April 1779 1-10
DIE Jovis, 1o Aprilis 1779.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Archiep. Cantuar.
Epus. Eliens.
Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Landaven.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Oxon. |
Ds. Thurlow, Cancellarius.
Dux Queensberry.
Dux Chandos.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Abercorn.
Comes Marchmont.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Ashburnham.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Clarendon.
Viscount Falmouth. |
Ds. Le Despencer.
Ds. De Ferrars.
Ds. Onslow.
Ds. Godolphin.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Camden.
Ds. Amherst.
Ds. Harrowby. |
PRAYERS.
Charnaud's Naturalization Bill.
The Earl of Marchmont reported from the Lords
Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing James Charnaud," was committed:
That they had considered the said Bill, and examined
the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true;
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same to the House,
without any Amendment."
Ordered, That the said Bill be engrossed.
Bills passed by Commission.
The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That
His Majesty had been pleased to issue a Commission
to several Lords therein named, for declaring His
Royal Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses of Parliament."
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed.
Then Three of the Lords Commissioners, being in their
Robes, and seated on a Form placed between the Throne
and the Woolsack, the Lord Chancellor in the Middle,
with the Archbishop of Canterbury on his Right Hand
and the Earl of Marchmont on his Left; commanded the
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to signify to the
Commons, "The Lords Commissioners desire their
immediate Attendance in this House, to hear the
Commission read."
Who being come with their Speaker;
The Lord Chancellor said,
My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
"His Majesty not thinking fit to be personally present
here at this Time, has been pleased to cause a Commission to be issued under the Great Seal, and thereby
given His Royal Assent to divers Acts which have
been agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament, the
Titles whereof are particularly mentioned; and by the
said Commission hath commanded Us to declare and
notify His Royal Assent to the said several Acts in the
Presence of you the Lords and Commons assembled
for that Purpose; which Commission you will now
hear read."
Then the said Commission was read by the Clerk, as
follows:
GEORGE R.
George the Third, by the Grace of God, of
Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of
the Faith, and so forth. To Our Right Trusty and
Right Well-beloved the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and to Our Trusty and Well-beloved the
Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burghs of the House of Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, Greeting.
Whereas We have seen and perfectly understood
divers and sundry Acts agreed and accorded on by you
Our loving Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Tem
poral, and the Commons in this Our present Parliament assembled, and indorsed by you as hath been
accustomed, the Titles and Names of which Acts
hereafter do particularly ensue, (that is to say), "An
Act for granting to His Majesty additional Duties
upon the Produce of the several Duties under the
Management of the respective Commissioners of the
Customs and Excise in Great Britain." "An Act
for licensing and regulating Lottery Office Keepers."
An Act for defraying the Charge of the Pay and
Cloathing of the Militia in that Part of Great Britain
called England, for One Year, beginning the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand seven hundred and
seventy-nine." "An Act to continue several Laws
relating to the giving further Encouragement for the
Importation of Naval Stores from the British Colonies
in America; to the landing of Rum or Spirits of the
British Sugar Plantations before Payment of the
Duties of Excise; to the discontinuing the Duties payable upon the Importation of Tallow, Hogs Lard and
Grease; to the regulating the Fees of Officers of the
Customs and Naval Officers in America; to the allowing the Exportation of certain Quantities of Wheat
and other Articles to His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in
America; and to the allowing a Drawback of the
Duties on Rum shipped as Stores, to be consumed on
board Merchant Ships on their Voyages" "An Act
to permit, during the present Hostilities with France,
certain Goods enumerated in the Act of Navigation,
to be imported in British-built Ships sold to Foreigners;
and for releasing Ships and Goods which have been
seized in pursuance of the said Act." "An Act to
continue and amend an Act made in the Eleventh
Year of His present Majesty's Reign intituled, "An
Act for the Encouragement of the White Herring
Fishery." "An Act for further continuing and extending the Provisions of Two Acts, made in the
Twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty
King George the Second, and in the Tenth Year of
the Reign of His present Majesty, for granting a
Bounty on certain Species of British and Irish Linens
exported, and taking off the Duties on the Importation
of Foreign Raw Linen Yarns made of Flax; and for
granting a Bounty on the Exportation of British
chequed and striped Linens, and upon British and
Irish Diapers, Huckabacks, Sheeting and other Linen,
of above a certain Breadth." "An Act for charging
the Lands within the North Level, Part of the Great
Level of the Fens called Bedford Level, and divers
Lands adjoining thereto, in the Manor of Crowland,
with further Taxes for a limited Time, for discharging
