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King’s Speech and Acts Passed in 1729 Parliament
The king pledged to defend Gibraltar and Minorca and approved several public acts. These included a land tax for the year, raising 1,250,000 pounds by Bank of England annuities, reparations for Exchequer losses from 1724, mutiny and desertion penalties, and road repairs from Cannal’s Gate to Chester via Litchfield. Private acts were also laid before Parliament with correspondences from state officials and Mediterranean squadron commanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Peers
Commons
Great Britain
Bank of England
Cannal’s Gate
Litchfield
Stone
Stafford
Chester
Burton Upon Trent
Wood-End
Ogley-Hay
Paul Methuen
Houshold
House of the
John Jennings
Hopton
Charles Wager
George Walton
Mediterranean