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If thefe Rates for Lives, or any other Rates, fhould be thought convenient to be offered.

It is then propofed, that the old and new Annuitants be permitted to fubicribe any Part of their Capital, they being within the Limitation of Years above expreffed.

And that none of the Propofals foregoing, be made for ready Money; because it is reasonable, that the present Creditors fhould have the Preference in any advantageous Offer made by the Parliament, as this is apprehended to be, fince Money may be raised at 3 per Cent. per Ann. with a Liberty of redeeming the fame at Pleasure. See the Debate founded on this Propofal, page 382.

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ral Bills.

March 21. His Majefty went to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the Royal Affent to (1) The Mutiny Bill. (2) To an act for laying a Duty of Two-Pence Scots upon every Pint of Ale or Beer vended within the Town of Dunbar, to be ap ply'd to the Ufe of the faid Town, for neceffary Buildings and Repairs, and to three private Bills. April 22. His Majefty went to the House of Peers, and Royal Affent gave the Royal Affent to the following Bills: 1. For granting given to leve. an Aid to his Majefty by a Land-Tax. 2. To make perpetual the A&t 7 Geo. II. to prevent the infamous Practice of Stockjobbing. 3. For the better repairing and paving the Highways, Streets and Water-Courfes, and for enlightening the Streets, Lanes and Paffages, and better regulating the Nightly Watch within the City of Salisbury. 4. For enlarging the Term for repairing feveral Roads leading to the City of Worcester, and for reducing the Toll on Sheep and Lambs by the faid A&. 5. For making more effectual two Acts for repairing the Highways from Old Stratford in Northamptonshire, to Dunchurch, Warwickshire. 6. To raise Money to discharge the Debts incurred on account of Building a Goal and Court Rooms, for the Ufe of the County of Bucks. 7. For continuing a Duty of Two-pennies Scots on every Pint of Ale fold within the Town of Dumfreis, for Building a Church and making a Harbour there; and for laying a Duty on the Tonnage of Shipping, &c. for the better repairing of the faid Harbour. 8. For making navigable Worfley-Brook, from Worfley-Mill in Lancashire, to the River Irwell in the faid County. And to 10 Private Bills.

It is remarkable that in the Land-Tax Bill above-men- Clanfe flipt tion'd, a Claufe was fraudulently flipp'd in to exempt the into the Land Prince of Wales from paying the Sixpence in the Pound, call'd Civil-Lift Money, which amounted to upwards of 1000%.

Tax Bill.

And, the fame Day the Bill was pafs'd, a Motion was made A Motion to for an Enquiry, by what Order or Authority his Royal enquire by Highness the Prince of Wales was, by a Claufe in the what Autho

Land

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Land-Tax Bill, exempted from paying any Fees for himfelf and Houfhold; and it being a Point of Order, a Debate arose, whether the Houfe ought not to have moved for an Inftruction for a Claufe to authorife fuch Alteration: Over-ruled by But another Motion being made, that the Order of the Day be read, and the Queftion being put on the laft-named Motion (the Bill for reducing the Intereft to 3 per Cent.) the Houfe divided, and carry'd it in the Affirmasive, and read it a ift Time, and ordered it a 2d Reading that Day Se'nnight.

a Motion for the Order of

the Day.

Royal Affent

May 24. A Meffage was fent by his Majefty, to defire the Commons to fettle a Jointure of 50,000l. per Ann. on her Royal Highneís the Princess of Wales: A Bill was unanimoufly order'd in accordingly.

Acts paffed this Seffion were as follow, viz. March 7, The given to feve. Malt Bill. 21, The Mutiny Bill. That for laying a Duty of Twopence Scotch on every Scotch Pint of Ale, brewed for Sale within the Town of Aberbrothock. And a Road

ral Acts.

Bill.

And May 20, The Land-Tax Bill. That for granting Two Millions for 1738, and paying the Bank a Million for redeeming an Annuity of 40,000/. For explaining an A& for Application of the Forfeited Eflates of the late Earl of Derwentwater and Charles Radcliffe. An Act to empower the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen to fet a Price on SeaCoals for one Year. To enforce the Execution of the GinA&t. To fecure the Payment of Rents, and prevent Frauds by Tenants. To indemnify Perfons who have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices, read Prayers, and make the Declarations and Subscriptions required within the Times limited by Law, and for allowing further Time for those Purposes. For allowing further Time for Enrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papifts, and for Relief of Proteftant Purchasers, Devifees and Leffees. For Relief of fuch Prifoners for Debt as have by unavoidable Accidents loft the Benefit of the A& paffed the laft Seffion for the Relief of infolvent Debtors; and for the Indemnity of fuch Sheriffs and Goalers as have incurred any Penalties on account of fuch Prisoners not being discharged; and for extending the Benefit of the faid A&t to Creditors, whofe Debtors were committed to Prifon fince Jan. 1. 1730, and were detained there on Jan. 1.1736, and have chofe to continue there. An Act to continue an A&t for the better Regulation of Lastage and Ballaftage on the River Thames. For building a Bridge cross the Thames from the Woolftaple, Westminster, to the oppofite Shore. For better regulating the Manufacture of Narrow Woollen-Cloaths in the Weft Riding of Yorkshire. For repairing the Harbour of Dover, and restoring that of Rye. For recovering and fe curing

