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 The TITLES of the STATUTES. for Life, until Proof be made, that fuch Annuitants are living. 34. An Ait for tlie better Encouragement of Seamen in his Majefty's Service, and Privateers, to annoy the Enemy. 35. An Act to explain, amend, and enlarge an Act made in the fixteenth and feventeenth Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An Ail for regulating the Meafures and Prices of Coals. 36. An Act for permitting certain Goods therein enume- rated, to be imported during the War in Britijh built Shipping, the Property of Foreigners ; and for Relief of William Ord, and others ; and for obviating a Doubt which hath arifen upon the Act of the twelfth Year of the Reign of King Charles Second, intituled, An Ad for the encouraging and increajing of Shipping and Navigation, as to the Importation on the Account of Aliens, of Goods of the Growth or Production of the Plan- tations of Spain and Portugal, in EngliJI) Ships duly navigated. 37. An Act to prevent Difputes touching the Parifhes or Places where improved Waftes, and drained and im- proved Marfh Lands, fhall be charged to Parochial Rates. 38. An Act for remedying fome Defects in the Act made in the forty-third Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An Ail for the Relief of the Poor. 39. An Act to make it High Treafon to hold Correfpon- dence with the Sons of the Pretender to his Majefty's Crown; and for attainting them of High Treafon, in cafe they fhall land or attempt to land in Great Britain, or any of the Dominions thereunto beleng- ing ; and for fufpending the Operation and Effect of a Claufe in the Act of the feventh Year of the late Queen Anne, for improving the Union of the two Kingdoms, relating to Forfeitures for High Treafon, until after the Deceafe of the Sons of the faid Pre- tender. 40. An Act to continue the feveral Laws therein men- tioned for preventing Theft and Rapine on the Nor- thern Borders of England; for the more effectual pu- nifhing wicked and_ evil-difpofed Perfons going armed in Difguife, and doing Injuries and Violences to the Perfons and Properties of his Majefty's Subjects, and for the more fpeedy bringing the Offenders to Juftice ; for continuing two Claufes to prevent the cutting or breaking down the Bank of any River or Sea Bank, and to prevent the malicious cutting of Hop-binds ; and for the more effectual Punifhment of Perfons mali- cioufly fetting on Fire any Mine, Pit or Delph of Coal, or Cannel Coal ; and of Perfons unlawfully hunting or taking any Red or Fallow Deer in Forefts or Chaces, or beating or wounding the Keepers or other Officers in Forefts, Chaces or Parks ; and for granting a Li- berty to carry Sugars of the Growth, Produce or Ma- nufacture of any of his Majefty's Sugar Colonies in America, from the faid Colonies directly to foreign Parts in Ships built in Great Britain, and navigated according to Law; and to explain two Acts relating to the Profecution of Offenders for embezilling Na- val Stores, or Stores of War; and to prevent the retailing of Wine within either of the Univerfities in that Part of Great Britain called England without Li- cence. 4.1. An Ait for_ making more effectual feveral Acts naffed for repairing the Road leading from the Stones End in the Parifh of Saint Leonard Shorcdiuh in the County of Middle/ex, to the furthermoft Part of the Northern Road in the Parifh of Enfield in the fame County, next to the Parifh of Chejhunt in the County of Hertford-, and for amending the Road from the Watch-houfe in Edmonton, to the Market Place in En- field. 42. An Act for amending and making more effectual an Act made in the laft Seffion of Parliament, for continu- ing an Act made in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George the Firft, for repairing the Roads from Luton in the County of Bedford, to Weft- wood Gate in the faid County; and from Luton to Saint Alban's in the County of Hertford. 43. An Act for repairing the Road from the Town of Buckingham in the County of Bucks, to Warmington in the County of Warwick. PRIVATE ACTS. Anno 17 Georgii II. i. A N Act for naturalizing Andrew Lindegren and Abra- _[_ ham Spalding, of London, Merchants. 2. An Act to diffblve the Marriage of Henry Duke of Beaufort, with Frances Scudamore his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 3. An Act to enable his Majefty to grant the Inheritance of Part of the Foreft of Shotover and Stowood in the County of Oxford, to Tuftees, in Truft for Augufius Schutz Efquire, and his Heirs, upon a full and valuable Confideration to be paid for the fame. 4. An Act to enable Mr. John Carre, of Cavers, Advo- cate, to fell Lands in the County of Roxburgh, for Payment of Debts charged thereon, and with the Sur- plus Money (if any) to purchafe other Lands, to be fettled to the fame Ufes as the Lands to be fold are fettled. 5. An Act for dividing and inclofing the common Fields, called the North Field and South Field, in the Parifh of Weftonbirt, in the County of Gloucefler. 6. An Act to enable Edward Stewart, lately called Ed- ward Clarke, and James Stewart Steward, lately called James Stewart Clarke, to take and ufe the Surname of Stewart, purfuant to the Will of James Stewart de- ceafed. 7. An Act to enable Randle Hopley of Overton in the County of Chfler, Gentleman, and his Iffue, to take and ufe the Surname of Dod, purfuant to the Will of William Dod Efquire, deceafed. S. An Act to enable John Cafwell, Gentleman, now cal- led Giles Whitehall, to take and ufe the Chriftian and Surname of Giles Whitehall, and alfo to enable his firft and other Sons, and their Heirs Male, to take and ufe the Surname of Whitehall, in purfuance of the Will of Giles Whitehall deceafed. 9. An Act for naturalizing Mary Countefs of Holdcrneffe, Wife of Robert Earl of Holder neffc. 10. An Act for naturalizing Andmv Templetnan, John Darlon, Chriftian Matter, John Friderick Fries, and Pe- ter de la Rive, of London Merchants. 1 1. An Act to naturalize Lorentz Baflian Rittcr. 12. An Act for naturalizing John Rudolff ' Thunn, of Lon- don, Merchant. 13. An Act for fettling a Capital Meffuage, Lands and Hereditaments in Eajt Grinjiead, in the County of Suf- fix, to divers Ufes therein mentioned, for the Benefit of William Lord Abergavenny, and his Family, as an Equivalent