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The TITLES of the STATUTES. from their Habitations, or to make Lines about Places infected.

11. An Act for restoring and rebuilding the Haven and Piers of Bridport, in the County of Dorset; and for making a Sluice there.

12. An Act giving further Encouragement for the Importation of Naval Stores; and for other Purposes therein mentioned.

13. An Act for the Amending the Highways leading from Brampton-Bridge, near Church-Brampton in the County of Northampton, through the Parish of Thornby, to a Bridge called Welford-Bridge, in the Parish of Welford in the said County; and also the great Post-Road from a Place called Morter-Pit-Hill, in the Parish of Pisford in the said County, through the Towns and Parishes of Brixworth, Lamport, Maidwell, Kelmarsh, and Oxenden Magna, to a Bridge called Chain-Bridge, leading into Market-Harborough in the County of Leicester.

14. An Act for making the River Eden navigable to Bank-End in the County of Cumberland.

15. An Act for Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures of this Kingdom; and for taking off several Duties on Merchandizes exported; and for reducing the Duties upon Beaver-Skins, Pepper, Mace, Cloves, and Nutmegs imported; and for the Importation of all Furs of the Product of the British Plantations, into this Kingdom only; and that the two Corporations of Assurance, on any Suits brought on their Policies, shall be liable only to single Damages and Costs of Suit.

16. An Act for taking off the Duty upon all Salt used in the Curing and Making of White Herrings, and instead thereof laying a proportionable Duty upon all White Herrings consumed at Home only; and for making an Allowance for Tobacco exported from Scotland, in the Time therein mentioned; and for giving farther Relief to the Refiners of Rock salt.

17. An Act for more equal paying and better collecting certain small Sums therein mentioned, for Relief of Shipwrecked Mariners, and Distressed Persons (his Majesty's Subjects) in the Kingdom of Portugal; and for other pious and charitable Purposes usually contributed to by the Merchants trading to Portugal.

18. An Act to prevent the clandestine Running of Goods, and the Danger of Infection thereby; and to prevent Ships breaking their Quarantine; and to subject Copper Ore, of the Production of the British Plantations, to such Regulations, as other enumerated Commodities of the like Production are subject.

19. An Act for the better Recovery of the Penalties inflicted upon Persons who destroy the Game.

20. An Act for paying off and cancelling one Million of Exchequer-Bills, and to give ease to the South-Sea Company, in respect of its present Obligation to circulate or contribute towards circulating Exchequer bills; and to give further Time to that Company for Repayment of one Million, which was lent to them; and for issuing a further Sum in New Exchequer-Bills, towards his Majesty's Supply, to be discharged and cancelled, when the said Company hall repay the Million owing by them; and that the Exchequer-Bills which are to continue, may be circulated at easy and moderate Rates; and for appropriating the Supplies granted to his Majesty in this Session of Parliament; and for Relief of the Sufferers at Nevis and Saint Christophers, by an Invasion of the French in the late War, and for laying a further Duty on Apples imported; and for ascertaining the Duties on Pictures imported.

21. An Act to enable the South-Sea Company to dispose of the Effects in their Hands by way of Lottery or Subscription, or to sell Part of their Fund or Annuity payable at the Exchequer, in order to pay the Debts of the said Company; and for Relief of such, who were intended to have the Benefit of a late Act touching Payment of Ten per Centum therein mentioned.

22. An Act to prevent the Mischiefs by forging Powers to transfer such Stocks, or to receive such Annuities or Dividends as are therein mentioned, or by fraudulently Personating the true Owners thereof; and to rectify the Mistakes of the late Managers for taking Subscriptions for Increasing the Capital Stock of the South-Sea Company, and in the Instruments founded thereupon.

23. An Act for prolonging the Times for hearing and determining Claims before the trustees, in whom the estates of the late South-Sea Directors, and of John Aislabie Esq; and likewise of James Craggs Esq; deceased, are vested; and for other Purposes therein mentioned.

24. An Act for the more effectual suppressing of Piracy.

25. An Act for supplying some Defects in the Statute of the twenty-third of King Henry the Eighth, intituled, An Act for Obligations to be taken by two Chief Justices, the Mayor of the Staple, and the Recorder of London; and for setting down the Time of Signing Judgments in the Principality of Wales, and Counties Palatine.

26. An Act for better Supplying the City and Liberties of Westminster, and Parts adjacent, with Water.

27. An Act for the better preventing Abuses committed in weighing and packing of Butter in the City of York.

28. An Act for Supplying the Records of the Commissary Court of Aberdeen, burnt or lost in the late Fire there.

29. An Act for preventing Delays in the Execution of the Trust reposed in the Governors of the Hospital of King James, founded in the Charter-House, at the Charges of Thomas Sutton Esq; for the Benefit of the said Hospital.

30. An Act for repairing the Highways from the Stones end at Whitechapel Church, in the County of Middlesex, to Shenfield, and to the furthermost Part of the Parish of Woodford, leading to the Town of Epping in the County of Essex.

31. An Act to vest the Ground, Wharf and Key, called Wool-Key, in the Parish of All Saints Barking, in the City of London, with the Buildings and Warehouses thereupon, in Trustees for his Majesty, his Heirs and successors for ever, subject to an Agreement made on his Majesty's Behalf, with the Wardens and Assistants of the Free school in Sevenoake, in the County of Kent.

PRIVATE ACTS.

Anno 8 Georgii.

1. AN Act for naturalising Detelef Von Thienen, and Melosine Baroness of Schoulenburgh.

2. An Act for naturalising Jeanne Coitee du Carel, and others.

3. An Act for naturalising Auguste Tebuteau, Joseph Murat, and others.

4. An Act to vest two fourth Parts of a fee-farm Rent of eighty-two Pounds eight Shillings and twopence, issuing out of the Manor of Kingswood in the County of Wilts (of which two fourth Parts of the Lord Viscount Harcourt is seized in Fee) in Trustees, to the like Uses as a message and Lands called Johnson's Farm, in the Parishes of Stanton Harcourt and Southly, or one of them, in the County of Oxon, were devised by Dame Elizabeth Harcourt, Widow, deceased, and in Lieu thereof for vesting the said premisses, called Johnson's Farm, in the said Lord Viscount Harcourt and his Heirs.

5. An Act to enable the Mayor, Burgesses, and Commonalty of the City of Bristol, to build an Exchange there for the Conveniency of the Merchants and Traders of that City. 6. An