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hereby required, by virtue of such Letters Patent respectively, to make forth and pass Debentures from time to time for paying the said several Annuities during the continuance of the same respectively, and as the same shall become due and payable, without any fees or charges to be demanded or taken for paying the same, or any part thereof; and the said Debentures to be made forth and passed as aforesaid shall be a sufficient authority to the several and respective Officers of the Receipt of the Exchequer now and for the time being for the payment of the said several Annuities, as the same shall take effect, according to the directions of this Act, without any further or other Warrant to be sued for, had, or obtained in that behalf.

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III. And be it enacted, that the said several Annuities, and every part thereof respectively, shall be free and clear from all taxes, rates, and assessments, and all other charges whatever, imposed or to be imposed by Authority of Parliament or otherwise.

ACT of the British Parliament, "for enabling His Majesty to settle an Annuity on Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cumberland,* in case of her surviving His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland."

[58 Geo. III. Cap. 25.] MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,

[8th May, 1818.]

WE, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Com. mons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, having taken into consideration the Most Gracious Message of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, have resolved that a sum of £6,000 per annum, be settled on Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cumberland, in case Her Royal Highness should survive His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, do most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that it shall be lawful for the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by any Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to give and grant unto Her said Royal Highness the Duchess of Cumberland, in case she shall survive His said Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, or to such Person or Persons as His Majesty shall

* Princess Frederica Caroline, Sophia, Alexandrina, Daughter of The Grand Duke Charles, of Mecklenburg Strelitz.

think fit to be named in such Letters Patent, and his or their heirs, to the use of, or in trust for, Her said Royal Highness, one Annuity or yearly sum of £6,000. of lawful money of Great Britain, such Annuity or yearly sum of £6,000., and every part thereof, to commence and take effect immediately from and after the decease of His said Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, and continue from thenceforth, for and during the natural life of Her said Royal Highness, and shall be paid and payable at the 4 most usual days of payment in the year (that is to say), the 5th day of January, the 5th day of April, the 5th day of July, and the 10th day of October in every year, by even and equal portions; the 1st payment thereof to be made on the 1st quarterly day of payment next after the decease of His said Royal Highness, o such proportion of such quarterly payment as shall have accrued between the day of such decease and such Quarter day; and that the said Annuity of £6,000. shall and may by such Letters Patent be directed to be issuing and payable out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, during the life of Her said Royal Highness, (after paying or reserving sufficient to pay all such sums as shall have been directed to be paid out of the same, by any Act or Acts of Parliament made previous to the time of passing this Act), and with a preference to all other payments which shall or may at any time or times after the passing of this Act, be charged upon and payable out of the said Fund.

II. And be it further enacted, that the said Annuity of £6,000. shall be paid and payable at the receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer at Westminster, and the Auditor of the said receipt shall and he is hereby required by virtue of such Letters Patent to make forth and pass Debentures from time to time for paying, according to the directions of this Act, the said Annuity, as the same shall become due and payable, without any fees or charges to be demanded or taken for paying the same, or any part thereof; and the said Debentures to be made forth and passed, as aforesaid, shall be a sufficient authority to the several and respective Officers of the Receipt of the Exchequer, now and for the time being, for the payment of the said Annuity according to the directions of this Act, without any further or other Warrant to be sued for, had, or obtained in bat behalf.

III. And be it further enacted, that the said Annuity of £6,000., and every part thereof, shall be free and clear from all taxes, rates and assessments, and all other charges whatsoever, imposed or to be imposed by authority of Parliament or otherwise.

ACT of the British Parliament, "for enabling His Majesty to make further Provision for His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, and to settle an Annuity on the Princess of Leiningen, in case She shall survive His said Royal Highness."

[58 Geo. III. Cap. 53.]

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,

[30th May, 1818.]

WE, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled, having taken into consideration the Message of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, communicating that a Treaty of Marriage was in negotiation between His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent and Her Serene Highness Mary Louisa Victoria, Widow of the late Prince of Leiningen and Sister of the Reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg of Saalfeld and of His Royal Highness Leopold George Frederick Prince of Cobourg of Saalfeld, do most humbly beseech your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by any Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to give and grant unto His said Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, for and during His Majesty's Royal will and pleasure, an Annuity or yearly sum of £6,000 of lawful money of Great Britain, in such proportions and in such manner and form as His Majesty in his wisdom shall think fit to direct and appoint the same; which Annuity shall commence and take effect from the 5th day of April 1818, and shall be paid and payable quarterly, in equal portions, at the 4 most usual days of payment in the year, (that is to say), the 5th day of July, the 10th day of October, the 5th day of January, and the 5th day of April in each and every year; and also that it shall and may be lawful to and for the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to give and grant unto Her said Serene Highness Mary Louisa Victoria Princess of Leiningen, when she shall become Duchess of Kent, or to such other Person or Persons as His Majesty shall think fit to be named in such Letters Patent, and his or their Heirs, to the use of or in trust for Her said Serene Highness, an annuity of £6,000 of like

