Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	city_n	london_n	mayor_n	10,714	5	9.7889	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72782	An act of the Common Councell, concerning the preseruation and clensing of the riuer of Thames made the eight and twentith day of September, in the thirtieth yeere of our Soueraigne Lord King Henrie the eight.; Acts & Orders	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1623 (1623)	STC 16728.9; ESTC S125090	2,096	1

An Acte of Common Councell concerning the Preseruation and clensing of the Riuer of Thames made the eight and twentith day of September in the thirtieth yeere of our Soueraigne Lord King Henrie the eight WHere by the Statute made in the seven and twentith yeere of the Reigne of our Soueraigne Lord King Henrie the eight among other for reformation of the misordering of the Riuer of Thames by casting in Dung or other filth many great shelues and other risings haue beene of late growne and made within the same Riuer By reason whereof many great breaches haue ensued by occasion thereof which of like shall be the occasion of the vtter destruction of the said Riuer vnlesse that the same Law be put in due execution according to the true intent and meaning thereof Wherefore for a further reformation of the same and to the intent that the said good and wholsome Statute may be put in more execution and better knowledge of the people It is enacted by the authority of this Common Councell that Proclamation may be made within this saide Citie and the same to bee put in writing and Tables thereof made and set vp in diuers places of this Citie That it shall bee lawfull to euery person or persons to digge carry away and take away Sand Grauell or any Rubbish Earth or any thing lying or being in any shelue or shelues within the saide Riuer of Thames without let or interruption of any person or persons and without any thing paying for the same and after that to sell the same away or otherwise occupie or dispose the said Grauell Sand or other thing at their free liberty and pleasure And that all Pauiers Bricklayers Tilers Masons and all other that shall occupie Sand or Grauell shall endeauour themselues with all their diligence to occupie the said Sand or Grauell and none other paying for the same reasonably as they should and ought to pay for other Sand or Grauell digged out of other mens grounds about the saide Citie which after is filled againe with much filthy things to the great infection of the Inhabitants of the saide Citie and all other repayring to the same And that further humble suite may be made to the Kings Highnesse That all persons hauing Lands or Tenements along the Riuerside vpon certaine paine by his Highnesse and the Lords of his most Honourable Councell to be limited shall well and sufficiently repayre and maintaine all the Walles and Bankes adioyning to their said Lands so that the water may not nor shall breake in vpon the same And the same to be continued vntill the time the saide noble Riuer be brought againe to his old course and former estate And that strong grates of Iron along the said water side and also by the streete side where any water-course is had into the saide Thames bee made by the Inhabitants of euery Ward so along the said Water as of old time hath beene accustomed And that euery grate be in height foure and twenty inches at the least or more as the place shall neede and in bredth one from another one inch And the same to be done with all expedition and speede And if the Occupiers of the saide Lands and Tenements make default contrary to the ordinance aforesaide or else if any person or persons in great raines or other times sweepe their soylage or filth of their houses into the Chanell and the same after is conueyed into the Thames euery person so offending shall forfeite for euery such default twenty pence and that vpon complaint to be made to any Constable next adioyning to the saide place where any such default shall be found it shall be lawfull for the said Constable or his sufficient Deputie for the time being from time to time to distraine for the same offence And to retaine the same irreplegiable and like law to be obserued and kept and like penalty to be paide for euery person that burne rushes and straw in their houses or wash in the common streets or Lanes and to be recouered as aforesaid and the one moity thereof to be to the Maior and Commonaltie and the other moity to bee diuided betweene the said Constable that taketh paine and the party finder of the saide fault And if the Constable or his Deputie for the time being refuse to doe his dutie according to the true meaning of this Act That then the Constable or his Deputie which shall so refuse to do his dutie as aforesaid shall forfeit and pay for euery time offending three shillings and foure pence And the same penalty of the saide Constable to bee recouered and obtained by distresse irreplegiable to be taken by any of the Officers of the Chamber of London to the vse of the Mayor and Commonalty of London And further that no person or persons hauing any Wharfe or house by the said waterside make not their Laystals nigh to the riuer aforesaide except onely the common Laystalles where the common Rakers of this Citie vse to repose and lay all their soylage to be carried away by them with their Dung-boates And that the saide Rakers shall lay their said dung carried in their dung-boats to such conuenient place or places as shall be appointed by the Lord Mayor of London for the time being with the aduice of his brethren the Aldermen of the same and to none other place or places vpon paine to forfeit for euery such default fiue pound to be recouered in any of the Kings Courts within the Citie of London by Bill Plaint moytie of debt or information by any person that will or shall pursue for the same the one moytie thereof to bee to the Mayor and Commonalty of London and the other moytie to him or them that will or shall pursue for the same in which actions or suites no wager of Law nor Essoile shall be allowed God saue the King Printed at London by Isaac Iaggard Printer to the Honourable Citie of London