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A49793 Laws, ordinances and decrees made upon Friday the twentieth day of July, 1666, and in the eighteenth year of the reign of our sovereign lord, Charles the Second ... by the right Honourable John, Lord Berkley, Richard, Lord Gorges, Thomas Chicheley, and Robert Hampson, Esq., four of the bailiffs of the Corporation of the Great Level of the Fens; John Russel, Esq., Sir Charles Harbord Kt., William Denton, Doctor in Physick, William Crane, Roger Jenyns, and John Bradborn, esquires, six of the conservators of the said corporation. Corporation of the Great Level of the Fens.; Bedford Level Corporation. 1666 (1666) Wing L701B; ESTC R41461 4,336 11

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Laws Ordinances and Decrees made upon Friday the twentieth day of July in the Year of our Lord 1666 And in the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord CHARLES the Second of England Scotland France and Ireland KING Defender of the Faith c. By the Right Honourable John Lord Berkley Richard Lord Gorges Thomas Chicheley and Robert Hampson Esq four of the Bailiffs of the Corporation of the Great Level of the Fens John Russel Esq Sir Charles Harbord Kt William Denton Doctor in Physick William Crane Roger Jenyns and John Bradborn Esquires six of the Conservators of the said Corporation That is to say INprimis It is hereby Declared Ordered Adjudged and Decreed That the Rivers Drains Wear-Dykes Water-Courses Banks Fore-lands Sasses Sluces Tunnels Bridges and Works hereafter particularly mentioned are and shall be for ever hereafter declared and taken to be the Common and Publick Rivers Drains Sewers Wear-Dykes Water-courses Banks Fore-lands Sasses Sluces Tunnels Bridges and Works of the said Great Level of the Fens That is to say 1. The Bank against Welland River from Peakirk to the Bars at the West end of Crowland and the Wear-dyke to the same 2. Wearington new Drain with its Banks and Wear-dyke 3. The Drain called the Stoor-Nook Drain from Stoor-Nook to the Adventurers Lands in Borrow great Fen and from thence by the Outring-dyke of the said Adventurers Lands to the East corner thereof and from thence by Pepper Lake to New South Ean and from thence by the New South Ean to Clowes Cross and from thence by the Shire-drain to the Sea 4. The Wryde Stream 5. The Eighteen-foot Drain through Murrow Common to Clowes Cross 6. The Old South Ean from Guyhurn corner to Clowes Cross 7. Thorney Dyke from Cats-water by Willowhall as far as the Sass in the North bank of Moorton's Leam 8. Moorton's Leam with its Banks and Wear-dykes 9. Stand-ground Sass 10. The old course of the River of Nean from Stand-ground Sass to Well-creek Sass with the Sasses at Floods Ferry near Wittlesea-Dykes end and the other Sass near the Eastern end of Well-Town and the Sass at the lower end of Well-creek 11. Wittlesea-Dyke 12. Bevil's Leam from Wittlesea-Mere to the Sass that is to be set near Baldwin Glossom's house at the lower end of Waldersea Receptacle 13. Moor's Drain from Bevil's Leam to the Old Nean below March 14. The Delf-Dyke from Wittlesea to the Old Nean. 15. New Dike from Cunnington Brook at the upper corner of Holnie Receptacle to Hook-Load 16. And Hook-Load to the Old Nean by Burbridge-stream into the Old Nean. 17. Monks Load 18. The Drain from Raveley's Nook to Burbridge stream between Woodwalton-common and Ramsey and Raneley-common 19. The Fourty-foot Drain from the West-outring Dyke of the Adventurers Lands taken out of Doddington Warboys Ramsey c. to Welches Damn 20. The West-water from the Fourty-foot through Benwick 21. The Drain leading from Chartress-Ferry to Slade-gate and so the Fourty-foot Drain 22. The Twenty-foot Drain from Erith-common to Well-creck and the Sluce at the lower end thereof with