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 A. D. 1749. Anno vicefinio fecundo Georgii II. C, i;— ig. 135 .^. Water, by reafon of the Decay of the Outfall which difcharges the Land Waters to the Sea, and are ' thereby greatly diminifiied in their Value, to the great Lofs of the feveral Owners and Proprietors thereof, ' and of tl;e Publiclc in General : And whereas the faid Fen Lands cannot be drained and prelerved, fo as ' to rellorc them to their real Value, without the Aid of Parliament to enable the faid feveral Owners and ' Proprietors to undertalce the fame ;' May it pleafe your mofl Excellent Majefly, that it may be enafted, b'V. f*-,CommiSioners impowered to make V^^orks for draining the Lands. Juftices at the Quarter-Seffions to l^ fettle Differences. CommiiTioners to meet twice a Year, impowered to make Orders, and appoint OfH- ?'-csrs. Commiffioners impowered to raife a Tax of i j. 6 d. per Acre for the firft Year ; and for every ,". Year after, i !. per Acre. Commiffioners impowered to borrow Money on the yearly Rates ; at i; /. per " Cent. Commiffioners impowered to remove the Mills erefted for draining the Lands ; and to erc£t them- " where they fliall think proper, and to examine the Accounts of the Monies expended, feV. The Com- " miffioners to reimburfe the Monies expended in banking certain Parts of the so Feet Drain. The Tax to " be levied by Diftrefs and Sale. Tenants required to pay the Tax, which is to be allowed them by the " Landlords. Horfe-mills may be ere£l:ed on the Arable Lands. Tunnels to be laid under all the Dikes, " i^c. Officers impowered to lay them if the Owners refufe, &c. loo /. Penalty on wilful damaging, &c. "the Works. For want of Diifrefs, the Perfon to be committed. Perfons convicted of fetting Fire to ■*? any of the Works, to be tranfported as Felons. Commiffioners to infpecPc and adjuft the Accounts yearly. " Upon Death, &c. of Commiffioners, others to be chofen in their Room. Number not to exceed forty. " The Rights of the Governor, &c. of Bedford Level referved." CAP. xvn. An A.Qi for efFeflually amending and repairing the Road leading from IVmnford Bridge in the County of Northampton, to the Town of Stamford in the County of Lincoln. P R. Certain Tolls granted for 21 Years, CAP. xvin. An Aft for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Aft paffcd in the third Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefly, for repairing the feveral Roads leading into the City of Hereford. P R, The Aft- 3 Geo. 2. c, 18. continued for 21 Years. CAP. XIX. An Ad for the more effedual Draining and Preferving of fev^eral Fen Lands and Field Lands, in the Bounds and Precinds of WLittUfey in the IJle of Ely, in the County of Cambridge. PR. HE RE AS there are certain Ferts and Low Grounds lying in the Townfhip o^ JVlnitlefey, within the IJle of Ely, and County of Cnnihridge, containing in the whole about nine thoufand feven hun- ' dred and fifty Acres ; and which are divided into five feveral Diftrifts or Trafts, containing the feveral ' Parcels and Quantities of Land herein after particularly mentioned and defcribed ; that is'to fay, all tbofe ' Fen Lands and Low Grounds lying in JVhittlefcy aforefaid, in a Place there called King's Delph, contain- !>..i'ng by Eftimation three hundred and fifty Acres, be the fame more or lefs, and bounded as follows ; to f< wit, From King's Delpb Gravel hy Canters Doles Dyke, to the Droveway dividing Blackbvjh from King's ' Delph (excluding the faid Droveway) from the faid Droveway by the Lands of Miftrefs Frankland, Tbo- ' mas Randall, IVilUam Drake, IVilliam Angell, George Mayles, George Randall, and Thomas Randall, to ' the firft Crofs-drove ; along the faid firft Crofs-drove by the Lands of the faid Thomas Randall and Thomas ' Krtjuil 10 Siict-bill Drove; along iSz/i?^-/;/// Drj)^'^ South, by the Lands of John Loonies icnior, to the fecond ' tiie faid third Crofs-drove by the Lands of George Watfon to the fourth Crofs-drove ; along the faid fourth ' Crofs-drove by the Lands of Will'tam Fletcher, to the Drove dividing the Setts and Rimning-Connnons ; ' along the faid Drove to the Weft End of the Freeman's Acres ; from the Weft End of the faid Freeman's ' Acres, to the Half Dole on the Eaft Side of the Brigvjood ; and along the faid Half Dole to Whiitlefey ' Dyke, at Fields-end Bridge; and {oxn ^Q Fields-end Bridge ■!ox'g Whitllefey Dyke io King's Delph Gravel ' aforefaid ; doconftitute the firft Diftrift or Divifion ; and all thofe Fen Lands and Low Grounds called ' Reach, othcrwife Blachhijl), containing by Eftimation fourteen hundred Acres, be the fame more or lefs, ' and bounded as follows ; to vi'it. From the Town of Whittlcfey, to a Place called Pond's Bridge, by a ' Di'ain called The Sixteen Feet Drain ; and from thence by the faid Drain called Oakley Dyke, to the Rnn- ' ning Co?miions in King's Delph at the South End thereof; and from thence by a Droveway which divides the ' faid Lands called Blackhujh, from the faid Lands called King's Delph, to the North Corner of the faid ' North End of Thomas Moore's Lands to Canters Doles Dykc^; and from thence by Canters Doles Dyke to ' JVhittlefey Dyke, nezr King's Delph Gravel, heir ' D)ke, near King's Delph Gravel, by the fame ' Gravel by a Dyke which divides tlie North End ' Lands of Rebecca Seijeant, V/idow, John Hohy and John Garner, to the faid Sixteen Feet Drain (excluding ' fuch l^ft mentioned Lands, and the faid Mafter Bird's One Hundred Acres) do conftitute and make the fe- ' cond
 * Crofs-drove ; by the faid Lands of John Loonies and iniUarn Searle to the third Crofs-drove ; and along
 * Mift-refs Frankland'sljVindLS called Running Common (including the faid Droveway) and from thence by the