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The TITLES of the STATUTES. ment or Composition made by the Creditors of the said Thomas Pitkin,

24. An Act for discharging small Livings from their First fruits and Tenths, and all Arrears thereof.

25. An Act for making the Acts more effectual for appropriating the forfeited Impropriations in Ireland, for the building of Churches, and augmenting poor Vicarages there.

26. An Act for repairing the Highways between Shepherds-Shord and the Devizes, and between the Top of Ashlinton Hill and Rowd Ford in the County of Wilts.

27. An Act for continuing several Subsidies, Impositions, and Duties, and for making Provisions therein mentioned, to raise Money by Way of Loan for the Service of the War, and other her Majesty's necessary and important Occasions; and for ascertaining the Wine Measure.

28. An Act for raising the Militia for the Year one thousand seven hundred and seven, notwithstanding the month's Pay formerly advanced be not repaid; and for an Account to be made of Trophy Money.

29. An Act for Ease of her Majesty's Subjects in relation to the Duties upon Salt, and for making the like Allowances upon the Exportation of White Herrings, Flesh, Oatmeal, and Grain called Beer alias Bigg, and are to be made upon Exportation of the like from Scotland.

30. An Act for the better securing her Majesty's Purchase of Cotton House in Westminster.

31. An Act for the encouraging the Discovery and Apprehending of house breakers.

32. An Act for the continuing the Laws for the punishment of Vagrants, and for making such Laws more effectual.

33. An Act for obliging John Rice to account for Debentures granted to him in the last Session of Parliament.

34. An Act for continuing the Laws therein mentioned relating to the Poor, and to the buying and selling of Cattle in Smithfield, and for suppressing of Piracy.

PRIVATE ACTS.

1. AN Act for naturalising Maria Margaret Lady North and Grey.

2. An Act to enable Henry Grey, second Son of Richard Nevill, Esq; 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 Ship, late bought as a Wreck) a Free Ship.

4. An Act to make the Ship Vigilantia of Stad upon the River of Elbe in Germany (lately a Wreck) a Free Ship.

5. An Act for naturalising John Tigh.

6. An Act to enable the Lord High Treasurer, or commissioner of the Treasury for the time being, to compound with Benjamin Nicholl, Citizen and late Merchant of London, and his Sureties, for the Debt owing by him to her Majesty.

7. An 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 Commission to some Persons in England, to administer to Thomas Maule, Esq; Remembrancer of the said Court, the usual Oaths for the due Execution of his Office, and to enable him to take the Oaths, and subscribe the Declaration, in the Court of Chancery in England, instead of those requisite to be taken and subscribed by the Laws of England and Ireland, in order to qualify him to execute the said Office.

9. An Act for naturalising Philip Vanden Enden, Merchant.

10. An Act for making the Ship Supply a Free Ship.

11. An Act to enable the Right Honourable Henry Earl of Thomond, an Infant, to make a Settlement of his Estate upon his Marriage (notwithstanding his Infancy) and for other the Purposes in the said 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 discharging several Lands in the County of Worcester, from the Sum of two thousand Pounds, given by the Will of Dame Elizabeth Rich, Widow, deceased, for Charitable Uses, and charging the same upon other Lands in the County of Berks.

14. An Act for supplying the Defect of an Appointment for the Provision of the younger Children of John Canham, Esq; deceased, pursuant to his Marriage Settlement, and for settling an Estate in Totteridge, in lieu of thirteen hundred Pounds, the Remainder of a Sum of Money agreed to be laid out in a Purchase.

15. An Act for Sale of some Part of the Estate of Hen. Darrel, Esq; deceased, and leasing or mortgaging other Part thereof, to raise Money ro pay his Debts charged thereupon, and for making Provision for his Widow and younger Children.

16. An Act for vesting Part of the Estate of William Fitch, Esq; lying in the County of Dorset, in Trustees, to be sold for the Payment of his Sisters Portions, and other Debts, and for preserving the Residue free from all Power of Waste, and for settling certain Tithes in the Isle of Wight to the same Uses.

17. an Act for enabling Agnes Lee, Widow, to renew certain Leases for Lives, belonging to Richard Lee, her Son, who is an Infant.

18. An Act for settling the Estate of Daniel Thomas, Gent, for the Benefit of his Wife and Children.

19. An Act for Sale of certain Houses near Aldgate in London, late the Estate of William Williams, deceased, and for purchasing Lands in lieu thereof.

20. An Act to empower the Lord High Treasurer of England, or Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being, to compound with Nathaniel Rich, Esq; late Receiver General for the County of Essex.

21. An Act for the Relief of John Baker, his Mother, Brother, and Sisters, 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 discharging diverse Manors and Lands of Henry Duke of Beaufort, from the Portions of his Daughters and younger Children by his present Duchess, and for charging other Manors and Lands of the said Duke of greater Value with the like Portions.

24. An Act to enable Henry Pye, Esq; to make a jointure.

25. An Act for Sale of Part of the Estate of William Potts, for discharging his Brothers and Sisters Portions, and his Debts, and for confirming his Marriage Settlement, as to the Residue of his Estate, discharged of such Portions.

26. An Act for vesting Lands in Chelsea, 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, Esq; (since deceased)

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