the Debts incurred by the Commissioners under an
Act of the Twenty-seventh Year of King George the
Second; and for better supporting and preserving the
Drainage of the said Lands." "An Act more effectually to enable the President and Governors of the
Hospital or Infirmary at Bath, established by an Act,
passed in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of His late
Majesty King George the Second, intituled, "An Act
for establishing and well-governing an Hospital or
Infirmary in the City of Bath," to take or acquire, and
hold any Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, or
any Interest in Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments,
and any Money or Personal Property to be laid out in
Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, pursuant to
any Will or otherwise, to the Amount limited in the
said Act." "An Act for allowing Corn, Grain and
Flour imported into the Port of Cowes in the Isle of
Wight, to be landed without Payment of the Duties,
under the like Restrictions, as Corn, Grain and Flour
are allowed to be landed at the several Ports mentioned in an Act made in the Thirteenth Year of His
present Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act to regulate the Importation and Exportation of Corn." "An
Act for draining, improving and preserving the Low
Lands in the Parishes of Altcar, Sefton, Halsall and
Walton upon the Hill, in the County Palatine of Lancaster." "An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor of the several Parishes within
the Hundred of Cosford (except the Parish of Hadleigh) and also of the Parish of Polsted, within the Hundred of Babergh, in the County of Suffolk." "An
Act for building a new Assize or Town Hall and
Market House, within the City or Borough of Wells,
in the County of Somerset; and for regulating the Markets within the said City or Borough." "An Act for
continuing the Term, and varying the Powers of Two
Acts, made in the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-ninth
Years of the Reign of His late Majesty, for repairing and widening the Road from the Top of White
Sheet Hill, in the Parish of Donhead Saint Andrew,
in the County of Wilts, and several other Roads
therein mentioned, in the Counties of Dorset, Somerset
and Wilts." "An Act for repealing an Act made in
the Twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, for repairing and
widening the Road from Alemouth through the Town
of Alnwick to Rothbury, and from thence to the Town
of Hexham; and also the Road leading out of the
aforesaid Road between Alnwick and Rothbury, to
Jockey's Dike Bridge, in the County of Northumberland; and for making more effectual Provision for the
Repair of the said Roads." "An Act for enlarging the
Term and Powers of an Act, made in the Thirty-first
Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the
Second, intituled, "An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from Little Sheffield, in the County of
York, through the Towns of Hathersage, Hope and
Castleton, to Sparrow Pit Gate, in the County of Derby;
and from the Guide Post near Barber's Fields Cupola,
through Grindleford Bridge, Great Hucklow, Tidswell,
Hardgate, Wall and Fairfield to Buxton, in the County
of Derby." "An Act for continuing the Term and
altering the Powers of an Act, made in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, for
repairing the Road from the City of Carlisle to the
Town of Penrith, in the County of Cumberland; and
from the said Town of Penrith to Eamont Bridge,
which divides the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland." "An Act for continuing the Term and
enlarging the Powers of an Act, made in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King
George the Second, for repairing and widening the
Road leading from Flimwell Vent, in the Parish of
Ticehurst, in the County of Sussex, to the Town and
Port of Hastings in the said County." "An Act for
repairing and widening the Road from Gander Lane
in the County of Derby, to Sheffield, in the West Riding
of the County of York; and also the Road branching
out of the said Road at or near Mosbrough Green, in the
said County of Derby, to Clown in the same County."
An Act for enlarging the Term, and altering and varying the Powers of so much of an Act, made in the
Thirty-second Year of the Reign of His late Majesty
King George the Second, for repairing several Roads
leading to the Town of Bridgewater, in the County
of Somerset, and other Roads therein mentioned, as
relates to the Roads leading to the said Town." "An
Act for enlarging the Term and Powers of Two Acts,
made in the Thirty-second Year of the Reign of His
late Majesty King George the Second, and in the Second
Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing
and widening the Roads from Oxdown Gate in Popham
Lane, to the City of Winchester, and from the said City
through Hursley to Chandler's Ford, and from Hursley
aforesaid, to the Turnpike Road at Romsey, and from
the said Turnpike Road through Ringwood, in the
County of Southampton, to Longham Bridge and
Winborne Minster, in the County of Dorset; and for
amending and widening the Road from Ringwood
Gate, in the said County of Southampton, to Woolsbridge, and from a Street called The Hundred at
Romsey, through Chilworth, to the River at Swathling, in the said County." "An Act for continuing
and amending two Acts, made in the Twenty-sixth
Year of His late Majesty, and the Fourth Year of
His present Majesty, for repairing the Road from
Piper's Inn to Glastonbury, and several other Roads
therein mentioned, in the County of Somerset; and
for repairing the Road from Piper's Inn aforesaid to
Athelney Bridge; and also, for paving, cleansing
and lighting the City or Borough of Wells, in the
said County; and for removing and preventing Encroachments, Nuisances and Annoyances therein."
