By 6th Ann, c. 36, For the Encouragement of the Trade to America, Sec. 20, Provision was made for naturalizing foreign Seamen, who should serve on Board any of her Majesty's Ships of War, or any Privateer or Merchant Ship, belonging to any of her Majesty's Subjects, during the then present War, according to the Provisions of the Act. By 13th Geo. III. c 3. For the better Supply of Mariners and Seamen, to serve in his Majesty's Ships of War, and on Board Merchant Ships and other Trading Ships and Privateers, Permission is given to employ a greater Proportion of foreign Seamen than is allowed by Statute 12, Chas. II. and by Sec. 11, it is enacted, that for encouraging foreign Mariners and Seamen to come and serve on board Ships belonging to Great Britain, every such foreign Seamen or Mariner, who shall have lawfully served, during the Time of War, on board any of his Majesty's Ships of War, or any Merchant or other Trading Ship or Vessel, or Privateer, which, at the Time of such Service, shall belong to any of his Majesty's Sobjects in Great Britain, shall be deemed and taken to be a Natural Born Subject of his Majesty's Kingdom of Great Britain, and have and enjoy all the Privileges, Powers, Kights, and Capacities, which such foreign Mariner or Seamen would have had and enjoyed, in case he had been a Natural Born Subject of his Majesty, and actually a Native within the Kingdom of Great Britain, subject to the Restrictions mentioned in Stat. 12 & 13 W. III. c. 2. Section 3 provides, that no Persons naturalized thereby shall be enabled to be of the Privy Council, or a Member of either House of Parliament, or to take any Office or Place of Trust, civil or military, or to have any Grant of Lands from the Crown to himself, or ay other Person in Trust for him-and by Section 4, it shall be lawful for his Majesty, in any future War, to publish a Proclamation to permit Ships to be manned with foreign Mariners, in the Manner provided by the Act; and upon the publishing such Proclamation, the Act and every Thing therein contained, shall be deemed in full Force and Virtue, during such War-and by 20 Geo. III e. 10, For the better Supply of Mariners and Seamen, to serve in his Majesty's Ships of War, and on board Merchant Ships and other Trading Ships and Vessels, after reciting a Doubt whether Seamen, who had served during the then present Hostilities, should be deemed natural Subjects by Virtue of the Act of 13 Geo. II. it is declared, that that Act and every Thing therein contained is and has been continned to be in full Force. By 22 Geo. II. c. 45, For the further Encouragement and Enlargement of the Whale Fishery, and for continuing such Laws as are therein mentioned relating thereto, and for the Naturalization of such foreign Protestants as shall serve, for the Time therein mentioned, on board such Ships as shall be fitted out for the said Fishery, certain Provisions are made for the Purpose last mentioned, which, on Account of the limited Nature of the Subject, it is not thought material to notice. Previous to the Commencement of the War of the French Revolusion, an Act was passed, 33 Geo. III. c. 4, For establishing Regulations respecting Aliers arriving in this Kingdom, or resident therein in certain Cases, which was continued from Time to Time during the War. Upon the Termination of the War, the Statute 42 Geo. III. c. 92 was passed, For repealing several Acts for therein in certain Cases, and for substituting other Provisions in lieu thereof. establishing Regulations respecting Aliens arriving in this Kingdom, or residing Upon To repeal an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, for establishing Regulations respecting Aliens arriving in this Kingdom, or resident therein, and for establishing, until three Months after the Ratification of a Definitive Treaty of Peace, Regulations respecting Aliens arriving in this Kingdom, or resident therein; and upon Conclusion of the late Peace, the Statute 54 Geo. III. c. 155, to repeal ct for establishing Regulations respecting Aliens arriving in or resident in this the next Session of Parliament in lieu thereof. If any permanent Act should be Kingdom in certain Cases, and for substituting other Provisions, until the End of most probably be inserted or noticed