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The TITLES of the STATUTES. Charles Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth, and his Heirs.

31. An Act to enable any Corporations within the university of Cambridge, or any other Persons, to sell and convey any Messuages and Ground to the said University, for enlarging their publick Library.

32. An Act for rebuilding the Parish church of Saint Martin in the Fields in the City of Westminster, at the Charge of the Inhabitants of the said Parish.

33. An Act for Sale of Part of the Estate of Sir Coppleston Warwick Bampfylde, Baronet, and for settling another Estate of greater Value to the same Uses,

34. An Act to enable Sir James Lumley, Baronet, to settle a competent Jointure, and for other Purposes therein mentioned.

35. An Act for naturalising Philip Germain and George Hollmans.

36. An Act for naturalising George Angell.

PUBLIC ACTS.

Anno 7 Georgii.

1. AN Act for restraining the Sub-Governor, Deputy Governor, Directors, Treasurer or Cashier, Deputy-Cashier, and Accountant of the South-Sea Company, from going out of this Kingdom for the Space of one Year and until the End of the then next Session of Parliament; and for discovering their Estates and effects; and for preventing the transporting or alienating the same.

2. An Act to disable the present Sub-Governor, Deputy Governor and Directors of the South-Sea Company, at, from and after the respective Times for electing a Sub-Governor, Deputy Governor and new Directors of the said Company, to take, hold or enjoy an Office, Place or Employment in the said Company, or in the East india Company, or Bank of England, and from voting upon Elections in the said Company.

3. An Act for repealing an Act made in the ninth Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An Act to oblige Ships coming from Places infected, more effectually to perform their Quarentine; and for preventing the Plague being brought from foreign Parts into Great Britain or Ireland, or the Isles of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark or Man; and to hinder the spreading of Infection.

4. An Act for granting an Aid to his Majesty by a land-tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year 1721.

5. An Act to enable the south sea Company to ingraft Part of their Capital Stock and Fund, into the Stock and Fund of the Bank of England, and another Part thereof into the Stock and Fund of the East India Company; and for giving further Time for Payments to be made by the said South Sea Company, to the Use of the Publick.

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

7. An Act to preserve and encourage the Woollen and Silk Manufactures of this Kingdom; and for more effectual employing the Poor, by prohibiting the Use and Wear of all printed, painted, stained or died Callicoes, in Apparel, Housholdstuff, Furniture or otherwise, after the twenty-fifth Day of December 1722 (except as therein is excepted.)

8. An Act for enlarging the Time for making the River Kennet navigable from Reading to Newbury in the County of Berks.

9. An Act for the better Preservation of the Harbour of Rye in the County of Sussex.

10. An Act for making the River Weaver navigable from Frodsham-Bridge to Winsford-Bridge in the County of Chester.

11. An Act for finishing and adorning the new Chapel, called Saint George's Chapel, in Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, and for enlightening the Streets of the said Town, by a Duty or Imposition on Coals, Culm and Cinders, to be landed and consumed there.

12. An Act for imploying the Manufacturers, and incouraging the Consumption of Raw Silk and Mohair Yarn, by prohibiting the Wearing of Buttons and Button-holes made of Cloth, Serge, or other Stuffs.

13. An Act for regulating the Journeymen Tailors within the Weekly Bills of Mortality.

14. An Act for continuing the Duties granted by several Acts made in the sixth and tenth Years of her late Majesty's Reign, for repairing the Harbour and Key of Watchett, in the County of Somerset.

15. An Act for making the Rivers Mercy and Irwell navigable from Liverpoole to Manchester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.

16. An Act for the better preserving and keping in Repair the Piers of the Town and Port of Whitby in the County of York, and for explaining and making more effectual the several Acts passed for lengthening and repairing the Piers of Bridlington, alias Burlington, in the said County.

17. An Act for making navigable the River Dane, from Northwich, where it joins the River Weaver, to the falling in of Wheelock-Brook; and Wheelock-Brook up to Wheelock-Bridge in the County of Chester.

18. An Act for enlarging the Term granted by an Act passed in the tenth Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An Act for repairing the Road from Highgate Gate-house in the County of Middlesex, to Barnet Blockhouse in the County of Hertford; and for repairing the Road leading from the Bear inn in Hadley, to the Sign of the Angel in Enfeild Chase in the said County of Middlesex.

19. An Act for continuing an Act made in the sixth Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An Act for repairing and enlarging the Highways between the Top of Kingsdown-Hill and the City of Bath; and also several Highways leading to and through the said City; and for cleansing, paving and lightning the Streets, and regulating the Chairmen there; and for explaining and making the said Act more effectual.

20. An Act for continuing the Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, to raise Money by Way of a Lottery, for the Service of the Year 1721, and for transferring the Deficiency of a late Malt act to the Land-Tax for the said Year and for disposing certain Overplus Money to proper Objects of Charity; and for giving further Time to Clerks and Apprentices to pay Duties omitted to be paid for their Indentures and Contracts; and touching small Quantifies of Cyder exported; and for Relief of Captain John Perry, concerning Dagenham Breach, and touching lost Bills, Tickets or Orders; and concerning the Duty of small Pieces of Plate; and to enable the Undertakers for raising Thames Water in York-Buildings, to sell Annuities by way of a Lottery; and for satisfying a Debt, which was charged on the late Duty on Hops; and for appropriating the Moneys granted in this Session of Parliament.

21. An Act for the further preventing his Majesty's Subjects from trading to the East indies under foreign Commissions; and for encouraging and further securing the lawful Trade thereto; and for further regulating, the Pilots of Dover, Deal and the Isle of Thanet.

22. An Act for enabling Charles Earl of Arran to purchase the forfeited Estate of James Butler, late Duke of Ormonde and for granting Relief to William late Lord Widdrington; and for enlarging the Time for determining Claims upon the forfeited Estates; and for enabling the commissioners for the said forfeited Estates to certify into

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