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The TITLES of the STATUTES. An Act for the Relief of John Roger, Gentleman, against Robert Taylor, Paul Taylor, and William Taylor for defrauding of a Trust reposed in Thomas Taylor their Father, and decreed against them in the High Court of Chancery. An Act for the Assurance of the Lands of Walter Walsh, Esquire. An Act for Sale of certain Lands of Edward Downes Esquire, for Payment of his Debts. An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir David Foulis, Knight, and for Confirmation of Letters Patents by his most Excellent Majesty to him made. An Act for the Naturalizing of the Children of Sir Edward Conway, Knight, Lieutenant Governor of the King's Majesty's Cautionary Town of the Brill. An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir James Areskyn, Knight, his Wife and Children. An Aft for the Naturalizing of Sir David Murray, Knight, Gentleman of the Prince his Bedchamber, and Thomas Murray, Esquire, Schoolmaster to the Duke of York. An Act for the Naturalizing of Daniel Godfrey of the Parish of Saint Buttolphes without Aldgate, Gentleman. An Act for the Restitution in Blood of John Holland Son of Brian Holland, and Thomas Holland Son of the said John Holland.</li> <li>An Act for Restitution of Rowlande Mericke, Son of Sir Gelley Mericke, Knight, and Dame Margaret, Wife of Sir John Vaughan, Knight, Daughter of the said Sir Gelley, in Blood.</li> <li>An Act for the Performance and Execution of a Decree in the Chancery, made between William le Gris, Plaintiff, amd Robert Cottrel, Defendant.</li> </ol> PUBLICK ACTS. Anno quarto Jacobi Regis.

<ol><li>An Act for the utter Abolition of all Memory of Hostility, and the Dependance thereof, between England and Scotland, and for the Repressing of Occasions of Disorders, and Disorders in Time to come.</li> <li>An Act for the true making of Woollen Cloth.</li> <li>An Act to give Costs to the Defendant upon a Nonsuit of the Plaintiff, or Verdict against him.</li> <li>An Act to restrain the Utterance of Beer and Ale to Alehouse-keepers and Tiplers not licenced.</li> <li>An Act for repressing the odious and loathsom Sin of Drunkenness.</li> <li>An Act for Repealing so much of one Branch of a Statute made in the first Year of his Majesty's Reign, intituled. An Act concerning Tanners, Curriers, Shoemakers, and other Artificers occupying the cutting of Leather, as concerneth the sealing of Sheep-Skins, and to avoid selling of tanned Leather by Weight.</li> <li> An Act for the Founding and Incorporating of a Free Grammar-School in the Town of Northleech in the County of Gloucester.</li> <li>An Act touching the drowned Marshes of Lesnes and Fants in the County of Kent.</li> <li>An Act to explain a former Act made in the last Session of this Parliament, intituled. An Act to enable all his Majestys loving Subjects of England and Wales, to Trade freely into the Dominions of Spain, Portugal and France.</li> <li>An Act for Confirmation of some Part of a Charter granted by King Hsnry the Sixth to the Mayor, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Town of Southampton, and for the Relief of the said Town.</li> <li>An Act for the better Provision of Meadow and Pasture, for necessary Maintenance of Husbandry and Tillage in the Manors, Lordships and Parishes of Marden, alias Mawarden, Bodenham, Wellington, Sutton St. Michael, Sutton St. Nicholas, Murton upon Lug, and the Pasifh of Pipe, and every of them, in the County of Hereford.</li> <li>An Act for Explanation of a Statute made in the third Year of the Reign of King James, intituled, An Act for the bringing in of a fresh Stream of running Water to the North Parts of the City of London. <li>An Act for the Draining of certain Fens and Low Grounds in the Isle of Ely, subject to Hurt by surrounding, containing about six thousand Acres, compassed about with certain Banks, commonly called and named the Ring of Waldersey and Cooldham.</li></ol>

PRIVATE ACTS. Anno quarto Jacobi Regis. <ol><li>N Act for the Assurance of the House of Theobalds, and divers Manors and other Lands, to the Queen's Majesty for Term of her Life, and of the same House, Manors and Lands, with other Manors and Lands, to the King's most Excellent Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, and for the Assurance of other Manors and Lands to the Earl of Salisbury and his Heirs.</li> <li>An Act for the Enabling of John Goode, Esquire, to convey unto his Majesty a small Portion of Land during a Term of Years.</li> <li>An Act for the Establishment and Assurance of divers of the Possessions and Hereditaments of Ferdinando late Earl of Derby.</li> <li>An Act whereby Richard Sackvile, Esquire, is enabled to make a Surrender unto the King's Majesty of the Offices of Chiefe Butler of England and Wales, notwithstanding his Minority of Years.</li> <li>An Act for the Assuring of the Advowson of the Vicarage of Cheshunt to Robert Earl of Salisbury and his Heirs, and of the Advowson of the Rectory of Orset to Richard Bishop of London and his Successors.</li> <li>An Act for Confirmation of an Agreement betwixt Edward Lord Bruce and Michael Doyly and others, for the Lands late of William Ibgrave deceased.</li> <li>An Act for Confirmation of the King's Majesty's Letters Patents made by Robert Bathurst, Esquire, of the Manor and Borough of Lachlad in the County of Gloucester.</li> <li>An Act for the Confirmation of the King's Majesty's Letters Patents made to William Bourcher, Esquire, of the Manor of Bardisley in the County of Gloucester.</li> <li>An Act for Confirmation of certain Lands to the Warden and College of the Souls of all faithful People deceased of Oxon, and of other Lands to Sir William Smith., Knight.</li> <li>An Act for Securing and Confirming of the Lands, Tenements and Rents heretofore granted, devised or conveyed to several Companies within the City of London, and to the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London.</li> <li>An Act for further Assurance to the Purchasers of certain Lands late Sir Jonathan Trelawnys Knight, deceased, appointed by Act of Parliament to be sold for Payment of his Debts.</li> <li>An Act for Restitution in Blood of the Sons and Daughters of Edward Windsor.</li> <li>An Act for the better Enabling of John Evelvn, Esquire to make Sale of certain Lands for the Payment of his Debts.</li> <li>An Act for the Assignment of a Jointure to such Wife as John Thompson, Son and Heir of Robert Thompson a Lunatick, </li></ol>