in the Appendix.] By the Irish Statute, 14 & 15 Chas. II. c. 13, foreign Traders, Manufacturers, Mariners, &c. being Protestants, who should, within seven Years, transport themselves with their Stock to Ireland, are naturalized, taking the Oaths. These Provisions are continued with some Variation, and are rendered more comprehensive, extending to all Persons except Jews, subject to certain Regulations, by 19 & 20 Geo. III. c, 29-23 & 24 Geo. III. c. 38. The Statute 36 Geo. III. e. 48 contains further Provisions upon the Subject, and seems to annul the Exception of Jews, but confines the Benefit of the Statutes to Persons who shall previously have obtained a Licence from the Chief Governor in Council.— See 1 Gabbett, c. 10, p. 307. For Statutes 11 & 12 W. III. c. 6, for enabling natural born Subjects to inherit, notwithstanding their Parents were Aliens, and 25 Geo. III, c. 39, obviating Doubts on that Statute, see Part II. Class 1.] Stat 2. No. 1. 25 Edward III. A Statute made Anno 25, Edw. III. Stat. 2, and Anno Dom. 1350, of those that be born beyond Sea.-In what Place Bastardy pleaded against him that is born out of the Realm shall be tried. [Ex Rot. in Turr. Lond. m. 19.] NOSTR "Onis Parliament holden at UR Lord the King, at "Westminster, at the Utas of the ་་ kept as they ought to be, as be"cause of the mortal Pestilence "that late reigned, and willing "to provide for the Quietness " and common Profit of his said "People convenient Remedy;" therefore by the Assent of the • Prelates, Earls, Barons, and other great Men, and all the • Commons of his said Realm summoned to the Parliament, hath ordained and established the things under-written, videlicet, Because that some People be in Doubt, if the Children born in the Parts beyond the 'Sea, out of the Ligeance of • England, should be able to de'mand any Inheritance within the ⚫ same Ligeance, or not, wherof 'a Petition was put in the Parliament late holden at Westmin'ster, the seventeenth Year of the Reign of our Lord the King that [OSTRE Seignur le Roi a son parlement tenuz a Westm' a les Oetaves de la Purification de nostre Dame lan de son regne d'Engleterre vintisme quint & de France douszisme considerant les grantz meschiefs & damages qe sont avenuz au people de son Roialme d' Engleterre sibien pur ce qe les estatuz devant ces heures ordenez nount mie este tenuz & gardez come ils deveroient come par cause de la pestilence mortielle qe nadgairs dura & vuellant purvoier au quiete & commune profit de son poeple sur ce remedie covenable par assent de Prelatz Countz Barons & autres grantz & tote la Communalte de son dit Roialme au dit parlement somons ad ordene & establi les choses souzescriptes cest assavoir pur ce qe ascunes gentz estoient en awere si les enfantz neez es parties de dela dehors la ligeance d'Engleterre serroient ables a demander heritage deinz meisme la ligeance ou nemie de quoi petition feust mis autrefoitz en parlement tenuz a Weymonster lan nostre dit Seignur le Roi dys & septiseme & ne feust mie a tien ** temps en tout assentu nostre dit qu Henri sitz Johan de Beaumound Elizabeth fill Guy de Bryan & Giles fitz Rauf Daube heye & antrres queux le Roi Vorra nomer qu nasquirent par dela hors de la ligeance d'Engleterre soint desore ables davoir & enjoier leur heritages apres la mort lour auncestres totepartz deinz la ligeance d'Engleterre si avant come ceux qi nasquirent deinz meisme la ligeance. Et qe tour les enfantz heriters qi serront neez desore dehors la ligeance le Roi des queux enfantz les piere &miere au temps du nestre sont serront a la soi & de la ligeance do Roi d'Engleterre eient & enjoient meismes les benefice & avantage daver & porter heritage of others born the said Prelates, Earls, Barons, ' and other great Men, and all the • Commons assembled in this 'Parliament, do approve and af'firm for ever. And in the Right The Children ' of other Children born out of beyond the Sea'the Ligeance of England in the 42 Ed. Ille 10. Time of our Lord the King, they Denizen, Br. 14. be of one Mind accorded, that Henry Son of John de Beaumond, Elizabeth Daughter of Guy de Bryan, and Giles Son of Ralph Dawbeny, and other 'which the King will name, 'which were born beyond the 'Sea, out of the Ligeance of England, shall be from henceforth able to have and enjoy their In⚫heritance after the Death of their 'Ancestors, in all Parts within the Ligeance of England, as · well as those that should be born within the same Ligeance. And that all Children Inheri- 1 R III. f. 4. 