An Act for amending, widening and keeping in
repair, the Roads leading from Ludlowsach. in the
County of Carmarthen, to the Town of Llandovery,
and from thence through the Town of Llangadock to
the River Amman, and several other Roads in the
said County communicating therewith." "An Act
for continuing the Term, and enlarging the Powers of
an Act, made in the Fifth Year of His present Majesty,
for repairing, widening and keeping in repair, several
Roads leading from Kidwelly, in the County of Carmarthen; and also, several Roads leading from Llandilo, in the said County, so far as relates to the Roads
included in the Kidwelly District; and also, for repairing, widening and keeping in repair, several
other Roads within the said County." "An Act for
continuing the Term, and altering and enlarging the
Powers of an Act, made in the Thirty-first Year of the
Reign of His late Majesty, for repairing and widening
the Road from the Swan Inn at Leatherhead, to the
Maypole at the Upper End of Spital or Somerset Street,
in the Parish of Stoke, near the Town of Guldeford,
in the County of Surrey." "An Act for confirming and establishing an Exchange agreed upon between
the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of
The Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, and the Right
Honourable John Lord Monson, of certain Lands and
Hereditaments in the County of Lincoln." "An Act
for vesting certain Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments in the Counties of Hertford and Bucks (the
Settled Estates of Jane Willson, the Wife of George
Willson Esquire) in Trustees, to be sold or exchanged;
and for laying out the Money to arise thereby, in the
Purchase of other Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, to be settled to the same Uses." An Act for
dividing, enclosing and allotting, certain Commons or
Parcels of Waste Lands called Dunsley and Haffcott
Commons, within the Manor and Parish of Kinver,
otherwise Kinfare, in the County of Stafford."
An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open Fields,
Meadows, Furze Leys, Stinted Common Pastures,
and Waste Grounds, in the Parish of Willingham, in
the County of Lincoln." "An Act for extinguishing the Cattle Gates or Leas upon certain Stinted
Pastures within the Parish of West Stower, in the
County of Dorset; and for allotting Lands in exchange for Part of the Glebe Lands, and for the said
Cattle Gates or Leas belonging to the Impropriator of
the said Parish." "An Act for allotting, dividing
and enclosing the Open and Common Fields, and
Common or Commonable Meadows, Pastures, Lands
and Grounds, and Commonable or Waste Land,
within the Parish of Aven Dassett, in the County of
Warwick." "An Act for dividing and enclosing the
Open and Common Fields, Common Pastures, Common Meadows, and other Commonable Lands and
Grounds, of and within the Parish and Liberties of
Badby, in the County of Northampton." "An Act
for dividing, allotting and enclosing the Open and
Common Fields, Common Meadows, Common
Pastures, and all other Commonable Lands and
Waste Grounds, in the Parish of Mayseyhampton, in the
County of Gloucester." "An Act for dividing and
enclosing the Open and Common Fields, Meadows,
Pastures and all other Commonable Lands, within the
Manor and Parish of Himbleton, in the County of
Worcester." "An Act for dividing and enclosing the
Open and Common Fields, and all other Commonable Land, in the Parish of Grafton Flyford, in the
County of Worcester." "An Act for dividing and
enclosing the several Open and Common Fields, and
all other Commonable Lands, within and belonging to
the Township of Cropthorn, in the Parish of Cropthorn
and County of Worcester." "An Act for dividing
and enclosing the Common and Open Fields, Meadows, Commonable Lands and Waste Grounds, in
the Parish of Elton, in the County of Huntingdon."
An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open and
Common Fields, and Common or Commonable
Meadows, Pastures, Lands and Grounds, and Waste
Land, within the Parish of Herberbury, otherwise
Harbury, in the County of Warwick." "An Act for
dividing and enclosing the Open and Common Fields,
and other Commonable Lands and Grounds, of and
within the Hamlet and Liberties of Woodend, in the
Parish of Blakesley, in the County of Northampton."
