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         Thomas, Anthony, Sir.
      
       
         
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             The propositions of Sir Anthony Thomas, knight, and Iohn Worsop, Esquire for making of the bargaine with the country, and Henry Briggs, professor of the mathematicks in the vniuersitie of Oxford, Heldebrand Pruson, citizen and salter of London, and Cornelius Drible, engeneere, with the rest of the undertakers for the drayning of the Levell within the sixe counties of Norfolke, Suffolke, Cambridge, Isle of Elie, Huntington, North-hampton and Lincolne-shire, on the southside of Gleane.
             Thomas, Anthony, Sir.
             Worsop, John.
             Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630.
             Pruson, Heldebrand.
             Drebbel, Cornelis, 1572?-1633.
          
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           The
           Propositions
           of
           Sir
           
             Anthony
             Thomas
          
           knight
           ,
           and
           
             Iohn
             Worsop
          
           Esquire
           ,
           for
           making
           of
           the
           
             bargaine
             with
             the
             Country
             ,
             and
          
           Henry
           Briggs
           
             Professor
             of
             the
             Mathematicks
             in
             the
             vniuersitie
             of
          
           Oxford
           ,
           
             Heldebrand
             Pruson
             ,
             Citizen
          
           and
           
             Salter
             of
          
           LONDON
           ,
           and
           
             Cornelius
             Drible
          
           Engeneere
           ,
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Vndertakers
           for
           the
           drayning
           of
           the
           Levell
           within
           the
           sixe
           Counties
           of
           
             Norfolke
             ,
             Suffolke
             ,
             Cambridge
             ,
             Isle
             of
             Elie
             ,
             Huntington
             ,
             North-hampton
          
           and
           Lincolne-shire
           ,
           on
           the
           South
           side
           of
           Gleane
           .
        
         
           WHEREAS
           the
           Countrie
           have
           offered
           to
           Master
           Burrell
           and
           his
           Associates
           ,
           for
           the
           drayning
           of
           the
           great
           Levell
           in
           the
           sixe
           Counties
           aforesayd
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           worke
           ,
           beeing
           done
           ,
           the
           quantitie
           of
           80000
           Acres
           ,
           of
           which
           he
           offereth
           to
           ingage
           vnto
           the
           Countrie
           but
           10000
           Acres
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           worke
           .
        
         
           Wee
           offer
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           Countrie
           will
           or
           can
           allott
           the
           sayd
           proportion
           of
           80000
           Acres
           to
           us
           ,
           we
           will
           undertake
           to
           drayne
           the
           sayd
           Levell
           ,
           and
           will
           ingage
           15000
           Acres
           ,
           and
           a
           rent
           of
           4
           d.
           the
           Acre
           out
           of
           the
           whole
           80000
           Acres
           amounting
           to
           1333
           l.
           
             per
             Annum
          
           ,
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           our
           worke
           ,
           and
           will
           give
           to
           every
           Cottager
           ,
           whose
           house
           shall
           happen
           to
           stand
           upon
           any
           part
           of
           the
           Land
           allotted
           to
           us
           ,
           the
           summe
           of
           foure
           pounds
           towards
           the
           erecting
           of
           a
           new
           house
           ,
           in
           some
           other
           part
           of
           the
           Common
           .
        
