Stainforth
Canal Bill.

Malmesbury
Roads Bill.

Wootton

Bill.

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The Lord Walfingham made the like Report from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, “An "Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Stainforth and Keadby Canal Navigation to raife a "further Sum of Money for the Discharge of their Debts, "and to finish and complete the faid Canal Navigation; "and for amending the feveral Acts paffed relative "thereto," was committed.

The Lord Walfingham made the like Report from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An "Act for making and maintaining Turnpike Roads from "the Town of Malmesbury to or near to the Town of "Wootton Baffett, Sutton Benger Church, and Dauntfey "Gate, in the County of Wilts," was committed.

The Lord Walfingham made the like Report from the Ballett Road Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, “An A&t "for repairing and maintaining the Road from Wootton Baffett, in the County of Wilts, to the Two Mile Stone "on the Turnpike Road from Swindon to Marlborough, "in the faid County," was committed.

Bodham Enclofure Bill.

Long Sutton
Enclofure

Bill.

Middlehope
Enclosure

Bill.

The Lord Walfingham reported from the Lords Com-
mittees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend
"an Act paffed in the Forty-eighth Year of His prefent
"Majefty, for enclofing Lands in the Parish of
"Bodham, in the County of Norfolk," was committed :
"That they had confidered the faid Bill, and examined
"the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true;
"that the Parties concerned had given their Confents,
"to the Satisfaction of the Committee; and that the
"Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed
"him to report the fame to the Houfe, without any
"Amendment."

The Lord Walfingham made the like Report from the
Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled,

"An

"Act for enclosing Lands in Long Sutton, in the County
"of Somerfet," was committed.

Milton En- The Lord Walfingham made the like Report from the
closure Bill, Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled,
"Act for enclosing Lands in the Parish of Milton, in
"the County of Berks," was committed.

Sutton Enclosure Bill.

Nannau, &c. Enclosure Bill.

The Lord Walfingham made the like Report from the
Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
"Act for enclosing Lands in the Manor and Parish of
Sutton, in the County of Surrey," was committed.

chants, Ship Owners, and other Inhabitants of the City vigation Bill,
Upon reading the Petition of certain of the Mer- Clyde Na
of Glasgow, interefted in the Trade of the faid City, and
of the River Clyde, taking Notice of a Bill depending
in this Houfe, intituled, "An Act for explaining and

amending Two Acts for improving the Navigation of
"the River Clyde to the City of Glafgow; and praying,
"That the fame may not pafs into a Law, as now con-
"ceived, and that they be heard by themselves, their
"may have fuch Relief in the Premifes, as to their
"Counfel and Agents, against the fame, and that they
"Lordfhips, in their Wifdom, fhall feem proper:"

the Committee, to whom the faid Bill stands committed;
and that the Petitioners be at Liberty to be heard by
It is ORDERED, That the faid Petition be referred to
themselves, their Counfel and Agents, against the faid
Bill, as defired; and that Counfel be heard for the Bill,
at the fame Time, if they think fit.

againft.

Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for Exchequer
"raifing the Sum of Six Millions by Exchequer Bills for Bills Bill.
"the Service of Great Britain, for the Year One thou-
"fand eight hundred and nine.”

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House.

ORDERED, That the Houfe be put into a Committee
upon the faid Bill on Friday next.

Bill.

Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act to Newspapers "amend fo much of an Act made in the Thirty-feventh Difcount "Year of His prefent Majefty, for granting to His Majefty certain Stamp Duties, as relates to the Limitation according to which the Discount on Newspapers is regulated."

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ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole Houfe.

ORDERED, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill on Friday next.

Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for Barford, &c. dividing and allotting Lands in the Parishes of Bar- Enclosure "ford Saint Martin and South Newton, and for extin. Bill. guishing Rights of Common in other Lands in or adjoining the Parishes of Barford Saint Martin afore"faid, and Baverstock in the County of Wilts.??

The Lord Walfingham made the like Report from the
Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, " An
"Act for enclosing Lands in the Townships of Nannau-
" uwch-r-Afon, Nannau-is'-r-Afon, and Llanelltyd, in the
"Parishes of Llanfachreth and Llanelltyd, in the County D. Norfolk.
" of Merioneth," was committed.

ORDERED, That the Sitting of the Committee, to whom the Bill, intituled, " An Act to enable the Company of Armorers and Braziers, in the City of London, "to fell and convey to the Governor and Company of "the Bank of England feveral Lands and Tenements "in the Parish of Saint Olave Jewry, London, formerly "of Dame Elizabeth Morrys, difcharged from the Trufts "for charitable Purposes affecting the fame, by virtue "of the Will of the faid Dame Elizabeth Morrys, and to fubject other Lands and Tenements of the faid "Company of Armorers and Braziers to the like Trufts," ftands committed, which ftands appointed for Friday next, be put off to Monday next.

