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 The TITLES of the STATUTES. ham-, purfuant to an Agreement between Francis Lord Middleton and Robert BirdY-io^xxuz, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 44.' An Aul for vefling the fettled Eftate of Sir John Button Coll Baronet, in Truftees, to be fold for difcharging fe- veral Incumbrances afFeiSting the fame ; and for lay- ing out the Surplus of the Money arifiiig by fuch Sale, in the Purchase of other Lands, to be fettled to the fame Ufes. 45. An Act to impower Edivard Walter Efquire, and di- vers other Perfons claimirig under the Wills of his Grand- father and Brother refpefli'ely, to make Leafcs of the fe- veral Lands and Hereditaments purchafed, and to be pur- chafed, fmce the Will of Peter [Falter the Grandfather, and in purfuance of the fame. 46. An Act for vefling the f;ttled Eftate of Edmund Bram- _y?cn Efquire, znA Henrietta Mariahxs'Wik, in Truftees, for raifuig feveral Sums of Money for difcharging Portions charged upon the fame, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 47. An Act for vefting the Manor oi North JFeJlon, and di- vers Lands and Hereditaments in the County of Oxford, the Eftate of Frff;?«j Clerh Efquire, in Truftees, inTrufl', to fell the fame, to raife Money for Payment of Debts and Incumbrances afFefting the fame, and for oiher Pur- pofes therein mentioned. 48. An Aft for charging the fettled and unfettled Eftatcs of Gilbert Caldecat Efquire, with raifing Money to pay his Debts and Incumbrances ; and for limiting his unfettled Eftate fo charged to the Ufes of his Marriage Settlement. .49. An Act for diffblving the Marriage of Richard Morgan Efquire, with Anne Hall his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other Purpofes therein men- tioned. 50. An Act for confirming and eftabliCiing an Agree- ment for inclofing Ojmctherley Moor, or Common, in the County of Ycrk, and for rendering the faid Agreement more elfedual for the Purpofes thereby intended. 5!, An Act for dividing and inclofing 5;Vi7/?a/z Cow Paf- ture in the County of Derby. 52. An Act for dividing and inclofing the open and com- mon Fields, withiti the Manor and Parifh of Hawllng in the County of Ghuce/ler. 53. An Act for naturalizing P6'i^t»r/73/;« Fremeaux, Adriana Conjlantia Fremeaux, Elizabeth Fretneaux-, Maria Cathc- rina Fremeatix and Gcrtruda Johanna Fremeaux, who are all Infants under the Age of ei.;hteen Years. 5!|. An Act for naturalizing y.7fi;Zi Kirhjian. 55. An Act for natuializing "John Ulric Pojfavant, PUBLICK ACTS. Anno 29 Gcorgii II. -I. A N Act for continuing and granting to his Majefty ±, certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty- fix. 2. An Aft for granting an Aid to his Majefty by a Land Tax, to be raifcd in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix ; and for the Relief of the Inhabitants of the City and County of the City of Lincoln, in refpcft of Arrears of the Land Tax. 3. An Aft forpunifhing Mutiny and Defertion ; and for the better Payment of the Army and their Qviarters. 4. An Aft for the fpeedy and effeftual Recruiting of his Majefty's Land Forces and Marines. 5. An Aft to enable his Majefty to grant Commiffions to a certain Number of Foreign Proteftants who have ferved Abroad as Officers, or Engineers, to aft and rank as Of- ficers or Engineers, America ovii-^, under certain Re- ftrictioiis and Qualifications. 6. An Act for the Regulation of his Majefty's Marine Forces while on Shore. 7. An Aft for granting to his Majefty the Sum of tv/o Mil- lions, to be raifed by Way of Annuities and a Lottery, and charged on the Sinking Fund, redeemable by Parlia- ment ; and for extending to Ireland the Laws made in this Kingdom, againft private and unlawful Lotteries. 8. An Aft to repeal a Claufe in an Aft made in the twen- ty-fixth Year of his prefent Majefty, intituled,' An AB to oblige Ships more effeSiually to perform their §htarentine ; and for the better preventing the Plague being brought from Fo-. reign Parts into Great Britain or Ireland, or the IJles of Guernfey, Jerfey, Alderney, SarkorMan, whereby the ftationing of Ships infefted with the Plague, to the North- ward of fi?/)^' Finifterre, is confined to the Harbour- of Neiu Grimfby, and removeable to no other Place ; and for appointing a more fafe and commodious Place inllead thereof. 9. An Aft for eftablifhing a Fund for Payment of the Bonds of the Governor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Com- pany of Confervators of the Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level; and fOr exchanging the prefent Bonds of the faid Corporation for other Bonds, payable out of the Revenues of the Middle and South Levels, Part of the faid Great Level ; and for enabling the laid Corporation to borrov/ further Suins, for the Ule of th'; faid Great Level. 10. An Aft for the better afcertaining, recovering and col- lefting certain Duties payable upoti the Importation and Exportation of Goods and Merchandizes ijuo or out of the Harbour of the Town and County of Pook ; and al- fo of Ballaft and Boomage Duties, payable in refpeft cf Ships and Vefiels coming into and going out of the faid Harbour; and for the enlarging, better repairing and keeping in Repair, the faid Harbour, and the Qiiays and Wharfs ; and for providing a proper Place for keeping Gunpowder in or near the faid Town ; and for eftablifh- ing and regulating a Nightly Watch, and enlightening the Streets in the faid Town. 11. An Aft for the better Supply of Mariners and Seamen to ferve in his Majefty's Ships of War, and on Board Merchant Ships, and other Trading Ships and Vefi'els. 12. An Aft for granting to his Majefty a Duty upon Li- cences for retailing Beer, Ale and other Excifeable Li- qiiors ; and for eftablifning a Method for granting fuch Licences in Scotland; and for allowing fuch Licences to be granted at a Petty SelTion in England, in a certain Cafe therein mentioned. 13. An Aft for granting to his Majefty an additional Duty on Cards and Dice. 14. An Aft for granting to his Majefty feveral Rates and Duties payable by all Perfons, and Bodies Politick or Cor- porate, having certain Quantities of Silver Plate. 15. An Aft for granting a Bounty upon certain Species of Britijh and Irijh Linens exported ; and taking ofF the Duties on the Importation of Foreign Raw Linen Yarns made of Flax. 16. An Aft to impower his Majefty to prohibit the Expor- tation of Salt Petre ; and to enforce the Law for ininovv- ering his Majefty to prohibit the Exportation of Gun- powder, or any Sort of Arms and Ammunition ; and alfo to impower his Majefty to reftrain the carrying Coaft- wife of Salt Petre, Gunpowder, or any Sort of Arms or Ammunition. 17. An Aft to prevent his A-lajefty's Suhjefts froin ferving as Officers under the French King ; and for the better en- forcing an Aft pafl'ed in the ninth Year of his prefent Ma- jefty's Reign, to prevent the inlifling his Majefty's Sub- jefts to lerve as Soldiers, without his Majefty's Licence ; and for obliging fuch of his Majefty's Subjefts as fhall accept Commiffions in the Scotch Brigade, in tiie Service of the States General of the United Provinces, to take the Oaths of Allegiance and Abjuration. 18. An Aft to obviate a Doubt arifen on an Aft made in the laft Seflion of Parliament, intituled. An ASi for Relief of Infolvent Debtors ; and for Relief of Sheriff's and Keepers of Prifons, in refpeft to Efcapes, of fuch Perfons as d 2 .,c;