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 TITLES of the STATUTES. Money arifing thereby in the Payment of his Debts and Legacies. 22. An Aft for explaining and amending feveral Powers contained in the Settlements made in the Marriage of Henry Walters Gentleman, and Ajitte his Wife, and fir rendering the fame more effeftual for the Purpofes there- by intended, 23. An Aft to impower the Executors and Trufiees of 5^- muel Shepheard Efquire, deceafed, to fell his Houfes at Exnlng in Suffolk.^ and in Cavendifi Square, and the Plate and Furniture thereto belonging, and to apply the Money produced by fuch Sale, as the Court of Chancery fliall di- reft or appoint. 24. An Aft for Sale of Part of the Eftates of John Need- ham Efquire, and Anne his Wife ; John Leche Efquire, and Mary his Wife; and Elizabeth Hurleflon, for dif- charging Incumbrances affefting the fame, and other Pur- pofes therein mentioned. 25. An Aft to enable William Cowper Efquire, to fettle a Jointure upon his prefent Wife, and to make Leafes of certain Eftates in the County of Hertford, 26- An Aft for impowering Truftees to raife Money out of the fettled Eftate of Robert Doltnan Efquire, for dif- charging feveral Debts and Sums of Money contrafted and borrowed by him. 27. An Aft for veiling the Eftates of Richard Stanley Efquire, a Lunatick, lying in the Counties of Kent and Middle/ex, in Truftees, to be fold for the Payment of feveral Debts and Incumbrances thereon, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 28. An Aft to fell Part of the fettled Eftate of Thomas Ser- gifon Efquire, and to lay out the Money arifuig thereby, in the Purchafe of Lands and Hereditaments to be fettled in lieu thereof. 2g. An Aft to enable William Nijhet of Dirleion Efquire, and the Heirs of Intail for the time being, to make Lea- fes of Lands in the County oi Haddington, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 30. An Aft for raifmg Money by Sale or Mortgage of the Eftate of Gorton Orme Efquire, in the County of SuJTex, for the Payment of his Debts, and the Portion of Coar- lote Orme his Daughter, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 31. An Aft for incloftng and dividing certain Common Fields and Common Grounds, called Nether Hey ford Com- mon Fields, lying and being in the Pariflies of Nether Hey- ford. Stow with nine Churches, and Bugbrooke, in the County of Northampton, and for extinguifhing all Right of Common in certain Meadov/s, Paftures and inclofed Grounds in the faid Parifties, and providing a Recom- pence to the Reftors of the faid Pariflies, in lieu of Tythes. 32. An Aft for confirming Articles of Agreement for in- clofing and dividing the Commons and Wafte Grounds within the Manor of Culcheih in the County of Lanca- Jier. 33. An Aft for iecuringthe fole Property, Benefit and Ad- vantage of an Engine invented by Jfrael Poivnoll, decea- fed, for~i-aifing Ballaft, Sullage and Sand, and for remo- ving Banks, Shelves and Shoals, in Rivers and Harbours, to the Children of the faid Ifrael Poivnoll, for a certain Term of Years. 34. An Aft for naturalizing Jacob Van Wylick. PUBLICK ACTS. Jnno 24 Georgii 11. I. A N Aft for continuing and granting to his Majefty S certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Year one thoufand fcven hundred and fifty-one. 2. An Aft for granting to his Majefty the Sum of two Mil- lions one hundred thoufand Pounds, to be raifed by An- nuities, and a Lottery, and charged on the Sinking P'und,, redeemable by Parliament. 3. An Aft for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Aft pafTcd in, the twelfth Year of the Reign of his pre- fent Majefty, for repairing the Road between Stamford and Graniharn in the County of Lincoln ; and for making the fame more efftftual. 4. An Aft for enabling his Majefty to raife the feveral Sums of Money therein mentioned, by Exchequer Bills, to be charged on the Sinking Fund ; and for impowering the Commiffioners of the Treafury to pay off" the Old and New unfubfcribed South Sea Annuities out of the Supply granted to his Majefty for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-one ; and for enabling the Bank of itH^ATWii to hold General Courts, and Courts of Direftors, in the Manner therein direfted ; and for giving certain Perfons Liberty to fubfcribe Bank and Sotith Sea Annuities omitted to be fubfcribed purfuant to two Afts of the laft Seffion of Parliament. 5. An Aft to indemnify Perfons who have omitted to qua- lify themfelves for Offices and Employments within the Time limited by Law, and for allowing further Time for that Purpofe. 6. An Aci; for punilhing Mutiny and Defertion ; and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters. 7. An A6t for granting an Aid to his Majefty by a Land Tax, to be raifed in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-one. 8. An Aft for the better carrying on, and regulating, the Navigation of the River Thames and Ifis, from the City of London weftward, to the Town of Cricklade in the County of Wilts. 9. An Aft for repairing the Road leading from Wefi Laving- ton to the Devizes, and from the Devizes to Seend, in the County of Witts. 10. An Aft for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by two Afts of Parliament, for repairing the Highways through the feveral Parifties of Saint Michael, Saint Al- lan, Saint Peter, Shenley Ridge, and South-Mims, in the Counties of Hertford and Middlefex. w. An Aft for reducing the Intereft upon the Capital Stock of the South Sea Company, from the Time, and upon the Terms, therein mentioned ; and for preventing of Frauds committed by the Officers and Servants of the faid Company. iz. An Aft for appointing Commiffioners to put in Execu- tion an Aft made in the twenty-fecond Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, for making navigable the Rivers commonly called Brandon and Wavency ; fo far as the fame relates to the Navigation of the River commonly called the Lcffer Ouzc, from Thctford to Brandon, and from Brandon to a Place called the White Hoifc, near i Brandon Ferry, in the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. 13. An Aft for repairing the Road from Cros ford Bridge, through the Townfhips of Stretford and Hidme, to the Town of A'lanchejier, in the County Palatine of Lan- cajler, 14. An Aft for explaining and amending an Aft paffed in the twenty-firft Year of the Reign of his prefent Ma- jefty, intituled. An ASi for the Relief of the Anruiitants of the Wardens and Commonalty of the Mt/lery of Mer- cers of the City of London, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 15. An Aft to enable the Pariftiioners of the Parifli of Saint Mary, ifington, in the County of Middlefex, to rebuild the Church of the faid Parifh. 16. An