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 A. D. 1757' Anno tricefimo Georgh 11. C, 26, 99 and to take all fiich Meafures as may be neceflary to difappoinc or defeat any Eaterprizes or Dcfigns of his Enemies, and as the Exigency ol-' Affairs may require. 'XIV. And it is hereby alfo enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That out of all or any the Aids or -'^>7^9^- ??■ iJ- l^upplies provided as aforefaid, there fliall and may be iflued and applied any Sum or Sums of Money, fo'i°ruppor'dn'-' not exceeding twenty-eight thoufand feven hundred eighty-nine Pounds five Shillings and one Penny, the Colony 'of iipon Account, for fupporting and maintaining the Settlement of his Majefty's Colony of A^ova Scoiia^ Nova Scotia j fpr the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-feven ; and any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding and 15,3811. 4s, fifteen thoufand three hundred eighty-one Pounds and four Shillings, upon Account, for defraying the p^'^^S" '"<-"^""«d Charges incurred by fupporting and maintaining the Settlement of his Majefty's Colony of Nova Scotia pomit-h" i^X in the Year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five, and not provided for by Parliament ; and any colony,' noc Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding three thoufand five hundred fifty-feven Pounds and ten Shillings, provided for. upon Account, for defraying the Charges of the Civil Eflablifhm.ent of his Majefty's Colony of Georgia^ 3,5571. los. on and other incidental Expences attending the fame from the twenty-fourth Day of yune one thoui'and ^^.'^o'^nt^for fpven hundred and fifty-fix to the twenty-fourth Day of Jime one thoufand feven hundred and fifty- civil^EffabUft- feven ; and any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding ten, thoufand Pounds, to be employed in main- mentofGeorcja. taining and fupporting the Britijh Forts and Settlements upon the Cofts o'i Africa ; and any Sum or Sums io,oool. towards Forces withdrawn from thofe Settlements; and any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding fifty thou- the Edi India fand Pounds, upon Account, to be- paid to fuch Perfons, and in.fuch Manner, and by fuch Proportions Company, miiea as his Majefty ITiall dire£t, for theUfe,and Relief of his Majefty's Subjects in his feveral Provinces of'?! ^^'"^ King's North z.nA So^ifh Carolina, and Firgirija, in^ Jmerica,, in Recompence for fuch Services, as with the Ap- drawrf^"^*^* probation of tlie Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Forces in America they refpedlively {hall have'thence/" performed, or, {hall perform, eithjer by putting the faid Provinces in a State of Defence, or by a6Hng 50,0001. on Ac- with Vigour againft the Enemy and apy^Su^m or Sums of Money not exceeding ten thoufand Pounds, count to the I'ro- towards the further enabling the Commiffioners for building a Bridge crofs the River Tl6(7??i^j, from the 7'"*^°' °*''^- 3"*i City o'i JVeJiminJler to the oppofite Shore in the County o'i Surry, to purchafe Houfes and Grounds for the virgtnk'forS widening the Ways, and making more fafe and commodious the Streets, Avenues and Paftages, leading vices performed' from Charing Crofs to the two Houfes of Parliament, the Courts of Juftice, and IVcJlminJler Bridge ; and and to be per- ' any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding two thoufand five hundred Pounds, to enable the faid Com- rormed by them. mifUoners to widen the Street or Paflage leading from Cockfpur Street to the Paflage in Spring Garden lead- 'P'?°°^J°?" ing to ?iZut 'James's Park', and any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding three thoufand Pounds, upon^^^ q^^^j^^^^^^ Account, for repairing and finifhing a Road proper for the Paflage of Troops and Carriages, from tlie widen the Streets City of Carlijle to~ the Town of Neivcajile upon Tyne, whereof the Sum of five hundred Pounds to be &c. leading frorn paid to the Commiilioners and Truftees ailing within and for the County of Cumberland, and the Sum of Sharing Crofs, to of the Hofpital for the Maintenance and Education of expofed and deferted young Children, to receive Coci{fpur''streec all fuch Children under a certain Age to be by them limited, as fhall be brought to the faid Hofpital be- ^° '^^ ^^rk, fore the hrft Day of January one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight ; and alfo towards enabling them ^'°°°l' "" ^':' to maintain and educate fuch Children as. are novy under, their Care, and to continue to .carry into Exe- the Road Torn ^ ci^ica> ,the gojod; Pur.pofes fpr which they were incorporated. Carlifle to New- .',:,-, ; .'^ . J. " :, ', i, caftle, 30,000!. to the Foundling Hofpital, ^^V.'AndTt-is hereby further eha£ted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid Aids and Supplies pro- Thefe Aids to be vided as aforefaid, fhall not be ifilied or applied to any Ufe, Intent or Purpofe whatfoever, other than appi'e<i tp no the Ufes' and'Purpofes before mentioned, or for the feveral Deficiencies or other Payments dire6led to be ° '^^^' fatisfied thereout, by any Acl or A6ls, or any particular Claufe or Claufes for that Purpofe contained in in" any other A61 or Ads of this prefent Seffion of Parliament. XVI; And as to the faid Sum of thirty-three thoufand Pounds by this A(5i appropriated, on account of Rules to beob- Half-pay as aforefaid, it is hereby enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That the Rules herein Served in the Ap- after prefcribed fhall be duly obferved in the Application of the faid Half-pay ; that is to fay. That no PJ^j^'"" °f the Perfon fhall have or receive any Part of the fame, who was a Minor and under the Age of fixteen Years, ^ "^^^* a^' the Time when the Regiment, Troop or Company in which he ferved, was reduced ; that no Perfon fh^l have or receive any Part of the fame, except fuch Perfons who did actual Service in fome Regiment, Troop or Company; that no Perfon having any other Place or Employment of Profit, Civil or A/Iilitary under his^Majcfty, (hall have or receive any Part of the faid Half-pay ; that no Chaplain of any Garrifon or Regiment, who has any Ecclefiaftical Benefice in Great Britain ov Ireland, fliall have or receive any Pai-t ot the faid Half-pay; that no Perfon fhall have or receive any Part of the fame who has refigned his Commifljon, and has had no Commiffion fince ; that no Part of the fame fhall be allowed to any i Perfon. by virtue of any Warrant or Appointment, except to luch Perfons as would have been otherwife intitled to the fame as reduced Officers ; and that no Part of the fame {hall be allowed to any of the Offi- cers ot the five Regiments of Dragoons and eight Regiments of Foot, lately difbanded in Ireland, except to fuch as were lately taken off the Eftabli/hment of Half-pay in Great Britain. O 2 >, XVII. And