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 The TITLES of the S T A T U T E S. an:I to qualify himfelf for the legal Enjoyment of the faid Office. 20. An AA for enabling Sir Charles Grrjham, Bart, to rnife the Sum of five thoafimd Pounds, and Intereft, and Main- tenance, for Elizabeth the Daughter of his Brother, Sir Edivard Grcfoam, Bart, deceafcd ; and to make Provifion for his younger Children. 51. kw K&.to eXid}ae.'ix Edward Lnghion^ Bart, to charge his Eftate with 4000/. (preferable to 6coo/. already charged thereupon by his ft-Iarriage-Settlement) for the Purpofes therein mentioned. 22. An Aft for Sale of feveral Lands and Tenements of 'john Conjiable^ Gent, in the Parifh of Ockky in the Coun- ty of Surrey, for Payment of his Debts, and for iettling other Lands in the fame County, of a better Value, to the fame Ufes, in Lieu thereof. 23. An A(?t to enable John Elarrlngton, Efq; and Dorothy his Wife, and Charles Harrington, Gent. Son and Heir apparent of the faid John Harrington, to fell the Rever- fion of feveral Meffuages and Tenements in Liverpoolc, in the County of Laneajlcr, being the Inheritance of the faid Dorotfyy, for Payment of their Debts, and fettling an Equivalant upon the faid Dorothy. 24. An Aft to enable Syincs Parry to change his Name of Parry to Symcs, according to the Will ox John Syrnes, Efq; deceafed. 25._ An A<5t to Naturalize Simon Defcury, Peter Ribat, Peter Laffite, and others. PUBLICK ACTS. Anno 12 Anna, Stat. 2. N Afl; for granting an Aid to her Majefly, to be raifed by a Land-Tax in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year 17 14. 2. An A.&. for allowing a Drawback upon the Exportation of Salt to be made Ufe of for the Curing of Filh taken at North-Seas, or at IJleland. 3. An Kdi for charging and continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Year 1714. and for the Encouragement of the diflilling Brandy from malted Corn and Cyder; and for making forth Duplicates of Exchequer-Bills, and Lottery-Tick- ets, loft, burnt, or deflroyed ; and to enable the Gover- nor and Company of the Bank of EngUnd, and others, to lend Money upon South-Sea Stock. 4. An AQ: for the better regulating the Forces to be conti- nued in herMajefty's Service, and for the Payment of the faid Forces, and of their Quarters. 5. An A£l for taking away the new Additional Duty of ■j,o L per Cent, ad Valorem, impofed upon all Books and Prints imported into Great Britain, by an Adl made in the tenth Year of the Reign of her prefent Majefty Queen Anne. 6. An A&. for taking away Mortuaries within the Diocefes of Bangor, Landaff, St. David's, and St. Afaph, and giving a Recompence therefore to the Bifliops of the faid re- fpeiftive Diocefrs ; and for confirming i'everal Letters Pa- tents granted by her Majefty for perpetually annexing a Prebend of Gloncef.er to the Mafterfhip of Pe. Cc lege in Gxford; and a Prebend ox Rochejicr to the Provoft- fhip of Oriel College in Oxford; and a Prebend of Nor- wich to the Mafterlhip of Catharine-Hall in Cambrids^e. 7. An Aft to prevent the Growth of Schifm, and for the f irther Security of the Churches of England and hcland, as by Law eftabliflied. 8. An Aci for encouraging the Tobacco-Trade. 9. An AB. for laying additional Duties on Soap and Paper, and upon certain Linens, Silks, Callicoesand Stuffs, and upon Starch and exported Coals, and upon Stamp'd Vel- lum, Parchment and Paper, and for raifing 1,400,900/. by way of a Lottery for her Majefty's Supply ; and for Allowances on exporting made Vv^'ares of Leather, Sheep- Skins, and Lamb-Skins ; and for Diftribution of 4000/. due to the Officers and Seamen for Gun-Money ; and to adjuft the Property of Tickets in former Lotteries ; and touching certain Shares of Stock in the Capital of the Soitth-Sea Company ; and for appropriating the Monies granted to her Majefty. 10. An AcS for raifing the Militia, for the Year 1714, al- though the Month's Pay formerly advanced be not repaid ; and for recfifying a Miftake in an Aft paiTed in this pre- fent Seffion of Parliament, intituled, An Act for the regu- lating the Forces to be continued, in her Majefty s Service, and for Payment of the faid Forces and their ^larters. 11. An A6t to prevent the Lifting her Majefty's Subjects to ferve as Soldiers, without her Majefty's Licence. 12. An Adfforthe better Maintenance of the Curates with- in the Church of England, and for preventing any eccle- fiaftical Perfons from buying the next Avoidance of any Church-Preferment. 13. An Aft to difcharge and acquit the Commiftioners of Equivalent for the Sum of three hundred eighty-one thou- fand five hundred and nine Pounds fifteen Shillings ten Pence Half- penny, by them duly iffaed out of the Sum of three hundred ninety-eight thoufand eighty-five Pounds ten Shillings, which they received. 14. An Aft for rendring more effeftual an Aft made in the third Year of the Reign of King%OT«L intituled," yf/z ASi to prevent and avoid Dangers vjhich may grow by Popijh Recufants ; and alfo one other Aft made in the firft Year of the Reign of their late Majefties King William and Queen Mary, intituled. An ASi to veji in the two Univer- fities the Prefentations of Benefices belonging to Papijis ; and for vefting in the Lords of Jufticiary Power to inflift the fame Punifhments againft Jefuits, Priefts, and other traf- ficking Papifts, which the Privy Council of Scotlafid was impowered to do by an Aft pafted in the Parliament of Scotland, intituled. An Aci for preventing the Growth of Popery. IS- An Aft for providing a publick Reward for fuch Per- fon or Perfons as fliall difcover the Longitude at Sea. 16. An Aft to reduce the Rate of Intereft, without any Prejudice to Parliamentary Securities. 17. An Aft for the fpeedy and elFeftual preferving the Na- vigation of the River of Thames, by ftopping the Breach in the Levels of Havering and Dagenham in the County of EJfex; and for afcertaining the Coal-Meafure. 18. An Aft for the preferving all Ships and Goods thereof, v/hich fhall happen to be forced on Shore, or ftranded upon the Coafts of this Kingdom, or any other of her Majefty's Dominions. 19. An Aft to explain a Claufe in an Aft of Parliament of the tenth Year of her Majefty's Reign, for laying feveral Duties upon all Soap and Paper made in Great Britain, or imported into the fame ; and upon chequered and ftriped Linens imported and upon certain Silks, Callicoes, Li- nens and Stuffs, printed, painted or ftained ; and upon i'everal Kinds of ftampt Vellum, Parchment and Paper ; • and upon certain printed Pamphlets and Advertilements, for raifing the Sum of 1,800,000 /. by way of a Lottery, and for other Purpofes in the faid Aft mentioned ; fo far as the faid Aft relates to Lawns, Canvas, Buckrams, Barras, and Silefia Neckcloths. 20. An Aft to explain and make m.ore efFcftual an Aft paf- fed in the tenth Year of her Majefty's Reign, for pre- venting Abufes in making Linea Cloth, and regulating the