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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52822	A narrative of all the proceedings in the drayning of the great level of the fenns extending into the counties of North'ton, Lincoln, Norffolk, Suffolk, Cambridge, and Huntington, and the Isle of Ely, from the time of queen Elizabeth untill this present May, 1661 / for the information of all concerned, by N.N.	N. N.	1661 (1661)	Wing N46A; ESTC R41533	3,849	11

A NARRATIVE OF ALL THE Proceedings in the Drayning of the GREAT LEVEL of the FENNS Extending into the Counties of North ton Lincoln Norffolk Suffolk Cambridge and Huntington and the ISLE of ELY From the time of QUEEN ELIZABETH untill this present MAY 1661. For the Information of all concerned By N. N. LONDON Printed by A. W. for the use of the Author 1661. A Narrative of all the proceedings in the Drayning of the Great Level c. IN the 43. year of Queen Eliz. 43 Eliz. an Act was made to encourage any that would undertake the Drayning of the said great Level which was attempted in several parts by Carril for the Drayning of Thorney by Cocking and others for Londoners Fenns which were both gained and lost again In the third year of King James 3 Jac. the whole was attempted to be Drayned by Sir John Popham Kt. Chief Justice Sir Thomas Fleming Chief Baron Sir William Rumney Knight and Alderman of London and John Eldred Citizen of London who were to have had for their recompence 130000. acres who did proceed but could not effect that work In the 16th year of King James 16 Jac. Sir William Ayloff Kt. and Anthony Thomas Esq became undertakers to drain the said Level and were to have had two thirds of some and half of other grounds for their recompence Camebridge Law Feb. 20. 19 Jac. Sept. 6. Car. 1. but this Drayning was without success Afterwards King James himself by a Law of Sewers was declared Undertaker for the Drayning the whole and was to have had for his recompence 120000. acres But this attempt likewise failed In the 6th year of King Charles the first of blessed memory The Commissioners of Sewers for the said great Level and parts adjacent did agree with one Sir Cornelius Vermuyden to undertake the Drayning the said Level who was to have had for his recompence 95000. acres but nothing was done in respect of his being an Alien After in the said 6th Jan. 6 Car. 1. year of King Charles the then Commissioners of Sewers for the said Great Level and parts adjacent did make it their request to Francis then Earl of Bedford to undertake the said work who was to have for his recompence 95000. acres whereof the said King was to have 12000. acres for his Royal assent to that Law and concurrence to an Act of Parliament In pursuance whereof the said Earl undertook this great and hazardous work and for his assistance therein and by an Indenture consisting of 14. parts Dated 27. Feb. 7. Car. 1o. Feb. 7. Car. he took in diverse Adventurers and Participants with him who adventured for these several shares following Viz. The said Francis Earl of Bedford for three whole shares or lots of 4000. acres to each lot Oliver Earl of Bullingbrook for one lot of 4000. Edward Lord Gorges for one Sir Robert Heath Kt. for one Sir Miles Sandys Knight and Baronet for two Sir William Russel Knight and Baronet for two Sir Robert Bevill Knight for one Sir Tho. Terringham Kt. for two Sir Philbert Dernatt for one William Sams Doctor at Law for one Anthony Hamond Esq for two Samuel Spalding Gent. for one Andrew Burwell Gent. for one Sir Robert Lovet Knight for one In all twenty lots each of 4000. acres divided between the said 14. parties In and by which said Indenture amongst other things it is agreed as followeth That if any one of the aforesaid parties or their Assigns after notice should fail in the payment of such moneys as from time to time should be imposed on them in pursuance of the said Indenture for the carrying on the said work that then it should be lawfull to and for the rest of the said parties or their Assigns to supply the same or to admit some other person or persons to have the share of such defaulture paying the summ imposed on the said share and that all such parties as aforesaid by himself or his Assigns so failing shall be wholly excluded and for ever debarred from demanding or receiving all or any such summ or summs of money as any such person or persons had formerly disbursed for and towards the said work After the executing of the said 14th part Indenture divers of those Participants did assign and convey unto other persons several proportions of their shares and Adventures by them undertaken by the said Indenture By virtue of this Agreement the said Adventuturers and their Assigns proceeded so far in this hazardous adventure that after the expence of 100000l. therein it was adjudged drayned at Peterborough 12 Car. And in Octob. 