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p. 599-604: "An act for allowing further time for inrollment of deeds and wills made by papists; and for relief of Protestant purchasers, devisees, and lessees." ; p. [591]-594: "An act for the further punishment of persons who shall aid or assist prisoners to attempt to escape out of lawful custody." ; p. 583-587: "An act to indemnify persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employment within the time limited by law, and for allowing futher time for that purpose; and also for amending so much of an act made in the twenty fifth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An act for preventing dangers which may happen from Popish recusants, as relates to the time for receiving the sacrament of the Lord's supper now limited by the said act." ; p. 579-580: "An act for allowing carts to be drawn with four horses." ; p. 555-574: "An act to make the hamlet of Bethnal Green in the parish of Saint Dunstan, Stepney, in the county of Middlesex, a separate and distinct parish, and for erecting a parish church therein." ; p. 551-552: "An act to continue an act made in the fifth year of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An act to prevent the committing of frauds by bankrupts." ; p. 543-548: "An act for continuing several laws relating to the allowance upon the exportation of British made gunpowder; to the importation of naval stores from the British colonies in America; to the additional number of one hundred hackney chairs; and to the powers given for regulating hackney coaches and chairs; for punishing the venders of unstamped newspapers; for allowing the importation of hemp or flax manufactured in Ireland, though not sworn to be of the growth of Ireland; and for the relief of Bryan Blundell, in respect to the duty on some white salt lost in a storm at sea." ; p. 527-539: "An act for granting to His Majesty the sum of one million out of the sinking fund, and for applying a further sum therein mentioned, for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty three; and for the further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament." ; p. 503-522: "An act for rectifying mistakes in the names of the commissioners for the land tax for the year One thousand seven hundred and forty two, and for the appointing other persons, together with those named for the said year, to put in execution an act of this present session of Parliament, intituled, An act for granting an aid to His Majesty by a land tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty three." ; p. 483-498: "An act for continuing an act made in the thirteenth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An act for amending and repairing the roads from Luton in the county of Bedford, to Westwood-gate in the said county, and for repairing the roads from Luton, to Saint Alban's in the county of Hertford." ; p. 455-478: "An act for repairing the road leading from the town of Cirencester in the county of Gloucester, to a place called the Monument upon Lansdown in the same county." ; p. 439-451: "An act for continuing and making more effectual an act passed in the ninth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, for repairing the highways from the city of Gloucester to the top of Birdlip-hill, being the road to London; and from the foot of the said hill to the top of Crickley-hill, being the road to Oxford." ; p. 431-434: "An act to explain and amend an act passed in the twelfth year of the reign of His present Majesty, for repairing the road from the Dun Cow in Dunchurch, to Hillmorton in the county of Warwick, and from thence to Saint James's End in the town of Northampton." ; p. 423-426: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the tenth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An act for repairing and amending the highways from the north part of Harlow-bush common in the parish of Harlow, to Woodford in the county of Essex." ; p. 419-420: "An act to empower justices of the peace to act in certain cases, relating to parishes and places, to the rates and taxes of which they are rated or chargeable." ; p. 387-414: "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors." ; p. 375-382: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the sixth year of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled, An act for the more effectual repairing the roads leading from Wade's mill in the county of Hertford, to Barley and Royston in the said county." ; p. 371-372: "An act for the more easy and effectual conviction of offenders found at large within the kingdom of Great Britain, after they have been ordered for transportation." ; p. 331-366: "An act for punishing mutiny and desertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quarters." ; p. 