ORDERED, That the Sitting of the Committee, to whom the Bill, intituled, " An A&t for vefting Part

Ld. Steward.

E. Sandwich.
E. Berkeley.
E. Balcarres.
E. Stanhope.
E. Graham.
E. Hardwicke.
E. Bathurst.
E. Mount Edg-
cumbe.

E. Londonderry.
E. Clancarty.

L. Bp. Durham.
L. Bp. Rochefter.

L.

L. Byron.
L. Dutton.

L. Harrowby.

L. Walfingham.

L. Eliot.

L. Rolle.

L. Carrington.
L. Seaforth.
L. Keith.

Hodie 2a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for Tonbridge "amending and improving the Road from the North End and Ightham "of the Town of Tonbridge to the Village of Ightham, "and Two other Roads communicating with the fame, "all in the County of Kent."

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to the

Confideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet
on the fame Day, at the fame Place; and to
adjourn as they pleafe.

Report on

E. Roffe's

at Elections

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to the Confideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed :

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on the fame Day, at the fame Place; and to adjourn as they please.

The Lord Walfingham reported from the Lords Com. mittees for Privileges, to whom it was referred to confider Claim to vote of the Petition of Lawrence Earl of Roffe, praying that his Right to vote at Elections of Peers of Ireland to fit in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, may be admitted by this House, "That the Committee had met, "and confidered the Matter to them referred, and had Cs come to the following Refolution; (videlicet)

of Peers for
Ireland:

Refolution

that his
Lordship

hath made

out his
Claim.

Adjourn.

"Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, "That Lawrence Earl of Roffe hath made out his Claim "to be admitted as a Temporal Peer of Ireland, to vote " at the Election of the Lords Temporal to represent the "Peerage of Ireland, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom."

Which Report, being read by the Clerk, was agreed to by the House.

RESOLVED and ADJUDGEd, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That Lawrence Earl of Roffe hath made out his Claim to be admitted as a Temporal Peer of Ireland, to vote at the Election of the Lords Temporal to represent the Peerage of Ireland, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom."

ORDERED, That the Clerk of the Parliaments do tranfmit to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland the faid Refolution and Judgment.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris, duodecimum diem inftantis Maii, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis fic decernentibus.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes fuerunt :

Archiep. Cantuar.
Epus. Hereford.
Epus. Ciceftrien.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Sarum.

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"Roads in the County of Linlithgow." "An Act for " repairing, widening, and improving the Road leading "from the Town of Rickmerfworth, in the County of "Hertford, through the Village of Pinner, by Harrow"on-the-Hill, in the County of Middlefex, to or near "the Swan Public House at Sudbury Common, in the "Turnpike Road leading from Harrow to London." "An Act for continuing the Term, and altering and " enlarging the Powers of fo much of Two Acts for "repairing the Road from the End of the County of Stafford, in the Poft Road towards the City of Chester, through Woore in the County of Salop, to Nantwich "in the County of Chefler, and from Nantwich to Tar"porley, and from thence through Tarvin, in the faid County of Chefter, to the faid City of Chefter, and "the Road from Northwich to the Crofs in Tarvin aforefaid, as relates to the Second District of Roads comprized in the faid Acts." "An A&t to continue "the Term and enlarge the Powers of an Act, for "repairing the Road from Blackburn to Burscough Bridge, in the County of Lancaster." "An A&t for "continuing the Term and enlarging the Powers of "Two Acts of His prefent Majefty, for repairing the "Road from the Town of Tenterden, to the several "Places therein mentioned, in the County of Kent." "An A&t for continuing Two Acts of the Sixth and Twenty-fixth Years of His prefent Majefty, for "repairing feveral Roads, leading from the Town of "Wareham, and in Purbeck, in the County of Dorfet." "An Act for continuing the Term and enlarging the "Powers of Two Acts, for repairing the Road from "the South End of Newton Abbott, to the Paffage Way "in Kingswear, oppofite Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness, "and other Roads therein mentioned, all in the County

