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The TITLES of the STATUTES.

  1. King George the First, for repairing the Road from the City of Gloucester to Stone, and other Roads therein mentioned; and for making the said Act more effectual; and the other passed in the twenty-second Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An Act for continuing two Acts of Parliament, the one passed in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the First, for amending the several Roads leading from the City of Bristol; and the other passed in the fourth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, to explain and amend the same Act; and for making the said Acts more effectual; and also for repairing other Roads therein mentioned; and for making all the said Acts more effectual; and for repairing, widening, and keeping in Repair, several other Roads.
  1. An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from Tetbury, to the Gates on the West of Simond's Hall Down; and from the Turnpike-gate at the Top of Frocester Hill, to the Turnpike Road from Cirencester towards Bath; and from the Field called Bouldown Sleight, to the End of a Lane adjoining to the Road from Horsley to Tetbury, near Tittup's Inn; and from the Market-House in Tetbury, to the Turnpike Road on Minchin Hampton Common; and from the said Road in Minchin Hampton Field, unto the Turnpike Road from Circncester to Stroud, near Burnt Ash; and from the said Turnpike Road, to Taylor's Mill-pond in Chalford Bottom, and through Hide, to the Bottom of the Bourn Hill in the County of Gloucester.
  2. An Act for amending, widening, and keeping in Repair, the Roads leading from Christian Malford Bridge in the County of Wilts, to Shillingford Gat in the County of Berks; and also from Swindon to Lyddenton Wall in the said County of Wilts.
  3. An Act for widening and repairing several Roads leading from the Welch Gate and Cotton Hill, in the Town of Shrewsbury in the County of Salop,
  4. An Act for amending the Road leading from Pengate in the Parish of Westbury in the County of Wilts, to Latchet's Bridge, near the East End of Market Lavington; and also the Road leading from Market Lavivgton Down, to the Turnpike Road near Dewey's Water; and also the Road leading from Bolesborough to Studley Lane End; and also the Road leading from Yarnbrook, to the Turnpike Road at Melksham in the said County of Wilts.
  5. An Act to continue and render more effectual an Act made in the fifteenth Year of his present Majesty's Reign intituled, An Act for laying a Duty of Two Pennies Scots, or one sixth Part of a Penny Sterling, upon every Scots Pint of Ale and Beer which shall be brewed for Sale, brought into, tapped or sold, within the Town of Kirkcaldy, and Liberties thereof
  6. An Act to enable the Trustees appointed for putting in Execution an Act passed in this Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act for repealing so much of the Act of the fifteenth Year of his present Majesty, for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act of the thirteenth Year of his late Majesty King George the First, for repairing the Roads from Cirencester Town's End to Saint John's Bridge in the County of Gloucester, as directs that the Inhabitants of the several Parishes and Hamlets therein named, shall pass Toll-free; and for repairing the Street from the High Cross in Cirencester to the Town's End there; and for other Purposes therein mentioned; and for enlarging the Terms and Powers-granted by the said two former Acts; to reduce all or any of the Tolls granted by the said Act; and for appointing additional Trustees for putting the said Acts in Execution.
  7. An Act for regulating, governing, preserving, and improving the Oyster Fishery in the River Colne, and Waters thereto belonging.
  8. An Act for extending the Navigation of the River Calder, to or near to Sowerby Bridge in the Parish of Halifax; and for making navigable the River Hebble, Halig or Halifax Brook, from Brooksmouth to Salter Hebble Bridge in the County of York.
  9. An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from Chawton Pond, in the Parish of Chawton in the County of Southampton, through Rumsdean Bottom, Westmean,Warnford, Exton, Bishop's Waltham, and over Sherrill Heath, and through Wickham and Fareham, to the Town of Gosport; and from Exton aforesaid, through Droxford, to the East End of Sherrill Heath in the said County.
  10. An Act. for repairing and widening the Roads from the Town of Bishop's Waltham in the County of Southampton, over the Top of the Down called Stephen's Castle Down, and through Salt Lane and Titchborne, to the Town of New Alresford; and from the Market House in the said Town of New Alresford, through Old Alresford, Bradley Lane, and over Herriard Common, to the Town of Odiham in the said County.
  11. An Act. for repairing and widening the Roads from the Town of Stockbridge in the County of Southampton, to the City of Winchester; and from the said City, through Bellmour Lane, to the Top of Steven's Castle Down, near the Town of Bishop's Waltham in the said County; and from the said City of Winchester, through Ottorborne, to Bargate, in the Town and County of the Town of Southampton.
  12. An Act for Relief of the Coalheavers working upon the River Thames; and for enabling them to make a Provision for such of themselves as shall be Sick, Lame, or past their Labour, and for their Widows and Orphans.
  13. An Act 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 Stoake, near the Town of Guildford in the County of Surry.
  14. An Act for repairing and widening the Road from the Town of Guldeford, to the Directing Post near the Town of Farnham in the County of Surry.

PUBLICK ACTS.

Anno 32 Georgii II.

  1. AN Act for repairing and widening the High Road leading from the Town of Mansfield in the County of Nottingham, through the Towns of Pleasley, Glapwell, Heath and Normenton, and the Liberty of Hasland, to the Turnpike Road leading from the Town of Derby, to the Town of Chesterfield, in the County of Derby.
  2. An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from Chappel Bar, near the West End of the Town of Nottingham, to Newhaven; and from The Four-Lane-Ends near Oakerthorpe, to Ashborne; and from the Cross Post on Wirksworth Moor, to join the. Road leading from Chesterfield, to Chappel-en-le-Frith, at or near Longston in the County of Derby; and from Selston, to Annesley Woodhouse, in the County of Nottingham.
  3. An Act for repairing and widening the Roads from the East End of the Town of Chard, to the South End of West Moor; and from, the West End of the Yeovil Turnpike Road, through ilminster, to Kenny Gate; and from the West End of Pease Marsh Lane, to Horton Elm; and from Saint Rane Hill, to Ilminster; and from White Cross, to Chillington Down; and from a Place called, Three Oaks, over Ilford Bridges to Bridge Cross, in, the County of Somerset.
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