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The TITLES of the STATUTES.

  1. Lunatick, shall marry, and for present Maintenance of the said John.
  2. An Act for the Sale of the Lands of William Waller, Esquire, to perform a Decree in Chancery, for the Payment of 505l. 10s. 6d
  3. An Act for the Naturalizing of John Steward, Esquire, Brother and Heir apparent to Patricke Earl of Orkney.
  4. An Act for the Naturalizing of Peter Baro, alias Barow, Doctor of Physick, and Mary his Wife.
  5. An Act for the Naturalizing of James Desmaries of the Parish of St. Butlophes without Aldgate", and Mary his Wife.
  6. An Act for the Naturalizing of Fabian Smith.
  7. An Act for the Naturalizing of John Ramsden.

PUBLICK ACTS.
Anno septimo Jacobi Regis.

  1. AN Act for the better Execution of Justice, and suppressing of criminal Offenders, in the North Parts of the Kingdom of England.
  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.
  3. An Act for the Continuing and better Maintenance of Husbandry and other Manual Occupations, by the true Imployment of Monies given and to be given for the Binding out of Apprentices.
  4. An Aft for the due Execution of divers Laws and Statutes heretofore made against Rogues, Vagabonds, and sturdy Beggars, and other lewd and idle Persons.
  5. An Act for Ease in pleading troublesome and contentious Suits prosecuted against Justices of the Peace, Mayors, Constables, and certain other his Majesty's Officers, for the lawful Execution of their Office.
  6. An Act for administring the Oath of Allegiance, and Reformation of married Women Recusants.
  7. An Ast for the Punishing and Correcting of Deceit and Frauds committed by Sorters, Kembers, and Spinsters of Wool, and Weavers of Woollen Yarn.
  8. An Act to inlarge an Act of Parliament made in the Second and Third Year of King Philip and Queen Mary, intituled. An Act for keeping og milch Kine, or breeding and rearing of Calves.
  9. An Act for the bringing of fresh Streams of Water by Engine from Hackney Marsh to the City of London, for the Benefit of the King's College at Chelsea.
  10. An Act for Reformation of Alehouse-keepers.
  11. An Act to prevent the Spoil of Corn and Grain by utimely Hawking, and for the better Preservation of Pheasants and Partridges.
  12. An Act to avoid the double Payment of Debts.
  13. An Act for the Explanation of one Statute made in the second Session of this present Parliament, intituled, An Act against unlawful Hunting and Stealing of Deer and Conies.
  14. An Act for reviving of Part of a former Act made in the fourth Year of King Edward the Fourth, That no Stranger or Alien shall buy English Horns unwrought, and that the Wardens of the Homers of the City of London for the Time being, should have Power to search all Manner of Wares appertaining to their Mystery in London and twenty-four Miles on every Side of it.
  15. An Act concerning some Manner of Assignment of Debts to his Majesty.
  16. An Act for the Encouragement of many poor People in Cumberland and Westmorland, and in the Towns and Parishes of Carptmell, Oxhead and Broughton, in the County of Lancaster, to continue a Trade of making Cog-ware, Kendals, Carptmeals and coarse Cottons.
  17. An Act to prevent burning of Ling, Heath, &c. in certain Counties in Summer.
  18. An Act for the Taking, Landing, and Carrying of Sea-Sand for the bettering of Ground, and for the Increaee of Corn and Tillage, within the Counties of Devon and Cornwall.
  19. An Act for the Continuance and Reparation of a new built Wear upon the River of Exe, near unto the City of Exeter.
  20. An Act for the speedy Recovery of many Thousand Acres of Marsh Ground aid other Ground within the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, lately surrounded by the Rage of the Sea in divers Parts of the said Counties, and for the Prevention of the Danger of the like Surrounding hereafter.
  21. An Act for Confirmation of Decrees hereafter to be made in the Exchequer-Chamber and Duchy-Court, concerning Copyhold Lands and Tenements.
  22. An Act for Confirmation of a Subsidy granted by the Clergy to the King.
  23. An Act for One Subsidy and One Fifteen granted to the King by the Temporalty.
  24. An Act for a Confirmation of the King's General and Free Pardon.

PRIVATE ACTS.
Anno septimo Jacobi Regis.

  1. An Act for Confirmation of several Decrees made in the Court of Exchequer Chamber, and Duchy Chamber, between the King's Majesty and divers Copyholders of his Majesty's Manor of Wakefield in the County of York.
  2. An Act for Confirmation of a Decree made in the Court of Exchequer Chamber, between the King's Majesty and the Copyholders of his Majesty's Manor of Edelmeton, alias Edmenton, in the County of Middlesex.
  3. An Act for the perfect Creation and Confirmation of certain Copyhold Lands in the Honour, Castle, Manor or Lordship of Clitherowe, or in the several Manors or Lordships of Duchy, Accarington, Colne and Ightenhill, in the County of Lancaster.
  4. An Act for the Assuring and Establishing of the Isle of Man.
  5. An Act for the Explanation of a Proviso or Branch of a Statute contained in an Aft of Parliament made in the Years of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France and Ireland the Fourth, and of Scotland the Fortieth, intituled, An Act for the Establishment and Assurance of divers of the Possessions and Hereditaments of Ferdinando late Earl of Derby.
  6. An Act for the Assurance of certain Lands and Rent to the Bishop of Duresine and his Successors, and of certain other Lands to Robert Earl of Salisbury and his Heirs.
  7. An Act for the Naturalizing of Sir Robert Karre, Knight.
  8. An Act for the Naturalizing of Mistress Jane Drummond, Gentlewoman of the Queen's Majesty's Bedchamber.
  9. An Aft for the Sale of the Manor of Bretts and Farm of Plastowe in the Country of Essex, Parcel of the Possessions of Henry Earl of Oxonford, towards the Repurchasing of the Castle, Manor and Parks of Henningham in the same County, being the antient Inheritance and Chief Mansion Hooss of the Earls of Oxonford.
  10. An Act for the Assuring of the Farm and Demesnes of Damerham and other Lands in Wiltshire, according to his Majesty's Grant, and a former Grant made by King Edward the Sixth.
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