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"to the Privilege of British Ships." "An Act for "regulating the Mode in which the Average Price of "Brown or Mufcovado Sugar, exclufive of the Duty thereon, is to be ascertained under the Provifions of "an Act paffed in the Forty-fixth Year of His present Majesty." ""An Act to permit Goods brought in as "Prize, and restored by the Court of Admiralty, or "which have been feized as Droits, and fo restored, to "be fold or transferred within this Kingdom without" "paying the Home Confumption Duty.' "An Act "for more conveniently paying of Allowances on the "Compaffionate Lift of the Navy, and of Half-pay to "Officers of the Royal Marines.' "An Act to au"thorize the Principal Officers of the Customs, in the "British Colonies and Plantations in America and the "Weft Indies, to examine Witneffes on Oath." "An Act "for more equally and effectually affeffing and collecting "the Poor Rates within the Parish of Saint Anne (com"monly called Saint Ann Limehouse) in the County of Middlefex." " An Act for better affeffing and col"lecting the Poor and other Rates in the Parish of Saint "Nicholas in the City of Rochefter, in the County of "Kent, and regulating the Poor thereof." "An Act "for repealing an Act paffed in the Twenty-fifth Year "of His prefent Majefty, for the Improvement of the "River Wear, and Port and Haven of Sunderland, in "the County Palatine of Durham, and for the more "effectual Prefervation and further Improvement of the "fame River, Port, and Haven." "An Act to amend "and enlarge the Powers of the several Acts relating to "the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Navigation." "An "Act for amending and rendering more effectual an "Act paffed in the Fifteenth Year of His prefent Majesty "for draining and preferving certain Lands and Grounds "in the Parishes of Wibech Saint Peter's and Wisbech" of Devon." "An A&t for continuing the Term and "Saint Mary's, and in the Hamlets of Wifbech Murrow, enlarging the Powers of feveral Acts paffed, for "and Wisbech Guybirn, in the Ile of Ely, and County "repairing the Road from Cranford Bridge, in the "of Cambridge." "An Act for enclosing and drain- "County of Middlefex, to that End of Maidenhead ing Lands in the Parishes of Thurlton, Haddifcoe, Bridge which lies in the County of Bucks, and tor "and Thorpe next Haddifcoe, in the County of Nor- "amending the Road from Slough to a certain Place in folk." "An Act for enlarging the Term and "Eton, and from Langley Broom to Datchett Bridge, in "Powers of several Acts of His late and prefent Majefty, "the County of Buckingham." "An A&t for more "for repairing the Road from Harlow Bush Common "effectually repairing the Road from the Powder Mills "to Stump Cross, in the County of Essex." "An Act on Hounflow Heath, in the County of Middlesex, to "for enlarging the Term and Powers of Two Acts," the Twenty Mile Stone on Egham Hill, in the County "paffed in the Seventh and Twenty-eighth Years of His "of Surrey." "present Majefty, for amending and widening the Road "from the Bell Inn at Northfield, in the County of Worcester, to the Wootton Turnpike, in the great "Turnpike Road from Stratford-upon-Avon, in the "County of Warwick, to Birmingham, in the fame "County." "An Act for enlarging the Term and "Powers of an Act, paffed in the Twenty-eighth Year "of His present Majefty, for widening and keeping in Repair the Road from the Town of Walfall to Hamftead Bridge, and other Roads therein mentioned, all "in the County of Stafford." "An Act for rendering "more effectual feveral Acts for repairing the Turnpike "and other High Roads in the County of Edinburgh, "and for repairing the Roads from the City of Edin "burgh to the Town of Leith." "An Act for con"tinuing the Term and Powers of feveral Acts of His "late and prefent Majefty, for repairing the Road from Dapdon Wharf, near Guldeford, through Guldeford "to Alford Bars, in the County of Surrey." "A&t for enlarging the Term and Powers of Two Acts "of His prefent Majefty, for repairing the Road from "Handcrofs to Henfield, and from Beeding to Horfham, in the County of Suffex." "An Act for repairing "and amending certain Roads in the County of Peebles, "and for better regulating the Statute Labour within "the fame." "An Act for enlarging the Term and "Powers of an A&t of His prefent Majefty, for amending "the Road from Teddington to the Turnpike Road "between Evesham and Pershore, in the County of "Worcester, and for making a new Piece of Road to "communicate therewith, in the County of Gloucefter." "An Act for more effectually making and repairing the "Road from Carlowrie Bridge, on the River Almond, to Linlithgow Bridge, on the River Avon, and other

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An Act for vefting a Workhouse and "Premises, fituate in the City of Londonderry, in Truf"tees to be fold, and for applying the Purchiafe Money "in building another School Houfe, and for better "regulating the fame." "An Act for enabling the "Moft Noble Elizabeth Duchefs Dowager of Chandos, "and the Right Honourable John Lord Henniker, to to grant a Leafe of certain Lands in the County of Suffex, for the Term of Ninety-nine Years, to Edward Frify Hewis, pursuant to an Agreement entered into "in that Behalf." "An Act for empowering the

