tuled, An act for the well garbling of fpices; and for granting an equivalent to the city of London, by admitting brokers. Cap. 17. For affuring to the English company trading to the Eaft Indies, on account of the united stock, a longer time in the fund and trade therein mentioned, and for railing thereby the fum of 1,200,000l. for carrying on the war, and other her Majefty's occafions.

Cap. 18. For the more effectual difcovery of the death of perfons pretended to be alive, to the prejudice of those who claim eftates after their deaths.

Cap. 19. For continuing the half fubfidies therein mentioned, with several impositions and other duties, to raise money by way of loan, for the fervice of the war, and other her Majesty's neceffary and important occafions, and for charging of prize goods and feizures, and for taking off the drawbacks of foreign cordage, and to obviate the clandeftine importation of wrought

filks.

Cap. 20. For continuing an act made in the third year of her Majefty's reign, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and defertion and false mufters, and for the better payment of the army and quarters. Cap. 21. For the avoiding of doubts and questions touching the ftatutes of divers cathedral and collegiate churches.

Cap. 22. For continuing feveral du

ties therein mentioned, upon coffee, chocolate, fpices, pictures, and muffins, and additional duties upon several of the faid commodities, and certain duties upon callicoes, china wares, and drugs; and for continuing the duties called the two third fubfidies of tonnage and poundage; for preferving the publick credit; and for afcertaining the duties of coals exported for foreign

parts; and for fecuring the crédit of the bank of England; and for paffing feveral accounts of taxes raised in the county of Monmouth; and for promoting the confumption of fuch tobacco as fhall have paid her Majesty's duties.

Cap. 23. To make further provifion for electing and fummoning fixteen peers of Scotland, to fit in the house of peers in the parliament of Great Britain; and for trying peers for offences committed in Scotland; and for the further regulating of votes in elections of members to ferve in parliament.

Cap. 24. For the further directing the payment of the equivalent mo

ney.

Cap. 25. To enable her Majesty to make leafes and copies of offices, lands, and hereditaments, parcel of her dutchy of Cornwall, or annexed to the fame.

Cap. 26. For fettling and establishing a court of Exchequer in the north part of Great Britain, called Scotland.

Cap. 27. To enlarge the time for returning the certificates of all ecclefiaftical livings, not exceeding the yearly value of fifty pounds; as alfo for discharging all livings of that value from the payment of first fruits; and for allowing time to archbishops and bishops, and other dignitaries, for payment of their firft-fruits.

Cap. 28. For continuing the act for afcertaining the tithes of hemp and flax.

Cap. 29. To repeal a claufe in an

act of the feventh year of the reign of his late Majefty, (for amending and repairing the highways) which enjoins waggoners, and others to draw with a pole between the wheel horfes or with double fhafts, and to oblige them to draw only with fix horfes, or other beafts, except up hills.

Cap. 30.

Cap. 30. For afcertaining the rates of foreign coins in her Majefty's plantations in America. Cap. 31. For the better preventing mifchiefs that may happen by fire. Cap. 32. For regulating the qualifications of the elections of the governor, deputy governor, directors, and voters of the governor and company of the bank of England. Cap. 33. For the importation of cochineal from any ports in Spain, during the present war, and fix months longer.

Cap. 34. For limiting a time to perfons to come in and make their claim to any of the forfeited eftates and other interefts in Ireland, fold by the trustees for fale of thofe eftates to the governor and company for making hollow fword blades in England, and divers other purchafers.

Cap. 35. For the publick regiftring

of all deeds, conveyances, wills, and other incumbrances that fhall be made of, or that may affect any honours, manors, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, within the east riding of the county of York, or the town and county of the town of Kingston upon Hull, after the 29th day of September, 1708. and for the rendring the regifter in the west riding more compleat. Cap. 36. For raifing the militia of this kingdom for the year 1708. altho' the month's pay formerly advanced be not repaid.

Cap. 37. For the encouragement of the trade to America.

Private Alts.

Anno 6 Anna.

1. An act for repairing, amending, and enlarging the highways between the town of Kingsdown Hill and the city of Bath, and also feveral other highways leading to and through the faid city; and for

4.

An act for naturalizing Marcos dos Santos.

5. An act for making good to William Thompson, efq; the benefit intended to be granted to his ancestors, and their heirs, by certain letters pátents of King Charles II. in lieu of the caftle of Scarborough, and other things by them furrendered to and now enjoyed by the crown. 6. An act for erecting a workhouse in the town and borough of Plymouth in the county of Devon, and for fetting the poor on work, and maintaining them there.

