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It is largely promoted by George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275835169#Events", "title": "1751 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275835169, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1752, "year_label": "1752 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 17", "text": "17 March – the Parliament of Great Britain passes an act to bestow estates forfeited by Jacobites to the Crown and to use the revenue to develop the Scottish Highlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362254110#Events", "title": "1752 in Scotland", "revid": 1362254110, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1752, "year_label": "1752 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 17", "text": "17 March – Parliament passes a bill to bestow estates forfeited by Jacobites to the Crown and to use the revenue to develop the Scottish Highlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275835177#Events", "title": "1752 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275835177, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1753, "year_label": "1753 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 6", "text": "June 6 – The Parliament of Great Britain passes Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act \"for the Better Preventing of Clandestine Marriage\" in England and Wales. 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