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B03304 A commission impowering the persons therein named, to hear and determine severall matters and things concerning the work of dreyning the great levell of the fenns. England and Wales. Council of State. 1653 (1653) Wing E772B; ESTC R174318 1,682 5

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A COMMISSION Improwering the Persons therin named to hear and determine severall Matters and things concerning the Work of Dreyning the great Levell of the Fenns WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament entituled An Act for the Dreyning of the great Levell of the Fenns extending it self into the Counties of Northampton Norfolk suffolk Lincoln Cambridge Huntington and the Isle of Ely severall Persons therein particularly named were appointed Commissioners and therby Impowred by view or otherwise as to them should seem meet from time to time when and as often as any part of the said Levell amounting to the quantity of 30000 Acres or more should be dreyned as aforesaid to judge the same to be dreyned and forthwith to give unto William Earl of Bedford Edward Russel Robert Henley and Robert Castle Esqs their Heirs and Assigns upon such Trust as is exprest in the said Act Seisin and Possession of his and their Proportions of ninety five thousand Acres formerly set forth unto them And wheras the said Commissioners have in pursuance of the said Act at several times adjudged the said Level dreined and delivered Possession and Seisin of the 95000 Acres accordingly And wheras by the said Act the term of three years from and after the said Adjudication is limitted for the said Commissioners to give relief in several Cases exprest in the said Act In which time it will not be possible through the multitude of the Petitions that are dayly exhibited to them to hear and determine the several Cases and Complaints of Persons who pretend damage by the Adventurers cutting through their Lands or to be otherwise relieved within the said Act of Parliament especially seeing the said Commissioners sit very seldome And their meeting usually in the Middle Temple Hall which is a great distance from the Levell and thereby the Petitioners put to great Expence and travel in seeking their relief Therefore we being willing to provide for the just ease of all persons concerned herein and reposing Trust and Confidence in the prudence honesty and discretion of Sir John Hobbart Sir Ralph Hare John Gurdon Esq Samuel Moody Esq Tho. Hatcher Esq James Berry Esq Talbot Pepys Tho. Bendish Rob. Brewster Tho. Ducket John Cleypool Esq Rob. Vintner theelder Tristram Diamond Esq Dr. Richard Stanes Hen. Ferrour Gent. Mr. Joseph Eversden Captain Moyses Mr. Richard Timbs Dr. Syncots Mr. Robert Robson Mr. _____ Barber of Denver Mr. _____ Life of Downham and Mr. Robert Carrier of Peterburgh Have Appointed Constituted and Authorized and by these Presents do Appoint Constitute and Authorize them the said Sir John Hobbart Sir Ralph Hare John Gurdon Esq Samuel Moody Esq Tho. Hatcher James Berry Esqs Talboth Pepys Tho. Bendish Rob. Brewster Tho Ducket John Cleypool Esq Rob. Vintner the elder Tristram Diamond Esq Dr. Rich Stanes Hen. Ferrour Gent. M. Joseph Eversden Captain Moyses Mr. Rich. Timbs Dr. Syncots Mr. Rob. Robson Mr. _____ Barber of Denver Mr. _____ Life of Downham and Mr. Robert Carrier ●r any six or more of them to be Commissioners to hear and examine the Petitions Complaints Matters and Things for which the Commissioners named in the said Act can or may by vertue thereof or any Clause or Article therein give relief not having been before ordered settled and adjudged by the said Commissioners named in the said Act And either to determine order and adjudge all such Complaints Matters and Things according to the true intent and meaning of the said Act or otherwise to transmit the same or such of them as they shall think fit with the state of the Case to the said Commissioners named in the said Act for their Final Determination And the said Commissioners or any six of them have hereby Power for executing the Premisses to meet at the Bell at Ely upon the 20 day of July next And are hereby impowered from time to time to adjourn their meeting to such other time and place as they shall think fit and to send for and to examine Witnesses upon oath which any six or more of them have Power to administer to any Person or Persons whatsoever And such Orders Directions and Iudgements as the said Commissioners or any 6 of them shall make in and conceruing the Premisses shall be as effectual to all intents and purposes as if the Commissioners named in the said Act had Ordered Directed and Adjudged the same And all Persons are required to give obedience thereunto And all Mayors Sheriffs and other Officers and Ministers as well Civil as Military are hereby required to be aiding and assisting in all and singular the Premisses And this Authority and Commission shall continue and be in force untill the 24. day of June which shall be in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred fifty four and no longer Tuesday June 28. 1653. At the Council of State at White-Hall Ordered That this Declaration be forthwith Printed and Published John Thurloe Secr.