An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open Fields,
Open Meadows, Common Pastures, and Common
or Waste Grounds, within the Township of Stanton
under Bardon, in the Parish of Thornton and County
of Leicester." "An Act for dividing, enclosing and
improving certain Open Fields, Ings, Meadows and
Commons, or Waste Lands, within the Parish of
Huttoft, in the County of Lincoln." "An Act for
dividing, enclosing and allotting certain Commons or
Waste Lands, within the Parish of Cainham, in the
County of Salop." "An Act for dividing and enclosing a certain Common or Piece of Waste Ground,
within the Township of Fenwick, in the Parish of
Campsal, in the West Riding of the County of York."
An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open Common
Fields, Common Meadows, Common Pastures, Commonable Lands and Waste Grounds, within the Manor
and Parish of Buckland, in the County of Gloucester."
An Act for dividing and enclosing a certain Open
Common Arable Field, and also certain Commons
and Waste Lands, within the Manor and Parish of
West Knighton, in the County of Dorset." "An Act
to enable John Raincock, and others therein described,
to take and use the Surname and Arms of Fleming,
pursuant to the Will of Fletcher Fleming deceased." "An Act for naturalizing Henry Amsinck."
And Albeit, the said Acts by you Our said Subjects
the Lords and Commons in this Our present Parliament assembled, are fully agreed and consented unto,
yet nevertheless the same are not of Force and Effect
in the Law without Our Royal Assent given and put
to the said Acts: And forasmuch as for divers Causes
and Considerations, We cannot conveniently at this
Time be present in Our Royal Person in the Higher
House of Our said Parliament, being the Place accustomed to give Our Royal Assent to such Acts as
have been agreed upon by you Our said Subjects the
Lords and Commons, We have therefore caused these
Our Letters Patent to be made, and have signed the
same, and by the same do give and put Our Royal
Assent to the said Acts, and to all Articles, Clauses,
and Provisions therein contained, and have fully agreed
and assented to the said Acts; Willing that the said
Acts, and every Article, Clause, Sentence, and Provision therein contained, from henceforth shall be of
the same Strength, Force and Effect, as if We had
been personally present in the said Higher House, and
had openly and publickly in the Presence of you all
assented to the same: And We do by these Presents
declare and notify the same Our Royal Assent, as
well to you the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and
Commons aforesaid, as to all others whom it may
concern: Commanding also, by these Presents, Our
right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor Edward
Lord Thurlow, Our Chancellor of Great Britain, to
seal these Our Letters Patent with Our Great Seal of
Great Britain: And also, commanding the most
Reverend Father in God, Our right trusty and
well-beloved Counsellor Frederick Archbishop of
Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all England;
Our said Chancellor of Great Britain; Our right
trusty and right well-beloved Cousins and Counsellors
Granville, Earl Gower, President of Our Council;
William Earl of Dartmouth, Keeper of Our Privy
Seal; Our right trusty and right entirely beloved
Cousins and Counsellors Augustus Henry Duke of
Grafton, Thomas Duke of Leeds, John Duke of
Rutland, Hugh Duke of Northumberland, Master of
Our Horse; Our right trusty and right well-beloved
Cousins and Counsellors William Earl Talbot, Steward
of Our Household; Francis Seymour Earl of Hertford,
Chamberlain of Our Household; John Earl of Sandwich, First Commissioner of Our Admiralty; William
Henry Earl of Rochford, Hugh Earl of Marchmont,
John Earl of Ashburnham, Groom of Our Stole; Wills
Earl of Hillsborough, William Earl of Mansfield, Our
Chief Justice assigned to hold Pleas before Us; Our
right trusty and well-beloved Cousins and Counsellors
George Viscount Townshend, Thomas Viscount Weymouth, One of Our Principal Secretaries of State; and
Our right trusty and well-beloved Councillor Jeffery
Lord Amherst, or any Three or more of them, to
declare and notify this Our Royal Assent in Our
Absence, in the said Higher House, in the Presence
of You the said Lords and the Commons of Our Parliament there to be assembled for that Purpose; and
the Clerk of Our Parliaments to endorse the said Acts
with such Terms and Words, in Our Name, as is
requisite, and hath been accustomed for the same,
and also, to enrol these Our Letters Patent and
said Acts in the Parliament Roll; and these Our
Letters Patent shall be to every of them a sufficient Warrant in that Behalf: And finally, We do
declare and will, that after this Our Royal Assent
given and passed by these Presents, and declared and
notified as is aforesaid, then and immediately the said
Acts shall be taken, accepted, and admitted good,
sufficient, and perfect Acts of Parliament, and Laws,
to all Intents, Constructions and Purposes, and to be
put in due Execution accordingly; the Continuance
or Dissolution of this Our Parliament, or any other
Use, Custom, Thing or Things, to the contrary
thereof notwithstanding. In Witness whereof, We
have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.
Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the First Day
of April, in the Nineteenth Year of Our
Reign.
By the King Himself, signed with His own
Hand.
"Yorke."
Then the Lord Chancellor said,
"In Obedience to His Majesty's Commands, and by
virtue of the Commission which has been now read,
we do declare and notify to you the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament assembled, That His Majesty hath given His Royal
Assent to the several Acts in the Commission mentioned; and the Clerks are required to pass the same
in the usual Form and Words."
Then the Clerk Assistant, having received the Money
Bill from the Hands of the Speaker, brought it to the
Table, where the Deputy Clerk of the Crown read the
Title of that and the other Bills to be passed, severally,
as follow, (videlicet)
"1. An Act for granting to His Majesty additional
Duties upon the Produce of the several Duties under
the Management of the respective Commissioners of
the Customs and Excise in Great Britain."
To this Bill the Royal Assent was pronounced by the
Clerk Assistant in these Words; (videlicet)
"Le Roy remercie ses bons Sujets, accepte leur
Benevolence, et ainsi le veult."
"2. An Act for licensing and regulating Lottery
Office Keepers."
"3. An Act for defraying the Charge of the Pay and
Cloathing of the Militia in that Part of Great Britain
called England for One Year, beginning the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand seven hundred and
seventy-nine."
"4. An Act to continue several Laws relating to the
giving further Encouragement for the Importation of
Naval Stores from the British Colonies in America;
to the landing of Rum or Spirits of the British Sugar
Plantations, before Payment of the Duties of Excise;
to the discontinuing the Duties payable upon the Importation of Tallow, Hogs Lard and Grease; to the
regulating the Fees of Officers of the Customs and
Naval Officers in America; to the allowing the
Exportation of certain Quantities of Wheat, and other
Articles, to His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America;
and to the allowing a Drawback of the Duties on
Rum, shipped as Stores, to be consumed on board
Merchant Ships on their Voyages."
"5. An Act to permit, during the present Hostilities
with France, certain Goods enumerated in the Act of
Navigation, to be imported in British-built Ships sold
to Foreigners; and for releasing Ships and Goods
which have been seized in pursuance of the said
Act."
"6. An Act to continue and amend an Act made
in the Eleventh Year of His present Majesty's Reign,
intituled, "An Act for the Encouragement of the
White Herring Fishery."
"7. An Act for further continuing and extending
the Provisions of Two Acts, made in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King
George the Second, and in the Tenth Year of the
Reign of His present Majesty, for granting a Bounty
or certain Species of British and Irish Linens exported, and taking off the Duties on the Importation
of Foreign Raw Linen Yarns made of Flax; and for
granting a Bounty on the Exportation of British
Chequed and Striped Linens, and upon British and
Irish Diapers, Huckabacks, Sheeting and other Linen,
of above a certain Breadth."
8. An Act for charging the Lands within the
North Level, Part of the Great Level of the Fens
called Bedford Level, and divers Lands adjoining
thereto, in the Manor of Crowland, with further
Taxes for a limited Time, for discharging the Debts
incurred by the Commissioners under an Act of the
Twenty-seventh Year of King George the Second; and
for better supporting and preserving the Drainage
of the said Lands.
"9. An Act more effectually to enable the President
and Governors of the Hospital or Infirmary at Bath,
established by an Act passed in the Twelfth Year of
the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second,
intituled, "An Act for establishing and well governing an Hospital or Infirmary in the City of Bath," to
take or acquire, and hold any Lands, Tenements or
Hereditaments, or any Interest in Lands, Tenements
or Hereditaments, and any Money or Personal Property to be laid out in Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, pursuant to any Will, or otherwise, to the
Amount limited in the said Act."