299-326: "An act for raising by annuities and a lottery in manner therein mentioned, the sum of one million eight hundred thousand pounds, at three pounds per centum per annum, for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty three." ; p. 283-294: "An act for repealing the several rates and duties upon victuallers and retailers of beer and ale, within the cities of London and Westminster, and the weekly bills of mortality; and for transferring the exchequer bills unsatisfied thereupon, to the duties for licences to sell spirituous liquors and strong waters by retail; and also for enabling His Majesty to raise a certain sum of money for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty three, to be further charged on the said duties for licences." ; p. 259-280: "An act to explain and amend the laws touching the elections of members to serve for the Commons in Parliament, for that part of Great Britain called Scotland, and to restrain the partiality, and regulate the conduct of returning officers at such elections." ; p. 231-254: "An act for repairing the roads leading from Marlborough throught West-Kennet to Shepherds Shord; and from the Hare and Hounds in Beckhampton, to the top of Cherill Hill; and from the town of Avebury to the cross-way at Beckhampton in the county of Wilts." ; p. 215-226: "An act to enable the parishioners of the parish of Saint Botolph without Aldgate, in the city of London, to raise a certain sum of money, for payment of debts already contracted for the relief and maintenance of the poor of the said parish." ; p. 203-210: "An act for repealing certain duties on spirituous liquors, and on licences for retaling the same, and for laying other duties on spirituous liquor and on licences to retale the said liquors." ; p. 179-200: "An act for repairing the high road from Borough-bridge in the county of York, to Catherick in the same county, and from thence to Piers-bridge on the river Tees." ; p. 163-176: "An act to enable the present and future proprietors and inhabitants of the houses in Charterhouse Square, in the county of Middlesex, to make a rate for raising money effectually to inclose pave, watch, clean, and improve the said Square, and to continue the same in repair." ; p. 155-158: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An act for reparing the several roads leading from the town of Warminster in the county of Wilts." ; p. 147-150: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the first year of the reign of His present Majesty for the more effectual amending the highway between Hockliffe and Woburn in the county of Bedford, and for repairing the road leading through Woburn to Tickford bridge in Newport Pagnel in the county of Bucks." ; p. 123-144: "An act for repairing the road from Bowes in the county of York, to Brough under Stainmore in the county of Westmoreland." ; p. 99-118: "An act for continuing the duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty-three." ; p. 3-96: "An act for granting an aid to His Majesty by a land tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty three." ; Contains 32 acts, each with a duplicate of the t.-p. quoted. Nos. 20-32 printed 1743. The paging and caption title of each act follow ; Blank leaves, included in signatures and paging, were omitted in binding ; Initials ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Page 591 wrongly numbered 579 ; Numbers 53-56 repeated in paging; nos. 57-60 omitted ; Bookplate: Mr. Baron Mure ; Contemporary suède calf binding

Binders title: Debates [of the] House of Commons. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Binder's title: Proceedings of the H. of Commons. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Includes indexes. ; Imprint varies, v. 14: Printed and sold by William Sandby. ; Also published 1741-42 under title: The history and proceedings of the House of Commons of England . through every session, from the year 1660 . ; Vol. 6-12 also published under title: The history and proceedings of the House of Commons . from the death of her late Majesty Queen Anne. Tables of contents labelled v. 1-7. ; "Vols. 6-8 of this edn. are identical with a 3-v. edn. printed the preceding year, with the same title, 1714-34."--Pargellis, Bibl. Brit. Hist., p. 60, no. 401. ; I. From 1660 to1680 -- II. From 1680 to 1695 -- III. From 1695 to 1706 -- IV. From 1706 to 1713 -- V. From 1713 to 1714 -- VI. From 1714 to 1717 -- VII. From 1727 to 1733 -- VIII. From 1733 to 1734 -- IX. From 1734 to 1737 -- X. From 1737 to 1739 -- XI. From 1738 to 1739 -- XII. From 1740 to 1741 -- XIII. From 1741 to 1742 -- XIV. From 1742 to 1743. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Clark Library copy: bound in old mottled calf.

