The history of the castle, town, and forest of Knaresbrough, with Harrogate, and it's medicinal waters : including an account of the most remarkable places in the neighbourhood / by E. Hargrove.

  • Ely Hargrove
Date:
1821
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The history of the castle, town, and forest of Knaresbrough, with Harrogate, and it's medicinal waters : including an account of the most remarkable places in the neighbourhood / by E. Hargrove. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ And, by an act, passed in 1780, “The said com* ** missioners, or any 2 of them, shall, and they arc “ hereby authorized aud required, by writing, under their hands, to make such rules, orders, and direc- tions, (not being repugnant to law) as well for pre. venting and punishing any abuses, by turning or *' keeping of cattle, on the said spot of waste-land, augmented as aforesaid, contrary to thestint, limited u in that behalf, by the said general award; as also, for draining or levelling, or otherwise improving the said land, by planting trees thereon, for shelter ** and ornament, and making walks and paths, in, on, u or over the same; and, for protecting the said «* springs, called Harrogate-s] aws, from pollution, or other injury, as they shall think best adapted to “ secure to the persons resorting to the said waters, the several benefits intended them by the said act; and, for inflicting such moderate penalties, for ** any wilful breach, disobedience, or non-observance ** of such rules and orders respectively, not exceeding ** 40 shillings for any one offence, as the said com- missioners, or any 2 of them, shall think reasonable and expedient; which penalties, with all incidental charges, shall, and maybe recoverable, and reco- ** vered upon conviction of the offender or offenders, i* before any one justice of the peace, for the west- ** riding, of the county of York; on the oath of any ** one or more credible witness or witnesses; and shall.