13 Car. in the 13th year of the said King Charles by a Law of Sewers made at St. Ives the said 95000. acres was set out by descriptions and boundaries therein mentioned where and how this 95000. acres should be taken out of each Parish or Land-owners land in the whole Level according to which setting forth the whole 95000. acres was thus divided and allotted First 12000. acres therof for the said late K. Charls And 80000. acres thereof was divided into twenty lots each containing 4000. acres which was divided amongst the aforesaid parties to the 14th part Deed and their Assigns as aforesaid And 3000. acres did remain to be disposed of at the pleasure of the Adventurers In pursuance of this Law a great part of the said 95000. acres was divided from the Countrey and some of the said Adventurers had possession of some parts of their said proportions but had no conveyances nor received but little rent For that by a Law of Sewers made at Huntingdon in the 14th 14 Car. year of the said King Charles upon complaint that the said Level was not perfectly drayned The said King Charles of happy memory was declared undertaker to drain the same inter alia and was to have for his recompence not only the said 95000. acres set out unto the said Earl but also 57000. acres more out of the same Lands and Parishes within the said Level and the said Earl and his Participants were to have had 40000. acres of the said 95000. acres freed from Taxes for their charges expended which would have been of more advantage to them than the whole 95000. acres on the terms they have it After which Law the Inhabitants of the Country did re-enter upon the said 80000. acres and 3000. acres part of the said 95000. acres and the said King continued the possession of the said 12000 acres but about the year 1641. 1641. his said Majesty gave over his undertaking and soon after the whole Level became drowned again and then the Country entred upon the said 12000. acres also and kept the whole in their own possession In this Condition the said Level returned to be as bad drowned as ever before with the loss of 100000l. to the said Earl and his Participants afterwards a Parliament being called in the year 1640. the said Earl and his Participants or

their Assigns did petition the said Parliament that they would impowr the said Earl to go on and perfect the aforesaid work and in 1641. their case was committed But the said Earl dying about the said year and the late unhappy wars being then begun there was for some time a stop to the prosecution of the said Act till about the year 1646. when William now Earl of Bedford son and heir of the said Francis the Honourable John Russell and Edward Russell brothers to the said William Earl of Bedford Sir Myles Sandys Sir John Marsham Anthony Hamond Robert Henley Esquires and others in number and interest for the greatest part concerned in the said 83000 acres did address themselves to the Parliament then sitting that they might be impowred by an Act to prosecute the said work of Drayning for the recovery of that vast and lost Country which after several hearings of all parties before a Committee the Act was ready to be presented to the house of Lords but the late unhappy differences prevented for that time its further progress Afterwards about the year 1648. the said William Earl of Bedford by the assistance of Sir Myles Sandys Robert Henley Esquires and divers others of his said Participants did prosecute the obtaining of an Act of that pretended Parliament in order to the drayning of the aforesaid Level And after several hearings of all parties both of the Country and Adventurers before the Committee an Act passed in the said pretended Parliament in May 1649. By colour of which pretended Act the said Earl and his Participants did meet together in prosecution of the aofresaid 14 part Indenture And accordingly the Earl of Arrundel under whom Sir William Playter claims Collonel John Russell and Edward Russell Esquires brothers to the said Earl of Bedford Sir Myles Sandys under whom Collonel Samuel Sandys claims Sir John Hewett Sir William Terringham William Dodson Sir John Marsham Anthony Hamond and Robert Henley Esquires and divers others interessed in the said work of Drayning who had 7 parts of 8 in the said 83000 acres finding themselves out of possession did in June following resolve to raise moneys for carrying on the said work in prosecution of the aforesaid 14th part Indenture being inabled thereto as the times then were by the said pretended Act. But several persons failing in the due payment of their moneys as aforesaid the said Earl with the residue of his said Participants were necessitated about November following either to admit some other persons in the room of those who failed to supply the payment of such moneys as was raised according to the said Agreement or otherwise to lose the whole By which means moneys being raised the said work was carryed on till Lady Day 1653. and then the whole Level being adjudged drayned possession of the said 95000 acres was given to them accordingly and by virtue of an Act made in the Parliament begun the 25th of April 1660. it still continues Several Banks which together are above 200 miles in length 70 miles whereof are generally 9 foot high and 60 foot wide at seat or bottom the rest generally 5 foot high and 24 foot wide at seat Besides they have cut one Navigable River 21 miles long an 100 foot broad besides divers Sewers and drains together above 400 miles in length some 40 foot some 30 some 20 none under 12 foot wide besides they have made divers great and Navigable Sasses and Sluces and Bridges for the doing whereof and in other expences and buildings and improving the said Level the said Earl and his Participants have expended at least 500000l. and great summs it will yearly cost to maintain it This being the true state of the Case as indifferent to all interests and as an affectionate friend to the whole I heartily wish and advise that all parties herein concerned would so far recede from their own opinions and private interests and for the preservation of the whole unanimously submit all differences to the determination of the Parliament or to such persons as they in their wisdoms shall think fit whereby the whole may be preserved and all particular interest may receive Justice according to the Equity of their Cause FINIS