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Monies given in this Seffion of Parliament; and for making out Debentures for two Transport Ships in this Act named and to allow a further time for registering certain Debentures; and for Relief of Perfons who have loft fuch Tickets, Exchequer Bills, Debentures, Tallies or Orders, as in this A&t are mentioned.

9. An Act for giving the Commiffioners of Sewers for the City of London the fame Powers as the Commiffioners of Sewers for Counties have, and to oblige Collectors for the Sewers to account.

10. An Act for rendring more effectual the Laws concerning Commiffioners of Sewers.

11. An Act for afcertaining and directing the Payment of the Allowances to be made for or upon the Exportation from Scotland of Fish, Beef and Pork, cured with foreign Salt imported before the first Day of May One thousand seven hundred and feven; and for difpofing fuch Salt ftill remaining in the Hands of Her Majesty's Subjects there; and for afcertaining and fecuring the Allowances for Fish and Flefh exported and to be exported from Scotland, for the future. 12. An Act for preferving the Privileges of Ambaffadors, and other publick Minifters of foreign Princes and States.

13. An Act for the better afcertaining the Lengths and Breadths of Woollen Cloth made in the County of York.

14. An Act for the better Prefervation of parochial Libraries in that Part of Great Britain called England.

15. An Act for altering Whitfuntide and Lammas Terms for the Court of Exchequer in Scotland.

16. An Act to prevent the laying of Wagers relating to the Publick.

17. An Act for making more effectual an A&t made in the fixth Year of Her Majefty's Reign, for the better preventing of Mischiefs that may happen by Fire.

18. An Act to preferve the Rights of Patrons to Advowfons. 19. An Act to enable Infants who are feifed or poffeffed of Eftates in Fee, in Truft, or by way of Mortgage, to make Conveyances of fuch Eftates.

20. An Act for the publick regiftring of Deeds, Conveyances and Wills, and other Incumbrances which fhall be made of, or that may affect any Honours, Manors, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, within the County of Middlefex, after the twenty ninth Day of September One thousand feven hundred and nine. 21. An Act for improving the Union of the two Kingdoms. 22. An A&t for the Queen's moft gracious, general and free Pardon.

23. An Act for raifing the Militia for the Year One thousand feven hundred and nine, although the Month's Pay formerly advanced be not repaid.

24. An Act for continuing the former Act for the Encouragement of the Coinage, and to encourage the bringing foreign Coins and British or foreign Plate, to be coined, and for making Provifion for the Mints in Scotland, and for the profecuting Offences concerning the Coin in England. 25. An Act for making perpetual an Act for the better preventing the counterfeiting the current Coin of this Kingdom,

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as alfo an Act for giving like Remedy upon Promiffory Notes as is ufed upon Bills of Exchange, and for the better Payment of Inland Bills of Exchange, and alfo for continuing feveral Acts made in the fourth and fifth Years of Her Majesty's Reign, for preventing Frauds committed by Bankrupts. 26. An Act for appointing Commiffioners to treat and agree for fuch Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments as fhall be judged proper to be purchased for the better fortifying Portf mouth, Chatham and Harwich.

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PRIVATE ACTS.

Anno Regni Anna Regina Septimo.

N A&t for continuing an A&t made in the first Year of Her Majefty's Reign, intituled, An Ad for the rebuilding and repairing of the Piers of the Town and Port of Whitby in the County of York. [See 7 G. 1. Stat. 1. c. 16. 8 G. 2.

c. 10. 23 G. 2. c. 39.] 2. An Act for naturalizing Charlotta Chriftiana Lady Duffus. 3. An Act to enable Edward Sainthill (late Edward Yard) Efquire, to change his Sirname from Tard to Sainthill, according to the Will of Samuel Sainthill Esquire, deceased. 4. An Act for continuing an Act made in the feventh and eighth Years of the Reign of His late Majefty King William, intituled, An Act for repairing the Highways between Wymondham and Attleborough, in the County of Norfolk, and for including therein the Road leading from Wymondham to Hetherfett, over the Commons belonging to the faid Towns. [See 12 G. 1. c. 22. 20 G. 2. c. 16. 7 G. 3. c. 76.]

3. An Act for preferving and enlarging the Harbour of Whitehaven, in the County of Cumberland. [See 10 Ann. c. 3. PR. 13 G.2. c. 14. IG.3.c.44. 2 G. 3. c. 87.

32 G. 3. c. 75. 46 G. 3. c. cxv.]

28 G. 3. c. 61.

5. An Act for building a Church or Chapel in the Town of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster.

7. An Act to enable Anne Crewe (late Offley) Widow, and John Crewe (late Offley) her Son and Heir Apparent, to change their Sirnames from Offley to Crew, according to the Settlement of John Crew Efquire, deceased.

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. An Act for vesting in Trustees the Reverfion of several Lands and Tenements expectant on Leafes for Lives, the Eftate of Hugh Stafford, of Pynes in the County of Devon, Efquire, to be fold for Payment of Debts, and by discharg ing his Power of Leafing, to fecure other Lands to come into Poffeffion to his Son in lieu thereof.

