Act of Parliament

An ACT for Repairing Roads from Luton in the County of Bedford to Westwood-Gate Act of Parliament

An Act of Parliament published under the reign of King George II 'for continuing an Act made in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the First, intituled, An Act for amending and repairing the Roads from Luton in the County of Bedford, to Westwood-gate in the said County, and for repairing the Roads from Luton, to Saint Alban's in the County of Hertford'.




A faithful reproduction of the original document in beautiful blackletter (Old English) script, originally published in London by Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty in 1743.



An historically important document of general historical, regional and legal interest. In addition, for genealogists, a number of individuals are named in the Act:
The Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Grimston in the Kingdom of Ireland; the Right Honourable the Lord Gowran in the Kingdom Of Ireland;
Mark Anthony (Esquire), Francis Astrey D. D., Thomas Allen, Thomas Aspinall (Gentelmen);
Sir Roger Burgoyne (Baronet); George Blundell, ___ Bullock, Jasper Arris Borrodale (Esquires);
Thomas Barnard, Philip Birt, George Backhouse, William Bedford, George Barnard (Clerks);
Robert Battisson, Valentine Beldam (Gentlemen);
Sir John Chester, Sir Boteler Chernocke, Sir Thomas Clarges (Baronets);
Andrew Cross, Thomas Clarges, the Reverend Master John Cole (Archdeacon of Saint Alban's), George Carpenter senior, Richard Clavering (Gentlemen);
James Cooke, Villiers Chernocke (Esquires);
the Reverend Master Oliver Saint John Cooper, Thomas Crawley of Dunstable, John Crawley, John Coppin, George Dixon (Esquires),
Humphrey Dell M. B., Marsh Dickenson, Thomas Ellingham, ___ Edwards of Carrington (Esquire),
Christopher Eaton (Clerk), Hunte Everet, John Findlay of Ampthill, Thomas Faldo of Bedford (Gentelmen);
Pulter Forester (Esquire), Ralph Freeman D. D., the honourable James Grimston (Esquire), ___ Gay of Wilstead, Zachary Grey LL. D., Thomas Groom of Dunstable, Thomas Garrard, Thomas Gape, Joseph Gape (Esquires);
Robert Hucks, John Harvey, William Harvey, James Harvey (Esquires);
John Hill of Bedford, Giles Thornton Heysham, Joseph Handley, Thomas How (Gentlemen);
Francis Jessop (Esquire), Matthew Iremonger (Gentleman); Thomas Kentish (Esquire), Grey Longueville, John Lawson the elder, John Lawson the younger (Esquires);
Robert Lamb (Clerk), Matthew Lacey (Gentleman), William Lamb of Dean, James Lyttleton (Gentleman);
John Robinson Lytton (Esquire), Daniel Milward, Samuel Marsom, Thomas Morris, John Miller senior of Dunstable (Gentlemen);
John Miller junior (Esquire), Joseph Newcome (Clerk),
Sir Danvers Osborne (Baronet), Thomas Palmer of Cardington, Thomas Potter, Henry Pye junior (Esquires);
Gidney Phillips (Gentleman), the Reverend Master _____ Pye, Newdigate Poyntz, George Pembroke (Esquire), Robert Richards (Clerk);
Samuel Richardson, John Russel of Bedford, Robert Romney D. D., Edward Reynolds, Thomas Rudd, (Gentlemen);
Cuthbert Sheldon (Esquire), Hugh Smith, James Smith (Gentlemen);
William Smith of Bedford, Pawlet Saint John (Clerks);
Thomas James Selby, Hans Stanley, John Strong (Esquires);
James Stanbridge (Gentleman), Robert Thornton, Francis Wingate, James West (Esquires); Thomas Walker (Clerk), Thomas Walker, Thomas Woodward (Gentlemen);
the Reverend Master Wilson Wells, Henry White of Bedford (Gentleman), the Honourable Philip York (Esquire).