290 A. D. 1752, 



African company, for their charter, lands, forts, Haves, ftores, and other 

 efFe(fts, &c. An acft, therefor, was now pafled, for the appUcation of a fum 

 of money, therein mentioned, for thofe purpofes, and for vefting thofe 

 lands, forts, &.c. in the new company of merchants trading to Africa; 

 for which ends commiflioners had before been appointed to examine 

 the claims laid before paliament by the late company. And it was 

 now enaded, that the late royal African company fhould, after the 

 10th of April 1752, be abfolutely diverted of their charter, &c. and of 

 all their lands, forts, &c. beginning at the port of Sallee, and extend- 

 ing thence fouthward to the Cape of Good Hope, together with all 

 their cannon, canoe-men, flaves, rights, and evidences, &c. The new 

 company, with the confent of the board of trade and plantations, are 

 empowered to arm and train military forces at their forts, and to 

 punifh offences, fo as not to extend to life or limb ; and to eredl courts 

 of judicature for mercantile and maritime bargains, &C. and the fum of 

 1-112,142 : 3 : 6 was ordered out of the fupplies of tlais fellion, for 

 the compenfation due to the old company. 



For the better civilizing and improving the Highlands of Scotland, 

 and preventing diforders there for the future, an adt of paliament of 

 this lame ieffion pafled for annexing certain forfeited eftates in Scot- 

 land (by the rebellions of the years 1745 and 1746), to the crown 

 unalienably, and for making fatisfaftion to the lawful creditors there- 

 upon ; and to eflablifh a method of managing the fame, enacled, that 

 all the lands, lordfhips, baronies, &c. of Simon, late Lord Lovat, &c. 

 fhall, from the 25th of December 1752, be annexed to the crown 

 unalienable forever, faving the rights and claims thereon duely en- 

 tered in the court of feflion. The clear income of the faid lands 

 to be applied to the purpofes of civilizing the inhabitants upon the 

 faid eflates, and other parts of the Highlands and ifles of Scotland, 

 promoting amongfl; them the proteflant religion, good government, 

 induftry, and manufidures, and the principles of loyalty and duty to 

 his majefty, &c. and to no other ufe or purpofe whatfoever. The king 

 may appoint commilTioners and truftees for managing the laid eftates, 

 and for applying the produce for thofe ends and purpofes, without having 

 any penfioa or reward for the fame. They may grant leafes thereof 

 for 21 or 41 years, whereon the leflees fhall covenant to lay out on the 

 premifl^es, in buildings and other improvements, in the firft feven years, 

 a fum not lefs than five years rent ; referving upon every leafe not 

 lefs than three fourths of the real annual value of the premifles. All 

 fuch lefTees fhall take the ufual oaths to the government. No leafe of 

 lands or tenements, other than mines or fifliings, fhall be ot greater 

 annual rent than L20 at the moft. The commilhoners, with the 

 approbation of the treafury, may appoint fadors on the laid eftates, to 

 whom 5 per cent of the rentaliball be allowed. The commiflioners are 

 to appoint a furvev of the eftates to be made, with proper plans of their 