p. 587-602: "An act for the more effectual disarming the Highlands in Scotland; and for more effectually securing the peace of the said Highlands; and for restraining the use of the Highland dress; and for further indemnifying such persons as have acted in defence of His Majesty's person and government, during the unnatural rebellion; and for indemnifying the judges and other officers of the Court of justiciary in Scotland, for not performing the Northern circuit in May, One thousand seven hundred and forty six; and for obliging the masters and teachers of private schools in Scotland, and chaplains, tutors and governors of children or youth, to take the oaths to His Majesty, his heirs, and successors, and to register the same." ; p. 575-583: "An act more effectually to prohibit and prevent pastors or ministers from officiating in Episcopal meeting-houses in Scotland, without duly qualifying themselves according to law; and to punish persons for resorting to any meeting-houses where such unqualified pastors or ministers shall officiate." ; p. 567-570: "An act to regulate insurance on ships belonging to the subjects of Great Britain, and on merchandizes or effects laden thereon." ; p. 559-562: "An act to allow the purchase, for His Majesty's use, of naval stores brought into this kingdom on board neutral ships, by any of His Majesty's ships, and to allow such stores to be landed and entered during the continuance of the present wars with France and Spain, or either of them." ; p. 543-554: "An act more effectually to prevent the frauds and abuses committed in the admeasurement of coals within the city and liberty of Westminster, and that part of the Dutchy of Lancaster adjoining thereto, and the several parishes of Saint Giles in the Fields, Saint Mary le Bon, and such part of the parish of Saint Andrew, Holborn, as lies in the county of Middlesex." ; p. 527-540: "An act for the further punishment of persons going armed or disguised, in defiance of the laws of customs or excise; and for indemnifying offenders against those laws, upon the terms in this act mentioned; and for the relief of officers of the customs in informations upon seizures." ; p. 519-522: "An act to indemnify persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices, employments, and promotions, within the time limited by law; and for allowing further time for that purpose." ; p. 515-516: "An act for amending the laws relating to bankrupts." ; p. 495-511: "An act for granting to His Majesty a certain sum of money out of the sinking fund, for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty-six; and also for enabling His Majesty to raise a further sum of money for the uses and purposes therein mentioned; and for the further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament; and for making forth duplicates of exchequer bills, lottery tickets, receipts, annuity orders, or other orders, lost, burnt, or otherwise destroyed." ; p. 487-491: "An act for the better encouragement of the trade of His Majesty's sugar colonies in America." ; p. 479-483: "An act for settling an additional revenue of twenty five thousand pounds upon His Royal Highness William duke of Cumberland, and the heirs males of his body, for the signal services done by His Royal Highness to his country." ; p. 467-474: "An act for the better regulating of elections of members to serve in Parliament, for such cities and towns in that part of Great Britain called England, as are counties of themselves." ; p. 455-462: "An act for the more effectual securing the duties now payable on foreign-made sail cloth imported into this kingdom; and for charging all foreign-made sails with a duty; and for explaining a doubt concerning ships being obliged at their first setting out to sea, to be furnished with one complete set of sails made of British sail cloth." ; son of Col Mac Donald of Barisdale; Alexander Mac Donald of Glencoe, Evan Mac Pherson of Clunie, Lauchlan Mac Lauchlan of Castle Lauchlan, John Mac Kinnon of Mac Kinnon, Charles Stewart of Ardsheil, George Lockhart, eldest son and heir apparent of George Lockhart of Carnwath; Lawrence Oliphant the elder, of Gask; Lawrence Oliphant the yonger, of Gask; James Graham the yonger, of Airth; John Stewart, commonly called John Roy Stewart; Francis Farquharson of Monalterye, Alexander Mac Gilivrae of Drumaglash, Lauchlan Mac Intosh, merchant at Inverness; Malcolm Ross, son of Alexander Ross of Pitcalny; Alexander Mac Leod, son to Master John Mac Leod advocate; John Hay portioner of Restalrig, writer to the signet; Andrew Lumsdale, otherwise Lumsdain, sone to William Lumsdale, otherwise Lumsdain, writer in Edinburgh; and William Fidler, clerk in the auditor's office in the exchequer of Scotland; of high treason, if they shall not render themselves to one of His Majesty's justices of the peace, on or before the twelfth day of July, in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and forty six, and submit to justice." ; p. 443-450: "An act to attaint Alexander earl of Kellie, William viscount of Strathallan, Alexander lord Pitsligo, David Wemyss esquire, commonly called Lord Elcho, eldest son and heir apparent of James earl of Wemyss; James Drummond esquire, eldest son and heir apparent of William viscount of Strathallan; Simon Fraser esquire, eldest son and heir apparent of Simon lord Lovat; George Murray esquire, commonly called Lord George Murray, brother to James duke of Athol; Lewis Gordon esquire, commonly called Lord Lewis