CONTENTS ΤΟ VOL I. PART I. Of Persons and Corporations. CLASS I. Of Aliens, Denizens, and Naturalization. [No. I. ] A Statute made Anno 25 Edward III. st. 2. and Anno Dom. 1350, of those that be born beyond Sea.-In what Place Bastardy pleaded against him that is born out of the Realm shall be tried 4 [No. II. ] 42 Edward III. c. 10.-Children born beyond Sea if inheritable in England ..... 5 [No. III. ] Richard III. c. 9.-In what sort Italian Merchants may sell Merchandises. Several Restraints of Aliens ... ib. [No. IV. ] 14 and 15 Henry VIII. c. 2.—What Apprentices strange Artificers shall take, &c. .... ib. [ No. V. ] 21 Henry VIII. c. 16.-Touching Artificers Strangers, what they may do as concerning retaining Apprentices, Journeymen, &c. [ No. VI. ] 22 Henry VIII. c. 13.-For Bakers, Brewers, Surgeons and Scriveners, not to be accounted Handicrafts [No. VII. ] 32 Henry VIII. c. 16.-Concerning Strangers ... ib. 6 ib. [ No. VIII. ] 7 Jac. 1. c. 2.-An Act that all such as are to be naturalized or restored in Blood, shall first receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Supremacy ...... ...... ib. [No. IX. ] 12 aud 13 William III. c. 1.-An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject ib. [ No. X. ] 7 Anne, c. 5.-An Act for naturalizing Foreign Protestants .... 7 [ No. XI. ] 10 Anne, c. 5.-An Act to repeal the Act of the seventh Year of her Majesty's Reigu, intituled, “An Act for naturalizing Foreign Protestants (except what relates to the Children of her Majesty's natural-born Subjects born out of her Majesty's Allegiance)" [No. XII. ] 1 George I. st. 2. c. 4.-An Act to explain the Act made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of King William the Third, intituled "An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject" .... 8 [No. XIII. ] 4 George II. c. 21.-An Act to explain an Act made in the seventh Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, for naturalizing Foreigu Protestants, which relates to the Children of the natural-born Subjects of the Crown of England or of Great Britain ... ...... .... ib. [ No. XIV. ] 13 George II. c. 7.-An Act for naturalizing such Foreign Protestants and others therein mentioned, as are settled or shall settle in any of his Majesty's Colonies in America 10 VOL. I. n [No. XV. ] 20 George II. c. 44.-An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act made in the thirteenth Year of his present Majesty's Reigu, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing such 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 .... 12 [No. XVI. ] 2 George III. c. 25.-An Act for naturalizing such foreign Protestants as have served, or shall serve for the time therein mentioned, as Officers or soldiers in his Majesty's Royal American Regiment, or as Engineers in America....15 [ No. XVII. ] 13 George III. c. 21.-An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act made in the Fourth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, "An Act to explain a Clause in an Act made in the seventh Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, for naturalizing Foreign Protestants, which relate to the Children of the natural-born Subjects of the Crown of England, or of Great Britain, to the Children of such Children".. 16 [No. XVII. a. ] 13 George III. c. 25.-An Act to explain Two Acts of Parliament, one of the thirteenth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty, for naturalizing such Foreign Protestants and others, as are settled, or shall settle, in any of his Majesty's Colonies in America; and the other of the second Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, for naturalizing such Foreign Protestants, as have served, or shall serve, as Officers or Soldiers in his Majesty's Royal American Regiment, or as Engineers in America ..... .... 17 [ No. XVIII. ] 14 George III. c. 84.-An Act to prevent certain inconveniences that may happen by Bills of Naturalization ...... 19 [ No. XIX. ] 6 George IV. c. 67.-An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the seventh Year of the Reign of his Majesty King James the First, intituled, "An Act that all such as are to be naturalized or restored in Blood, shall first receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and the Oath of Allegiance, and the Oath of Supremacy.-[22d June 1825.] ib. [No. XX. 17 George IV. c. 54.—An Act for the Registration of Aliens.—[26th May 1826.] 20 PART I. CLASS II. ....... ... 28 [No. I. ] 21 Henry VIII. c. 13.-Spiritual Persons abridged from having Pluralities of Livings, and from taking of Ferms, &c. [No. II. ] 25 Henry VIII. c. 16.-An Act that every Judge of the High Courts may have one Chaplain beneficed with Cure ... 