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 The TITLES of the STATUTES. Quarentine ; and for the better preventing the Plague being brought from Foreign Paris into Great Britain or Ireland, or the Iflcs of Gucrnfey, Jerfey, Alderney, Sari or Adan. 7. An A&. for the more eafy and fpeedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Borough of 52/?»«, and Skirbeck ^i r- ter, and the Parifhes oiBofton and &iirbeci, in the Coun- ty of Lincoln, 8. An Aft for opening the Port of Exeter for the Iniporta- tion of Wool, and Woollen Yarn, from Ireland. 9. An Afb to explain, amend and render more efFeftual, an AcSt made in the twenty-third Year of the Reign of his prefent Majcfly, intituled. An Ati for the Encouragement fl/~ i/j^ Britilh White Herring Fijhery; and for regulating the faid Filhery according to the Calendar now in Ufe, and for other Purpofcs therein mentioned. 10. An Aft for enlarging the Time, and continuing the Duties granted by feveral Afls of Parliament for Re- pairs of the Piers of Bridlington, alias Burlington, in the County of York ; and for making the faid A6ts more ef- feftual. 11. An Aft for permitting the Exportation of Wool, and Woollen or Bay Yarn, from any Port in Ireland, to any Port in Great Britain. 12. An Aft to prevent Wines imported into any of the Out-ports of this Kingdom, being afterwards brought into the Port of L5«(^ij/z, or Parts adjacent, without pay- ing the London Duty. 13. An Aft for the more efFeftually preventing the fraudu- lent Removal of Tobacco by Land or Water, and for the Eafe of the fair Trader in Tobacco; and for afcer- taining the Rates payable for the Portage of certain Let- ters ; and for amending and explaining the Laws relating to the Sale of Spirituous Liquors by Retail. 14. An Aft for the fettling and afcertaining the Fees to be taken by Clerks to Jufticesof the Peace. 15. An Aft for allowing Intereft upon certain Debentures for the Bounty granted on the Exportation of Corn. 16. An Aft for reducing the Number of Directors of the Corporation of the Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas, and other Parts of A?nerica; and for encouraging the Filhery ; and for re- gulating the Election of the Governors and Directors of the faid Company. 17. An Act for the more effectual levying of the Duties upon Windows or Lights, in that Part oi Great Britain called Scotland. 18. An Act for enlarging and regulating the Trade into the Levant Seas. 19. An Aft for enforcing the Laws againft Perfons who fhall fleal or detain fbipwrecked Goods; and for the Re- lief of Perfons fuftering LoiTes thereby. 20. An Aft for encouraging and improving the Manufac- tory of Linen in the Highlands of Scotland. 31. An Aft for encouraging the Silk Manufaftures of this Kingdom; and for fecuring the Duties payable upon the Importation of Velvets, Wrought Silks, and Silks mix- edwith other Materials, not manufaftured in Great Bri- tain.
 * tz. An Aft for the Purchafe of the Mufeimi, or Colleftion

of&'u Hans Sloane, and of the Harleian CoWeiWon of Ma- nufcripts; and for providing one General Repofitory for the better Reception and more convenient Ule of the faid Cojleftions, and of the Cottonian Library, and of the Ad- ditions thereto. 23. An Aft for granting to his Maiefty a certain Sum of Money therein mentioned, out of the Sinking Fund ; iind for applying certain Surplus Monies remaining in. the Exchequer, for the Service of the Year one thou- iand feven hundred and fifty-thjiee; and for the further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Seilion of Par- liament; and for enlarging the Time limited by an Aft of the lafi: Scflion of Parliament, for fubfcribing Annui- ties after the Rate of three Pounds />«?- Centum per Annum, and three Pounds ten Shillings per Centum per Amium, into the Joint Stock of Annuities ; and for other Purpofcs therein mentioned. 24. An Aft for allowing further Time for Inrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papifts ; and for Relief of Pro- teflant Purchafers, Devifees and Leflees. 25. An Aft to render more efFeftual an Aft made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of her late Majelly Queen Anne, intituled, An Ad for providing a puhlick Reivard for fuch P erf on or Perfons as JImU difcover the Longitude at Sea, with regard to the making Experiments of Propofals made for difcovering the Longitude; and to enlarge the Number of CommifTioners for putting in Execution the faid Aft. 26. An Aft to permit Perfons profefling the Jewiflj Reli- gion, to be naturalized by Parliament; and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 27. An Aft to confirm certain Acts and Orders made by Juftices of the Peace being of the Quorum, notwith- ilanding any Defect in not expreiling therein, that fuch Juftices of the Peace are of the Quorum. 28. An Aft for the preventing of the Inconveniencies and Dangers that may arife from the prefent Methods of dig- ging Gravel, Sand, Stone, Chalk and other Materials, on the feveral Commons and Wafte Grounds within this Kingdom, for the Repair of the Highways, and for other Purpofes. 29. An Aft to explain, amend and continue, the Provifions made by two Acts of Parliament of the nineteenth and tvventy-firft Years of his Majeffy's Reign, for the more effectual difarming the Highlands in Scotland, and to make Provifion for the more (peedy afcertaining the lawful Debts or Claims upon the Lands and Hereditaments, that fome Time belonged to Alexander Robertfon of Strovu- an, which, with other forfeited Effates, are, by an Act of the twenty-fifth Year of his Majeffy's Reign, annex- ed to the Crown unalienable. 30. An Aft for the Amendment and Prefervation of the publick Highways and Turnpike Roads of this Kingdom., and for the more efFectLial Execution of the Laws relating thereto. 31. An Aft for regulating the Manner of licenfing Ale- houfes in that Part of G/ro/ 5r//(7/« called England; and for the more eafy convicting Perfons felling Ale, and other Liquors, without Licence. 32. An Aft for continuing feveral Laws relating to the Pu- nilhment of Perfons going armed or difguifed, in Defi- ance of the Laws of Cufloms or Excife; to the Draw- back of the Duties upon Copper Bars exported ; and to the Duties upon Foreign-made Sail Cloth; and alfo for Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures ; and for ta- king off feveral Duties on Merchandizes exported ; and for encouraging the Trade of the Sugar Colonies in Ame- rica; and for vacating the Security for the Duty on Salt lofl in any River, or in Port, after fliipped, and for en- larging the TiiTie for proving the Lofs of Salt; and for Relief of Maffers of Ships with refpeft to the importa- tion of Soap and Candles, contrary to an Aft made in the twenty-third Year of his Majefty's Reign; and alfo for th*j more efFeftual Payment of the Bounties upon .Bri~ ti/h-m7ide Sail Cloth ; and to impov/er the Commiliioners of the Treafury to direft the Payment of the Bounty to John Hcnniher^ and others, upon four Ships fitted out for the Wha'e P'ifhery, and loft in the G?-f£'7?/,77.Y/ Seas, and alio to Philip How, and others, upon two Ships employ- ed in the laid Filliery, notwithflanding fome of the Forms required