Gordon, brother to Cosmo George duke of Gordon; James Drummond, taking upon himself the title of Duke of Perth; James Graham, late of Duntroon, taking on himself the title of Viscount of Dundee; John Nairn, taking upon himself the title or stile of Lord Nairn; David Ogilvie, taking upon himself the title of Lord Ogilvie; John Drummond, taking upon himself the stile or title of Lord John Drummond, brother to James Drummond, taking on himself the title of Duke of Perth; Robert Mercer esquire, otherwise Nairn, of Aldie; Sir William Gordon of Park, John Gordon the elder, of Glenbuckett; Donald Cameron the younger, of Lochiel; doctor Archibald Cameron, brother to Donald Cameron the younger, of Lochiel; Ludovick Cameron of Tor Castle, Alexander Cameron of Dungallon, Donald MacDonald of Clanronald, junior, son to Rhonald Mac Donald of Clanronald; Donald Mac Donald of Lochgarie, Alexander Mac Donald of Keppoch, Archibald MacDonald ; p. 439-440: "An act for calling any suspected person or persons, whose estates or principal residence are in Scotland, to appear at Edinburgh, or where it shall be judged expedient, to find bail for their good behaviour." ; p. 415-434: "An act to impower Lora Pitt, widow, to erect a bridge or bridges over the river Froome; and to make a causeway to the east end of the town of Dorchester, over Forthington Moor, in the county of Corset." ; p. 411-412: "An act to continue two acts of Parliament; one for encouraging the growth of coffee in His Majesty's plantations in America, and the other for the better securing and encouraging the trade of His Majesty's sugar colonies in America." ; p. 403-407: "An act for the better preservation of havens, roads, channels, and navigable rivers, within that part of Great Britain called England." ; p. 391-398: "An act more effectually to prevent profane cursing and swearing." ; p. 387-388: "An act to indemnify such persons as have acted in defence of His Majesty's person and government; and for the preservation of the publick peace of this kingdom, during the time of the present unnatural rebellion; and sheriffs and others who have suffered escapes, occasioned thereby from vexatious suits and prosecutions." ; p. 367-382: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the twelfth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, for repairing and enlarging the road from Liverpoole to Prescot, and other roads therein mentioned, in the county palatine of Lancaster; and for amending the road leading from Prescot to the chapel of Saint Helen in the said county." ; p. 351-362: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the twelfth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, for repairing the road from the city of Gloucester to Stone; and other roads therein mentioned; and for making the said act more effectual." ; p. 347-348: "An act for continuing an act of this present session of Parliament, intituled, An act to impower His Majesty to secure and detain such persons as His Majesty shall suspect are conspiring against his person and government." ; p. 335-342: "An act for allowing further time for inrolment of deeds and wills made by papists; and for relief of protestant purchasers, devisees, and lessees." ; p. 311-330: "An act for enabling the inhabitants of the hamlet of Bethnal Green, in the county of Middlesex, to compleat their church, and to pay debts already contracted, for the relief of the poor of the said hamlet." ; p. 303-305(?): "An act to continue the duties for encouragement of the coinage of money." ; p. 299-300: "An act to enlarge the time for justices of the peace to take and subscribe the oath directed by an act made in the last session of Parliament, intituled, An act to amend and render more effectual an act passed in the fifth year of His present Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for the further qualification of justices of the peace." ; p. 243-294: "An act for granting to His Majesty several rates and duties upon glass, and upon spirituous liquors; and for raising a certain sum of money by annuities, and a lottery, to be charged on the said rates and duties; and for obviating some doubts about making out orders at the exchequer for the monies advanced upon the credit of the salt duties, granted and continued to His Majesty, by an act of the last session of Parliament." ; p. 203-238: "An act for punishing mutiny and desertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quarters." ; p. 187-198: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the twelfth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, for repairing the road from Market-Harborough to Loughborough in the county of Leicester ." ; p. 179-182: "An act for the more easy and speedy trial of such persons as have levied, or shall levy war against His Majesty; and for the better ascertaining the qualifications of jurors in trials for high treason, or misprision of treason, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland." ; p. 175-176: "An act for repealing so much of an act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An act for regulating elections within the city of London; and for preserving the peace, good order, and government of the said city; as relates to the making or passing of acts, orders, or ordinances in common council." ; p. [169]-172: "An act for adjourning the Court of session in Scotland; and for remedying the inconveniences arising from the surcease of justice in that part of the kingdom." ; p. [153]-166: "An act for establishing an agreement with the governor and company of the Bank of England, for cancelling certain exchequer bills upon the terms therein mentioned; and for obliging them to advance the sum of one million upon the credit of the land tax and malt duties granted to His Majesty for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty six." ; p. [141]-150: "An act to enable His Majesty to make rules, orders and regulations, more effectually to prevent the spreading of the distemper which now rages amongst the horned cattle in this kingdom." ; p. [117]-139: "An act for continuing the duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, in that part of Great Britain called England; and for granting to His Majesty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty six." ; p. [17]-114: "An act for granting an aid to His Majesty by a land tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty six." ; p. [9]-14: "An act to raise the militia of that part of Great Britain called England, although the month's pay formerly advanced hath not yet been repaid; and to raise such part of the said militia, as shall be judged most proper, ready, and convenient." ; p. [1]-6: "An act to impower His Majesty to secure and detain such persons as His Majesty shall suspect are conspiring against his person and government." ; Contains 37 acts, each with a duplicate of the t.-p. quoted; nos. 16-37 printed 1746. The paging and caption title of each follow ; Initials ; Blank leaves included in paging ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Book-plate: Mr. Baron Mure ; Contemporary suède calf binding

p. 1011-1031: "An act for the King's most gracious, general, and free pardon." ; p. 1003-1006: "An act to enlarge the time limited by an act of the last session of Parliament, for restraining the use of the Highland dress; and to enable heirs of tailzie, guardians, tutors, curators, and trustees in Scotland, to sell lands to the crown." ; p. 991-999: "An act for taking away the tenure of ward holding in Scotland, and for converting the same into blanch and feu holdings; and for regulating the casualty of non-entry in certain cases; and for taking away the casualties of single and life-rent escheats, incurred there by horning and denunciation for civil causes; and for giving to heirs and successors there a summary process against superiors; and for discharging the attendance of vassals at head courts there; and for ascertaining the services of tenants there; and for allowing heirs of tailzie there to sell lands to the crown for erecting buildings, and making settlements in the Highlands." ; p. 983-986: "An act for declaring valid such acts as have been done by Thomas Paulin, as one of the principal land coal-meters of the city and liberty of Westminster, between the twenty ninth day of September last and the eighth day of November following." ; p. 975-978: "An act to indemnify persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and promotions within the time limited by law; and for allowing further time for that purpose." ; p. 967-972: "An act to continue several laws for prohibiting the importation of books reprinted abroad, and first composed or written and printed in Great Britain; for preventing exactions of the occupiers of locks and wears upon the river Thames westward, and for ascertaining the rates of water carriage upon the said river; and for better securing the lawful trade of His Majesty's subjects to and from the East Indies; and for the more effectual preventing all His Majesty's subjects trading thither under foreign commissions; and relating to rice, to frauds in the customs, to the clandestine running of goods, and to copper ore of the British plantations; and for the free importation of cochineal and indico; and for punishment of persons destroying turnpikes, or locks, or other works erected by authority of Parliament." ; p. 959-962: "An act to prevent the return of such rebels and traitors concerned in the late rebellion, as have been, or shall be pardoned on condition of transportation; and also to hinder their going into the enemies country." ; p. 943-954: "An act to continue several laws relating to the manufactures of sail-cloth and silk; to give further time for the payment of duties omitted to be paid for the indentures or contracts of clerks and apprentices, and for better securing the payment of the said duties; and declaring that prize ships lawfully condemned shall be deemed British built ships; and for allowing prize goods to be landed and secured in proper ware-houses, without payment of any duty, until it can be determined whether they are fit for exportation or home consumption." ; p. 935-939: "An act to extend the provisions of an act made in the thirteenth year of His present Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for naturalizing foreign protestants, and others therein mentioned, as are settled, or shall settle in any of His Majesty's colonies in America, to other foreign protestants who conscientiously scruple the taking of an oath." ; p. 911-931: "An act for taking away and abolishing the heretable jurisdictions in that part of Great Britain called Scotland; and for making satisfaction to the proprietors thereof; and for restoring such jurisdictions to the crown; and for making more effectual provision for the administration of justice throughout that part of the United Kingdom, by the King's courts and judges there; and for obliging all persons acting