"10. An Act for allowing Corn, Grain and Flour
imported into the Port of Cowes in the Isle of Wight,
to be landed without Payment of the Duties, under
the like Restrictions as Corn, Grain and Flour are
allowed to be landed at the several Ports mentioned
in an Act, made in the Thirteenth Year of His present
Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act to regulate the
Importation and Exportation of Corn."
"11. An Act for draining, improving and preserving
the Low Lands in the Parishes of Altcar, Sefton, Halsall and Walton upon the Hill, in the County Palatine
of Lancaster."
"12. An Act for the better Relief and Employment
of the Poor of the several Parishes within the Hundred
of Cosford (except the Parish of Hadleigh) and also of
the Parish of Polsted, within the Hundred of Babergh,
in the County of Suffolk."
"13. An Act for building a new Assize or Town
Hall and Market House, within the City or Borough
of Wells, in the County of Somerset; and for regulating the Markets within the said City or Borough."
"14. An Act for continuing the Term, and varying
the Powers of Two Acts, made in the Twenty-sixth
and Twenty-ninth Years of the Reign of His late
Majesty, for repairing and widening the Road from
the Top of White Sheet Hill, in the Parish of Donhead
Saint Andrew, in the County of Wilts, and several
other Roads therein mentioned, in the Counties of
Dorset, Somerset and Wilts."
"15. An Act for repealing an Act made in the
Twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty
King George the Second, for repairing and widening
the Road from Alemouth through the Town of Alnwick to Rothbury, and from thence to the Town of
Hexham; and also the Road leading out of the aforesaid Road between Alnwick and Rothbury, to Jockey's
Dike Bridge, in the County of Northumberland; and
for making more effectual Provision for the Repair of
the said Roads."
"16. An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers of
an Act, made in the Thirty-first Year of the Reign of
His late Majesty King George the Second, intituled,
An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from
Little Sheffield, in the County of York, through the
Towns of Hathersage, Hope and Castleton to Sparrow
Pit Gate, in the County of Derby; and from the Guide
Post near Barber's Fields Cupola, through Grindleford
Bridge, Great Hucklow, Tidswell, Hardgate, Wall and
Fairsield to Buxton, in the County of Derby."
"17. An Act for continuing the Term, and altering
the Powers of an Act made in the Twenty-sixth Year
of the Reign of His late Majesty, for repairing the
Road from the City of Carlisle to the Town of Penrith,
in the County of Cumberland, and from the said Town
of Penrith to Eamont Bridge, which divides the
Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland."
"18. An Act for continuing the Term, and enlarging
the Powers of an Act, made in the Twenty-sixth Year
of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the
Second, for repairing and widening the Road leading
from Flimwell Vent, in the Parish of Ticehurst, in the
County of Sussex, to the Town and Port of Hastings,
in the said County."
19. An Act for repairing and widening the Road
from Gander Lane, in the County of Derby, to Sheffield,
in the West Riding of the County of York; and also
the Road branching out of the said Road at or near
Mosbrough Green, in the said County of Derby, to
Clown, in the same County.
"20. An Act for enlarging the Term, and altering
and varying the Powers of so much of an Act, made
in the Thirty-second Year of the Reign of His late
Majesty King George the Second, for repairing several
Roads leading to the Town of Bridgewater, in the
County of Somerset, and other Roads therein mentioned,
as relates to the Roads leading to the said Town."
"21. An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers of
Two Acts, made in the Thirty-second Year of the
Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second,
and in the Second Year of the Reign of His present
Majesty, for repairing and widening the Roads from
Oxdown Gate in Popham Lane, to the City of Winchester, and from the said City through Hursley to
Chandler's Ford, and from Hursley aforesaid to the
Turnpike Road at Romsey, and from the said Turnpike
Road through Ringwood, in the County of Southampton, to Longham Bridge and Winborne Minster, in the
County of Dorset; and for amending and widening the
Road from Ringwood Gate in the said County of
Southampton to Woolsbridge, and from a Street called
The Hundred at Romsey, through Chilworth, to the
River at Swathling, in the said County."
"22. An Act for continuing and amending Two Acts,
made in the Twenty-sixth Year of His late Majesty,
and the Fourth Year of His present Majesty, for repairing the Road from Piper's Inn to Glastonbury, and
several other Roads therein mentioned, in the County
of Somerset; and for repairing the Road from Piper's
Inn aforesaid, to Athelney Bridge; and also for paving,
cleansing and lighting the City or Borough of Wells,
in the said County, and for removing and preventing
Encroachments, Nuisances and Annoyances therein."
