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The TITLES of the STATUTES.

  1. Road leading from Fisherton Bridge, to the Turnpike Road at Willoughby Hedge in West Knoyle, and from Wilton Bridge, to the Turnpike Road at the West End of Heytesbury; and also the Road from the Turnpike Road at the Top of Red Hone Hill, in the Parish of Urshfont, to the Mile-stone at the Western-End of Fisherton Street, in the County of Wilts.
  2. An Act for building a Bridge cross the River Teese, at or near the Ferry in the Parish of Stockton, in the County of Durham.
  3. An Act for repairing and widening the Roads leading from Kelsall, in the County of Salop, to Whiston Cross, and from thence over Burnhill Green Rudge Heath, by the Two New Inns, and to a Place called High Gate Warren in the County of Stafford.
  4. An Act for amending, widening, and keeping in Repair, the Road, from Castle-Street, at the End of the Town of Hinckley, to Lutterworth Towns End, and from, or near, the Guide Post, at Walcot Town's End in the County of Leicester, to the Eighty Mile Stone in Welford Field in the County of Northampton.
  5. An Act; for continuing and rendering more effectual an Act passed in the tenth Year of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for continuing an Act passed in the third Year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the First, for laying a Duty of Two Pennies Scots, or one sixth Part of a Penny Sterling, on every Pint of Ale or Beer, that shall be vended or sold within the Town of Dumfries, and Privileges thereof, for paying the Debts of the said Town, and for building a Church, and making a Harbour there; and for laying a Duty on the Tonnage of Shipping, and a Duty on Goods imported and exported, into and out of the Port of the said Town, for the better repairing of the said Harbour.
  6. An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act made in the twenty-eighth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, for making navigable Sankey Brook in the County of Lancaster, and for the extending and improving the said Navigation.
  7. An Act to amend an Aft made in the thirty-second Year of the Reign of his late Majesty, for repairing and widening several Roads therein mentioned, in the Counties of Southampton and Dorset; and for amending and widening the Road between Ringwood Gate, in the County of Southampton to Woolfbridge;. and from thence to the Great Weftern Road, between a Place called Thick Thorn and Cashmore Inn.
  8. An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor, and for cleansing the Streets, Lanes, and other Passages and Places, in the Parish of Saint James, within the Liberty of Westminster, and for enlarging the Church Yard belonging to the said Parish.
  9. An Act for repairing, widening, turning, and shortening the Road leading from the Turnpike Road on Farrad's Common in the Parish of Bradford, through Holt and Melksham to Homans Stile, in the Parish of Laycock in the County of Wilts.
  10. An Act for repairing and widening, the Road from the Turnpike Road at Weyhill in the County of Southampton, to the Turnpike Road at Lyde Way in the County of Wilts.
  11. An Act for altering, widening, and amending, the Road from the North Gate of the City of Winchester, over Worthy Cow Down, through Whitchurch, and other Places, to Newtown River, and also the Road from Worthy Cow Down aforesaid, through Wherwell, to the present Turnpike Road at Andover in the County of Southampton.
  12. An Act for repairing and widening the High Road, leading from Ashborne in the County of Derby, to the Town of Leek in the County of Stafford, and from Ryecroft Gate upon Rushton Common, to Congleton in the County of Chester; and also the Road leading from Blyth Marsh in the County of Stafford, through Cheadl, Oakamoor, and Blore, to the Turnpike Road, from Ashborne to Buxton near Thorp in the County of Derby.
  13. An Act for amending, widening, altering, and keeping in Repair, the Road from the South End of Sparrows Heme on Bushey Heath, through the Market Towns of Watford, Berkhamstead Saint Peters, and Tring, in the County of Hertford, by Pettiphers Elms, to the Turnpike Road at Walton, near Alesbury in the County of Bucks.
  14. An Act for amending, widening and keeping in Repair, several Roads leading from Bridge Town Pomeroy, and from Teing Bridge in the County of Devon.
  15. An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from the White Post, on Haselden's Wood, in the Parish of Cranbrooke, to Appledore Heath; and from Milk House Street, in the same Parish, to Castledens Oak, in the Parish of Biddenden; and from Golford Green, in the said Parish of Cranbrooke, to Tanner's Vent, in the Parish of Benenden, all in the County of Kent.
  16. An Act for repairing the Road from the Turnpike Road on the Top of Whitefheet Hill, to a Place called the Hare Warren; and from thence to the Index Post, standing near the Blandford Turnpike Road, on the Side of Harnham Hill; and also for repairing and widening the Road, from the said Index Post, to a House called Master Baker's Farm House in the County of Wilts.
  17. An Act for continuing, enlarging, and rendering more effectual, so much of an Act made in the fourteenth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for enlarging the Terms and Powers granted by two Acts of Parliament for repairing the Roads leading from Seven Oaks to Woodsgate and Tonbridge Wells; and from Woodsgate to Kipping's Cross, in the County of Kent; and also for repairing the Roads from Kippings Cross aforesaid, to Lamberhurst Pound and Pullen's Hill, in the said County; and to Flimwell Vent, in the County of Sussex; as relates to the amending, repairing, and keeping in Repair, the said Roads, leading, from Kipping's Cross aforesaid, to Lamberhurst Pound, Pullens Hill, and Flimwell Vent aforesaid.
  18. An Act for building two new Churches, and providing Burial Places, within the Town of Liverpool, in the County Palatine of Lancaster; and for the better preserving the Pavements of the Streets in the said Town; and for ascertaining the Fares and Prices to be paid Carters, Carmen, Hackney Coachmen, and Chairmen, and for regulating their Behaviour within the said Town.
  19. An Act for explaining and amending so much of two Acts of the twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth Years of his late Majesty, for repairing feveral Roads therein mentioned,, in the Counties of Leicester and Warwick, as relates to the Road between Hinckley and Coventry.
  20. An Act to amend and render more effectual several Acts made for cleansing and enlightening the Streets of the Town of Kingston upon Hull-, and for preventing Annoyances therein.
  21. 71. An