the Bank thereof and Sluces therein 23. Hammond's Ean from the Adventurers Lands in Sommersham high Fen to the Twenty-foot Drain aforesaid 24. Old Bedford River from Welch's Damn to the Old Owze with the Sluces at the end thereof 25. The Sixteen-foot Drain from the Thirty-foot Drain to Popham's Eau. 26. Popham's Eau with the Brick Sluce therein 27. London's Load 28. The Drain called the Tongues from Nordel ●luce through Down-ham-common to the Sluce at the end thereof near Stow Townes-end 29. South Bank of the River of Owze from the Hard-lands of Swacey to the Hermitage and the Sass or Sluce there 30. The River called New Bedford River from the Hermitage to Salters Load with the Banks Fore-lands Wear-dykes and Sluces thereof 31. The Drain that leads from Ewel-Fen to Andrey Calsey and from thence into the Old Owze at Andrey Bridge 32. Grunty-Fen Drain from Grunty-Fen to the Old Owze at Littleport-Chair with its Banks 33. Old Welney River 34. Littleport Drain 35. Maid Load 36. The Drain that carries away Hoggington Brook with the Banks to be raised 37. The River of Grant from Clay-hyth to Harrymeer with the Banks Fore-lands Wear-dykes and Sluces thereof 38. The Banks of the Old Owze from Harrimeer to Chitterings 39. The New Long Drain from Wicken high Fen to the Tunnels under Soham new River and so to the Tunnel under Mildenhall River from thence to the Tunnel under Brandon River and so to the Tunnel under Wissey or Stoak River and from thence through Downham's Eau to the Sluces at the lower end thereof near Stow-bridge 40. The East Banks of Owze from Harrimeer to the Brick Sluce at Prickwillow with the Wear-dyke thereof 41. The new Bank on the West side of the River Owze from Harrimeer to Ely high bridge 42. The Drain from the East end of the Adventures Lands taken out of Soham Common to the Wear-dyke of Mildenhall River 43. Mildenhall River with the Banks Forelands and Wear-dykes thereof 44. The East Banks of the River of Owze from Mildenhall River to the Sluce at the lower end of Mildenhall Drain near Littleport Chair 45. Mildenhall-Drain from the last mention'd Sluce to Mildenhall-common 46. The River of Owze with the Banks Forelands Wear-dykes Sluces and Tunnels thereof from Littleport Chair to Denver Damn Excepting the Sluces Tunnels and Water-works heretofore made and maintained by Edmond Shipwith Esquire deceased and others particular Owners of Lands within or near the said Great Level for his or their own private use or benefit and such other Sluces Tunnels and Water-works as hereafter shall be made by any Owners of Lands by Contract or Agreement with the said Corporation 47. Lakingheath Drain from Wansford Brook to the Tunnel under Lakingheath new Load and so to the Tunnels under Brandon River 48. Brandon River with the Banks Forelands and Wear-dykes thereto belonging 49. Feltwel Drain to its Outfal into the River of Owze at Palmer's house 50. Sams Cut from Feltwel to the River of Owze 51. Stoke River with the Banks Fore-lands Wear-dykes and Sluces 52. A Tunnel under Methold Load for the draining of Norwold Fens 53. Roxam Drain with the Banks thereof 54. The Cart Bridge at the Hermitage over New Bedford River 55. The two Cart Bridges at Mepal over the New and Old Bedford Rivers 56. The Bridge over the Twenty-foot Drain in Mepal Droveway With such other Bridges as shall be declared by any subsequent Laws of Sewers And shall be from time to time preserved and maintained at the proper costs and Charges of the said Governour Bailifs and Commonalty of the Company of Conservators of the Great Level of the Fens and their Successors Owners of the ninety five thousand Acres mention'd in a certain Act of Parliament intituled An Act for setling the Draining of the Great Level of the Fens called Bedford-Level And not by the Owners of any the Lands