14 A. D. 17". 



' private pcrfon, if fuch tree be of the growth of 24. inches diameter 



' and upwards, at 12 inches from the earth, without the queen's li- 



' C'^nce firfl obtained, under the penalty of Lioo fterlinji for cverv of- 



* fence. And whereas the queen's furveyoi-general, or his deputy, is 

 *,. authorized to mark with a broad arrow all fuch trees as are, or here- 



* after (hall be, fit for the royal navy, and to keep a regifter of the fame, 



* none others but he or his deputies fhall prefume to mark fuch trees 



* as aforefaid, though growing on common lands, under the penalty of 



* L*; for every fuch offence.' [9 Ann. c. 17.] 



This law, the firft of the kind for marts, has proved extremely ufeful 

 for mafting the royal naw, and thereby alfo has faved much money 

 formerly fcnt to Norway for that purpofe. 



Bv an aft of parliament for hcencing and regulating hackney-coaches 

 and chairs, (as alfo for new duties on flamps, leather, ialt, &c. and other 

 purpofes), 800 coaches, paying 5 /"weekly, and 200 fedan chairs, at lo/" 

 each yearly, within London, Weflminfter, and Southwark and the 

 weekly bills of mortality, are enaded to be under the management of 

 five commilHoners. One mile and a half for i/fare, and two miles for 

 1/5, and above two miles 2/", and fo for a greater diftance in proportion, 

 for coaches : and for chairs, the rule to be, that they fhall have the 

 fame money for two thirds of thofe diftances. [9 Ann. c. 23.] By the 

 loth of Qiieen Anne, 100 more chairi were added: then in all to be 

 300. The duties to commence from midfummer 17 15, and to continue 

 from thence for 32 years. For raifmg two millions by a lottery. * And 



* whereas the proprietors and inhabitants of the iflands of Nevis and St. 



* Chriflophers in America, had fuftained very great lofles by a late in- 



* vafion of the French, and it became neceffary to give fome eacourage- 



* ment to the fufferers for reiettling their plantations, the fum of 



* Li 03,003 -.11:4 was allowed to fuch proprietors as refettled in thofe 



* two iflands, in proportion to their loffes, by debentures to be ifllied 



* by the commiflioners for trade and plantations, at 6 per cent intereft.' 

 It appears by an a6t, [10 Ann. c. 34] that thofe debentures amounted 

 to one third part of the whole lofs of the fufferers. Moreover, by an 

 ad of the 5tli year of King George I, for relief of fuch fufferers in thofe 

 two iflands as had refeitled in either of them, the diftribution of the 

 above fum is farther regulated ; and by one of the 8th of that king, 

 their principal fum unpaid, and the large arrears of interefl; thereon, 

 joined together, had an interefl of 3 per cent fettled on them. 



Bv another acl of parliament, for relief of the creditors and proprie- 

 tors of the company of mine-adventurers of England, &c. it appears, 

 that the company had, through the great expenfe of working lii^ir 

 mines, &c. contraded debts which they were altogether unable to pay ; 

 whereby, and by the difputes arifen amongft their members, and be- 

 tween the company and their creditors, the working of their mines wa^ 