as procurators, writers, or agents in the law in Scotland to take the oaths; and for rendering the union of the two kingdoms more complete." ; p. 903-906: "An act to enforce the execution of an act of this session of Parliament, for granting to His Majesty several rates and duties upon houses, windows, or lights." ; p. 879-900: "An act for vesting in His Majesty the estates of certain traitors, and for more effectually discovering the same, and applying the produce thereof to the use of His Majesty, and for ascertaining and satisfying the lawful debts and claims thereupon." ; p. 871-875: "An act to revive, continue, and amend an act made in the ninth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An act for clearing, depthening, repairing, extending, maintaining, and improving the haven and piers of Great Yarmouth; and for depthening and making more navigable the several rivers emptying themselves at the said town; and also for preserving ships, wintering in the said haven, from accidents by fire." ; p. 863-867: "An act for granting a duty to His Majesty, to be paid by distillers, upon licences taken out by them for retailing spirituous liquors." ; p. 835-859: "An act for the relief and support of maimed and disabled seamen, and the widows and children of such as shall be killed, slain, or drowned in the merchants service." ; p. 831-832: "An act for the ease of sheriffs with regard to the return of process." ; p. 807-826: "An act for granting to His Majesty a certain sum of money out of the sinking fund, for the service of the year One Thousand seven hundred and forty seven; and also for enabling His Majesty to raise a further sum of money for the uses and purposes therein mentioned; and for the further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament; and for applying a certain sum of money, for defraying the charge of the allowances to several officers and private gentlemen of the two troops of horse guards, and three regiments of horse, lately reduced, for the year One thousand seven hundred and forty seven; and for continuing the bounties on the exportation of British and Irish coarse linens." ; p. 799-802: "An act to indemnify persons who have omitted to register their letters of attorney, appointing them agents for prizes, within the time limited by law; and for allowing further time for that purpose." ; p. 791-794: "An act to enable His Majesty to allow to the residuary legatees of Sir Joseph Jekyll, knight, late master of the rolls, deceased, part of the legacy given by his will to the use of the sinking fund." ; p. 775-788: "An act to enable the parishoners of the parish of Saint Andrew Holborn, in the city of London and county of Middlesex, to purchase a convenient piece of ground, for an additional burying-ground, for the use of the said parish; and to enable the said parishioners to raise such sum and sums of money, as shall be necessary for that purpose." ; p. 763-770: "An act for uniting the two colleges of Saint Salvator and Saint Leonard, in the University of Saint Andrews, pursuant to an agreement for that purpose." ; p. 731-759: "An act for continuing the term, and enlarging the powers granted by an act passed in the twelfth year of His late Majesty's reign, intituled, An act for repairing and widening the roads from the city of Gloucester to the city of Hereford; and for repairing other roads in the county of Gloucester." ; p. 727-728: "An act for allowing persons impeached of high treason, whereby any corruption of blood may be made, or for misprision of such treason, to make their full defence by council." ; p. 711-722: "An act to confirm an agreement made by the rector and vestrymen of the parish of Saint James, within the liberty of Westminster, for enlarging the churchyard of the said parish; and for other purposes therin mentioned." ; p. 671-706: "An act for repairing the road leading from Catherick Bridge, in the county of York, to Yarm in the said county; and from thence to Stockton in the county of Durham; and from thence through Sedgefield, in the said county of Durham, to the city of Durham." ; p. 659-667: "An act for founding and building a chapel in Wednesfield, in the parish of Wolverhampton, in the county of Stafford." ; p. 651-654: "An act for reviving and continuing an act passed in the sixth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An act for laying a duty of two penny Scots, or one sixth part of a penny sterling, upon every Scots pint of beer or ale vended or sold within the town of Bruntisland, and liberties therof, for increasing the publick revenue of the said town, and for other purposes therein mentioned." ; p. 611-647: "An act for repairing the high road leading from the town of Stockton upon Tees, to Darlington, and from thence through Winston to Barnard Castle, in the same county." ; p. 591-607: "An act for the better securing the payment of shares of prizes taken from the enemy, to the Royal hospital at Greenwich; and for preventing the embezzlement of goods and stores belonging to the said hospital." ; p. 559-588: "An act for repairing the road leading from Cirencester, in the county of Gloucester, to Birdlip's Hill, in the said county." ; p. 539-554: "An act for building a bridge cross the river Thames, from the parish of Walton upon Thames in the county of Surry, to Shepperton in the county of Middlesex." ; p. 531-534: "An act for holding the summer assizes, and sessions of the peace, for the county of Norfolk, in the city and county of