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*< Feftive Harmony 3” confifing of Madriga!s, 
Motets, Elegies, Glees, Sc. from the Works 
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have been pleafed to find among thoile, 
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nathan, Battifhill. Meffis. Page and Sale, 
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compolition are indebted for the prefent 
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of excellence, the commendations which 
the exertions of the judicious and indef. 
trious compilers deferve, 
NEW ACTS OF THE BRITISH LEGISLATURE. 
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laf 
Sefion of Parliament. 
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his Majefty more effe€tually to proyide for 
the Defence and Security of the Realm 
during the prefent War, and for indemni- 
fying Perfons who may fuffer in their Pro- 
perty by fuch Meafures as may be necef- 
fary for that Purpofe ;? and to enable his 
Majefty more efteétually and fpeedily to 
exercife his ancient and undoubted Prero- 
gative in requiring the Mititary Service of 
his liege Subje@s in cafe of Invafion 
of the Realm. (Paffed arth Auguft, 
1803, cap. 120. 
‘ee is enaéted, that, whenever the num- 
ber of effective men enrolled and"ferv- 
ing in any volunteer corps, formed in any 
county, or parifh, fhall appear fatisfactory 
to his Majefty, his Majefty may fufpend 
fuch of the provifions of the faid act as 
require the men enrolled to be trained, or 
embodied, although the number of ef- 
fective men enrolled as volunteers fhall 
Hot amount unto three fourths of the 
whole number of men enrolled in the firit 
clafs. § x. 
The provifions in the faid a& relating 
to Quakers, fhall extend to the United 
Brethren. § 2. 
Matters and mates of trading-veffels, or 
apprentices to fuch matters, not liable to . § 
fine, while ferving on board, for non-at- 
tendance at exercife. § 3. 
Any perfon removing to another parifh, 
and giving notice thereof to the conftable, 
&c. where enroiled, and making a retuti@. 
of himfelf to the conftable, &c. of the pa- 
rifl1 to which he removes, fhall be dif- 
charged from the provifions of recite 
ed act with refpect to his former parifh. 
4 
: Perfons quitting Great Britain, giving 
notice thereof, fhalt be difcharged froma 
provifons of recited act during his ab- 
fence. "$55 
Conftables, &c. to return to the clerks 
of the fubdivifions lifts of perfons dif- 
charged or newly enrolled. § 6. 
Perfons abfent from their parifhes, and 
proving, on their return, that they have 
been prevented from being trained in an 
other parifh, by reafon that he hath been 
travelling without having continued a fuf- 
ficient length of time in any parifh to en= 
able him to be trained and exerciled there« 
in, or by reafon of his not having been. 
refident in any place during fuch abfence 
within four miles of any place of training 
and exercife, and obtaining a certificate. 
from the commanding officer, fhall be diG 
charged from penalty on certain condi- 
tions. § 7. 
Captains of companies may appoint a 
certam number of non-commiflioned off. 
cers and drummers, not exceeding fix fer- 
jeants, fix corporals, and two drummers, 
for every one “hundred and twenty men. 
Qe 
Volunteers, and perfons trained under 
the acts, fhall take the oath of allegiance. 
§io. 
Deputy lieutenants, er commanding 
officers 
