William III, 1698-9: The Private Acts

ITEM quædam petitiones privatas personas concernentes in se former Actus continentes exhibite fuer predicto Domino Regi in Parliamento predicto quor[um] Tituli subscribuntur viz.^t.

An Act to enable Thomas Noble Gentleman to sell the undivided Third Part of the Mannor of Foxton in the County of Leicester when he shall have Settled Lands (an entire Estate) of a greater Value to the same Uses..

An Act to dissolve the Duke of Norfolks Marriage with the Lady Mary Mordant and to enable him to marry againe..

An Act for the better enabling Ann Baldwin Widow to sell a Capitall Messuage and Lands called Wiltons and other Lands in the County of Bucks devised by her Husbands Will..

An Act for continueing the Governour and Company of Merchants of London trading to the East Indies a Corporation..

An Act for rectifying a Mistake in the Marriage Settlement of Thomas Hopwood Gentleman on Elizabeth his Wife in order to raise Portions for younger Children and to pay Debts..

An Act for the more speedy Payment of the Debts of John Clobery Esquire deceased and for the raiseing Portions and Maintenance for his Children..

An Act to enable Thomas May Gentleman to sell Lands in the County of Suffolke which were settled upon his Marriage and to convey other Lands in the same County of a greater Value to the same Uses..

An Act for vesting the Reall Estate of Joseph Gardiner and Sarah his Wife late the Estate of William Ridges Esquire deceased in Trustees to be sold for Payment of the Debts and Legacies therein mentioned and for applying the Residue of the Money upon the Trusts therein specified..

An Act for Sale of severall Westerne Mannors and Lands the Estate of Arthur Lacy Esquire for dischargeing a Mortgage thereupon and for laying out the Surplus Money in the Purchase of Demesne Lands to be settled to the same Uses..

An Act for vesting the Mannor of Exton and other Lands in the County of Somersett late the Estate of Thomas Siderfin Esquire deceased in Trustees to be sold for Payment of Debts..

An Act for the speedy and effectuall makeing a convenient Way out of Chancery Lane to Lincolns-Inn Feilds and Places adjacent..

An Act for settling of the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments late of Robert Merefield and John Merefield Esquires deceased and for ascertaining the Proportions betweene the Widow of the said Robert and his surviving Children.

An Act for the settling all Differences concerning Dame Mary Bonds Will and for performing the same.

An Act for chargeing the Estate of Sir Thomas Robinson Baronett with Seaven thousand Pounds for the Portion of Ann his Sister and for settling her Estate upon the said Sir Thomas Robinson in lieu thereof..

An Act for confirmeing a Lease and certain Indentures betweene the City of Norwich and Richard Barry Esquire George Sorocold Gentleman and Richard Soame Merchant and for enlightening the Streets of the said City.

An Act for settling the Estate of Catherine Fitzgerald Villiers and raising of Money for Payment of Debts and better secureing the Portions of her Five younger Children by Edward Fitzgerald Villers Esquire her late Husband.

An Act to enable Edward Mansell Esquire to mortgage or sell the Impropriate Rectories of Llanriddian and Penrice for Payment of Debts and raiseing Portions for younger Children and for settling the Mannor of Henleys and other Lands of more Value..

An Act for the selling the Reversion and Inheritance of the Farme of Nethercott in the County of Oxon for Payment of the Debts and Legacies of George Harrison Esquire deceased..

An Act for vesting certaine Lands and Tenements of Sir Josiah Child Baronett deceased in Trustees for the better Performance of certaine Covenants entred into by the said Sir Josiah Child upon the Marriage of his eldest Son with the Daughter of Sir Thomas Cooke Knight..

An Act to supply the Losse of certain Indentures of Lease and Release heretofore made by Philip Holman Esquire deceased to George Holman his Son now alsoe deceased..

An Act to enable Henry Butler Esquire to make Leases of Part of his Estate in Lancashire for Discharge of Incumbrances thereupon..

An Act for vesting Part of the Estate of Thomas Cowper of the City of Chester Esquire in Trustees for Payment of Debts..

An Act for confirmeing the Sale of the Mannor of Stansall and certaine Tenements in the County of Yorke made by Thomas Barlow Gentleman and for settling other Lands of greater Value to the same Uses and for vesting other Lands and Hereditaments in Trustees to be sold for purchasing other Lands to be settled to the same Uses..

An Act for [the (fn. 1) ] selling the Mannor of Fenham in the County of Northumberland for the Payment of the Debts of Thomas Riddell Esquire and Edward Riddell his Son and raising Portions for the Daughters of the said Thomas Riddell..

An Act for Sale of Part of the Estate of Charles Hore Esquire for Payment of his Debts for settling other Part in Trust for raising a Portion and Maintenance for Elizabeth his only Daughter by his former Wife and for makeing a Joynture for Mary his now Wife and for a Provision for the Children by the said Mary..

An Act to enable Dalby Thomas Esquire to sell Lands in Islington in Middlesex settled on his Marriage by Dorothy his now Wife as Part of her Joynture he settling another Estate of equall or greater Value in lieu thereof..

An Act to enable Trustees to make Sale of the Inheritance of the Twelfth Part of severall Mannors Lands and Tenements of Bluet Wallop Esquire during his Minority and to purchase other Lands with the Money to be raised by such Sale to be settled for the same Uses as the said Twelfth Part was settled..

An Act to enable Leonard Wessell Esquire to sell the mannor of Acres-Fleet in the County of Essex settled on his Marriage with Sarah his now Wife as Part of her Jointure laying out the Money ariseing by such Sale in Purchase of other Lands..

An Act for takeing the Estate in Law of severall Messuages and Lands mortgaged to Jeffery and Samuel Howland and their Heires out of Wriothesly Russell commonly called Lord Marquesse of Tavistock and his Lady..

An Act for confirming a Lease of a Piece of Ground from the Rector and Church-wardens of the Parish of Saint Martins Ogars London for Liberty to build a Church thereon for the Worship and Service of God in the French Tongue according to the Usage of the Church of England..

An Act for the Sale of the Estate of Bryan Janson Esquire deceased for Payment of Debts and Provision of his Wife and Children..

An Act for the Ship Martha of Margam to trade as a Free Ship..

An Act for naturalizing Theodore Jacobson and others..

An Act for the Naturalization of Oliver D'Harcourt and others..

An Act for naturalizing John Bourges and others..

An Act for naturalizing John Ricard Jacob Dabbadie and others..

An Act for naturalizing Francis Vandertyd, and Agneta Vandermersch Henry Lowman and James Gabriel Le Tresor..

An Act for naturalizing Isaac Delagard John Batero and others..