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The TITLES of the STATUTES. Thurston, Esq; deceased, lying in the Counties of Suffolk and Essex, for Payment of his Debts, and making Provision for his infant Children. 21. An Act for the exonerating and discharging the Manors, Lands and Hereditaments of Francis Cornwall, Esq; and likewise the said Francis Cornwall, of and from certain Articles of Agreement made before the Marriage of the said Francis Cornwall.

22. An Act to enable Ralph Shipperdson, Esq; to make Sale of his Estate in Studley Roger in the County of York, freed from the Uses and Trusts in the said Ralph Shipperdson's Marriage settlement, and to settle his Estate at East-Murton in the County of Durham to the same Uses.

23. An Act to enable the Lords Commissioners of the treasury, or Lord High Treasurer for the Time being, to compound with Mr. John Offley for the Debt he stands engaged for to the Crown for the Duties on Tobacco.

24. An Act to naturalise Peter Rose, and others.

25. An Act to naturalise Martin Ludolph, Ulrick Jansen, John Ludolph Spellerbergh, John Spicker and Laurence Gundeloah.

PUBLICK ACTS.

Anno 5 Georgii I.

1. AN Act for granting to his Majesty an Aid by a land-tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year 1719.

2. An Act for continuing the Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Year 1719; and for enlarging the Time for entering at the Exchequer such Alignments of reversionary Annuities as are therein mentioned; and for better securing the Duties on Hides and Skins, Vellum and Parchment.

3. An Act for applying certain Overplus Moneys, and further Sums, to be raised, as well by way of a Lottery, as by Loans, towards paying off and cancelling Exchequer bills, and for lessening the present great Charge in relation to those Bills; and for circulating and exchanging for ready Money the Residue of the same Bills for the future.

4. An Act for strengthening the Protestant Interest in these Kingdoms.

5. An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army, and their Quarters.

6. An Act for quieting and establishing Corporations.

7. An Act for continuing an Act made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An Act for encouraging the Tobacco Trade.

8. An Act for the more effectual Relief of such Wives and Children, as are left by their Husbands, and Parents, upon the Charge of the Parish.

9. An Act for continuing certain Duties upon Coals and Culm, and for establishing certain Funds, to raise Money, as well to proceed in the Building of new Churches, as also to complete the Supply granted to his Majesty, and to reserve the overplus Moneys of the said Duties for the disposition of Parliament; and for more effectual suppressing private Lotteries.

10. An Act for enlarging the Time granted by two Acts of Parliament, for Repairs of the Piers of Bridlington, alias Burlington; and for making the said Acts more effectual.

11. An Act against clandestine running of uncustomed Goods; and for the more effectual preventing of Frauds relating to the Customs.

12. An Act for making more effectual the several Acts past for repairing and amending the Highways of this Kingdom.

13. An Act for the Amendment of Writs of Error; and for the further preventing the Arresting or Reversing of Judgments after Verdict.

14. An Act to continue the Commissioners appointed to examine, state and determine the Debts due to the Army, and to examine and state the Demands of several foreign Princes and States for Subsidies during the late War.

15. An Act for making more effectual an Act of the third and fourth Years of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An Act for the more effectual Discovery and Punishment of Deer stealers.

16. An Act for laying a Duty of two Pennies Scots, or one sixth Part of a Penny Sterling, upon every Pint of Ale or Beer that shall be vended or sold within the Town of Dunbar, for improving and preserving the Harbour, and repairing the town house, and building a School, and other public Buildings there; and for supplying the said Town with fresh Water.

17. An Act for laying a duty of two Pennies Scots, or one sixth Part of a Penny Sterling, upon every Pint of Ale or Beer, that shall be vended or sold within the Town of Inverness, and Privileges thereof, for paying the Debts of the said Town, and for building a Church, and making a Harbour there.

18. An Act for recovering the Credit of the British Fishery in foreign Parts; and better securing the Duties on Salt.

19. An Act for redeeming the Fund appropriated for Payment of the Lottery tickets, which were made forth for the Service of the Year 1710, by a voluntary Subscription of the Proprietors into the Capital Stock of the South-Sea Company; and for raising a Sum of Money to pay off such Debts and Incumbrances as are therein mentioned; and for appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament; and to limit Times for Prosecutions upon Bonds for exporting Cards and Dice.

20. An Act for settling certain yearly Funds payable out of the Revenue of Scotland, to satisfy public Debts in Scotland, and other Uses mentioned in the Treaty of Union; and to discharge the Equivalents claimed on Behalf of Scotland in the Terms of the same Treaty; and for obviating all future Disputes, Charges and Expenses concerning those Equivalents.

21. An Act for the better securing the lawful Trade of his Majesty's Subjects to and from that East Indies, and for the more effectual preventing all his Majesty's Subjects trading thither under foreign Commissions.

22. An Act for enlarging the Time to determine Claims on the forfeited Estates.

23. An Act for appointing a Commissioner and Trustee to put in Execution the Powers and Authorities of the several Acts of Parliament relating to the forfeited Estates, and Estates given to superstitious Uses, in the Room of George Treby, Esq; who has desired to be discharged from the said Trusts.

24. An Act for the better preventing Frauds committed by Bankrupts.

25. An Act for continuing the Act made in the eighth Year of the Reign of the late Queen Anne, to regulate the Price and Assize of Bread; and for continuing the Act made in the twelfth Year of her said late Majesty's Reign, for the better Encouragement of the making Sail-Cloth in Great Britain.

26. An Act for preventing the Mischiefs which may happen by keeping too great Quantities of Gunpowder in or near the Cities of London and Westminster, or the Suburbs thereof.

27. An Act to prevent the Inconveniences arising from seducing Artificers in the Manufactures of Great Britain into foreign Parts.

28. An Act for the further Punishment of such Persons as shall unlawfully kill or destroy Deer in Parks, Paddocks or other enclosed Grounds. 29. An