Volume 2

The records of the Commissioners of Sewers in the Parts of Holland, 1547-1603 / edited by A. Mary Kirkus.

  • Great Britain. Courts of Sewers.
Date:
1959-
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The records of the Commissioners of Sewers in the Parts of Holland, 1547-1603 / edited by A. Mary Kirkus. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    John Burton ili] gaddes John Busshe vj gaddes Fraunces Browne xix gaddes Mr Hunston xvij gaddes theires of John Munke x gaddes 1the great chauntrie vj gaddes (Leverton) Item they say that ther ar tenn gaddes on the Indick next to Leake Banke at a place called Gryde arin decay and ought _to be repared and amended by [blank] Item other ii) gaddes in the same Ingdick at the Ingdicke gappe ar lykewise in decay and ought to be repared and amended by [blank] (Benington) Nichil ad presentandum sed omnia bene. [473.X1.4] 184 (Skirbeck) Item they say that ther is certeyne places in the seadicke of Skerbecke in decay and ought to be repared and amended by theis parsons following every man his lote that is to say First the lord of Molton for Ringle Horne xlv foot theires of Richard Goodine ix foote Mr Anthony Clamond xv foote theires of Richard Goodin x1j foote Thomas Southen xij foote Mr Carre . CP aaite ix foote the lord of Saint Johns xij foote ‘the towne of Boston xij foote ‘the heires of Mr Nicholas Robertson XVlij foote theires of Alece Mote xxx fote the parson of Skerbecke xvilj foote the lorde Barnes xxvij foote the abbot of Kirkestead vj foote ithe heires of Richard Goodwine xix foote ‘Item they say that a sewer betwene Boston and Skerbeck frome the foote bridge at the lowe end of Bargat in Boston to the sea gote is defective and in decay in dyking and scowering and hath accustom- ablie bene used to be dyked by the fruntagers ther. Item they say that Skerbeck Gote is defective. (Seebankes warr’ inde landlawer) Item they say that whear the defaltes in the sea bankes in Skyrbeck ar presented to be repared by lotes whearin some ar muche more charged then others contrarie to equitie, that yt is most nessarie that the same seabankes be hearafter amended and repared by landlawer whearby the same bankes may be better kept for the safegarde of the cuntrie. 1 This is the last entry in the right-hand half of the folio. * The following entries are written in the left-hand half of the folio. 8 This is the last entry in the left-hand half of the folio. * The following entries are written in the right-hand half of the folio. 5 A roughly drawn hand in the margin points to this paragraph.
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