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         Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames (Guild)
      
       
         
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             The Watermen and Lightermen's case in relation to the bill before this honourable House for the explanation of former laws made touching wherrymen and watermen, and joyning the lightermen to them, and providing one good government for both.
             Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames (Guild)
          
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             1700]
          
           
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           Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames (Guild)
           Thames River (England) -- Navigation -- Law and legislation -- Early works to 1800.
           Broadsides -- England -- 17th century.
        
      
    
     
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           THE
           Watermen
           and
           Lightermen's
           CASE
           ,
           In
           Relation
           to
           the
           BILL
           before
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           
             For
             the
             Explanation
             of
             former
             Laws
             made
             ,
             touching
          
           Wherrymen
           
             and
          
           Watermen
           ,
           
             and
             Joyning
             the
          
           Lightermen
           
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             providing
             one
             Good
             Government
             for
             both
             .
          
        
         
           BY
           which
           Laws
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           and
           Aldermen
           (
           amongst
           other
           things
           )
           were
           to
           Elect
           and
           Appoint
           Eight
           Watermen
           ,
           Yearly
           ,
           to
           be
           called
           Overseers
           and
           Rulers
           ;
           and
           they
           were
           to
           make
           such
           further
           Rules
           and
           Orders
           ,
           as
           should
           to
           them
           seem
           necessary
           for
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           but
           have
           no
           Power
           by
           the
           same
           Laws
           ,
           to
           enforce
           due
           Obedience
           to
           such
           Rules
           and
           Orders
           ,
           by
           which
           means
           the
           Intent
           of
           those
           Laws
           are
           rendred
           ineffectual
           ,
           by
           Rude
           and
           Disorderly
           Watermen
           ,
           taking
           Advantage
           thereof
           ,
           and
           daily
           committing
           Notorious
           Abuses
           ,
           to
           the
           hazarding
           Persons
           Lives
           and
           Goods
           upon
           the
           River
           of
           
             Thames
             .
          
        
         
           For
           Remedy
           whereof
           ,
           the
           said
           Bill
           makes
           the
           Watermen
           and
           Lightermen
           one
           Society
           and
           Company
           ,
           and
           Impowers
           the
           said
           Lord
           Mayor
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
           Yearly
           to
           Elect
           Eight
           Watermen
           and
           Three
           Lightermen
           to
           be
           called
           Rulers
           and
           Overseers
           ,
           who
           together
           with
           Assistants
           ,
           (
           by
           the
           Watermen
           and
           Lightermen
           respectively
           to
           be
           chosen
           )
           are
           to
           make
           good
           Rules
           ,
           Orders
           ,
           and
           Constitutions
           ,
           for
           the
           better
           and
           more
           safe
           conveying
           Passengers
           and
           Goods
           by
           Water
           ,
           and
           to
           annex
           reasonable
           Penalties
           thereto
           ;
           which
           said
           Rules
           are
           to
           be
           approved
           of
           ,
           or
           altered
           by
           the
           Lord
           Chief
           Justices
           ,
           Lord
           Mayor
           ,
           and
           Court
           of
           Aldermen
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           said
           Court
           of
           Aldermen
           having
           perused
           the
           said
           Bill
           ,
           and
           finding
           the
           same
           intended
           only
           for
           a
           Publick
           Good
           ,
           have
           approved
           thereof
           ,
           and
           signified
           the
           same
           by
           their
           Order
           dated
           the
           
             27th
          
           of
           
             Feb.
          
           1699.
           
        
         
           
             Note
             ,
          
           For
           want
           of
           Power
           to
           make
           good
           Orders
           ,
           and
           to
           enforce
           due
           Obedience
           thereto
           ,
           the
           poor
           Watermen
           who
           have
           been
           Maimed
           in
           the
           Wars
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Aged
           and
           Decayed
           ,
           are
           deprived
           of
           their
           Work
           and
           Labour
           ,
           and
           Passengers
           disturbed
           in
           taking
           Boat
           and
           Landing
           ,
           by
           the
           Rude
           and
           Ungovernable
           Watermen
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           that
           the
           Rulers
           of
           the
           said
           Company
           could
           do
           to
           the
           contrary
           ;
           and
           for
           want
           of
           Power
           to
           inforce
           due
           Obedience
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           a
           most
           sad
           and
           deplorable
           Disafter
           of
           late
           happened
           ,
           in
           that
           near
           Fifty
           Passengers
           were
           drowned
           in
           coming
           from
           
             Gravesend
          
           in
           the
           Tilt-Boat
           ,
           and
           smaller
           Accidents
           frequently
           happen
           ;
           as
           also
           for
           want
           of
           Order
           and
           Government
           amongst
           Lightermen
           ,
           His
           Majesty's
           Customs
           and
           other
           Duties
           from
           Coals
           are
           lessened
           ,
           and
           Owners
           of
           Ships
           ,
           Masters
           ,
           Seamen
           ,
           and
           Labourers
           ,
           as
           frequently
           damnified
           ;
           in
           as
           much
           as
           they
           often
           quarrel
           concerning
           taking
           their
           Turns
           in
           unlivering
           Coals
           and
           Merchandize
           from
           Ships
           ,
           and
           refuse
           to
           work
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           Hindrance
           and
           staying
           of
           Ships
           from
           proceeding
           in
           their
           respective
           Voyages
           .
        
      
    
     
  