7. An act for enlarging the term in an act made in the seventh year of his late Majesty's reign, for repairing the highways between the city of London and town of Harwich in the county of Effex.

8. An act for repairing the harbour and key of Watchet in the county of Somerset.

9. An act for the more effectual making and keeping the river Tone navigable from Bridgewater to Taunton in the county of Somerset. 10. An act for fettling the eftate of John now earl of Exeter, purfuant to agreements made on the marriage of the fame earl with Elizabeth countefs of Exeter his now wife, fubject to fuch alterations as are mentioned herein.

11. An act to supply a defect in an act of parliament made in the first b 4 year

year of the reign of her prefent Majefty Queen Anne, intituled, An act for raifing 1500l. by mortgage of lands in the county of Dorfet, for payment of debts, and for a further provifion and maintenance of the younger children of Philip Caldecot, efq; 12. An act to make the ship Ambufcade (a French privateer taken by her Majesty's fhip the Dover, and condemned and fold as a prize) a free ship.

13. An act for erecting a harbour and key at Eaft Tarbet, in the fhire of Argyle.

14. An act for the better amendment of that way which leads from Cheril through Calne to Studley bridge in the county of Wilts. 15. An act for repairing the highways from Old Stratford in the county of Northampton, to Dunchurch in the county of Warwick.

16. An act for the reversal of the attainder of Sir Henry Bond, bart. in Ireland.

17. An act for making effectual the provifion intended by William Bromley, late of Holt Cafile in the county of Worcester, efq; for Dorothy Bromley his youngest daughter. 18. An act for felling the eftate of Thomas Stephens, efq; in the counties of Chester and Stafford, and for fettling of another eftate of as great or greater value, in the county of Glaucefter, to the fame uses. 19. An act for vesting in Roger Tuckfield, efq; feveral lands purchased for him by Sir William Davye, bart. deceased.

20. An act for making two large fly boats (Ruffia built) one called the Thomas and Henry, the other the Richard and Jane, free ships to trade to Ruffia.

21. An act for naturalizing Peter Des Maizeax, Francis Heilman, John Rifteau, Peter Bouvot, and others. 22. An act to enable the right honourable the countess of Bindon,

together with the right honourable Henry earl of Bindon, her now hufband, to make leafes of the manor and town of Carlowe in the county of Catherlagh, and Queen's County in the kingdom of Ireland, and for the evidencing of the fettlements made by Henry late earl of Thomond.

23. An act for vefting the equity of redemption of the manor and capital meffuage of Great Hafeley, with the appurtenances, and divers meffuages, farms, and lands in Hafeley and Latchford in the county of Oxford, late the estate of William Lenthall, efq; deceased (in trustees) to be fold for discharging of incumbrances thereupon.

24. An act for vefting feveral meffuages, houses, lands, and tenements, in the county of Dublin, in the kingdom of Ireland, formerly the eftate of Thomas Boyd, efq; in a trustee, to be fold for the payment of the debts of Letice late countess of Kilmarnock, deceased, and for raifing portions for the younger children of the faid countefs. 25. An act to veft the estate of Ed

ward Cheek, efq; deceased, in Somerfetfbire, remaining unfold at his death, in trustees, to be fold to fatisfy the demands of the lady Ruffel, his mother, and Effex Check his fifter, and to veft the remainder of the monies arifing by fale of the faid eftate, in the purchase of other lands, to be fettled on Edward Cheek, an infant, and his heirs. 26. An act to enable Sir William Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham in the county of Somerfet, bart. to make a marriage fettlement, and for other purposes therein mentioned, during his minority. 27. An act for explaining and amending a provifo and power for enabling Sir John Wentworth, bart. and his brothers, to make a wife a jointure.

28. An act to enable Sir Ralph Milbank, bart. to make a jointure and fettlement upon fuch woman as he fhall marry, as if he were of full age. 29. An act for fale of the manor of Swinden, and feveral meffuages, lands, and hereditaments in the county of York, late part of the eftate of Christopher Lifter, efq; and after of Thomas Lifter, efq; both deceased, for payment of the legacies and debts of the faid Chriftopher Lifter, and a mortgage of the faid Thomas Lifter.

30. An act to impower the lord high treasurer of Great Britain, or commiffioners of the treasury, to compound with Richard Parke, citizen and late merchant of London, for a debt due to her Majesty. 31. An act for the fale of a piece of ground, late of John Killingworth, efq; deceased, on which ftood feveral old and decayed tenements, and applying the purchase-money for the benefit of his wife and daughters.

