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A50662	A guide to surveyors of the high-ways shewing the office and duty of such surveyors, with several cases and resolutions in law relating to the same : collected and gathered out of publick acts of Parliament now in force, and out of the year-books, and other books of the municipal laws of this kingdom : with an abridgment of the statute of 22 H. 8 Chap. 5 for the repairing of bridges, with cases relating thereunto : and likewise a summary of the statutes made for paving, cleansing &c., streets, lanes, &c., in London and other towns and places, and an abstract of statutes made for the repairs of high-ways and bridges in particular places, methodiz'd into short chapters for the ready finding out any matter contain'd in the book / by G. Meriton, Gent.	Meriton, George, 1634-1711.	1694 (1694)	Wing M1799; ESTC R23533	92,726	194

the University and City and do their Carriages and Labours by the space of six days between the Feast of St. John Baptist and the Feast of All-Saints upon twelve days warning given or sent in writing to the Vice-Chancellor and Mayor or either of them to the Constable or other Officer of the Place that ought to serve and every Person making default doth for every days default or any part thereof forfeit five shillings to be levied and imployed for the amendment of the said Bridges and Cawseys and the Persons making default and making no reasonable composition for the same then the Vice-Chancellor and the Mayor or other their Officers to distrain and keep and detain the distress till the Forfeitures and Charges of keeping the distress be paid But by the Statute of 35 El. ch 7. Keb St. f. 913. sect ●● 35 Eliz. this last Article was altered and it is provided that no Person or Housholder living within five miles of Oxford and not having in possession a Yard-Land shall be chargeable with any thing towards the amending the said Bridges and High-ways and that Every Yard-Land to pay four pence and none else chargeable such as have a Yard-Land or more in possession lying within the said compass shall pay yearly the Sum of four pence for every Yard-Land before the Feast of Pentecost to the Vice-Chancellor and Mayor or their Deputy or Deputies towards the amending of the said Bridges and High-ways and no other Penalty with like Remedy by distress for the same being due and not paid as is limited and appointed by the other Statute of 18 Eliz. chap. 20. Note That Virgata Terrae or a Co. Lit. f. 5. a. 69. a. Terms of the Law and Blounts Law Dict. verb. Yard-Land and Lamb. Exposition of Words Yard-Land called by the Saxons Girdland and now the G. is turned to Y. is in some Countries ten Acres in some fifteen in some twenty in some twenty four in some thirty and in others forty Acres and so doth not contain any certain quantity of Land but is various according to the Custom of the place where it lies CHAP. XVII The Heads of the two Statutes made in the 18 and 27 Qears of Queen Elizabeth for the maintenance and repair of Rochester-Bridge in the County of Kent THE morrow after the General 18 El. ch 17. Stat. at large printed 1587. f. 616 617. Keb. St. f. 863. Quarter-Sessions of the Peace holden next after Easter in Kent the Wardens and Commonalty of the Lands Contributory to Rochester-Bridge or so many of them as can conveniently attend shall for ever assemble at the Castle of Rochester near the Bridge and there elect by the most Voices two Persons of the same Commonalty such as are House-keepers and commonly resident within the County of Kent and are healthful and can attend the Office to be Wardens of the said Bridge and twelve Persons of the said Commonalty to be Assistants to the Wardens for one whole year after the Feast of Pentecost then next following at which said Elections Absence of House holders at the Election of the Wardens forfeit 10 s. a piece 27 El. ch 25. Stat. at large f. 723. Keb. f. 890. of Wardens and Assistants two Housholders at the least out of every Parish within seven miles of the said Bridge wherein any Contributory Lands lie shall be present to give their Voices at the said Elections and the two Wardens thus chosen shall do their endeavour for that Year to benefit the said Bridge and shall receive the Fines Rents and Revenues of the Lands belonging to the Bridge and of all Contribution Mony payable to the use of the same Bridge and shall answer and pay out of the same as cause shall require and the new Wardens so New Wardens bound to the former Wardens to make account and elected Wardens being absent to have notice sent in writing chosen if then present shall be bound to the former Wardens to make account of all Receipts and payment of Arrearages found upon the same and if any who is chosen Warden shall be absent at the time of Election then notice shall be given by Letter sent by one or both of the former Wardens and delivered at the Dwelling-house of such absent Person elected on pain of five pounds and every such absent Person so elected before the Feast of Pentecost then next following before the Custos Rotulorum of that County or two Justices of the Peace of the same County one to be of the Quorum shall become bound to render Account and pay of Arrearages as Forfeiture of Warden refusine to be bound and how choice is to be made of another in such case aforesaid and every Warden elected as aforesaid refusing to become bound to forfeit ten pounds to be recovered by the former Wardens in an Action of Debt for the use of the Bridge and if any refuse to stand notwithstanding the Fine or being elected and bound dies before the end of the Year then at the Quarter-Sessions of the County to be held in convenient time next after such death or refusal and before the said presixed day of Election a new one of the Commonalty qualified as aforesaid shall be chosen by the said Justices at the Sessions and by the other Warden and twelve Assistants or major-part of them present at the Sessions to serve to the end of that Year who at a convenient time to be then prefixed shall become bound as aforesaid under the pain above limited and at the Election of new Wardens and Assistants all other Officers concerning the said Bridge and their Stipends shall be appointed by the said two elected Wardens and the old Wardens Old Wardens every year to account upon Oath in the presence of the nevv Wardens shall every Year account upon Oath on Thursday in Whitsun-Week in the presence of the new Wardens or of one of them and such four of the Assistants as are assigned to be Auditors in the House called Crown-Inn in Rochester or at some other place appointed and none of the Assistants or Auditors so assigned to be absent at the Account on pain of ten pounds the Wardens and Assistants Wardens and Assistants to consent to and subscribe Leases of the Bridges Lands and for vvhat Term. or major-part of them are to consent to and subscribe to all Leases made of the Bridges Land which Leases shall be made but of such effect as Tenant in Tail may do by the Statute of 32 H. 8. chap. 8. save Leases of Houses not having three Acres of Land belonging to them which may be made for fifty Years and every seven Years shall be made a Terrer of the Lands leased and When Ovvners or Tenants of contributary Lands may be Taxed 18 El. ch 17. Stat. at large printed 1587. f. 617. Keb. Stat. f. 863. Owners Tenants of Lands contributary to the maintenance of the said Bridge shall not be assessed to