35 [ No. III. ] 28 Henry VIII. c. 11.-For the Restitution of the First-fruits in time of Vacation to the next Incumbent ..... 36 [No. IV. ] 28 Henry VIII. c. 13.-The Bill for Non-residence spiritual Men and their Benefices. Repealed by 57 George III. c. 99 .... 39 [No. V. ] 33 Henry VIII. c. 28.-An Act for the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and others, to have Chaplains ... ib. .... [ No. VI. ] 13 Eliz. c. 12.-An Act for the Ministers of the Church to be of sound Religion .... ib. [ No. VII. ] 31 Elizabeth, c. 6.-An Act against Abuses in Election of Scholars, and Presentation to Benefices [No. VIII. ] 3 Jac. I. c. 5.—An Act to prevent and avoid Dangers which grow by Popish Recusants ..... ....... ...... 45 No. IX. 13 & 14 Car. II. c. 4.-An Act for the Uniformity of Public Prayers, and Administration of Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies; and for establishing the Form of making, ordaining and consecrating Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in the Church of England [No. X. ] 15 Car. II. c. 6.-An Act for Relief of such Persons as by Sickness, or other Impediment, were disabled from subscribing the Declaration in the Act of Uniformity; and Explanation of Part of the said Act ..... ib. 55 [No. XI. ] 17 Car. II. c. 3.-An Act for uniting Churches in Cities and Towns Corporate ...... ... ..... 55 [No. XII. ] 29 Car. II. c. 8.-An Act for confirming and perpetuating Augmentations made by Ecclesiastical Persons to small Vicarages and Curacies...... 57 [No. XIII. ] 1 William and Mary, st. 1. c. 16.-An Act that the Simoniacal Promotion of One Person may not prejudice another [No. XIV. ] 1 William and Mary, c. 26.-An Act to vest in the two Universities the Presentations of Benefices belonging to Papists ........ ...... 59 ..... ib. [No. XV. ] 4 William and Mary, c. 12.-An Act to make Parishioners of the Church United Contributors to the Repairs and Ornaments of the Church to whom the Union is made .... 61 [No. XVI. ] 2 & 3 Anne, c. 11.-An Act for the Making more effectual her Majesty's gracious Intentions for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy, by enabling her Majesty to grant in Perpetuity the Revenues of the FirstFruits and Tenths; and also for enabling any other Persons to make Grants for the same Purpose ..... ...... 62 [No. XVII. ] 7 Anne, c. 18.-An Act to preserve the Rights of Patrons to Advow...... 64 sons.-[1 G. 2. 23. sec. 6. Ir.] [No. XVIII. ] 12 Anne, st. 2. c. 12.—An Act for the better maintenance of Curates within the Church of England, and for preventing any Ecclesiastical Persons from buying the next Avoidance of any Church Preferment .... ib. [No. XIX. ] 12 Anne, st. 2. c. 14.-An Act for rendering more Effectual an Act made in the third Year of the Reign of King James the First, intituled "An Act to prevent and avoid Dangers which may grow by Popish Recusants;" and also of one other Act made in the first Year of the Reign of their late Majesties King William and Queen Mary, intituled "An Act to vest in the two Universities the Presentations of Benefices belonging to Papists; and for vesting in the Lords of Justiciary, Power to inflict the same Punishments against Jesuits Priests and other trafficking Papists, which the Privy Council of Scotland was impowered to do by an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland intituled "An Act for preventing the Growth of Popery." ...... ....... 65 69 ..... 76 [No. XX. ] 1 George I. st. 2. c. 10.-An Act for making more effectual her late Majesty's gracious Intentions for augmenting the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy [No. XXI. 11 George II. c. 17.-An Act for securing the Estates of Papists conforming to the Protestant Religion, against the Disabilities created by several Acts of Parliament relating to Papists; and, far rendering more effectual the several Acts of Parliament made for vesting in the two Universities in that part of Great Britain called England The presentation of Benefices belonging to Papists......... [No. XXII. ] 23 George II. c. 28.-An Act to explain Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, for the Uniformity of Public Prayers, and Administration of Sacraments; and also Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, for the Ministers of the Church to be of sound Religion ... .. 77 [ No. XXIII. ] 17 George III. c. 53.-An Act to promote the Residence of the Parochial Clergy, by making Provision for the more speedy aud effectual building, rebuilding, repairing, or purchasing Houses, and other necessary Buildings and Tenements, for the Use of their Benefices ......... 79 [No. XXIV. ] 21 George III. c. 66.