The history of the drainage of the great level of the Fens, called Bedford level; with the constitution and laws of the Bedford level corporation. 2 vols. [and map]. |
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acres act of parliament adventurers aforesaid appointed April meeting bailiff barrier banks Bart Bedford Level corporation Bedford River bill bridge called charge commissioners of sewers commonalty Company county of Cambridge court Denver Sluice drainage draining dreyning Duke of Bedford Earith Earl of Bedford Edward Partheriche elected a bailiff elected conservators erected Fen Office Fennes Fortrey Gent governor Guyhirn Hamond Henley Henry Hundred Feet River Huntingdon improvement interest Isle of Ely King Charles lands Leam Littleport Lord Gorges lordship Lynn law ment Mepal Middle Level navigation North Old Bedford River outfall owners paid parties passed persons Peterborough present pretended act proceedings Right Honorable river Nene river Ouze river Welland Robert Salter's Lode Samuel Fortrey Sir Cornelius Vermuyden Sir John Sir Thomas South Level superintendent thereof Thorney tion waters Welland Whittlesey William Earl Wisbech
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Seite 556 - An officer de facto is one who has the reputation of being the officer he assumes to be, and yet is not a good officer in point of law.
Seite 517 - Meeting of the Governor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Company of Conservators of the great Level of the Fens...
Seite 280 - OLIVER, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and the dominions thereunto belonging, to the Commissioners authorised by a late Ordinance for Approbation of Public Preachers, or ' to
Seite 606 - ... as fully to all intents and purposes as if this act had not been passed, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Seite 545 - ... shall be as good and effectual in the law, as if the stroke or poisoning had been committed and done in the same county where the party shall die, or where such indictment shall be so founden ; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
Seite 681 - An Act for improving the Outfall of the River Nene, and the Drainage of the Lands discharging their Waters into the Wisbech River...
Seite 408 - Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air : but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection : lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Seite 407 - ... to remain in the family, as a monument consecrated to his consummate virtue ; whose name could never be forgot, so long as men preserved any esteem for sanctity of manners, greatness of mind, and a love to their country, constant even to death. Therefore to solace his excellent father for so great a loss, to celebrate the memory of so noble a son, and to excite his worthy grandson, the heir of such mighty hopes, more cheerfully to emulate and follow the example of his illustrious father, they...
Seite 606 - Provided also, and be it further enacted, that nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to...
Seite 535 - Good Friday and Sunday, between the hours of nine in the morning and three in the afternoon, to inspect the books and papers wherein the admission or swearing in of the freemen, burgesses or other members or officers of such corporation, shall be entered, and to have copies or minutes of the admission, or the entry of swearing in of any one or more of such freemen, burgesses, or other members or officers, upon paying 6d.