Norwich, until a new shire house can be built for the said county of Norfolk; and for building a new shire house on the Castle Hill in the same county; and for raising money on the said county for that purpose." ; p. 519-527: "An act for relief of such of His Majesty's loyal subjects, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, whose title deeds, and writings were destroyed or carried off by the rebels, in the late rebellion." ; p. 511-514: "An act for the better adjusting and more easy recovery of the wages of certain servants; and for the better regulation of such servants, and of certain apprentices." ; p. 479-506: "An act for the better preservation and improvement of the river Wear, and port and haven of Sunderland, in the county of Durham." ; p. 471-475: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by two acts of Parliament, for laying a duty of two penny Scots upon every pint of ale and beer brewed and vended within the town of Dundee, and the liberties and suburbs thereof, for the purposes in the said acts and this present act mentioned." ; p. 459-466: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by several acts of Parliament passed for repairing the highways between Wymondham and Attleborough, and from Wymondham to Hetherset, and from the mouth of Wigmore Lane, to Hall Walk Gate in Attleborough, in the county of Norfolk; and for amending the other roads adjoining to the highways directed to be repaired by the said former acts, and making the said acts more effectual." ; p. 439-454: "An act for repairing, improving, and maintaining the publick conduits, and other waterworks, belonging to the town of Southampton ; p. 431-436: "An act for opening, cleansing, repairing, and improving the haven of Southwould in the county of Suffolk." ; p. 395-426: "An act for repairing the road from Sunderland near the Sea, to the city of Durham, in the county of Durham." ; p. 355-390: "An act for repairing the high road leading from the city of Durham, in the county of Durham, to Tyne Bridge in the said county." ; p. 315-350: "An act for punishing mutiny and desertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quarters." ; p. 283-312: "An act for granting to His Majesty several rates and duties upon coaches, and other carriages therein mentioned; and for raising the sum of one million, by way of lottery, to be charged upon the said rates and duties." ; p. 251-280: "An act for repairing the high road leading from the north end of the Cow Cawsey, near the town of Newcastle upon Tyne, to the town of Belford, and from thence to Buckton Burn, in the county of Northumberland." ; p. 227-246: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, for repairing, widening and amending the road leading from Warrington to Wigan in the county of Lancaster; and also for amending and repairing the road leading from a place called Earl's Kill, in Warrington aforesaid, to the toll-bars in Wallgate, in Wigan aforesaid." ; p. 195-222: "An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the twelfth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An act for repairing the roads leading from the western part of the parish of Shenfield, to Harwich in the county of Essex, and the road leading from Chelmsford in the said county, to Sudbury in the county of Suffolk, and from Margretting to Malden in the county of Essex, and from Colchester to Langham in the same county; and for repairing other roads adjoining to the same roads." ; p. 179-191: "An act to continue and make more effectual two acts of Parliament; one passed in the twelfth year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, and the other in the first year of the reign of His present Majesty, for repairing the highways between the Bear Inn in Reading and Puntfield in the county of Berks; and for amending other roads in the last act mentioned." ; p. 155-175: "An act for continuing the duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, in that part of Great Britain called England; and for granting to His Majesty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland; and for applying a certain sum of money therein mentioned, towards the supply for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty seven." ; p. 147-150: "An act to continue, explain, and amend an act made in the last session of Parliament, intituled, An act to enable His Majesty to make rules, orders and regulations, more effectually to prevent the spreading of the distemper which now rages amongst the horned cattle in this kingdom." ; p. 107-143: "An act for repealing the several rates and duties upon houses, windows, and lights; and for granting to His Majesty other rates and duties upon houses, windows, or lights; and for raising the sum of four millions four hundred thousand pounds by annuities, to be charged on the said rates, or duties." ; p. 7-102: "An act for granting an aid to His Majesty by a land tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the service of the year One thousand seven hundred and forty seven." ; p. 3-4: "An act for the further continuing an act made in the last session of Parliament, intituled, An act to impower His Majesty to secure and detain such persons as His Majesty shall suspect are conspiring against his person and government." ; The paging and caption title of each act follow ; Contains 52 acts, each with a duplicate of the t.-p. quoted. Nos. 15-52 printed 1747 ; Initials ; Blank leaves included in paging ; Mode of access: Internet.