An Act to enable William Collins, Clerk, Thomas Parrat and William Day Gentlemen, to difpofe of certain Lands, for the Payment of the Debts of John Granger, and for making Provifion for the Widow and younger Children of Nicholas Granger, his late father, deceased.

10. An Act for further enabling George Penne Efquire, to fell Lands for Payment of his Debts, by enlarging a Trust for that Purpose contained in a former Act, intituled, An A&t to enable George Penne Efquire, to fell Lands for the Payment of his Debts, and other Purposes therein mentioned.

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arifing by fuch Sale, to purchase other Lands to be fettled to

the fame Ufes as his paternal Estate is by his Marriage Set-

tlement.

22. An Act to reverse the Outlawry and Attainder of Christopher

Lord Baron of Slane in Ireland.

23. An Act for vesting divers Manors, Meffuages, Lands and

Tenements of John Lacy Efquire, in the Counties of Effex,

Cambridge and Middlefex, in Trustees, to be fold for Payment

of his Debts, making Provifion for his Children unprovided

for, and other Purposes therein mentioned.

24. An Act for vefting the Site, Capital Meffuage or Farm, of

the Manor of South Stoke, and Lands thereunto belonging, in

the County of Somerset, late the Eftate of John Gay Gen

tleman, deceased, in Trustees, to be fold for the speedier Pay-

ment of his Debts, and better Performance of the Trufts therein

mentioned.

25. An Act to empower the Lord High Treasurer of Great

Britain, or Commiffioners of the Treafury, to compound with

the Sureties of Samuel Pacy, deceased, late Receiver General

for the County of Suffolk.

26. An Act to enable the Lord High Treasurer, or Commiffioners

of the Treasury for the time being, to compound with William

Mallett Efquire, for the Debt of his Father, for whom he

was Surety while Receiver General of the County of Somerset,

and City of Briftol.

27. An Act for better eftablishing certain Charities of John

Pierrepont.

28. An Act for vefting the Eftate of Gideon Haydon Efquire,

deceafed, lying in the County of Devon, in Trustees, to be

fold for the Payment of the Debts wherewith it ftands in-

cumbred, and fettling the Overplus to the Ufes in his Marriage

Settlement limited and declared.

29. An Act for the better Performance of the Will of Stephen

Harvey Efquire, deceased, and making Provifion for his

Children.

30. An Act for the Reverfal of the Outlawry of Eleanor Bagot,

the Wife of John Bagot.

31. An Act to enable William How, of Somerton Early in the

County of Somerset, Efquire, to fell the Manor and Farm of

Gunvile Eaftbury alias Tarrant Gunvile, in the County of Dorfet,

and feveral Meffuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments

in Gunvile Eaftbury alias Tarrant Gunvile aforefaid, and to

fettle other Lands and Hereditaments of greater Value to

the fame Ufes to which the faid Manor and Premifes in

Gunvile Eaftbury alias Tarrant Gunvile now ftand limited, in

lieu thereof.

32. An Act to enable John Elye Efquire, to raise Monies out

of his Eftate to pay his Debts, and for fettling the Residue

thereof, together with the Estate of Elizabeth his Wife, to

the Uses intended by his Marriage Settlement.

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37. An Act for the Relief of the Non-Commiffion Officers and

Soldiers of the refpective Companies of the three Regiments

of Colonel Thomas Handafyde, Colonel John Livefay and Lieu

tenant General Erle, and of the four Independent Companies

at New York in America.

38. An Act for annexing the Rectory or Parsonage of Hafely in

the County of Oxon, to the Deanery of the King's Free

Chapel of Saint George within his Caftle of Windfor, and for

vefting the Advowfon of the Rectory and Parochial Church

of Saint Mary, alias North Church Barkhamstead, in the

County of Hertford, in the Dean and Canons of the King's

Free Chapel of Saint George within his Castle of Windfor, in

lieu thereof.

39. An Act to enable James Stopford Efquire, to fell Lands

in the County of Nottingham, for Payment of Debts and

Portions.

40. An Act for confirming a Term of five hundred Years,

created by Richard Minfbul Efquire, and his Trustees, for

fecuring the Payment of eight thousand Pounds, and Intereft.

41. An Act for the Relief of the Earl of Clanriccard (lately

called Lord Bophin) of the Kingdom of Ireland, in relation

to his Eftate, and for the more effectual felling or settling

the Eftate of the faid Earl to Proteftants.

42. An Act to explain an Act made in the firft Year of Her

Majefty's Reign, intituled, An A&t to oblige Edward Whitaker

to account for fuch Sums of Publick Money, as hath been received

by him.

43. An Act to enable Anthony Stafford Gentleman, to fell or

mortgage fome Part of his Lands and Hereditaments in the

Counties of Derby and Chefter, for the Payment of his Father's

Debts and his own, and the better fettling and fecuring the

reft for the Benefit of his Wife and Family.

44. An Act for vefting the Equity of Redemption of the Manor

of Backwell, in the County of Somerset, in Trustees, to be fold,

purfuant to the Will of Caroletta Nettles, deceased, and a

Decree in Chancery.

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