         
           But
           because
           we
           conceiue
           it
           very
           difficult
           (
           if
           not
           impossible
           )
           to
           apportion
           ,
           and
           set
           out
           a
           certaine
           number
           of
           Acres
           ,
           out
           of
           so
           many
           and
           various
           particulars
           ,
           as
           must
           necessarily
           be
           conteined
           in
           so
           great
           a
           quantitie
           of
           ground
           ,
           unlesse
           the
           same
           should
           be
           taken
           only
           out
           of
           the
           Commons
           ,
           and
           the
           seueralls
           spared
           ,
           which
           we
           cannot
           conceiue
           reasonable
           ,
           we
           therefore
           propound
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           FIRST
           ,
           whereas
           by
           the
           Lawe
           ,
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           Sewers
           have
           no
           power
           to
           make
           a
           bargaine
           for
           any
           Composition
           of
           Land
           ,
           till
           a
           taxe
           be
           set
           ,
           and
           not
           paid
           ,
           at
           the
           day
           appointed
           :
           We
           desire
           that
           a
           taxe
           of
           tenne
           shilling
           be
           laid
           upon
           every
           Acre
           of
           land
           ,
           that
           lyeth
           under
           the
           high-water-marke
           ,
           or
           is
           annoyed
           with
           fresh
           or
           salt
           water
           ,
           or
           shall
           receive
           benefit
           ,
           or
           ease
           by
           drayning
           within
           the
           Levell
           ;
           to
           which
           lowe
           demand
           we
           are
           descended
           ,
           for
           the
           ease
           of
           the
           Countrie
           ,
           which
           taxe
           must
           be
           paid
           at
           a
           day
           certaine
           ,
           and
           to
           remaine
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           such
           as
           the
           Commissioners
           shall
           thinke
           fit
           to
           keepe
           it
           ,
           the
           Vndertakers
           to
           have
           proportionably
           thereof
           ,
           according
           to
           such
           parts
           and
           proportions
           of
           the
           said
           surrounded
           grounds
           ,
           as
           they
           shall
           from
           time
           to
           time
           drayne
           ;
           PROVIDED
           that
           the
           sayd
           part
           be
           first
           adiudged
           drayned
           ,
           and
           exceed
           the
           quantitie
           of
           100000
           Acres
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           SECONDLY
           ,
           For
           so
           much
           of
           this
           taxe
           ,
           as
           shall
           not
           be
           paid
           at
           the
           day
           appointed
           ;
           we
           desire
           of
           the
           worst
           Land
           ,
           one
           halfe
           ;
           Of
           the
           second
           sort
           ,
           one
           third
           part
           ;
           Of
           the
           third
           sort
           ,
           one
           fourth
           part
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           THIRDLY
           ,
           Whosoever
           shall
           thinke
           fit
           ,
           to
           redeeme
           such
           part
           or
           proportion
           of
           his
           owne
           Lands
           ,
           being
           severall
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           Commissioners
           shall
           be
           allotted
           to
           the
           Vndertakers
           ,
           shall
           (
           if
           he
           desire
           it
           )
           adventure
           seven
           shilling
           for
           every
           Acre
           of
           his
           Land
           ,
           cha●ged
           with
           the
           sayd
           taxe
           of
           tenne
           shilling
           (
           the
           estimate
           being
           set
           downe
           under
           his
           hand
           ,
           of
           the
           whole
           number
           of
           Acres
           of
           his
           sayd
           Land
           )
           so
           ,
           as
           it
           be
           within
           5
           of
           100
           ,
           and
           50
           of
           1000
           ;
           and
           so
           shall
           not
           part
           with
           any
           Land
           of
           his
           at
           all
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           FOVRTHLY
           ,
           Whosoever
           shall
           be
           unable
           or
           unwilling
           to
           pay
           the
           taxe
           of
           tenne
           shilling
           the
           Acre
           ,
           or
           to
           venture
           seven
           shilling
           the
           Acre
           ,
           and
           yet
           willing
           to
           redeeme
           his
           severalls
           ,
           given
           by
           the
           Commissioners
           .
           We
           therefore
           make
           this
           offer
           ,
           that
           he
           shall
           ,
           if
           he
           please
           ,
           have
           a
           defeazance
           ,
           or
           such
           other
           securitie
           ,
           as
           by
           Councell
           shall
           be
           advised
           from
           us
           :
           That
           if
           he
           pay
           thirteen
           shilling
           foure
           pence
           for
           e-every
           Acre
           of
           his
           said
           severalls
           ,
           charged
           with
           the
           said
           taxe
           of
           tenne
           shilling
           ,
           after
           they
           are
           adiudged
           drayned
           by
           the
           Commissioners
           ,
           then
           he
           shall
           retaine
           all
           his
           severalls
           to
           himselfe
           .
           PROVIDED
           ,
           that
           he
           demand
           the
           sayd
           defeazance
           ,
           or
           other
           securitie
           ,
           within
           one
           moneth
           after
           the
           Act
           or
           Decree
           of
           Sewers
           ,
           whereby
           his
           Land
           shall
           be
           decreed
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           FIFTLY
           ,
           And
           because
           we
           desire
           to
           give
           all
           possible
           ease
           ,
           and
           content
           to
           the
           Country
           ,
           wee
           are
           content
           that
           one
           shilling
           of
           the
           taxe
           of
           tenne
           shillings
           for
           euery
           Acre
           be
           left
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           owner
           ,
           and
           one
           shilling
           of
           the
           seuen
           adventured
           ,
           and
           one
           shilling
           foure
           pence
           of
           the
           mony
           due
           by
           the
           defeazance
           ,
           shall
           remaine
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           owners
           ,
           〈◊〉
           urgent
           occasion
           and
           necessitie
           force
           vs
           to
           call
           ,
           for
           some
           part
           ,
           or
           the
           whole
           ,
           which
           yet
           we
           hope
           we
           shall
           not
           need
           .
           But
           for
           the
           further
           ease
           of
           the
           Country
           ,
           we
           are
           content
           that
           they
           shall
           pay
           the
           said
           seven
           shillings
           Adventure
           ,
           for
           euery
           Acre
           of
           their
           severalls
           ,
           in
           manner
           and
           forme
           following
           .
           vz.
           two
           shillings
           within
           one
           moneth
           after
           the
           taxe
           is
           set
           ,
           and
           two
           shilling
           two
           moneths
           after
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           two
           shilling
           two
           moneths
           after
           that
           :
           one
           shilling
           being
           still
           left
           in
           their
           hands
           as
           aforesaid
           .
           And
           for
           the
           twelve
           shilling
           of
           the
           thirteene
           shilling
           foure
           pence
           ,
           to
           be
           paid
           after
           the
           worke
           shall
           be
           adiudged
           drayned
           ,
           we
           demand
           to
           have
           it
           paid
           as
           followeth
           ;
           vz.
           foure
           shillings
           within
           one
           moneth
           ,
           and
           foure
           shillings
           three
           moneths
           after
           that
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           foure
           shilling
           three
           moneths
           after
           that
           .
        
