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A49001 An Act for Preventing and Suppressing of Fires within the City of London, and Liberties Thereof City of London (England). 1676 (1676) Wing L2856A; ESTC R39349 4,573 13

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have speedy notice thereof by several Messengers to be dispatched from the Constables upon the first Discovery XV. Item That at all such times the Lord Mayor be attended with all his Officers with the Marshalls and all their men as also the City Workmen and their Labourers the Bridg-Master with the Bridg-house Officers and Workmen and their Labourers who are all upon notice of any Fire forthwith to repair to the Lord Mayor and to observe such directions as shall be given them the Sheriffs also to be attended with all their Officers upon pain to them of forfeiting Three pounds in default of such their Attendance XVI Item That the several Companies of Carpenters Bricklayers Plaisterers Painters Masons Smiths Plummers and Paviers do yearly for each Company elect two Master-Workmen four Journey-men eight Apprentices and sixteen Labourers to be ready upon all occasions of Fire to attend the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs for quenching the same XVII Item That all Workmen and Labourers belonging to any publick Water-works within the City the Seacoal-meters Porters Blackwel-hall Porters Leaden-hall Porters Ticket-Porters and Package-Porters do constantly attend the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs in such Services and that a List of all the Names of the afore-mentioned persons with the places of their Aboad be brought yearly in a Table to the Lord Mayor elect upon the first day of October to be placed in the Hall of the said Lord Mayor to publick view and that henceforth the admittances of all such persons may be upon the same Condition XVIII Item That all persons unless such as are imployed or allowed by the Lord Mayor or Sheriffs Aldermen Deputies or Common-Council-men do keep during the time of any Fire within their own Dwellings until they are summoned to give their Aid that so Disorder and Confusion in the Streets may be prevented XIX Item That all the Constables and Watch-men of the Ward where any Fire happens assemble immediately at such place and there attend on the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs and follow their Directions XX. Item That all Brokers on the Exchange according to their Obligation at their Admittance do attend in order to take care for such Goods and Houshold-stuff as may be removed XXI Item That yearly there be chosen some able Citizen and skilful Engineer to attend the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs or any of them upon such Accident who by their Advice is to give his Assistance and to blow up by their Directions such Houses whereby the increase of the Fire may be most probably prevented and that Labourers be appointed to attend such Engineer XXII Item That the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Sheriffs Deputies Common-Council-men Engineer and all persons appointed and required by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs to be aiding in suppressing and extinguishing the Fire by blowing up or pulling down Houses shall be indempnified by this Court XXIII Item That all persons whose Houses shall be blown up or otherwise demolished for the prevention of the increase of Fire shall have such Damages as the Common-Council shall award and that all persons labouring therein shall be awarded as by Order of the Court of Aldermen shall be appointed and that a Rate be laid by the Common-Council on the remaining Houses of the City and Liberties for satisfying thereof XXIV Item That once a Quarter the Deputy and Common-Council of every Ward return Certificates to the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the Numbers and Condition of their Buckets Engines Ladders and all other Necessaries of that nature and the Engineer to examine the same that on all occasions they may be found in readiness and that the Certificates of Michaelmas Quarter be returned as well to the Lord Mayor elect as to the Lord Mayor XXV Item That such quantities of Powder as shall be thought fit by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen shall be provided by the several Wards and the several Companies of this City respectively and laid up in such convenient places as the said Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen shall from time to time direct and appoint and that the principal Engineer make trial of all such Powder that being satisfied of the strength and goodness thereof he may the better use it accordingly XXVI Item That no person whatsoever he henceforth permitted at any time to make or cause to be made any sort of Fire-works or to fire or cause to be fired any such Fire-works within the City or Liberties thereof except such persons only as shall be thereunto appointed by His MAJESTY or any lawful Authority under him XXVII Item That no Gun-powder be kept within the Walls of the City except as aforesaid but in such secure places as shall be allowed and approved by the Court of Aldermen XXVIII Lastly That no person lay Hemp Flax Wax Gun-powder Pitch Tarr Brimstone Rosin or the like combustible Commodities in any Cellar Ware-house or other place on that side next the Street which by the shaking of Links Torches or casting in of other Fire at the Windows next the Street may be in danger of such Fire And it is farther Enacted and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That all and singular the Peins Penalties and Forfeitures which shall be forfeited or incurred by virtue of this Act shall be obtained levied and recovered either by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in the name of the Chamberlain of the said City for the time being in the KINGS MAJESTY's Court holden in the Chamber of the Guild-hall of the said City before the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the said City for the time being it which no Esloign Protection or Wager of Law shall be admitted or allowed for the Defendant and the Chamberlain of the said City for the time being in all Suits to be prosecuted by virtue of this Act against any Offender or Offenders shall recover the ordinary Costs of Suit to be expended in or about the prosecution of them or any of them And that all such Peins Penalties and Forfeitures the Charges of Suit for Recovery thereof being first deducted shall be divided into two equal Parts one Moiety whereof to be paid unto the Treasurer of Christ's Hospital for the time being to be imployed toward the Maintenance of the poor Children harboured and kept in the said Hospital and the other Moiety to him or them that will sue for the same any other Act or Ordinance to the contrary thereof notwithstanding AVERY Printed by Andrew Clark Printer to the Honourable City of LONDON M.DC.LXXVI