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1716
 
Bank of England debt to be paid as a result of Sinking Fund Act.  1
 
1716
 
Septennial Act, partly as a reaction to Jacobite risings, prolonged Parliament's life to seven years.  2
 
1717
 
First Freemasons' Lodge in England founded.  3
 
1718
 
Quadruple alliance among Britain, France, the Holy Roman Em-pire, and Holland (See 1718, Aug. 2).  4
 
1718
 
Wool export forbidden.  5
 
1719, Jan
 
Repeal of the Occasional Conformity Act and the Schism Act.  6
 
1719
 
Treaty of Stockholm. Sweden ceded Bremen and Verdun to George I (as elector of Hanover) for 1 million rix dollars.  7
 
1720
 
Bubble Act prohibited the development of joint-stock companies without a royal charter or act of Parliament. This act was the direct result of the influence in Parliament of the South Sea Company, which sought to eliminate rivals.  8
 
Feb
 
Spain joined the Quadruple Alliance, making peace with Great Britain (See 1718, Aug. 2).  9
 
 
 
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