"23. An Act for amending, widening and keeping in
Repair, the Roads leading from Ludlowfach, in the
County of Carmarthen, to the Town of Llandovery,
and from thence through the Town of Llangadock to
the River Amman, and several other Roads in the
said County communicating therewith."
"24. An Act for continuing the Term, and enlarging
the Powers of an Act, made in the Fifth Year of His
present Majesty, for repairing, widening and keeping
in Repair, several Roads leading from Kidwelly, in
the County of Carmarthen, and also several Roads
leading from Llandilo in the said County, so far as
relates to the Roads included in the Kidwelly District;
and also for repairing, widening and keeping in Repair,
several other Roads within the said County."
"25. An Act for continuing the Term, and altering
and enlarging the Powers of an Act, made in the
Thirty-first Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, for
repairing and widening the Road from the Swan Inn
at Leatherhead, to the Maypole at the Upper End of
Spital or Somerset Street, in the Parish of Stoke, near
the Town of Guldeford, in the County of Surrey."
To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced,
severally, by the Clerk Assistant, in these Words;
(videlicet)
"Le Roy le veult."
"26. An Act for confirming and establishing an
Exchange agreed upon between the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of The Blessed Virgin
Mary of Lincoln, and the Right Honourable John
Lord Monson, of certain Lands and Hereditaments, in
the County of Lincoln."
"27. An Act for vesting certain Lands, Tenements
and Hereditaments in the Counties of Hertford and
Bucks (the Settled Estates of Jane Willson, the Wife
of George Willson Esquire) in Trustees to be sold or
exchanged, and for laying out the Money to arise
thereby in the Purchase of other Lands, Tenements
or Hereditaments, to be settled to the same Uses."
"28. An Act for dividing, enclosing and allotting,
certain Commons or Parcels of Waste Lands called
Dunsley and Haffcott Commons, within the Manor and
Parish of Kinver otherwise Kinfare, in the County of
Stafford."
"29. An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open
Fields, Meadows, Furze Leys, Stinted Common
Pastures and Waste Grounds, in the Parish of Willingham, in the County of Lincoln."
"30. An Act for extinguishing the Cattle Gates or
Leas upon certain Stinted Pastures within the Parish
of West Stower, in the County of Dorset, and for
allotting Lands in Exchange for Part of the Glebe
Lands, and for the said Cattle Gates or Leas belonging to the Impropriator of the said Parish."
"31. An Act for allotting, dividing and enclosing, the
Open and Common Fields and Common or Commonable Meadows, Pastures, Lands and Grounds, and
Common or Waste Land, within the Parish of Aven
Dassett, in the County of Warwick."
"32. An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open and
Common Fields, Common Pastures, Common Meadows and other Commonable Lands and Grounds,
of and within the Parish and Liberties of Badby, in
the County of Northampton."
"33. An Act for dividing, allotting and enclosing
the Open and Common Fields, Common Meadows,
Common Pastures and all other Commonable Lands
and Waste Grounds, in the Parish of Mayseyhampton,
in the County of Gloucester."
"34. An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open
and Common Fields, Meadows, Pastures and all other
Commonable Lands, within the Manor and Parish of
Himbleton, in the County of Worcester."
"35. An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open and
Common Fields and all other Commonable Land, in
the Parish of Grafton Flyford, in the County of
Worcester."
"36. An Act for dividing and enclosing the several
Open and Common Fields, and all other Commonable Lands, within and belonging to the Township of
Cropthorn, in the Parish of Cropthorn, and County of
Worcester."
"37. An Act for dividing and enclosing the Common and Open Fields, Meadows, Commonable Lands
and Waste Grounds, in the Parish of Elton, in the
County of Huntingdon."
"38. An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open
and Common Fields, and Common or Commonable
Meadows, Pastures, Lands and Grounds and Waste
Land, within the Parish of Herberbury otherwise Harbury, in the County of Warwick."
"39. An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open
and Common Fields, and other Commonable Lands
and Grounds, of and within the Hamlet and Liberties
of Woodend, in the Parish of Blakesley, in the County
of Northampton."
"40. An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open
Fields, Open Meadows, Common Pastures and Common or Waste Grounds, within the Township of
Stanton under Bardon, in the Parish of Thornton and
County of Leicester."
"41. An Act for dividing, enclosing and improving
certain Open Fields, Ings, Meadows and Commons or
Waste Lands, within the Parish of Huttoft, in the
County of Lincoln."