32. An act for vacating the fettlement made upon the marriage of Henry Mayne, and for making a reasonable provifion for the maintenance of his only fon (who is an ideot) during his life.

33. An act for fale of part of the eftate of James Hamilton, efq; deceased.

34. An act for the relief of col. Richard Sutton, and other Aids de Camp.

35. An act for the relief of capt. James Roch.

36. An act for the relief of lieutenant colonel John Savery. 37. An act for naturalizing John Affleck, efq; and Mary Dutry. 38. An act for naturalizing Peter Dubordieu, and others.

Anno 7 Anna. Cap. 1. For granting an aid to her Majefty, to be raised by a land tax

in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year 1709.

Cap. 2. For the speedy and effectual recruiting her Majesty's land forces and marines, for the fervice of the year 1709.

Cap. 3. For charging and continuing

the duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the fervice of the year 1709.

Cap. 4. For punishing mutiny and defertion and falfe mufters, and for the better payment of the army and quarters.

Cap. 5. For naturalizing foreign pro

teftants.

Cap. 6. For explaining and making more effectual that part of an act paffed in the fifth year of her prefent Majefty's reign, concerning the buying and felling of cattle in Smithfield, and for giving leave for bringing up calves dead to London, as formerly.

Cap. 7. For enlarging the capital ftock of the bank of England, and for raifing a further supply to her Majefty, for the year 1709. Cap. 8. For continuing several impo

fitions and duties, to raise money by way of loan; and for exporting British copper and brass wire duty free; and for circulating a further fum in Exchequer bills, in cafe a new contract be made in that behalf; and concerning the oaths to be adminiftred in relation to Italian thrown filks; and touching oils and plantation goods of foreigners, tar ken or to be taken as prize; and concerning drugs of America, to be imported from her Majesty's plantations; and for appropriating the monies given in this feffion of parliament; and for making out debentures for two tranfport fhips in this act named; and to allow a further time for regiftring certain debentures; and for relief of perfons who have loft fuch tickets, Exchequer bills, debentures, tallies,

or orders, as in this act are mentioned.

Cap.9. For giving the commiffioners of fewers for the city of London, the fame powers as the commiffioners of fewers for counties have; and to oblige collectors for the fewers

to account.

Cap. 10. For rendring more effectual the laws concerning commiffions of fewers.

Cap. 11. For afcertaining and directing the payment of the allowances to be made for or upon the exportation from Scotland of fish, beef, and pork, cured with foreign falt imported before 1 May 1707. and for difpofing fuch falt ftill remaining in the hands of her Majefty's fubjects there, and for afcertaining and fecuring the allowances for fish and Aefh exported and to be exported from Scotland, for the fu

ture.

Cap. 12. For preserving the priviJeges of ambaffadors, and other publick minifters of foreign princes and states.

Cap. 13. For the better afcertaining

the lengths and breadths of woollen cloth made in the county of York.

Cap. 14. For the better prefervation of parochial libraries in that part of Great Britain called England. Cap. 15. For altering Whitfuntide and Lammas terms for the court of Exchequer in Scotland.

Cap. 16. To prevent the laying of wagers relating to the publick. Cap. 17. For making more effectual

an act made in the fixth year of her Majefty's reign, for the better preventing of mifchiefs that may happen by fire.

Cap. 18. To preserve the rights of patrons to advowsons. Cap. 19. To enable infants who are feifed or poffeffed of estates in fee, in truft, or by way of mortgage, to make conveyances of fuch eftates,

Cap. 20. For the publick registring of deeds, conveyances, and wills, and other incumbrances which shall be made of, or that may affect any honours, manors, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, within the county of Middlesex, after the 29th of September, 1709.

Cap. 21. For improving the union of the two kingdoms.

Cap. 22. For the Queen's moft gracious, general, and free pardon. Cap. 23. For raising the militia for the year 1709, although the month's pay formerly advanced be not repaid.

Cap. 24. For continuing the former act for the encouragement of coinage, and to encourage the bringing foreign coins, and British or foreign plate, to be coined, and for making provifion for the mints in Scotland, and for the profecuting offences concerning the coin in England.

Cap. 25. For making perpetual an act for the better preventing the counterfeiting the current coin of this kingdom; as also an act for giving like remedy upon promiffory notes, as is used upon bills of exchange, and for the better payment of inland bills of exchange; and alfo for continuing several acts made in the fourth and fifth years of her Majefty's reign, for preventing frauds committed by bankrupts. Cap. 26. For appointing commiffioners to treat and agree for fuch lands, tenements, and hereditaments as fhall be judged proper to be purchafed for the better fortifying Portsmouth, Chatham, and Harwich,