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charge_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o mistake_n the_o say_a declaration_n be_v against_o improvement_n take_v out_o of_o commons_o by_o the_o late_a king_n queen_n and_o other_o lord_n of_o manor_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o commoner_n without_o law_n 16â—â—_z whereas_o the_o work_n of_o drain_v this_o level_n be_v then_o under_o the_o care_n of_o a_o committee_n of_o parliament_n to_o provide_v for_o drain_v thereof_o and_o declare_v to_o be_v a_o great_a work_n and_o no_o colour_n of_o a_o monopoly_n if_o the_o act_n be_v peruse_v and_o the_o very_a original_a undertake_n proceed_v from_o the_o solicitation_n of_o the_o country_n and_o to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o charge_n of_o the_o undue_a gain_n of_o the_o say_a act_n through_o the_o interest_n of_o parliament_n man_n it_o be_v answer_v that_o this_o general_a charge_n without_o name_v
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this_o exception_n appear_v to_o be_v vain_a and_o malicious_a the_o petitioner_n not_o so_o much_o as_o affirm_v now_o the_o work_n be_v do_v that_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o fraudulent_a and_o indirect_a use_n make_v of_o that_o provision_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a pretence_n that_o bed_n and_o receptacle_n for_o water_n shall_v be_v make_v upon_o dry_a land_n which_o be_v the_o high_a ground_n so_o it_o will_v have_v be_v very_o imprudent_a in_o the_o undertaker_n to_o drown_v dry_a ground_n in_o regard_n the_o say_a act_n give_v relief_n to_o any_o that_o by_o drain_v in_o one_o part_n shall_v be_v drown_v in_o another_o to_o that_o exception_n in_o the_o act_n that_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o commissioner_n as_o to_o this_o level_n be_v alter_v it_o be_v answer_v first_o that_o there_o be_v above_o 50_o commissioner_n of_o sewer_n appoint_v by_o name_n in_o the_o say_a act_n for_o the_o say_a level_n beside_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o court_n at_o westminster_n 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say_a level_n to_o be_v contributory_a to_o the_o undertaker_n it_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o read_n of_o that_o clause_n in_o the_o say_a act_n will_v satisfy_v any_o uninteressed_a person_n for_o whereas_o it_o be_v pretend_v that_o in_o the_o set_v out_o of_o the_o 95000_o acre_n some_o be_v draw_v to_o contribute_v to_o the_o same_o and_o receive_v no_o benefit_n by_o the_o drain_n and_o other_o will_v receive_v benefit_n by_o the_o say_a drain_v who_o do_v not_o contribute_v thereunto_o the_o act_n do_v provide_v to_o relieve_v the_o former_a and_o also_o that_o such_o land_n as_o shall_v be_v better_o in_o quality_n or_o condition_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o say_a drain_v or_o be_v thereby_o secure_v from_o overflow_a and_o inundation_n shall_v contribute_v proportionable_a to_o the_o benefit_n which_o the_o owner_n and_o occupier_n of_o such_o land_n shall_v receive_v thereby_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o say_a act_n which_o no_o reasonable_a man_n can_v 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〈…〉_z der_fw-ge parâ—â—â—ment_n â—â—feb._n 16â—â—_z see_v the_o 〈…〉_z der_fw-ge of_o 1646._o