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 A. D. 1746. Anno decimo nono Georgii II. C. 15 — 18. 665 c further continued by another Act made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, for 12 Ceo. 2. c. 5, ' feven Years, from the firffc Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and thirty-eight, and until the € End of the rirft Seffion of Parliament then next following ; fo that unlefs the faid Ail: be continued, the ' Encouragement given thereby, will ceafe, and this Kingdom be deprived for the future-, of fo great a 4 Good, as it hath for many Years laft pad enjoyed:' Now we your Majefly's mod dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament aflembled, do give and grant unto your Majefty, the Rates, Duties, and Impofitions herein after mentioned, for and during the Term and Time herein after expreffed ; and do moil humbly pray that it may be enacted ; And be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confcnt of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Com- mons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That fuch and the like The Ratej, kc further continued, and be paid and payable to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, for and upon all importation of Wines, Vinegar, Cyder, and Beer, which (hall be imported or brought into Great Britain, within or du- Wines, Vine- and every Claufe, Article, and Sentence in them, or any of them contained, now being in Force, fhall ^^ f orm „ be, and are by virtue of this Act continued, and fhall be in Force, and be duly put in Execution for Aftf and M and during all fuch Time and Term as are before mentioned, as fully and effectually as if the fame were others relatinug particularly repeated and re-enacted in the Body of this prefent Act; any former Law, Statute, Provi- to Coinage, &c lion, Matter, or Thing whatfoever to the contrary notwithftanding. - rantinued tor ° ■ -^^ that Term. ' Farther continued by 27 Geo. JWTii.' and farther by 1 Ceo. 3. c. i6« II. And to the End the Importers of Gold and Silver into the Mints of England and Scotland reflec- tively, may not be difcouraged by any Deficiency of the Revenue by this Act fettled, for defraying the Coinage thereof ; Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall and may be lawful to and for the Commiffioners of the Treafury, or any three or more of them now being, or the Lord High Treafury tode- Treafurer, or any three or more of the Commiffioners of the Treafury for the Time being, and they £7the Mnts'of" are hereby impowered and directed, out of the Monies arifing by this Act, or out of any other publick E„gi an( j ' in t Supplies granted or to be granted by Parliament, to cauie fo much Money to be applied, as fhall be ne- Scotland, cellary for defraying the Expences of the faid Mints of England and Scotland refpectively, by way of Im- preft, and upon Account for that Service, fo as the fame, together with the Coinage Duties arifing by this Act, do not exceed in any one Year, the Sum of fifteen thoufand Pounds, and fo as the faid Monies be iffued out of the Exchequer of Great Britain, to the Mafter of the Mint in Englatid, and to the Ma- tter of the Mint in Scotland refpectively, for the faid Purpofes. CAP. XV. An Act fo/ enabling the Inhabitants of the Hamlet of Bethnal Green, in the County of Middlefex, to com- pleat their Church, and to pay Debts already contracted for the Relief of the Poor of the faid Ham- let, PR. CAP. XVI. An Act for allowing further Time for Jnrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papifts; and for Relief of Proteftant Purchafers, Devifees, and Leffees. EX P. Deeds and Wills of Papifts made fince 29 Sept. 1717, and inrolled before 1 Dec. 1746, to be valid. Pur- chafes made by Proteftants, fince 29 Sept. 1717, not to be vacated for want of Inrolnient of any Deed, isfc. CAP. XVII. An Act for continuing an Act of this prefent Seffion of Parliament, intituled. An Ail to impower his Ma- jefty. to fecure and detain fitch Pcrfons as his Majefty Jfjall JufpeEi are xonfpiri?ig againft his P.crfm and .Government. EXP. See 20 Geo. 2. c. 1. CAP. XVIII. An Ait for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act pafTed in the twelfth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George the Firft, for repairing the Road from the City of Glauccfter to Stone j and other Roads therein mentioned ; and for making the faid Act more effectual. P R. The Act 12 Geo. 1, c. 24. continued for 21 Years. Vol. VI. 4 CL CAP, XIX,