Judges of the Court of Seffion in Scotland to fell "certain Parts and Portions of the entailed Eftate of "Caffillis, for Payment of the Debts contracted by "David late Earl of Caffillis and still owing, and for "altering in Part an Act, paffed in the laft Seffion of "Parliament, concerning the Estate of Cullean." "An "Act for vesting the Lands of Glenkinglas, and certain "other Lands, being Part of the Lands contained in a "Deed of Entail executed by the deceased Sir Duncan

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Campbell of Lochnell, upon the Fifteenth Day of May "One thousand feven hundred and fixty-two, in Truf "tees in Truft to fell the fame, and inveft the Money "arifing by fuch Sale in the Purchase of other Lands, "to be fettled and fecured to the fame Series of Heirs, "and under the fame Conditions and Limitations as are "contained in the aforefaid Deed of Entail." " An "Act for empowering the Judges of the Court of Sef"fion in Scotland to fell certain Parts and Portions of "the entailed Estate of Lochlane, fituated in the County "of Perth, which belonged to and was entailed by the "late Anne Campbell, otherwise Menzies, of Fairntoun, "fufficient for Payment of her Debts, and to raise a "Sum for the Purchase of other Lands and Heredita"ments contiguous to and convenient for the faid en

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"tailed Estate, to be entailed in the like Manner in lieu "of the Parts and Portions fold." "An Act for en"clofing Lands in the Township of Kenfal, in the Parish "of Tarvin, in the County Palatine of Chefter." "An "Act for enclofing Lands in the Townships of Llan"Trewyn, Bodlowydd, and Bryncymme, in the Manor "of Llanelidan, in the Parish of Llanelidan, in the County of Denbigh." "An Act for enclosing Lands "in the Parishes of Bradwell, Belton, and Fritton, in "the County of Suffolk." "An Act for enclofing "Lands in the Parishes of Corton, Hopton, and Gorlefton, in the County of Suffolk." "An Act for en"clofing Lands in the Parish of Great Witchingham, in "the County of Norfolk." "An Act for enclofing "Lands in the Parish of Simonburn, in the County of "Northumberland." "An Act for enclosing Lands in "the Townships of Elton and Winter, in the Parish of "Youlgreave, in the County of Derby." "An Act for "enclofing Lands in the Parish of Barton-in-the-Clay, "in the County of Bedford." "An Act for enclofing "Lands in the Manor and Township of Allerfton, in "the North Riding of the County of York." "An Act "for enclosing Lands in the Parish of High Offley, in "the County of Stafford." " An Act for enclofing "Lands in the Townships of Rothwell with Royds and "Oulton with Woodlesford, in the Weft Riding of the "County of York.' "An A&t for enclofing Lands in "the Parish of Abbotsbury, in the County of Dorfet." "An A&t for dividing and enclofing Lands in the Parish " of Compton Vallence, otherwife East Compton, in the "County of Dorfet." "An A&t for allotting Lands in "the Parish of Fordham, in the County of Cambridge." "An Act for allotting Lands in the Parish of Pimperne, "in the County of Dorfet." "An Act for enclosing "Lands in the Parish of Bourn, in the County of Cambridge." "An Act for enclofing Lands in the "Manor and Parish of Englefield, in the County of "Berks." "An Act for enclofing Lands in the Ti"thing of Pluh, in the County of Dorfet."" An Act for enclosing Lands in the Township of Normanby, and Parish of Ormesby, in the North Riding "of the County of York." "An Act for enclosing "Lands in the Parish of Seamer, in the North Riding "of the County of York." "An Act for enclosing "Lands in the Parish of Iccomb, in the County of "Worcester."

