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 A. D. 1756. Anno vicelimo nono Georgii 11. C. 29. 701 Xill. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That out of all or any of the Aids or ioo„ooo i. for Supplies provided as aforefaid, there fhall and may be iffued and applied any Sum or Sums of Mo- pencil's o^- ^,^1",, ney not exceeding one hundred thoufand Pounds,, upon Account, for or towards enablin^j; his Ma- nig the .liiirc'iri'd jefty to defray the Expences which have been, or may be incurred by his Majefty in giving Aflift- I'eop'c ofPoi- ance to the diftreiTed People oi Portugal, and our unhappy fellov/ Subjeds refiding and trading there ;'"S^'' and any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding tliirteen thoufand eight hundred fixty-nine Pounds 13,8691. 7 s. feven Shillings and ten Pence, to enable his Majefty to pay the faid Sum to Jarius Tierucy of Lou- 'od. toj. 'i-ier- don Merchant, Agent for and on Behalf of Don Libino Bernardo Vanderhronk, and other Merchants, spanifli'^^e?- "^ refiding at Cadiz, Subjeifts of his CathoHck Majefty, Owners of the Money and Effeds taken in chant, thdrDe- the Spani/h Ship Anna Maria y Saint Felix, provided that all Claims of the Spanijh Merchants be by J," u^'^/JJ" i^"^" them or their Agent or Agents, afligned over to proper Perfons, to the End that the fame be reco- sh?p Amia^Ma- vered and applied to the Ufe of the Publick ; and any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding the Sum ria y st. Felix. of one hundred and fifteen thoufand Pounds, upon Account, to be diftributed in fuch Proportions ^^fQ°}^'^^ as his Majefty in his Wifdom Ihall think fit, to his Majefty's Colonies of Nnu England, New York Cofonies'onie^ and "Jerfey in America, as a free Gift and Reward, .for thejr part Services, and an Encouragement England, Nevv to them to continue to exert themfelves with Vigour in Defence of his Majefty's juft Rights and ^^^"''J'^'^'^^y' PoffefTions ; and "any Sum or Sums or Sums of Money not exceeding five thoufand Pounds, to be 5,0001. to Sir ^iven to Sir iVilliam 'Johnfon as a Reward for his Services; and any Sum or Sums of Money not wiiiiamjohnfon exceeding feventy-one thoufand one hundred and eighty-one Pounds two Shillings and three Pence jj-j^g^j.^^Y^^^.^^''/'"' three farthings, to make good the Deficiency of the half Subfidies of Tonnage' and Poundage, charged 71,181 1. 2s. '3d. with the Paymerrt of feveral Annuities by the Ads of the fixth of Queen Anne, and fixth of King 39- to make George the Firft, to fatisfy all Annuities charged thereupon, to the fifth Day of January one thou- fnc°y JfHaff^'^'" fand feven hundred and fifty-fix; and any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding fix thoufand and subfidy of Ton- thirty-two Pounds feven Shillings and one Penny, to be paid to John Roberta, late Governor of "ageandi^ound- Cape Coajl Cajile in Africa, for his extraordinary Charges in fupporting and defending the Britijl) ^f^l'?^^^^-^^i Forts and Settlements there againft the Holfilities - of the Dutch, and Encroachments of the /"r^ffc/', berts, "charges in the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty; and'anySum or Sums of Money not exceeding fj'" defending ten thoufand Pounds, towards enabling the Commiffioners for building a Bridge crofs the River of ^fj'^^^°^'^ '^^" Thames from the City of WeJlminJJer to the oppofite Shore in the County of Surry, to purchafe Houfes io,ocoi.'to and Grounds for the widening the Ways, and mafcifig more fafe and commodious the Streets, Ave-- Conimiffioners nues and PafTages, leading from Charing Crojj to the two Houfes of Parliament, the Courts of Juftice, Bridge^'fo'r'iav^-'' and Weftminjicr Bridge; and any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding three thoufand Pounds, to ing open the ' enable "his Maiefty to defray the Expence of ereding a Monument in the Collegiate Church of 5a/«/ ^treets from Peter, Wejhninjhr, to the Memory of Captain Jamei Cormvdl, purfuant to an Addrefs to his Ma- ^.