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Cap. 1. To be limited, the exT% O prohibit, for a time portation of corn, malt, meal, flour, bread, biscuit and ftarch. Cap. 2. To make provifion for the quartering of the foreign troops in his Majefty's fervice, now in this kingdom.

Cap. 3. For granting an aid to his Majefty by a land-tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty feven; and for difcharging certain arrears of land taxes incurred before the time therein mentioned; and for the more effectual collecting of arrears for the future.

Cap. 4. For continuing and granting to his Majefty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the service of the year one thoufand seven hundred and fifty seven ; and concerning the intereft to be paid for monies to be borrowed as well on the credit of this act, as on the credit of an act of this feffion of parliament, for granting an aid to his Majesty by a land tax. Cap. 5. For granting to his Majesty a fum not exceeding one million fifty thousand and five pounds, and five fhillings, to be raised by way of lottery.

Cap. 6. For punishing mutiny and desertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quar

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Cap 7. To discontinue for a limited time the duties upon corn and VOL. XXII.

flour imported; and alfo upon fuch
corn, grain, meal, bread, biscuit
and flour, as have been or fhall be
taken from the enemy, and brought
into this kingdom.

Cap. 8. For the speedy and effectual
recruiting of his Majesty's land
forces and marines.

Cap. 9. To prohibit for a limited ti.ne the exportation of corn, grain, meal, malt, flour, bread, biscuit, ftarch, beef, pork, bacon, and other victual (except fith and roots and rice, to be exported to any port of. Europe fouthward of Cape Finisterre) from his Majefty's colonies and plantations in America, unless to Great Britain or Ireland, or to fome of the faid colonies and plantations; and to permit the importation of corn and flour into Great Britain and Ireland in neutral fhips; and to allow the exportation of wheat, barley, oats, meal and flour, from Great Britain to the ifle of Man, for the use of the inhabitants there. Cap. 10. To prohibit for a limited time the making low wines and fpirits, from whe, barley, malt, or any other fort of grain, or from any meal or flour.

Cap. 11. For the regulation of his Majefty's marine forces while on fhore.

Cap. 12. To amend an act made in the twenty ninth year of the reign of his present Majefty, intituled, An act to render more effectual an act paled in the twelfth year of the reign of his late majefty King George, to prevent unlawful combinations of

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workmen employed in the woollen manufactures, and for better payment of their wages; and also an act passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of his faid late Majesty, for the better regulation of the woollen manufacture; and for preventing difputes among the •perfons concerned therein; and for limiting a time for profecuting for the forfeiture appointed by the aforefaid acl, in cafe of payment of the workmens wages in any other manner than in money.

Cap. 13. To rectify a mistake in an act paffed this feffion of parliament, intituled, Anal for the fpeedy and effectual recruiting of his Majefly's land forces and marines. Cap. 14. For continuing an act of this prefent fellion of parliament, intituled, An act to difcontinue, for a limited time, the duties upon corn, and flour imported; andalso upon fuch corn, grain, meal, bread, biscuit and flour, as have been, or fhall be taken from the enemy, and brought into this kingdom.

Cap. 15. For continuing an act of this prefent feffion of parliament, intituled, An act to prohibit, for a limited time the making of low wines and fpirits from wheat, barley, malt, or any other fort of grain; or from any meal or flour.

Cap. 16. To extend the liberty grant

ed by an act of the twenty third year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, of importing bar iron from his Majefty's colonies in America, into the port of London, to the reft of the ports of Great Britain; and for repealing certain clauses in the faid act.

Cap. 17. For the importation of fine

organzined Italian thrown filk. Cap. 18. For the relief and encouragement of the captors of prizes, with refpect to the bringing and landing prize goods in this kingdom.

