The history of imbanking and drayning of divers fenns and marshes, both in forein parts and in this kingdom, and of the improvements thereby extracted from records, manuscripts, and other authentick testimonies / by William Dugdale.
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The history of imbanking and drayning of divers fenns and marshes, both in forein parts and in this kingdom, and of the improvements thereby extracted from records, manuscripts, and other authentick testimonies / by William Dugdale.
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Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.
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London :: Printed by Alice Warren,
1662.
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Drainage.
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"The history of imbanking and drayning of divers fenns and marshes, both in forein parts and in this kingdom, and of the improvements thereby extracted from records, manuscripts, and other authentick testimonies / by William Dugdale." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A36795.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.
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An. 4o. Iacobi Regis Cap. 13. Observations out of the Act for Drayning of certain Fens &c. within the Ile of Ely, containing about 6000. Acres, and compassed with a Bank called the Ring of Waldersey and Cold∣ham.
THat Francis Tindall Esquire, Hen∣ry Farre, and Iohn Cooper Gent•• having undertaken to endeavour the drayning &c. shall have power, for the space of 7 years ensuing the end of that present Session of Parliament, to effect the same; the lands so intended to be drayned, lying within the Bank begin∣ning at Kekys mill, and thence extend∣ing by Tower house and Hobbes house to Tylney hirne; so by Ma∣ryes dam and Elme leame to Fryday bridge; and thence by Redmore dike, Begdale, and Goldike to Kekys mill again. And that for the doing thereof they may have power to make new, or repair, as need is, all Drains, Lodes, Banks &c. and Sluces, as they shall
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think fit, not being in Marshland, with••in the old Pow dike, giving such satis∣faction to the owners, as by any six Commissioners of Sewers (whereof three inhabiting within the said Isle, and thr••e within the County of Norff.) shall be set down.
VVhich Undertakers &c. having ac∣complished the said Drayning, to have two parts, in three, of the lands so dray∣ned, to them and their heirs, to be set out by six of the said Commissioners at the least, wh••r••of four inhabiting with∣in the said Isle: which two parts to be holden of the chief Lord of the Fee &c. in free and common So••age, and to be exempt from payment of any Tithes for 7 years, after the time limited for the said drayning.
But if the said grounds so undertaken &c. shall in de••ault of the said Under∣takers, be overflowed and so continue by the space of two months betwixt the Feast of S. Mich. the Archangel and the Annunciation of our Lady; or the space of one month betwixt the Feast of the Annunciation of our Lady and S. Michael, the owner by the view &c. of any six of the said Commissioners, to re-enter and to enjoy the same.