"42. An Act for dividing, enclosing and allotting
certain Commons or Waste Lands, within the Parish
of Cainham, in the County of Salop."
"43. An Act for dividing and enclosing a certain
Common or Piece of Waste Ground, within the
Township of Fenwick, in the Parish of Campsal, in the
West Riding of the County of York,"
"44. An Act for dividing and enclosing the Open
Common Fields, Common Meadows, Common Pastures, Commonable Lands and Waste Grounds,
within the Manor and Parish of Buckland, in the
County of Gloucester."
"45. An Act for dividing and enclosing a certain
Open Common Arable Field, and also certain Commons and Waste Lands, within the Manor and Parish
of West Knighton, in the County of Dorset."
"46. An Act to enable John Raincock, and others
therein described, to take and use the Surname and
Arms of Fleming, pursuant to the Will of Fletcher
Fleming deceased."
"47. An Act for naturalizing Henry Amsinck."
To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced, severally, by the Clerk Assistant, in these Words;
(videlicet)
"Soit fait comme il est desiré."
Then the Commons withdrew.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed.
Wrexham Road Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for enlarging the
Term and Powers of so much of an Act, made in the
Thirtieth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King
George the Second, intituled, "An Act for amending, widening and keeping in Repair, the Roads from
the Town of Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh, to
Pentre Bridge, in the County of Flint, and from the
Town of Mold to Northop, Holywell and Rhuddlan, in
the same County, and from thence to the Ferry House
opposite the Town of Conway, in the County of Carnarvon, and from Ruthin to the said Town of Mold,"
as relates to the District of Road from the Town of
Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh, to Pentre Bridge,
in the County of Flint;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Bonneveaux's Naturalization Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
naturalizing Peter Daillé Bonneveaux."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the
Consideration of the Lords following:
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D. Queensberry.
D. Chandos.
E. Denbigh.
E. Carlisle.
E. Abercorn.
E. Marchmont.
E. Waldegrave.
E. Ashburnham.
E. Effingham.
E. Radnor.
E. Clarendon.
V. Falmouth. |
L. Abp. Canterbury.
L. Bp. Ely.
L. Bp. Bath & Wells.
L. Bp. Landaff.
L. Bp. St. Davids.
L. Bp. Rochester.
L. Bp. Litch. & Cov.
L. Bp. Bangor.
L. Bp. Oxford. |
L. Le Despencer.
L. De Ferrars.
L. Onslow.
L. Godolphin.
L. Sandys.
L. Camden.
L. Amherst.
L. Harrowby. |
Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on
Wednesday the 14th of this Instant April, at Ten
o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers; and to adjourn
as they please.
Parish Poor Children Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to
explain and amend an Act made in the Second Year
of the Reign of His present Majesty, for the keeping
of regular, uniform and annual Registers of all Parish
Poor Infants under a certain Age, within the Bills of
Mortality; and also an Act made in the Seventh Year
of the Reign of His present Majesty, for the better
Regulation of the Parish Poor Children of the several
Parishes therein mentioned, within the Bills of Mortality; and to extend the same to the Parish of Saint
Pancras, in the County of Middlesex.
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill on Thursday the 15th of this Instant
April.
Wigtoun Peerage, Committee adjourned.
Ordered, That the Meeting of the Committee of
Privileges to whom was referred the Consideration of
the Petition of Hamilton Flemyng Esquire, to His Majesty,
claiming the Title of Earl of Wigtoun, &c. which
stands appointed for Monday the 12th of this Instant
April, be adjourned to Monday the 19th of this Instant
April; and that Notice thereof be given to His Majesty's Attorney General, and the Lord Advocate for
Scotland.
Adultery Discouragement Bill.
The Order of the Day being read for the House to be
in a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for
the more effectual Discouragement of the Crime of
Adultery;" and for the Lords to be summoned:
Notice was taken that this Bill was at first committed
for Thursday the 15th of this Instant April.
The Order for committing the said Bill for Thursday
the 15th of this Instant April, which was afterwards discharged, was moved to be read.
The said Order was accordingly read by the Clerk.
Then it was moved, "That the House be put into a
Committee upon the said Bill on Thursday the 15th
of this Instant April."
The same was agreed to and ordered accordingly; and
that the Lords be summoned.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii,
decimum quartum diem instantis Aprilis, hora undecima
Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.