78 C. 2,7 — "39* Anno primo Georgii Regis. Stat. 2. A. D. 171 5, j, ■ ' cap. xxxvii. Aji Act to enable his Majefty to grant the Regalities and Lands now remaining in the Crown in North Wales and South Wales, and County of Chejler, to his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales, in fuch Man- ner and Form as the Principality of Wales and Earldom of Chejler have formerly been granted to the Princes of Wales ; and alfo to enable his faid Royal Highnefs to make Leafes of Lands, Parcel of his Royal Highnefs's Dutchy of Cornwall, or annexed to the fame. " It fhall be lawful for his Majefty to grant to the Prince, all the Honours, Caftles, &c. belonging to the " Crown, in Wales, Monmouth, and the County Palatine of Chejler. His Majefty may grant to°he faid " Prince the like Jurifdiction, &c. as King James I. granted to Prince Henry, &c. The Prince may " make Leafes, &c. of the Premiffes, for 31 Years or three Lives. All Leafes and Grants made by his
- .' Royal Highnefs, of any Manors, &c. in the Dutchy of Cornwall fhall be good. Provifo, that fuch
" Leafes, <kc. be made only for 31 Years or three Lives, and not difpunifhable of Wafte, and that the " ufual Rent be referved, and where there has been 110 fuch Rent, the 20th Part of the Value fhall be re- " ferved. E X P." CAP. XXXVIII. An Adr. for enlarging the Time of Continuance of Parliaments, appointed by an AcT: made in the fixth Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled, An Ail for the fre- quent Meeting and Calling of Parliaments. 6W.&M.C.2. ' "1 X7"HEREAS in and by an Act of Parliament made in the fixth Year of the Reign of their late ' VV Majefties King William and Queen Mary (of ever BleiTed Memory) intituled, An A£i for the ti-Ed. 3. c. 14. ' frequent Meeting and calling of Parliaments : It was among other Things enacted, That from thenceforth 36 £V. 3, c. 10. ' no Parliament whatfoever, that fhould at any Time then after be called, affembled or held, fhould have S& ^7<fM n ■ ' an y Continuance longer than for three Years only at the fartheft, to be accounted from the Day on which a 0-2 ' ^ t ^ e Writ °f Summons the faid Parliament fhould be appointed to meet : And whereas it has been ' found by Experience, that the faid Claufe hath proved very grievous and burthenfome, by occafioning ' much greater and more continued Expences in order to Elections of Members to ferve in Parliament,
- and more violent and lafting Heats and Animofities among the Subjects of this Realm, than were ever
' known before the faid Claufe was enacted ; and the faid Provifion, if it fhould continue, may probably ' at this Juncture, when a reftlefs and Popifh Faction are defigning and endeavouring to renew the Rebel- ' lion within this Kingdom, and an Invafion from Abroad, be deftructive to the Peace and Security of the ' Government ;' Be it enacted by the King's moil Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Con- fent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament affembled, and by the Authority Parliaments of the fame, That this prefent Parliament, and all Parliaments that fhall at any Time hereafter be called, fhal have Cont'i- affembled or held, fhall and may refpectively have Continuance for feven Years, and no longer, to be ac- nuance for feven coun t;ed from the Day on which by the Writ of Summons this prefent Parliament hath been, or any fu- itcmer dinblved ture Parliament fhall be appointed to meet, unlefs this prefent, or any fuch Parliament hereafter to be hy the King, fummoned, fhall be fooner diffolved by his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeffors. For farther Prou'tfiom relating to Parliament, fee I Geo. I. ft. 2. c. 56. 2 Geo. 2. c. 24. 6 Geo. 2. f. 23. 8 Geo. 2. c. 30. q Geo. 2. c. 3S. II Geo. 2. c. 24. 13 Geo. 2. c. 20. 15 Geo. 2, c. 22. 19 Geo, 2, c. 2S. 31 Geo. 2. c. 14. 33 Geo. 2. c, 20, CAP. XXXIX. An Act: to indemnify fuch Perfons who have acted in Defence of his Majefty's Perfon and Government, and for the Prefervation of the publick Peace of this Kingdom, in and about the Time of the late unnatural Rebellion, from vexatious Suits and Profecutions. ' K /"HERE AS in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and fifteen, as well iathe Time 4 VV of, as before the unnatural Rebellion, which begun in or about the Months of September or OSio-
- ber in the fame Year, divers Lord-Lieutenants, Deputy-Lieuteilants, Juftices of the Peace, Mayors,
4 Bailiffs of Corporations, Conftables, and other Officers and Perfons well-affedted to his Majefty and his
- Government, in order to preferve our prefent happy Ellablifhment, and the Peace of this Kingdom,
' and to fupprefs and put an End to the faid Rebellion, apprehended and put into Cuftody, and impri- ' foned feveral Criminals, and feveral Perfons, who they fufpected might difturb the publick Peace, or ' foment or promote Riots, Tumults, Rebellions, or evil Defigns againft the Government ; and alfo ' feized and ufed feveral Horfes, Arms, and other Things, and alio preffed. divers Horfes, Carts and Car-
- riages, for the Service of the Publick ; and did for the Purpofes aforefaid enter into the Houfes and Pof-
- feffions of feveral Perfons ; and did quarter and caule to be quartered divers Soldiers and others in the
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