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A24384 The London almanack, or, A compendium of the year 1673 referred particularly to the meridian of the most famous city of London : together with some antiquities relating to that ancient and honourable corporation, not commonly known to the worthy inhabitants thereof / by Mercurius Civicus. Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680. 1673 (1673) Wing A1925; ESTC R33076 21,837 48

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Hertfordshire to the City of London with a limitat●…on of ten years time for the performance thereof But the expiration of her royal life sooner came then any such matter would be undertaken Also our late gracious Soveraign King James was pleased to grant the like Act but without date of time for the same effect and when all else refused Sr. Hugh Middleton undertook it to bring his intended River from Chadwel and Amwel to the North side of London neer Islington where he builded a large Cistern to receive it The work began the 20 day of February Anno D●…m 1608 and in five years space was fully accomplished Concerning the conveyance of it along to London from Chadwel and Amwel I my self saith Stow did divers time ride to see it and diligently observed that admirable Art pains and industry were bestowed for the passage of it by reason that all grounds are not of a like nature some being Ozie and very Muddy others again as St●…ff Craggy and Stony The depth of the Trench in some places descended full 30 foot if not more whereas in other places it required as sprightful Art again to mount it over a valley in a Trough between a couple of Hills and the Trough all the while borne up by wooden Arches some of them fixed in the ground very deep rising in height above 23 foot Being brought to the intended Cistern but not as yet the water admitted entrance thereinto on Michaelmas day Anno 1613. being the day when Sr. Thomas Middleton Knight Brother to the said Sr. Hugh Midd'eton was elected Lord Mayor of London for the year ensuing in the afternoon of the same day Sr. John Swinerton Knight and Lord Mayor of London accompanied with the said Sr. Thomas Sr. Henry Montague Knight and Recorder of London and many of the worthy Aldermen rode to see the Ci●…ern and first issuing of the River thereinto which was performed in this manner A Troop of Labourers to the number of 60 or more well apparalled and wearing green Monmouth caps all alike carried Spades Shovels Pickaxes and such like instruments of laborious imployment marching after Drums twice or thrice about the Ci●…ern presented themselves before the Mount where the Lord Mayor Aldermen and a worthy company beside stood to behold them and one man in behalf of the rest delivered this Speech LOng have we labour'd long desir'd and pray'd For this great works perfection and by th' ayd Of H●…aven and goodm●…ns wishes 't is at length Happily conquered by Cost ●…rt a●…d St●…ength And after five years dear expence in dayes Travel and Pains beside the infinite wayes Of Malice Envy false suggestions Able to daunt the spirits of mighty ones In wealth and courage this a work so rare Only by one man's industry cost care Is brought to bless'd effect so much withstood His only aime the Citie 's general good And where before many unjust complaints Enviously seated caused oft restraints Stops and great crosses to our Masters cha●…ge And the work 's hindrance favour now at large Sp●…eads it self open to him and commends To admiration both his pains and ends The Kings most gracious love perfection draws Favour from Princes and from all applause Then wo●…thy Magistrates to whose content Next to the State all this great care was bent And for the publick good which grace requires Your loves and furtherance chiefly he desires To cherish these proceedings which may give Courage to some that may hereafter live To practice deeds of goodness and of fame And gladly light their actions by his Name ` Clark to the wo●…k reach me the Book to shew ` How many Arts from such a labour flow First her●…'s the Overseer this tride man An antient Soldier and an artizan The Clark next him Mathematitian The Master of the Timber-work take place Next after these the Measurer in like case Brick layer and Engineer and after those The Borer and the Pavior Then it showes The Labourers next keeper of Amwel head The Walkers last so all their Names are read Yet these but parcels of six hundred more That at onetime have been imploy'd before Yet these in sight and all the rest will say That all the week they had their royal-pay Now for the fruits then flow forth precious spring So long and dearly sought for and now bring Comfort to all that love thee Loudly sing And with thy christal murmurs strook together Bid all thy true wel-wishers welcome hither At which words the flood-gates flew open the stream ran gallantly into the Cistern Drums and Trumpets sounding in triumphant manner and a brave peal of Chambers gave full issue to the intended entertainment Thus much for waters serving this great City first by Rivers Brooks Bourns Fountains Pools c. and since by Cenduits partly made by good and charitable Citizens and otherwise by charges of the Commonalty and lastly by this New-River water brought from Amwell more chargable then almost all the rest To conclude as I have treated of all the several Waters that are serviceable to this great City and also of the several Conduits c. it may be somwhat wondered at that I have been so sparing in my discourse or description rather of the most famous River in the Western world viz. the Thames a River so great and spacious that without it London could not subsist although it had the advantage of all the others and twice as many more to furnish it with water That any wonder of this kind may the more easily abate I shall refer my Readers for satisfaction unto my next years London Almanack in which I intend by Gods permission to treat thereof by it self at large and shew them its Original and sundry passages untill I have pursued it into the Ocean into which all Rivers Naturally run and so end my book for this year Advertisements AN Ephemerides of the Celestial Motions for Ten years yet to come with Domifying Tables for sundry Latitudes viz. London York c. in England and for New-York in New England c. as also for Port-Royal in Jamaica and the Bridg-Town in the Barbadoes A Philosophical Essay touching Petrification in the greater world shewing the Origen of all Bodies to proceed from water and seeds c. By Thomas Shirley Physitian in ordinary to the Kings most excellent Majesty sold by William Cademan at the sign of the Popes-Head in the New Exchange The Fiery Trigon revived by 〈◊〉 oppositions of the two superiour plane●… Saturn and Jupiter in the years 1672. a●… 1673 declaring the manyfold miseri●… they menace to the Dutch Nation bei●… now in their grand climacterical year 〈◊〉 Thomas Trigge Gent. student in Physic●… and Astrology Sold by Josiah Robinso●… at his shop at Lincolns-Inne-Gate n●… Chancery-lane Also an Ephemeris or Almanack 〈◊〉 Jamaica particularly calculated with t●… Nativity of that Noble Island done 〈◊〉 an hundred and eighty years both p●… formed by John Gadbury student in 〈◊〉 sick and Astrologie and Printed for t●… Company of Stationers FINIS Note that the Glorious Planet Venus is our bright Evening Star from the beginning of the year until the 19. 〈◊〉 of June but from hence being acquit of his occidentali●… becomes Oriental and so our pleasant Morning Star all 〈◊〉 rest of the year after This table is easily understood Fo●… look but your Sum 〈◊〉 he first Collumn to your left hand and your time at the ●…op ●…nd in the Angle of meeting is the Sum of your Interest de sired It is so plain it needs no example Kings are Terrestrial Gods And govern here As Jove himself above the glittering Sphear To him bright Stars and Angels homage give Who grutches it he sends to Hell to Live By their Example let 's give CHARLES his due For hee 's our dr●…d and gracious Soveraign too Omnis Potestas â Den est Thus are the chiefest Law●…ys to be found In th' English Nation for the whole year round But for this City we need no such care Great London hath its Term-time all the year 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