'shall be born without the Li- 4 Geo. II. c. 21- thers and Mothers (1) at the • Time of their Birth be and shall 'be at the Faith and Ligeance of the King of England, shall have and enjoy the same Bene fits and Advantages, to have and bear the Inheritance within the (1) In Doe v. Jones, 4 T. R. 300, it was argued, that this Provision attached, if either of the Parents were natural born Subjects-but ruled Contra. As to Children of natural born Fathers, see 4 G. II. c. 21, post No.13; as to Grand Children, 13 Geo. III. c. 21, post No. 17. 43 Edward III. c. 10.-Children born beyond Sea, if inheritable in England. [See Note to the Title of this Class.] No. 3. 1 Richard III. c. 9.-In what Sort Italian Merchants may sell Merchandises-Several Restraints of Aliens. [See Note as in last Number.] No. 4. 14 & 15 Henry VIII. c. 2.-What Apprentices Strangers, Artificers, shall take. [See Note ut supra.] No. 5. 21 Henry VIII. c. 16.-Touching Artificers, Strangers, what they may do as concerning retaining Apprentices, Journeymen, &c. [See Note ut supra.] No. 6. 22 Henry VIII. c. 13.-For Bakers, Brewers, Surgeons, No. 7. 32 Henry VIII. c. 16.-Concerning Strangers. [See Note at supra.] No. 8. 7 Jac. I. c. 2.-An Act that all such as are to be naturalized, or restored in Blood, shall first receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Supremacy. ORASMUCH as the Naturalizing of Strangers, and restoring to 7 Jac. I. c: 2. Blood Persons attainted, have been ever reputed Matters of mere Grace and Favour, which are not fit to be bestowed upon any others than such as are of the Religion now established in this Realm;' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, That no Person or Persons of what Quality, Condition, or Place soever, being of the Age of Eighteen Years or above, shall be naturalized or restored in Blood, unless the said Person or Persons have received the Sacrament (1) of the Lord's Supper win One Month next before any Bill exhibited for that Purpose, and also shall take the Oath of Supremacy, and the Oath of Allegance, in the Parliament-House, before his or her Bill be Twice read: And for the better effecting of the Premises, Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Lord Chancellor of Esland, or Lord Keeper of the Great Seal for the Time being, if the Bid begin in the Upper House, and the Speaker of the Commons House of Parliament for the Time being, if the Bill begin there, shall have Authority at all Times during the Session of Parliament, to minister such Oath and Oaths, and to such Person and Persons, as by the true Intent of this Statute is to be ministred. This Act to take place from and after the End of this present Session of Parliament. (1) The Provision for taking the Sacrament was dispensed with, as to Jews, by Statute 26 Geo. II. c. 26. This was the single Provision of the famous Jew Bill, which excited so great a ferment as endangering the Religion of the Country, that the first Act of the following Session was a Sacrifice to popular Clamour by its Repeal. The Alarm seems to have operated even upon the enlightened Mind of Sir Wm. Blackstone, who says, that it is not his Intention to revive the Controversy, for the Act lived only a few Months and was then repealed; therefore, Peace be now to its Manes.-1 Com. 375. No. 9. 12 & 13 William III. c. 2.-An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject. SECTION 3. [Among other Provisions in the Act of Settlement is the THA following:] 19. c. 2. § 3. HAT after the said Limitation shall take Effect, as aforesaid, no 12 & 13 Wm. III. Person born out of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, or Ireland, or the Dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a Denizen, except such as are born of English Parents) shall be capable to be of the Privy Council, or a Member of either House of Parliament, or to enjoy any Office or Place of Trust, either civil or military, or to have any Grant of Lands or Tenements, from the Crown, to himself or to any other or others in Trust for him. C |