-An Act to explain and amend an Act made in the seventeenth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled "An Act to promote the Residence of the Parochial Clergy, by making Provision for the more speedy and effectual building rebuilding repairing or purchasing Houses and other necessary Buildings and Tenements, for the Use of their Benefices. 92 [No. XXV. ] 24 George III. c. 35.-An Act to impower the Bishop of London for the time being, or any other Bishop to be by him appointed, to admit to the Order of Deacon or Priest Persons being Subjects or Citizens of Countries out of his Majesty's Dominions, without requiring them to take the Oath of Allegiance 91 as appointed by Law ........ [No. XXVI. ] 26 George III. c.84.-An Act to impower the Archbishop of Canter bury, or the Archbishop of York, for the time being, to consecrate to the Office of a Bishop Persons being Subjects, or Citizens of Countries out of his Majesty's Dominions .... ......... 94 [ No. XXVII. ] 36 George III. c. 83.-An Act for the further Support and Maintenance of Curates within the Church of England, and for making certain Regulations respecting the Appointment of such Curates, and the Admission of Persons to Cures augmented by Queen Anne's Bounty, with respect to the avoidance of other Benefices.-[14th May 1796.] 95 [ No. XXVIII. ] 43 George III. c. 84.—An Act to amend the Laws relating to Spiritual Persous holding of Farms; and for enforcing the Residence of Spiritual Persons on their Benefices in England. Repealed by 57 George III. c. 99.-[7th July 1803.] ....... 96 [ No. XXIX. ] 43 George III. c. 107.-An Act for effectuating certain Parts of an Act passed in the second and third Years of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled "An Act for making more effectual her Majesty's gracious intentions for the augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy, by enabling her Majesty to grant in Perpetuity, the Revenues of the First-fruits and Tenths and also for enabling any other Persons to make Grants for the same Purpose," so far as the same relate to Deeds and Wills made for granting and bequeathing Lands Tenements Hereditaments Goods and Chattels to the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the Purposes in the said Act mentioned, and for enlarging the Powers of the said Governors.-[27th July 1803.] ib. [ No. XXX. ] 43 George III. c. 108.-An Act to promote the building, repairing, or otherwise providing of Churches and Chapels, and of Houses for the Residence of Ministers, and the providing of Church-yards and Glebes.-[27 th July 1803.] ..... ......... 97 [ No. XXXI. ] 43 George III. c. 109.-An Act to rectify a Mistake in an Act made in this present Session of Parliament, intituled "An Act to amend the Laws relating to Spiritual Persons holding of Farms; and for enforcing the Residence of Spiritual Persons on their Benefices in England;" and to remove a doubt respecting the Title of the Statute of the twenty-first Year of King Henry the Eighth therein mentioned.-[27th July 1803.] ....... ....... ....... 99 [ No. XXXII. ] 44 George III. c. 43.-An Act to enforce the due Observance of the Canons and Kubrick respecting the Ages of Persons to be admitted into the sacred Orders of Deacon and Priest.-[3d May 1804.] ib. [ No. XXXIII. ] 45 George III. c. 101.-An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in the Ninth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled "An Act to restrain the Disposition of Lands, whereby the same become unalienable," as restrains Colleges within the two Universities of Oxford and Cambridge from purchasing or holding Advowsons, except as therein is provided.—[10th July 1805.]. 100 [ No. XXXIV. ] 51 George III. c. 115.-An Act for amending the Act Forty-third George Third, to promote the building, repairing, or otherwise providing the Churches and Chapels, and of Houses for the Residence of Ministers, and the providing of Church-yards and Glebes.-[26th June 1811.] .... 101 [ No. XXXV. ] 52 George III. c. 146.-An Act for the better regulating and preserving Parish and other Registers of Births Baptisms Marriages and Burials in England.-[28th July 1812.] ...... 103 [ No. XXXVI. ] 53 George III. c. 149.-An Act for the further Support and Maintenance of Stipendiary Curates.-[20th July 1813.] ..... [ No. XXXVII. ] 54 George III. c. 175.-An Act to explain and amend several Acts relating to Spiritual Persons holding of Farms, and for enforcing the Residence of such Persons on their Benefices in England for One Year, and from thence until Six Weeks after the Meeting of the then next Session of Parliament.-[30th July 1814.] [ No. XXXVIII.] 55 George III. c. 147.