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A66315 By the King and Queen, a proclamation for the careful custody and well ordering of the new river brought from Chadwell and Amwell to the north parts of the city of London England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1689 (1689) Wing W2606; ESTC R38096 2,005 2

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RR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE By the King and Queen A PROCLAMATION For the careful Custody and well Ordering of the New River brought from Chadwell and Amwell to the North Parts of the City of London William R. WHereas by Authority of two several Acts of Parliament Made and Ordained in the Third and Fourth Years of the Reign of King James the First Our Royal Ancestor of Blessed Memory the River now running from Chadwell and Amwell in Our County of Hertford to the North Parts of Our City of London was at the great Charge of the said King and other the Vndertakers happily made and finished Since which time the Water thereof is dispersed by Pipes and Branches through the several Streéts and Places of Our said City and the Liberties and Suburbs of the same and elsewhere to the Benefit and Ease of Our Subjects there Inhabiting as well for the cleaning and sweet keéping of them in the times of Infection as the preservation and safety of the Houses and Buildings Goods and Riches therein from the fearful danger of Fire casually happening And such was the Care and Providence of His said Majesty King James the First that the Water in any place in the course thereof should not at any time be troubled or corrupted whereby the Health or Lives of the People might suffer or be endangered that by His Letters Patents of Incorporation dated the One and twentieth day of June in the Seventeénth Year of His Reign over this Our Realm of England he Created and Erected a Governour and Company successively to Regulate and carefully to Oversee all things appertaining to the said River And several strict Orders and Commands were Made and Given by the said late King for preservation of the said River and preventing of such things as might be prejudicial thereunto Notwithstanding which the present Governour and Company have Represented unto Vs That great Abuses are daily committed We therefore taking into Our Princely Consideration That the preservation of the said River is of great and especial Consequence are Graciously pleased by this Our Royal Proclamation with the Advice of Our Privy Council straitly to Charge and Command That all and every the Grants Clauses and Restrictions in the said Acts of Parliament Letters Patents and in all other Letters Patents Orders and Proclamations concerning the said River Enacted Made Established Granted or Confirmed be from time to time carefully obeyed observed and performed And We do hereby strictly prohibit and forbid all and singular the Inhabitants of Our City of London the Suburbs and Liberties thereof Our City of Westminster and also the Inhabitants of Our several Counties of Middlesex and Hertford and likewise all the Plummers Paviers and other Artificers whomsoever and every of them That they nor any of them do or shall presume at any time or times hereafter without the privity permission and allowance of the Governour and Company aforesaid for the time being to intermeddle with the said Works or any of the Pipes or Branches thereof or to convey or derive any Pipe or Branch Pipes or Branches of the said Water into their or any of their Houses or other Places nor shall fetch or carry the Water out of the said River the Pipes or Branches thereof or otherwise hinder waste or consume disturb infect abuse or corrupt the same River by setting up of Grates overflowing of Grounds making of Trenches or Drains filling of Ponds Fishing Watering of Cattel keéping of Geése or Ducks thereupon casting of Carrion thereinto Washing themselves therein or by doing or permitting any Misusance Annoyance Let Stoppage or Prejudice whatsoever to the Stream of Our said River in any part of the Currant thereof nor shall cut spoil take a way or destroy any of the Branches Bridges Wharfs Posts Rails Banks Mounds or Fences to the said River in any wise belonging or appertaining or therewith enjoyed or lying near or behooveful to the same And that the said Governour and Company their Officers and Servants shall have free liberty in the day-time in the presence of a Constable to Search any House Yard or Back-side where they shall suspect any Branch or Branches are laid contrary to their knowledge upon Pain of Our High Displeasure and of such Pains Penalties and Punishments as by the Law and Statutes of this Kingdom or Our Prerogative Royal can and may be inflicted upon the Offenders for Contempt of Our Royal Will and Pleasure herein Declared And We do hereby strictly Charge and Command all Mayors Iustices of the Peace Commissioners of Sewers Sheriffs Bailiffs Constables Headboroughs and all other Our Officers Ministers and Subjects within Our said Cities of London and Westminster the Suburbs and Liberties thereof Our Counties of Middlesex and Hertford whom the same shall or may concern That they and every of them hereafter be vigilant and circumspect that Our Royal Will and Pleasure herein Declared be from time to time effectually observed And that they and every of them in their several Offices and Places respectively without Excuse or Delay be upon all Occasions Aiding and Assisting to the said Governour and Company their Officers and Ministers in the strict Observance and Execution of all and singular the Powers and Authorities Limitations and Restraints herein before mentioned and in the Grants and Prohibitions aforesaid contained according to the true intent and meaning of these Presents when they shall be thereunto required by them or any of them as they and every of them tender Our Pleasure and will answer the contrary at their Perils Given at Our Court at Hampton-Court the Six and twentieth Day of September 1689. In the First Year of Our Reign God save the King and Queen LONDON Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb Printers to the King and Queens most Excellent Majesties 1689.