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 The TITLES of the STATUTES. 3. An Act for redeeming fundry Annuities transferable at •the Hank of England, and the Annuities payable on (land- ing Orders for Army Debentures, by the Produce of the Sinking Fund, for applying to the fame Fund the Money remaining in the Exchequer, 0:1 the Head of the Bankers Debt, and making Proviiion for future Claims on the fame Debt, and for applying the Lottery-Tickets Anno 1 726. "which were returned into the Exchequer, to the dif- charging the Pcanding Orders made out for the Suffer- ers at Nevis and St. Chri/iopher's, as far as the fame will extend. 4. An Act for cleanfing, deepening and widening a Greek called Beverley Beck, running into the River Hull, and for repairing the Staiths near the faid Beck, and for amend- ing the Roads leading from the faid River to the Town of Beverley, in the Eaft-Riding of the County of York, and for cleanfing the Streets of the faid Town. 5. An Act for importing Salt from Europe into the Province of Penfllvariia in America. 6. An Act for making more effectual an Act paffed in the third Year of his Majefty's Reign, intituled, An Ac! for the Prefervation and Improvement of the River Wear, and Port and Haven of Sunderland in the County of Durham. 7. An Act for continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, in that Part of Great Britain called England ; and for granting to his Majefty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, for the Service of the Year 1727. and for appropriating the Supplies granted in this Seffion of Parliament ; and for making forth Duplicates of Exchequer-Bills, Lottery-Tickets, and Orders loft, burnt, or otherwife deftroyed ; and for giving further Time to Clerks and Apprentices to pay Duties omitted to be paid for their Indentures and Contracts. S. An Act to enable the South-Sea Company, with the Li- cence and Confent of the Eafi-India Company, to take -in Negroes within their Limits of Trade, and to deliver the fame at Buenos Ayres. 9; An Act for repairing, widening, and amending the Roads from Wigan to Preftan in the. County of Lancafler. 10. An Act for repairing, widening, and amending the Road 11. An Act for repairing the Roads leading from Ciren- ■cefter Town's End to St. John's Bridge in the County of ■Gloucejle'r. 12. An Act for amending the fevcral Roads leading from the- City of Brijiol. 13. An Act for repairing the Road leading from Studley Bridge through Chippenham in the County of Wilts, to the Top of Togbill in the County of Gloucefler. 14. An Act for repairing the feveral Roads leading from Birmingham through the Town of Wednejbury to a Place called High Button, and to Great Bridge, and from thence to the End. of Gibbet-Lane, next adjoining to the Town- fhip of Bilfon, and from Great Bridge through Dudley to ■ - King f win ford, and to the further End of Brittle-Lane, in the Counties of Warwick, Stafford and Worcefler. 15. An Act for repairing the Roads leading from the Town of Bromfgrove to the Town of Dudley, in the County of Worcefler ; and from the faid Town of Bromjgrove to the Town of Birmingham in the County of Warwick. 16. An Act for repairing the feveral Roads leading from the Town of Warminfler in tiie County of Wilts. ly. An Act for amending and repairing the Roads from Luton in the County of Bedford, to Weft 'wood-Gate in the -faid County. 18. An Act for the effectual Draining and Prefervation of ■Haddenham Levelin the Jfle of Ely. 19. An Act for repealing Part, and making more effectual the Refidue of an Act of Parliament made in the firft Year of the Reign of her late Majefty Queen Anne, inti- tituled, An Act for the incorporating ce, ... ■ ' rfonsfor the better providing for, and Jetting at Work the Poor in the City of Gloucester. 20. An Act for improving the Navigation of the River Dun, from a Place called Holmejlile, in the Townfhip of Don- cajler, in the County of York, to Wilfc.k-Houfe, in the Parifh of .Barmby Dun, in the faid County. 2i. An Act for granting to his Majefty the Sum of three hundred and feventy thoufand Pounds, to be raifed by Loans or Exchequer-Bills, to be charged on the Surplus Monies of the Duties on Coals and Culm, granted by an A£t of the fifth Year of his Majefty's Reign, for a Term of Years, and fince made perpetual. 22. An Act for enlarging the Times for hearing and deter- mining Claims by the Truftees for raifing Money upon the Eftates of the late Directors of the South-Sea Company and others ; and for Relief of the Creditors of Robert Knight, Efq; late Cafhier of the faid Company, and for Relief of Perfons who have entered Claims for contingent Debts and Incumbrances ; and for giving Time to Ralph Gulflon, and other Creditors of Edward Gibbon, Efq; to enter Claims before the faid Truftees for a Debt fpecified in the Inventory of the faid Edward Gibbon; and for im- powering the Truftees todifmifs Claims for Want of Pro- fecution;and for applying the Produce of the faid Eftates for the Benefit of the South-Sea Company. 23. An Act for the better Regulation of the Woollen Ma- nufacture, and for preventing Difputes among the Perfons concerned therein ; and for limiting a Time for profecu- ting for the Forfeiture appointed by an Act of the twelfth Year of his Majefty's Reign, in Cafe of Payment of the Workmen's Wages in any other Manner than in Money. 24. An Act for preventing Frauds and Abufes in the Dying Trade. 25. An Act for the free Importation of Cochineal, during the Time therein limited. 26. An Act for better Regulation of the Linen and Hempen Manufactures in that Part of Great Britain called Scot- land. 27. An Act for continuing the Laws therein mentioned re- lating to Copper Bars exported ; and for better preventing Frauds committed by Bankrupts ; and forfearching Drugs and Compofitions for Medicines. 28. An Act for Sale of fuch or the forfeited Eftates in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, as remain unfold, and are veiled in the Crown ; and for determining fuch Claims on the laid Eftates, as having been duly entered, remain undetermined. 29. An Act for allowing further Time to Perfons on board the Fleet, or beyond the Seas in his Majefty's Service, to qualify themfelves for the legal Enjoyment of Ofpces and Employments, and for indemnifying fuch Perfons as have omitted to qualify themfelves within the Time limited for that Purpofe, and for the better afcertaining fuch Time. 30. An Act for encouraging and promoting Fifheries, and other Manufactures and Improvements, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland. 31. An Act for repairing the Road from Cranford Bridge, in the County of Middlefex, to that End of Alaidenhead- Bridge, which lies in the County of Bucks. 32. An Act for the more effectual amending the Highways leading from Roy/Ion in the County of Hertford, to Wandf- ford Bridge in the County of Huntingdon. 33. An Ac"t for improving the Navigation of the River Ouze in the County of lark. 34. An Act for explaining and amending an Act paffed in the feventb- and eighth Years of the Reign of bis iate Ma- jefty King William the Third, intrtulecj, An Act for ma- £ 2 khir
 * from Warrington to Wigan in the County of Lancqfter.