lawful money, which shall have commencement and take effect immediately from and after the decease of His said Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, in case her said Serene Highness shall survive him, and shall continue from thenceforth for and during the natural life of Her said Serene Highness, and shall be paid and payable in equal portions at the 4 days of payment herein-before mentioned; the 1st payment thereof to be made at such of the said days of payment as shall first and next happen after the decease of His said Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, in case her said Serene Highness shall survive him as aforesaid; and that the said several Annuities shall and may in and by such Letters Patent be directed to be respectively issuing and payable out of and chargeable upon the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, (after paying or reserving sufficient to pay all such sums as have been directed to be paid out of the same by any Act or Acts of Parliament made previous to the time of passing this Act), but with preference to all other payments which shall or may at any time or times after the passing of this Act be charged upon and payable out of the said Fund.

II. And be it further enacted, that the said several Annuities, as the same shall take effect, shall be paid and payable during the continuance of the same respectively at the receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer at Westminster; and the Auditor of the said Receipt shall and he is hereby required by virtue of such Letters Patent respectively to make forth and pass Debentures from time to time for paying the said several Annuities during the continuance of the same respec tively, and as the same shall become due and payable, without any fees or charges to be demanded or taken for paying the same, or any part thereof; and the said Debentures to be made forth and passed as aforesaid shall be sufficient authority to the several and respective Officers of the Receipt of the Exchequer now and for the time being for the payment of the said several Annuities, as the same shall take effect, according to the directions of this Act, without any further or other Warrant to be sued for, had, or obtained in that behalf.

III. And be it further enacted, that the said several annuities, and every part thereof respectively, shall be free and clear from all taxes, rates, and assessments, and all other charges whatever, imposed or to be imposed by authority of Parliament or otherwise.

TREATY of Marriage between the Duke of Kent and the Princess of Saxe-Coburg, Princess Dowager of Leiningen. -Signed at London, the 29th of July, 1818.

Traité entre Sa Majesté Britannique et Son Altesse Sérénissime le Duc Règnant de Saxe-Cobourg Saalfeld, touchant le Mariage de Son Altesse Royale le Duc de Kent avec Son Altesse Sérénissime Madame la Princesse Douairière de Linange.

Au Nom de Dieu Tout Puissant.

SACHENT tous présens et à venir, que Son Altesse Royale le Prince Régent, agissant au nom et de la part de Sa Majesté George III, Roi du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, Défenseur de la Foi, Roi d'Hanovre, &c. et Son Altesse Sérénissime le Duc Règnant de Saxe Cobourg et Saalfeld, étant intimement unis par les liens les plus chers du sang et de l'amitié, ont consenti, avec la plus vive satisfaction, au Mariage de Son Altesse Royale le Duc de Kent, Frère de Son Altesse Royale le Prince Régent avec Son Altesse Sérénissime Madame la Princesse Douairière de Linange, née Princesse de Saxe-Cobourg, Sœur de Son Altesse Sérénissime le Due Règnant de Saxe-Cobourg et Saalfeld, et que ce Mariage aété duement et légalement solemnisé à Cobourg et à Londres, selon les Loix des 2 Pays, et les rites des Eglises Protestantes qui y sont respectivement établies.

[1817-18.]

(Translation.)

Treaty between His Britannic Majesty and His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe-Cobourg Saalfeld, for the Marriage of His Royal High. ness the Duke of Kent with Her Serene Highness the Princess Dowager of Leiningen.

In the Name of Almighty God.

Be it known unto all Men, that His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty George the IIIrd, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, King of Hanover, &c. and His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe-Cobourg Saalfeld, being nearly allied by the closest ties of consanguinity and friendship, have, with the utmost satisfaction, consented that a Marriage shall take place between His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, Brother of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and Her Serene Highness the Princess Dowager of Leiningen, born Princess of Saxe-Cobourg, Sister of His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe-Cobourg Saalfeld, which Marriage has already been duly and lawfully solemnized at Cobourg and at London, according to the Laws of the 2 Countries, and the rites of the Protestant Churches therein respectively established. 3 R

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