company; and for disabling such of the said Persons as are living, to hold any Office or Place of Trust under the Crown, or to sit or vote in Parliament for the future; and for other Purposes in the said Act expressed. 29. for the King's most Gracious, General and Free Pardon.

for appointing Commissioners to examine, state, and determine the Debts due to the Army.

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31. for explaining and making more effectual the several Acts concerning Bankrupts. to explain and amend the Act of the 12th Year of her late Majesty's Reign, intituled, ' An Act for repairing the Highway or Road from the Stones-Eud in the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, in the County of 'Middlesex, to the furthermost Part of the 'Northern Road in the Parish of Enfield, in the same County, next to the Parish of Cheshunt in the County of Hertford."

Anno 7 Georgii 1. Sess. 2.

An Act for making several Provisions to restore the Public Credit, which suffers by the Frauds and Mismanagements of the late Directors of the South-Sea Company, and others. Auno 8 Georgii 1.

1. An Act for granting an Aid to his Majesty by a Land-Tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year 1722.

2. for continuing the Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, to raise Money by way of a Lottery, for the Service of the Year 1722, and for transferring the Deficiencies of a late Malt-Act to the Land-Tax for the said Year; and for giving Time for inserting the Money given with Apprentices in their Indentures, and touching lost Bills, Tickets or Orders; and for exchanging the Tickets in the Exchequer for Certificates; and for suppressing Lotteries, denominated Sales, and other private Lotteries; and for enlarging the Time for the Accountant General of the Bank of England, to return Duplicates of Annuities into the Exchequer.

4.- for taking off the Duty upon all Salt used in the Curing of red Herrings, and laying a proportionable Duty upon all red Herrings consumed at Home only; and for ascertaining the Customs and Excise payable for the SugarHouses in Scotland; and for making an Allowance for Salt lost in any Harbour or River of this Realm; and for the better securing the Duties on Salt delivered in Scotland.

5. to explain and amend the Act passed in the third Year of his present Majesty's Reign, for repairing the Highway from several Places therein mentioned, leading towards Highgate Gate-House and Hampstead, in the County of Middlesex.

6. for granting the People called Quakers, such Forms of Affirmation or Declaration, as may remove the Difficulties which many of them lie under.

7. for laying a Duty of two Pennies Scots or one sixth Part of a Penny Sterling, upon every Seots Pint of Ale or Beer that shall be brewed for Sale, vended or tapped within the Town of Elgine, and Privileges thereof, for paying the public Debts of the said Town, and for other the Purposes therein mentioned.

8. to enable his Majesty effectually to prohibit Commerce (for the Space of one Year) with any Country that is or shall be infected with the Plague; and for shortening the Continuance of an Act passed in the 7th Year of his Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act for repealing an Act made in the 9th Year of her late Majesty Queen Anne,' intituled, An Act to oblige Ships coming from Places infected, more effectually to perform their Quarentine; and for the better preventing the Plague being brought from Foreign 'Parts into Great Britain or Ireland, or Isles ' of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark or Man; and to hinder the Spreading of Infection,'

15. for Encouragement of the Silk Manfactures of this Kingdom; and for taking of several Duties on Merchandizes exported; and for reducing the Duties upor Beaver-Skins, Pepper, Mace, Cloves, and Nutmegs imported; and for the Importation of all Furs of the Product of the British Plantations, into this Kingdom only; and that the two Corporatiots of Assurance, on any Suits brought on ther Policies, shall be liable only to single Damages and Costs of Suit.

16. for taking off the Duty upon all Salt used in the Curing and Making of White Herrings, and instead thereof laying a proportiona ble Duty upon all White Herrings consumed at Home only; and for making an Allowance for Tobacco exported from Scotland, in the Time therein mentioned; and for giving farther Relief to the Refiners of Rock-Salt.

17. - for more equal paying and better collecting certain small Sums therein mentioned, for Relief of Ship-wrecked Mariners, and ustressed Persons (his Majesty's Subjects) in the Kingdom of Portugal; and for other pious and charitable l'urposes usually contributed to by the Merchants trading to Portugal.

18. to prevent the clandestine Running of Goods, and the Danger of Infection thereby; and to prevent Ships breaking their Quarentine; and to subject Copper Ore, of the Production of the British Plantations, to such Regulations, as other enumerated Commodities of the like Production are subject.

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for the better Recovery of the Penalties inflicted upon Persons who destroy the Game.

20. for paying off and cancelling one Million of Exchequer-Bills, and to give Ease to the South-Sea Company, in respect of its present Obligation to circulate or contribute towards circulating Exchequer-Bilis; and to give further Time to that Company for Repayment of one Million, which was lent to them; and for issuing a further Sum of New Exche quer-Bills towards his Majesty's Supply, to be discharged and cancelled, when the said Company shall repay the Million owing by them; and that the Exchequer-Bills, which are to continue, may be circulated at easy and moderate Rates; and for appropriating the Supplies granted to his Majesty in this Session of Parliament; and for Relief of the Sufferers at Nevis and St. Christophers, by an Invasion of the French in the late War, and for laying a further Duty on Apples imported; and for ascertaining the Duties on Pictures imported.

21.to enable the South-Sea Company to dispose of the Effects in their Hands by way of Lottery or Subscription, or to sell Part of their