^.^f^S ^™''°» jefty on the twenty-eighth Day of May one thoufand feven hundred and forty-feven; and any Sum 3,0001. for the or Sums of Money not exceeding three thoufand thirty-eight Pounds fix Shillings and ten Pence Monument^ Halfpenny, to make good the Deficiency of the Grants for the Service of the Year one thoufand c^r„^^^,35°_ '^^P'^" feven hundred and fifty-five; and any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding ten thoufand Pounds, 3,0381. 'es. lod. towards enabling the Governors and Guardians of the Hofpital for expofed and deferted young Chil- ^q- Deficienc>« dren, to receive into the faid Hofpital all Children under a certain Age to be appointed by the faid "he Yea™-- c.°'^ Governors and Guardians, who fliall be' brought to the faid Hofpita.l after the firft Day of June, jo,cooi. tohe and before the thirty-firft Day of December one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix. Foundling Ho- XIV. And it is further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid Aids and Supplies fj^f^ ^i^j^ ^^ provided as aforefaid, fhall not be iffued or applied to any Ufe, Intent or Purpofe whatfoever, . other be .applied to no than the Ufes and Purpofes before-mentioned, or for the feveral Deficiencies or other Payments di- ot'ie'" ufes. reded to be fatisfied thereout, by any Ad or Ads, or any particular Claufe or Claufes for that Purpofe contained in any other Ad or Ads of this prefent SefTion of Parliam.ent. XV. And as to the faid Sum of thirty-eight thoufand Pounds by this Ad appropriated on Account j^^j^.^ ,p [^^^^^ of Half-pay as aforefaid ; it is hereby enaded and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That the Rules fcved in the herein after prefcribed fhall be duly obferved in the Application of the faid Half-pay ; that is to fay. Application of That no Perfon fhall have or receive any Part of the fame, who was a Minor, and under the Age ^'^^ ^^'^'P^^' of iixteen Years, at the Time when the Regiment, Troop or Company, in which he ferved, was reduced; See 30 Gcc. 2, that no Perfon fliall have or receive any Part of the fame, except fuch Perfons who did at"^ual Service '• -^' ^ '''• in fome Regiment, Troop or Company ; that no Perfon having any other Place or Imployme.it of Pro- fit Civil or Military, under his Majefty, fhall have or receive any Part of the faid Half-pay ; that no Chap- lain of any Garrifon or Regiment, who has any Ecclefiaftical Benefice in Great Britain or Ireland, [hall have or receive any Part of the faid Half-pay ; that no Perfon fhall have or receive any Part of the fame, who has refio-ned his Commiffion, and has had no Commiilion fmte ; that no Part of the fame (hall be allowed to any Perfon by virtue of any V/arrant or Appointment, except to fuch Perfons as would have been otherwife intitled to the fame as reduced Officers ; and that no Part of the lame fhall be allowed to any of the Ofiicers of the five Regiments of Dragoons, and eight Regiments of Foot lately difbanded in Ireland, except to fuch as were lately taken off the Eftablilhment of Half-pay in Great Britain. ' XVI. And whereas by an Ad of Parliament made and pafTed in the twenty-eighth Year of his ^s Geo. i. c. 22, • Majefty's Reign, intituled, An A^ for granting to his MajeJJy a certain Sum of Money therein mentioned ' out of the Sinking Fund, and applying certain Monies remaining in the Exchequer, for the Service of the ' Year one thoufand feven hundred' and f fly- five ; and for carrying the Surplus of certain Duties to the ' Sinking Fund ; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Scjfion of Parliament ; the ' feveral Supplies which had been granted to his Majefty, as is therein mentioned, were appropriated iiot
 * to the feveral Ufes and Purpofes 'therein exprelTed j amongft which, any Sum or Sums of iVloney