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The TITLES of the STATUTES. 38. An Act for enlarging the Time of Continuance of Parliaments, appointed by an Act made in the sixth Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An Act for the frequent Meeting and calling of Parliaments.

39. An Act to indemnify such Persons, who have acted in Defence of his Majesty's Person and Government, and for the Preservation of the publick Peace of this Kingdom, in and about the Time of the late unnatural Rebellion, from vexatious Suits and Prosecutions.

40. An Act for the free Importation of Cochineal, during the Time therein limited.

41. An Act for giving Liberty to Persons, who have served their Apprenticeships to any Part of the Woollen Manufacture in Colchester, to work at their said Trades, and at the making Bays within the said Town.

42. An Act for the Attainder of George Earl of Marischall, William Earl of Seaforth, James Earl of Southesque, James Earl of Panmuir, and others, of High Treason, unless they shall render themselves to Justice by a Day certain therein mentioned.

43. An Act to continue Duties for encouraging the Coinage of Money, and to charge the Duties on Senna as a medicinal Drug; and for the appropriating several Supplies granted to his Majesty.

44. An Act for the continuing the Duty of two Pennies Scots, or one sixth of a Penny Sterling, on every Pint of Ale and Beer that shall be vended or sold within the City of Glasgow and Privileges thereof, for the Benefit of the said City.

45. An Act for holding the Assife for the County of Cornwall, at a convenient Place within the said County.

46. An Act to prevent the Mischiefs by manufacturing Leaves or other Things to resemble Tobacco, and the Abuses in making and mixing of Snuff.

47. An Act for the more effeftual and exemplary Punishment of such Persons as shall seduce Soldiers to desert, or who, being Papists, shall inlist themselves in his Majesty's Service in Great Britan or Ireland, or in the Islands of Jerfey or Guernsey.

48. An Act to encourage the Planting of Timber-Trees, Fruit-Trees and other Trees, for Ornament, Shelter or Profit, and for the better Prefervation of the fame ; and for the preventing the Burning of Woods.

49. An Act to revive and continue an Act of the eighth and ninth Years of the Reign of his late Majesty King William, for Repair of the Piers of Bridlington, alias Burlington, in the Eaft-Riding of the County of York.

50. An Act for appointing Commissioners to enquire of the Estates of certain Traicors, and of Popifti Recufants, and of Estates given to superftitious Uses, in order to raise Money out of them severally for the Use of the Publick.

51. An Act for repealing so much of the Act of the twelfth and thirteenth Years of the Reign of King William the Third, intituled, An Act for the farther Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subjects, as enacts, That no Person, who should come to the Possession of the Crown, shall go out of the Dominions of England, Scotland or Ireland, without Consent of Parliament.

52. An Act for making the Laws for repairing the Highways more effectual.

53. An Act for the Attainder of Thomas Forster junior, Esq; and William Mackintosh, Efq; (commonly called Brigadier Mackintosh) of High Treason.

54. An Act for the more effectual securing the Peace of the Highlands in Scotland.

55. An Act to oblige Papists to register their Names and real Estates.

56. An Act to disable any Person from being chose a Member of, or from fitting and voting in the House of Commons, who has any Pension for any Number of Years from the Crown.

57. An Act for better regulating Hackney-Coaches, Carts, Drays, Carrs and Waggons, within the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Weekly Bills of Mortality; and for preventing Mischiefs occasioned by the Drivers riding upon such Carts, Drays, Cans and Waggons.

{{c|PRIVATE ACTS. Anno 1 Gcorgii

1.An Act to impower the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, to grant a Commission to some Persons in England, to administer to Henry Temple, Esq; and Luke King, Gentleman, the usual Oaths for the due Execution of their Office o Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.

2. An Act to impower the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, to grant a Commission to some of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in England, to administer to Thomas Hopkins, Esq ; the usual Oaths for the due Execution of the Office or Offices of Searcher, Packer and Gauger in the Port of Dublin.

3. An Act for settling the Precedency of Robert Marquiss of Lindsey, Great Chamberlain of England, when created a Duke of Great Britain, and of such as shall succeed to the said Honour.

4. An Act for appointing Persons to take Care of the Person and Estate of John Digby, Esq; eldest Son and Heir apparent of William Lord Digby in the Kingdom of Ireland.

5. An Aft for vesting in the Warden and College of All-Souls in Oxford, and their Successors, certain Houses and Ground belonging to the Parish of St. Mary in Oxford. '

6. An Act to impower the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, to grant a Commission to some Persons in Great Britain, to administer to Henry Temple, Esq; the usual Oaths for due Execution of the Office of Chief Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.

7. An Act for Sale of Part of the Estate late of William Betts, Gentleman, deceased, for discharging Incumbrances thereupon ; and for making good a Settlement by him made of other Part of his Estate.

8. An Act to enable Trustees to grant Leases of Part of the Lands devised by the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Trenchard, Esq; deceased.

9. An Act for relieving William Paterfon, Esq; out of the Equivalent-Money, for what is due to him.

10. An Act to naturalize Florian Gocbell, Merchant.

11. An Aft for naturalizing Herman Meyer.

12. An Act for repairing the Highways through the several Parishes of St. Michael, St. Albans, St. Peter, Shenley Ridge and South-Mims, in the Counties of Hertford and Middlesex.

13. An Act for confirming the Sale of the Reversion of the Manor of Dorrington, by George Earl of Cardigan, to Theophilus Shelton, Efq; and his Heirs.

14. An Aft for vefting in Trustees Part of the Estate of Nicholas Fry, Efq; deceased, for Payment of his Debts.

15. An Act to enable the Right Honourable Henry Earl of Rochester, and William Lord Viscount Mount joy in the Kingdom of Ireland, to take the Oaths of Office for their respective Offices in the said Kingdom of Ireland, and to qualify themselves in England for the legal Enjoyment of their said Offices.

16. An Act for explaining an Act made in the ninth Year of the Reign of King William the Third, intituled, An Act for vesting Part of the Estate of Thomas Panton, Esq {{right|in}}