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A88449 An Act of Common-Councell made the eleventh day of September, in the yeare of our Lord 1655. For the better avoiding and prevention of annoyances within the city of London, and liberties of the same. City of London (England). Court of Common Council. 1655 (1655) Wing L2852G; Thomason E856_4 6,001 13

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AN ACT OF Common-Councell MADE The Eleventh day of September in the yeare of our Lord 1655. For the better avoiding and prevention of Annoyances within the City of London and Liberties of the same Octob 23 Printed by James Flesher Printer to the Honourable City of London 1655. Tacke Mayor A Common Councell holden in the Chamber of the Guild-hall of the City of London the eleventh day of September in the yeare of our Lord 1655. An Act of Common-Councell for the better avoiding and prevention of Annoyances within the City of LONDON and Liberties of the same and for the preservation of the same from all manner of Filth and filthy Stenches and unwholesome Smells FOrasmuch as it is found by daily experience That notwithstanding many good Lawes Orders and Ordinances heretofore made for amoving and preventing of annoyances and abuses by Dust Dirt and Soile Filth noysome Stenches and Smells within the Streets Lanes and other places of this City and Liberties thereof yet through the great unskilfulnesse ignorance and negligence of the Officers called Scavingers and their Substitutes principally occasioned by the yearely renewing and change of the persons and the many particularities and divisions of them and their powers and authorities restrained and limited into and unto every Parish and Precinct the Streets Lanes and Alleyes of the said Citie and Liberties thereof are continually much pestered and made extreme offensive to the Inhabitants and Passengers with ashes dust dirt rubbish and filth and with noysome and unwholsome smels the Common Sewers and passages for Water are choaked up and the River of Thames made daily lesse Navigable by the Seacole-Ashes and other Soile washed out of the Streets For the prevention and hinderance of all which annoyances and preservation of the said Citie and Liberties thereof in all possible cleannesse and wholsomnesse an expedient and fit means hath been contrived and propounded by John Lanyon Esquire which having been throughly and duely considered of and judged most advantagious and conducing to that end is allowed and approved of And the said John Lanyon hath undertaken the execution and performance thereof For the better effecting whereof Be it Enacted by this Common Councell That the particulars ensuing be hereafter duely kept and observed by all and every person and persons inhabiting within this City and Liberties thereof or resorting thereunto respectively as they and every of them tender the Honour and Welfare of this City and the Government there of viz. That every Street Lane Market-place publique Wharfe Key Court open and publique Yard way and passage within the said City and Liberties thereof shall from time to time and at all times hereafter be maintained and kept by every particular Inhabitant or Owner respectively according to the extent length and latitude of the house building or ground of every particular Inhabitant or owner toward the respective Streets Lanes Alleys publique Wharfs Keyes Courts open and publique Yards wayes and passages aforesaid with meet convenient sufficient and due proportioned pavements and currents for water to passe And that no Seacole-ashes or other matter but gravell only be used by any Pavier or other for paving or amending of pavements in and for the Foundation thereof And that no person or persons whatsoever now or hereafter inhabiting or residing within this City or the Liberties thereof by themselves or any of their Family nor any other by their allowance commandement meanes or sufferance after the five and twentieth day of December which shall be in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand six hundred fifty and five either in the night or day time shall cast lay or leave or suffer to be cast laid or lest or permit to remaine before his her or their owne doores walls or houses in any Streets Lanes Alleys common Courts or Court-yards within this City and Liberties thereof Nor shall any person or persons whatsoever cast lay or leave in any of the said Streets Lanes Alleys common Courts or Court-yards any Seacole-ashes Oyster-shells bones horns tops of Turneps or Carrets the shells or husks of any Peas or Beanes nor any dead Dogs or Cats offall of Beasts nor any other carion or putrid matter or thing nor any Ordure or Excrements of Mankind or Beast nor any manner of Rubbish Dust Dirt Soile Filth nor any other filthy or noysome thing whatsoever Nor shall make temper lay cast or throw any Lime Mortar Clay or Loame nor lay throw place or leave any Bricks Stones Earth pieces of Timber or Wood nor breake nor beate downe any walls of brick or plaister in the Streets Lanes Alleys common Courts or Court-yards aforesaid for the building or repayring of any House or Houses Edifice or Structure or for any other use or purpose whatsoever otherwise then within a Whord or Inclosure separated from the common and open way according to the ancient and accustomed manner Nor shall scatter spill nor suffer to be scattered or spilt in any the Streets Lanes Alleyes publique Wharfes Keyes Courts and passages aforesaid any manner of Dung Soap ashes Earth or Rubbish nor any Straw Hay Weeds or other matter or thing used for packing or stuffing of any kind or sort of Wares Merchandizes or Victuals Nor shall unlawfully burn or expose to be burned any Wood Straw Hay or other combustible matter in the Streets and places aforesaid within this City and Liberties aforesaid Provided alwayes that this Act or any thing herein contained shall not extend or be construed to extend to the scattering or spilling of any Hay Straw Stubble Brakes Hearbs Leaves or other things within the compasse or precinct of any the publique Market-places of this Citie and Liberties thereof by the people resorting thereunto for buying or selling there occasioned by the unloading unpacking or opening or loading or packing up of any manner of Goods Wares Merchandizes or Victuals which shall be brought to the same Market-places there to be sold or which shall be there bought Nor to the scattering or spilling of any such Hay Straw Stubble Brakes Weeds Hearbs Leaves or other things in any Streets or publique places of the said Citie or Liberties thereof occasioned by the unloading or unpacking or loading or packing up of any Goods Wares or Merchandizes which shall be brought into or carried from any Warehouse Shops or Inne within the said Citie or Liberties aforesaid Provided neverthelesse and be it Enacted That the respective Shop-keepers Warehouse-keepers and Inne-keepers of the Shops Warehouses and Innes aforesaid doe immediately sweep and gather up or cause to be immediately swept and gathered up into meet Vessels all such scatterings and spillings of Hay Straw Weeds or other things made or caused to be made by his her or their particular occasions and so keep the Streets as thence no Dirt Soile or annoyance arise unto the adjacent parts and places the same vessels to be emptied into the soile Carts And be it further Enacted for the purposes aforesaid That no person or persons shall