curing the Harbour of Minehead, Somerfetfhire. For making a Dock or Bafon at Liverpool. To two Acts for draining certain Fens in Lincolnshire, and the Ifle of Ely. For rebuilding the Parish Church of All-Saints in the City of Worcester. For finishing the Church of St. Mary Rotherhith, and purchafing an additional Burial-Ground. For rebuilding the Parish Church of Chrift-Church, Surry. To continue the Duty of Two Pennies Scots on each Pint of Beer or Ale fold in the Town of Inverness in Scotland. To veft the Elate of Hugh Nafh, Efq; (late escaped out of the Fleet) in Trustees for the Benefit of his Creditors. For the more effectual fecuring the Payment of certain Sums of Money, directed by an Act of Queen Elizabeth, to be paid by the Treasurers of the Counties of England and Wales, for the Relief of the Prifoners in the King's-Bench and Marshalfea. For punishing such as fhall injure any in their Perfons or Properties, with intent to hinder the Exportation of Corn. An Act to explain an Act for rebuilding St. Leonard's Church, Shoreditch. To continue two Acts for encouraging the Growth of Coffee, and fecuring the Trade of the Sugar-Colonies in America. For enlightening the Streets, &c. in the Parish of Chrift-Church, Middlesex. To amend an Act for preventing Inconveniencies that may happen by Privilege of Parliament. To fecure the Eftates of Papifts turning Proteftants against Disabilities, and for the more effectual vefting in the two Univerfities the Presentations of Benefices belonging to Papifts. To 6 Road Acts, and to 27 private Bills.

And for the Hiftory of the Supply, &c. it is thus fumm'd up in the following Speech, made by the Speaker to the Throne, the laft Day of the Seffion.

Moft gracious Sovereign.

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Seffion.

OUR Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Speaker's Commons of Great Britain in Parliament affembled, Speech at the • attend your Majefty with feveral Bills, and with one among clofe of the the reft for your Royal Affent concerning the Supplies granted for the public Service of the Year, allowing Three Millions Seven Hundred and Fifty Thoufand Pounds, for < the Maintenance of your Fleets, Armies, and difcharging a Million of the National Debt, and other Purposes.

Your Commons at firit made Provifion but for 10,000 Seamen, they being fufficient for the common Service; but having fince been called on, by the Sufferings and Grievances of your Majefty's Subjects, to ftrengthen your Hands, to defend your Rights, and do them Juftice against the lawlefs Power of the Spanish Nation in the Seas of America; where your Majefty's Subjects have, by Nature, and unre

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ftrained by Compact, an equal Right with them, and are not to be fubject to any Obftruction or Moleftation what⚫ foever in their Paflage over thofe free and open Seas; they have readily granted 10,000 more. To fuffer the Spaniards to rummage our Ships, is to give them a Right to the Sovereignty of thofe Seas, as it was always deemed by Great Britain; and was never allowed by any of your Majesty's • Predeceffors.

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These Depredations deferved the Confideration of your • Commons; and thele Outrages (if continued) will deferve your Resentment. To their Plunder they have added Infults; and to their Infults, Cruelties: Infults the more fenfibly felt, as they come from a People whofe Power we always deemed inferior; and whofe Strength we ever fubdued when tried. With thefe Sentiments your Commons applied to the Father of their Country for Redress; and received fuch an Answer as the Father of their Country fhould give; for which your faithful Commons make their grateful and dutiful Acknowledgments. Their Application on this Occafion was on behalf of their Trade, which is the Life and Spirit of this Nation; refting perfuaded, that by your Interpofition, you will be able to obtain Juftice for paft Injuries, as well as further Security of your trading Subjects. for the Sake of the Dignity of your Majefty's Imperial • Crown, and the Honour of the British Nation; which they are fenfible never were, nor ever can be, more fecure than under your Majesty's Royal Protection;

Since your Majefty's Paternal Care has preferved this Nation under many Difficulties from the Calamities c War, and every good Man hopes you will be able to accomplish the great Work before you, without it; yet if tre Lot be fo, that no Satisfaction for our Loffes and Sufferings can be had, nor Security for the future, nor the Credit the British Nation fupported but by Force of Arms; there' not one Man in the Nation, whofe Heart and Hand would not be willing to fupport your Majetty therein, as your faithful Commons are willing and ready to do.

To thefe neceffary Ends, they defire your Majefty's Royal Acceptance of the Supplies which they have granted for that Purpofe; which, with feveral other Bilis upon the Table, are ready for the Royal Affent, and are for the Be nefit of the Public; particularly that which reftrains the Privilege of Parliament; a Work begun before, but now compleat; and which will put an End to a Practice th tended to the Reproach and Dithonour of Parliament."

SPEECHES

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DEBATES

IN THE

Houfe of Commons,

DURING

The Third Seffion of the Eighth

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Parliament of Great Britain.

February 1, 1737-8.

HE Parliament which was prorogued to this Anno 10. Geo. Day from Friday Jan. 21. (which was the Day I. 1736.7. of their first Meeting) and being met accordingly,

a Meffage was brought by Sir Charles Dalton, Gentleman Ufher of the Black-Road from the * Lords Authorised by his Majefty's Commiffion, defiring the im mediate Attendance of this Honourable House, in the House of Peers, to hear the Commiffion read; and Mr. Speaker, with the House, going into the House of Peers, the Lord Chancellor fitting with feveral other Lords on a Form, between the Throne and the Wool-facks, faid to the Effect following,

My Lords and Gentlemen,

E are commanded by his Majefty to let you

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*Viz. Prince of Wales; Lord Chancellor, Lord Prefifident, Lord Steward, Lord Chamberlain, Duke of Argyle, Duke of Richmond, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Scarborough, Earl of Ilay.

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