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"faid Subjects the Lords and Commons in this Our
"prefent Parliament affembled, are fully agreed and
"confented unto, yet nevertheless the fame are not
"of Force and Effect in the Law without Our Royal
"Affent given and put to the faid Acts: And for as
"much as, for divers Causes and Confiderations, We
cannot conveniently at this Time be prefent in Our
"Royal Perfon in the Higher House of Our faid Parlia-
ment, being the Place accustomed to give Our Royal
"Affent to fuch Acts as have been agreed upon by
"you Our faid Subjects, the Lords and Commons, We
"have therefore caused thefe Our Letters Patent to be
"made, and have figned the fame, and by the fame do
give and put Our Royal Affent to the faid Acts, and
"to all Articles, Claufes, and Provifions therein con-
"tained, and have fully agreed and affented to the faid
"Acts; Willing, that the faid Acts, and every Article,
"Claufe, Sentence, and Provifion therein contained,
"from henceforth fhall be of the fame Strength, Force,
" and Effect, as if We had been perfonally prefent in
"the faid Higher House, and had openly and publicly,
" in the Prefence of you all, affented to the fame: And
"We do by these Presents declare and notify the fame
"Our Royal Affent, as well to you the Lords Spiritual
" and Temporal, and Commons aforefaid, as to all others
"whom it may concern; commanding alfo by these
"Presents Our right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor
"John Lord Eldon, Our Chancellor of that Part of Our
"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called
"Great Britain, to feal thefe Our Letters Patent with
"Our Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great
"Britain and Ireland; and alfo commanding Our most
"dear and entirely beloved Son and most faithful Coun-
"fellor George Prince of Wales; Our most dear Sons
"and faithful Counsellors Frederick Duke of York, Wil-
"liam Duke of Clarence, Edward Duke of Kent,
"Ernest Duke of Cumberland, Auguftus Duke of Suffex,
"Adolphus Duke of Cambridge; Our moft dear Nephew,
" and faithful Counsellor William Frederick Duke of
"Gloucester; the moft Reverend Father in God, Our
right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor Charles Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of
"all England; Our faid Chancellor of that Part of
"Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
"called Great Britain; Our right trufty and right well-
"beloved Coufins and Counfellors John Jeffreys Earl
"Camden, Prefident of Our Council; John Earl of
"Weftmorland, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; Our right

trufty and right entirely beloved Coufins and Coun"fellors James Duke of Montrose, Master of Our Horse; "William Henry Duke of Portland; Our right trusty "and entirely-beloved Coufins and Counsellors James

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Marquis of Salisbury, Francis Marquis of Hertford; "Our right trufty and right well-beloved Coufins and "Counsellors Heneage Earl of Aylesford, Steward of Our "Household; George Earl of Dartmouth, Chamberlain "of Our Household; George Earl of Winchilfea and

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"An Act to render valid and effec"tual the Proceedings of the Commiffioners, under "an Act for dividing and enclosing the several Open "Fields and Wafte Grounds in the Parifh of Barwick"in-Elmet, in the County of York." "An Act for "enclofing Lands in the Parish of Chilton Foliat, in "the Counties of Wilts and Berks." "An A&t for "enclofing Lands in the Parish of Bunwell, in the County of Norfolk." "An Act for enclosing Lands "in the Township of Altofts, in the Parish of Normanton, in the Weft Riding of the County of York." "An Act for enclofing Lands in the Parish of Chid"ham, in the County of Suffex." "An Act for enclofing Lands in the Parish of Llanfirnach, in the County of Pembroke." "An Act for enclofing "Lands in the Parish of Berrynarbor, in the County "of Devon." "An A&t for enclofing Lands in the "Manor of Marske, in the County of York." "Act for enclofing Lands in the Manor of Thoralby, "in the Parish of Aifgarth, in the North Riding of "the County of York." "An Act for enclosing "Lands in the Parish of Ling field, in the County of "Surrey." "An A&t for enclofing Lands in the Parish "of Wheatacre All Saints, in the County of Norfolk." "An Act for enclofing Lands in Glenfield, in the "County of Leicester." "An Act for enclofing the "Open and Common Fields in the Parish of Angto hold Pleas before Us; Charles Lord Barham, "mering, otherwife East Angmering, with Weft Ang"and Thomas Lord Erskine; or any Three or more mering annexed, in the County of Suffex." "of them, to declare and notify this Our Royal Affent "Act to enable the Reverend George Marwood (lately" in Our Abfence in the faid Higher Houfe, in the "called George Metcalf), and his Iffue to take, use, "and bear the Surname and Arms of Marword, pursuant to the Will of Jane Turner Widow, de"ceafed." "An Act for naturalizing Charles Cum

Nottingham, Groom of Our Stole; Philip Earl of Cheflerfield, Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire, William "Earl Fitzwilliam, George John Earl Spencer, John Earl "of Chatham, Henry Earl Bathurst, Henry Earl of "Carnarvon, Robert Banks Earl of Liverpool, One of "Our Principal Secretaries of State; John Earl of Saint "Vincent; Thomas Earl of Chichester; Our right trusty " and well-beloved Coufin and Counsellor Henry Vif count Sidmouth; Our right trufty and well-beloved "Counsellors Henry Richard Lord Holland, Dudley "Lord Harrowby, Thomas Lord Walfingham, Wil"liam Wyndham Lord Grenville, William Lord Auck"land, Henry Lord Mulgrave, John Lord Redefdale, "Edward Lord Ellenborough, Our Chief Justice affigned

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