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The TITLES of the STATUTES.

  1. An Act to enable the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, to purchase Houses and Ground for opening a Passage for Carriages, from Cornhill to the Bank, and making more commodious several other Passages leading thereto; and for enlarging the Buildings of the said Bank, and making the same more commodious.
  2. An Act for the Relief of the Bond and other Creditors of the Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Mercers of the City of London.
  3. An Act for continuing and enlarging the Term and Powers of an Act, made in the twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for repairing and widening the Road from the West End of the Town of Burton upon Trent, in the County of Stafford, through the said Town, to the South End of the Town of Derby, in the County of Derby.
  4. An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Worksop, in the County of Nottingham, through the Towns of Gateforth, Anston, Aston, Handsworth and Darnall, to the North East End of Avercliffe, in the County of York, where the same joins the Turnpike Road from Bawtry to Sheffield.
  5. An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from the High Bridge in Spalding, to a certain Place called Tydd Goat, in the County of Lincoln; and from Sutton Saint Mary's, to Sutton Wash, in the said County.
  6. An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act, passed in the twenty-fourth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty, intituled, An Act for making, widening and keeping in Repair, several Roads in the several Parishes of Lambeth, Newington, Saint George, Southwark,and Bermondsey, in the County of Surry, and Lewisham, in the County of Kent; and for repairing Lambeth Back Lane, and for lighting and watching the said Roads.
  7. An Act for establishing a regular and nightly Watch, and for maintaining, regulating, and employing the Poor within the Parish, of Saint Clement Danes, in the Liberty of Westminster, and County of Middlesex.
  8. An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor in the Hundred of Blything, in the County of Suffolk.
  9. An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor in the Hundred of Bosmere and Claydon, in the County of Suffolk.
  10. An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act, passed in the twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor in the Hundreds of Colneis and Carlsord, in the County of Suffolk.
  11. An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor, in the Hundred of Samford, in the County of Suffolk.
  12. An Act for the more effectual Relief and Employment of the Poor, within the City of Gloucester, and for lighting the Streets of the said City.
  13. An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Derby to Mansfield, in the County of Nottingham, and several other Roads therein mentioned.
  14. An Act for continuing the Terms of, and amending, the Acts for repairing several Roads leading from Ledbury, in the County of Hereford; and for widening and amending the Road through the Parish of Bromesberrow, in the County of Gloucester, and through Corse Lawn, till it meets the Road from Gloucester to Worcester.
  15. An Act for amending and widening the Road from a Place near the Village of Milford, through Haslemere, to the Portsmouth Road, between Lippock and Rake, in the several Counties of Surrey, Sussex, and Southampton.
  16. An Act for amending and widening the Road from Tinsley in the County of York, to the Town of Doncaster, in the said County.
  17. An Act for amending and widening the Road from the South End of the Town of Rotherham, in the County of York, to the present Turnpike Road near Pleasley, in the County of Derby, and also the Road from the Northh End of the said Town of Rotherham, into the present Turnpike Road on the East Side of Tankersley Park, in the said County of York.
  18. An Act to continue the Term, and enlarge the Powers of an Act passed in the seventeenth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty, for repairing the Road between the Town of Kingston upon Hull, and the Town of Beverley, in the East Riding of the County of York; and for repairing the Road from Newland Bridge, to the West End of the Town of Cottingham, in the said Riding
  19. An Act for repairing, widening and keeping in Repair, the High Roads leading Alfreton, in the County of Derby, through Carter's Lane, to a certain Place in the Town of Mansfield, called Stockwell, and from the Bridle Gate, at the Division of the Liberties of Blackwell and Hucknall, through the Town of Sutton in Ashfield, to the Mansfield and Newark Turnpike, at or near Python Hill, in the Forest of Sherwood, in the County of Nottingham.
  20. An Act for continuing and enlarging the Term and Powers of an Act made in the twenty-eighth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for repairing and widening the Road from Rochdale to Burnley, in the County of Lancaster
  21. An Act for repairing and widening the Road from the West End of Baxter Gate, in the Town of Whitby, to the South End of Lockton Lane, in the Parish of Middlcton, in the County of York.
  22. An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers of two Acts of the twelfth of King George the First, and of the third of his late Majesty, for repairing several Roads therein mentioned, in the County of Salop; and also for amending and widening the Road, from the Sign of the Horse Shoe, in Uckington, to Longnor Green; and also from the West End of Hatcham Bridge, to the Cross Houses upon the Bridgenorth Turnpike Road, in the said County.
  23. An Act for extending the Provisions of an Act, passed in the twenty-fifth Year of his late Majesty, for repairing the Roads from the North End of Malling Street, near Lewes, and other Roads in Sussex, to the Road leading from the North End of Offham, to the Spittle Barn in Lewes aforesaid.
  24. An Act for continuing one Moiety of the Duties, granted by an Act of the eleventh and twelfth Year of King William the Third, for the Repair of Dover Harbour, and which have been by several other Acts, continued till the twelfth Day of May one thousand seven hundred and sixty-five; and for applying the same to compleating and keeping in Repair the Harbour of Rye, in the County of Sussex, and for more effectualiy compleating and keeping in Repair the said Harbour.
  25. An Act for paving, repairing and cleansing the Streets, Lanes, Alleys, and publick Passages, within the Town
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