-An Act for enabling Spiritual Persons to exchange the Parsonage or Glebe Houses or Glebe Lands, belonging to their Benefices, for others of greater Value, or more conveniently situated for their Residence and occupation; and for annexing such Houses and Lands, so taken in Exchange, to such Benefices as Parsonage or Glebe Houses and Glebe Lands, and for purchasing and aunexing Lands to become Glebe in certain cases, and for other Purposes.-[6th July 1815.] 113 .... [No. XXXIX. ] 56 George III. c. 52.-An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, for enabling Spiritual Persons to exchange their Parsonage Houses or Glebe Lands, and for other Purposes therein mentioned.-[20th June 1816.] ..... 122 [No. XL. ] 56 George III. c. 123.-An Act to continue, until the fifth day of April one thousand eight hundred and seventeen an Act of the fifty-fourth Year of his present Majesty, for explaining and amending several Acts relating to Spiritual Persons holding of Farms, and for enforcing the Residence of such Persons on their Benefices in Eugland ...... 123 [No. XLI. ] 56 George III. c. 141.-An Act for enabling Ecclesiastical Corporate Bodies under certaiu Circumstances to alienate Lands for enlarging Cemeteries or Church-yards.-[2d July 1816.] ... ib. [No. XLII. ] 57 George III. c. 99.-An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Spiritual Persons holding of Farms; and for enforcing the Residence of Spiritual Persons on their Benefices, and for the Support and Maintenance of Stipendiary Curates in England.-[10th July 1817.] .... .............. 124 [No. XLIII.] 58 George III. c. 45.-An Act for building and promoting the building of additional Churches in populous Parishes.-[20th May 1818.] ... 148 [No. XLIV. ] 59 George III. c. 40.-An Act to secure Spiritual Persons in the possession of Benefices in certain cases.-[14th June 1819.] ... ib. [No. XLV. ] 59 George III. c. 60.-An Act to permit the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and the Bishop of London, for the Time being, to admit Persons into Holy Orders specially for the Colonies.-[2d July 1819.] ..... ib. [No. XLVI.] 59 George III. c. 134.-An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, for building and promoting the building of additional Churches in populous Parishes.-[13th July 1819.].. 149 [No. XLVII. ] 1 George IV. c. 6.-Au Act to amend and render more effectual an Act, passed in the Fifty-fifth Year of his late Majesty's Reign, for enabling Spiritual Persons to exchange their Parsonage Houses or Glebe Lauds, and for other purposes therein mentioned.-[6th June 1820.] .... 150 ..... [ No. XLVIII. ] 3 George IV. c. 72.-An Act to amend and render more effectual Two Acts passed in the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Years of his late Majesty, for building and promoting the building of additional Churches in populous Parishes.-[22d July 1822.] 150 [No. XLIX. ] 5 George IV. c. 89.-An Act for the relief, in certain cases, of the Incumbents of Ecclesiastical Livings or Benefices mortgaged for building, rebuilding, repairing,'or purchasing Houses, and other necessary Buildings and Tenements for such Benefices.-[21st June 1824.] 150 q ..... .... .. [No. L. ] 5 George IV. c. 91.-An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for enforcing the residence of Spiritual Persons on their Benefices; to restrain Spiritual Persons from carrying on Trade or Merchandise; and for the support and maintenance of Stipendiary Curates, in Ireland.—[21st June 1824.] .... 150 u [No. LI.] 6 George IV. c. 8.-An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act passed in the Fifty-fifth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty, for enabling Spiritual Persons to exchange their Parsonage Houses or Glebe Lands; and for other purposes therein mentioned.-[23d March 1825.] ... 150 tt [No. LII. ] 7 & 8 George IV. c. 25.-An Act for the Relief of certain Spiritual Persons, and Patrons of Ecclesiastical Preferments, from certain Penalties; and rendering valid certain Bonds, Covenants, or other Assurances for the resignation of Ecclesiastical Preferments.-[14th June 1827.] 150 x x [No. LIII.] 7 & 8 George IV. c. 66.-An Act to extend an Act of the Fifty-sixth Year of his late Majesty, for enabling his Majesty to graut small portions of Land as sites for Public Buildings, or to be used as Cemeteries.-[2d July 1827.] 150 z z ...... ...... ............... ..... [No. LIV. ] 7 & 8 George IV. c. 72.-An Act to amend the Acts for building and promoting the building of additional Churches in populous Parishes.-[2ď July 1827.] 150 b bb [No. LV. ] 9 George IV. c. 42.-An Act to abolish Church Briefs, and to provide for the better collection and application of voluntary contributions for the |