         
           ●
           .
           SIXTHLY
           ,
           If
           the
           house
           of
           any
           Cottager
           shall
           happen
           to
           stand
           in
           any
           part
           of
           any
           Common
           allotted
           to
           us
           ,
           wee
           will
           build
           him
           an
           other
           in
           some
           convenient
           place
           in
           or
           upon
           the
           same
           Common
           .
        
         
           If
           any
           of
           these
           three
           particular
           offers
           be
           accepted
           ,
           we
           will
           undertake
           a
           generall
           drayning
           of
           the
           Fennes
           ,
           and
           other
           Grounds
           annoyed
           with
           fresh
           or
           salt
           waters
           ,
           within
           this
           Levell
           ,
           and
           will
           expect
           no
           recompence
           ,
           but
           out
           of
           such
           lands
           ,
           as
           shal
           be
           adiudged
           drayned
           ,
           or
           such
           money
           as
           the
           Countries
           shall
           agree
           to
           giue
           before
           hand
           by
           way
           of
           Adventure
           .
        
         
           Wee
           will
           undertake
           to
           make
           good
           and
           maintaine
           for
           ever
           ,
           at
           our
           owne
           charge
           ,
           all
           such
           draynes
           and
           workes
           ,
           as
           wee
           shall
           make
           ,
           and
           will
           ingage
           for
           the
           performance
           thereof
           ,
           a
           reasonable
           proportion
           of
           Land
           ,
           as
           shall
           be
           agreed
           upon
           betweene
           us
           and
           the
           Commissioners
           .
        
         
           That
           all
           the
           maine
           workes
           shall
           be
           made
           Nauigable
           ,
           and
           be
           built
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           with
           Bricke
           and
           Stone
           .
        
         
           That
           all
           Owners
           of
           Land
           and
           parties
           interessed
           shall
           haue
           libertie
           to
           adventure
           ,
           after
           the
           rate
           of
           other
           adventurers
           .
        
         
           That
           wee
           will
           vndertake
           to
           performe
           all
           this
           within
           foure
           yeeres
           to
           bee
           accompted
           from
           the
           time
           ,
           the
           bargaine
           shall
           be
           fully
           perfected
           ,
           with
           the
           Commissioners
           and
           the
           country
           .
           So
           vve
           receive
           no
           impediment
           from
           the
           Commissioners
           ,
           nor
           the
           Country
           .
        
         
           
             Dated
             
               the
               11.
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               1629.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
  