Cap. 19. For granting to his Majesty

several rates and duties upon indentures, leafes, bonds and other deeds; and upon news papers, advertisements and almanacks; and upon licences for retailing wine; and upon coals exported to foreign parts; and for applying, from a certain time, the fums of money arifing from the furplus of the duties on licences for retailing fpiritaous liquors; and for railing the fum of three millions, by annuities, to be charged on the said rates, duties and fums of money; and for making perpetual an act made in the fecond year of the reign of his present Majefty, intituled, An act for the better regulation of attornies and folicitors; and for enlarging the time for filing affidavits of the execution of contracts of clerks to attornies and folicitors; and alfo the time for payment of the duties omitted to be paid for the indentures and contracts of clerks and apprentices.

Cap. 20. More effectually to prevent the fpreading of the distemper now raging amongst the horned cattle in this kingdom.

Cap. 21. For the more effectual prefervation and improvement of the fpawn and fry of fith in the river of Thames, and waters of Medway; and for the better regulating the fishery thereof.

Cap. 22. To explain and amend an

act made in the eighteenth year of his prefent Majefty's reign, to prevent the misbehaviour of the drivers of carts in the streets in London, Westminster, and the limits of the weekly bills of mortality; and for other purposes in this act mentioned.

Cap. 23 For enabling his Majesty to

raife the fum of one million, for - the ufes and purpofes therein men- tioned.

Cap. 24. For the more effectual pu

nishment of perfons who fhall at

tain, or attempt to attain, poffeffion of goods or money, by falfe or untrue pretences; for preventing the unlawful pawning of goods; for the eafy redemption of goods pawned; and for preventing gaming in publick houfes by journeymen, labourers, fervants and apprentices.

Cap. 25. For the better ordering of the militia forces in the feveral counties of that part of Great Britain called England. Cap. 26. For granting to his Majefty certain fums of money out of the finking fund; and applying certain monies remaining in the exchequer, and the favings out of the monies granted in this feflion of parliament for the pay of the troops of Hanover, for the service of the year one thoufand seven hundred and fifty feven; and for further appropriating the fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament; and for relief of Claud Johnson, with respect to a bond entered into by him, for fecuring the duties on tobacco imported by George Buchanan and William Hamilton..

Cap. 27. For enlarging the times for the first meetings of commiflioners or trustees for putting in execution certain acts of this feffion of parliament.

Cap. 28. To render more effectual the feveral laws now in being for the amendment and prefervation of the publick highways and turnpike roads of this kingdom, Cap. 29. To indemnify perfons who have been guilty of the unlawful importing, landing, or running of prohibited, uncuftomed, or other goods or merchandize, upon certain terms therein mentioned. Cap. 30. For allowing a further bounty on veffels employed in the white herring fishery; for giving liberty to alter the present form and fize of the nets used in the faid fishery;

and for other purposes therein mentioned.

Cap. 31. To explain, amend and render more effectual an act paffed in the twenty eighth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An act to enable the churchwardens, overfeers and inhabitants of the parish of Saint Saviour in the borough of Southwark in the county of Surrey, to hold a market within the faid parish, not interfering with the high street in the faid borough. Cap. 32. For draining and preferving

certain marsh and fen lands and low grounds in the parish of Wiggenhall Saint Mary Magdalen, in the county of Norfolk.

Cap. 33. For draining and preferving certain fen lands and low grounds in the feveral parishes of Ramfey, Bury, Wiflow, Warboys, Farceitt, Standground and Water-newton in the county of Huntingdon, and of Doddington in the ifle of Ely and county of Cambridge.

Cap. 34. To enable the commiffion

ers for building Westminster Bridge, to widen the street or avenue leading from Cock/pur Street, to the paffage in Spring Garden, near Saint James's park.

Cap. 35. For draining and preferving certain fen lands lying in the South Level, part of the great level of the fens, commonly called Bedford Level, between Brandon River and Sams's Cut Drain; and for impowering the governor, bailiffs and commonalty, of the company of confervators of the faid great level, to fell certain lands within the said. limits, commonly called Invested Lands.

Cap. 36. For draining and preferving

certain fen lands, low grounds and commons in the townships or hamlets of March and Wimblington, and in the parish of Upwell in the ifle of Ely and county of Cambridge. Cap. 37. For enlarging the times li

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