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 The TITLES of the STATUTES. of the Reign of her late Majefty Queen Anne, and the other in the feventh Year of the Reign of his late Ma- jefty King George the Firft, for repairing and enlarging the Highways between the Top of King/down Hill and the City of Bath; and for amending feveral other High- ways leading to the faid City; and for cleanfing, pa- ving and enlightening the Streets, and regulating the Chairmen there; and for keeping a regular nightly Watch within the faid City and Liberties thereof. 21. An Act for taking off' the Duties upon Woollen and Bay Yarn imported from Ireland to England, and for the more effectual preventing the Exportation of Wooll from Great Britain, and of Wooll, and Wooll manu- factured from Ireland to foreign Parts. 22. An Act to rectify a Miftake in an Act made in the fixth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George for preventing Frauds and Abufes in the publick Reve- nues of Excife, Cuftoms, Stamp Duties, Poft-office, and Houfe-money, relating to the Condition of Bonds taken from Matters of Ships; and to indemnify Perfbns who have ailed under the faid Miftake; and alfo to ob- viate a Doubt which has arifen upon an Act made in the i'eventh Year of his faid late Majefty's Reign, for the further preventing his Majefty's Subjects from trading to the Eaji Indies under foreign Commiffions ; and for encouraging and further fecuring the lawful Trade thereto, with regard to Profecutions in Ireland in a fum- mary Way, for the fraud ulent Importation of Ea/l In- dia Goods into that Kingdom. 23. An Act for providing a Reward to Joanna Stephens, upon a proper Difcovery to be made by her,, for the Ufe of the Publick, of the Medicines prepared by her for the Cure of the Stone. 24. An Act to im power the High Court of Chancery to, lay out, upon, proper Securities, any Monies, not ex- ceeding a Sum therein limited, out of the common and general Cafh in the Bank of England, belonging tathe- Suitors of the faid Court, for the Eafe of the faid Sui- tors, by applying the Intereft arifing therefrom for an- fwering the Charges of the Office of the Accountant General of the faid Court. 25. An Act to obviate fome Doubts which have arifen upon the Conftruction of an Act made in the firft Year of the Reign of King Willam and Queen Mary, inti- tuled, An A£i for explaining Part of an A£i made in the firjl Year of the Reign of King James the Firjl, concerning taryned Leather; and for rendering more effectual a Claufe in the faid laft mentioned Act, which obliges Curriers to curry Leather ; and for repealing two Claufes in the faid laft mentioned Act. 26. An Act for the better preventing Frauds and Abufes in Gold and Silver Wares. 27; An Act for explaining and amending an Act made in the eighth Year of the Reign of King Richard the Se- cond, intituled, No Man of Law Jhall be Jujlice of Affvze or Gaol Delivery in his own Country; and another Act made in the thirty- third Year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, intituled, An Acl that none Jhall be Jujlice of Affile in his own Country, &c. 28. An Act for the more effectual preventing of exceflive and deceitful Gaming. 29. An Act for the more eafy affeffing, collecting and le- vying of County Rates. 30. An Act for granting a Liberty to carry Sugars, of the Growth, Produce or Manufacture of any of his Ma- jefty's Sugar Colonies in America, from the faid Colo- nies directly to foreign Parts, in Ships built in Great .Britain, and navigated according to Law, 31. An Act for eftablifhing and well-governing an Ho-, fpital or Infirmary in the City of Bath. 32. An Act for afcertaining, preferving and improving the Navigation of the River Lee, from the Town of Hertford to the Town of Ware in the County of Hert~ ford; and for preferving and improving the faid River, from the faid Town of Ware to the new Cut or River made by the Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens of London; and for enabling the Governor and Company of the New River the better to fupply the Cities o£ London and Weftminfter, and the Liberties and Suburbs thereof, with good and wholefome Water. 33. An Act to enlarge the Powers of the Commiffioners for building a Bridge crofs the River Thames fromrthe Wooljlaple or thereabouts, in the Parifh of Saint Mar- garet in the City of WeJrminJler, to the oppofite Shore in the County of Surrey; and to enable them by a Lot- tery to raife Money for the feveral Purpofes therein mentioned ; and to enlarge the Time for enchanging Tickets unclaimed in the laft Lottery for the faid Bridge; and to make Provifion for Tickets in the faid Lottery,, loft, burnt or otherwife deftroyed. 34. An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act paffed in the twelfth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George the Firft, for repairing" the Road from- Spittlegate Hill near Grantham in the County of Lincoln, to Little Drayton in the County o£ Nottingham. 35. An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an .Act paffed in the eighth Year of the Reign, of hfe late Majefty King George the Firft, for amending the Highways leading from' Brampton Bridge to Waif or d Bridge id the County of Northampton; and alfo the great Poft Road, from Morter-pit Hilt, in the faid County, through Brixworth, Lamport, Maidwell, Kel~ ffiarfh, and Oxenden-magna<, to Chain Bridge, leading into Market Harbor ough in the County of Leicejler. 36; An Act for prohibiting the Importation of Books re- printed Abroad, and firft compofed or written; and printed in Great Britain; and for repealing fo much of an Act made in the eighth Year of the Reign of her late Majefty Queen Anne, as impowers the limiting the Prices of Books. PRIVATE ACTS. Anno 12 Georgii II. 1. N Act for naturalizing Jacob Hoffham Muri/bm £, Nathaniel Foogd, Samuel Cley and others. 2. An Act for naturalizing James Nadal William Rene Morin, and Charles Deion. 3. An Act for Sale of Part of the Eftate late of Richard Berney Efquire deceafed, for difcharging Incumbrances' thereupon. 4» An Act for vefting a Meffuage and Lands in Twicken- ham, late the Eftate of the Honourable William Town- fhend Efquire, deceafed, in Truftees, in Truft to fell" the fame, purfuant to an Article entered into by the faid William Townfhend in his Life-time, and for applying the Money arifing by fuch Sale for the Benefit of Charles Townfhend, his only Son and Heir, an Infant. 5. An Act for vefting in Archibald Hamilton Efquire, commonly called Lord Archibald Hamilton, and his" Heirs, the Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, in the County of Berks, therein mentioned, in Truft, to convey the fame to Sir William Irby Baronet, and his Heirs, and for laying out the Purchafe-money in the Purchafe