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Section XL Lord Mayor, &c. may open Water Lane, and Streets herein mentioned.

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

Satisfaction to Proprietors of Ground, &c.

X1Provided alsoe And it is hereby further enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid that the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London may and shall open and inlarge a Streete or passage called Water Lane leading from Fleete streete to White Fryars Docke by the River of Thames, as alsoe open and inlarge a Streete or passage to the said River from Cheapeside through Soper Lane to Thames Streete and from the Three Cranes to the Thames, And open and inlarge one other Streete or passage through Minceing Lane by Saint Dunstons in the East to Thames Streete neere the Custome house And to make the said Streetes or passages twenty fower foote in breadth for the conveniency of Trade and better passage of Carts and other carriages to and from the said River giveing notice of what they shall herein resolve to the proprietors and persons concerned before the last day of May which shall be in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty seaven and giveing them satisfaction for their ground according to the Rules and Directions of this Act for the inlarging of other Streetes and places.

[A SCHEME of Proportions and Scantlings for Stories Walls and Timbers for the building of lesser and larger Houses within the Citty of London.

Bricke.Division of StoryHeight of StoryThicknes of WallsBricksBricks
Foote
First sort being the least Houses fronting By Streets and LanesCellars6½To the First Floore21½
1 Story92d1½1½
2 Story93d1½1½
Garrets11
Second sorte Houses fronting all Streets Lanes of Note and River of Thames.Cellars6½To the First Floore2½2
1 StoryNot lesse X2inX3 height cleare then10Thicknes of Walls in Front and Reere from the Foundation2d2Thicknes of Walls betweene House and House1½
2 StoryWhere ye103d21½
3 StorySprings pp[re]vent not94th1½1½
Garrets11
Third sort Houses fronting all High Streets and Lanes of Note1 Story101st2½2
2 Story10½2d1½1½
3 Story93d1½1½
4 Story8½4th1½1½
Garrets11

Scantlings of Timber for the first sort of Houses.

FooteInchesInchesLength FooteThicknesDepth
For the FloorsSummers under1512and8Joysts to 103and7 Inches
Wall plates7and5Garret Floores3and6
Foote
For the RoofePrincipall Rafters under15at foote86 Inches
at top5
Single Rafters4and 3 Inches.

Scantlings of Timber for the other two sortes of Houses.

For the FloorsFooteFooteBreadth InchesDepth InchesThicknes InchesDepth Inches
Summers or Girders which beare in length from10to1511and8Joysts which beare 10 Foote36
151813937
1821141037
2124161238
2426171438
InchesInches
Principall Discharges upon Peeres13and12
In the first Story in the Fronts1513
Inches.
Binding Joysts with their Triming Joysts5depth equall to their owne Floores
InchesInches
Wall plates or raiseing Pieces and Beames10and6
86
75
Inches.Inches
Lintells of Oake in the1st and 2d story8and6
3d story54
For the RoofeLengthThickness
FooteFooteInchesInches
Principall Rafters from15to18at foote97
at topp7
1821at foote108
at topp8
2124at foote128½
at topp9
2426at foote139
at topp9
Length
FooteFooteInchesInches
Purlines from15to1898
1821129
FooteInchesInches
Single Raftersnot exceeding in length954
not exceeding in length643½

Scantlings for Sawed Timber and Lathes usually brought out of the West Country not lesse then

FooteBreadth InchesThickness Inch
Single Quarters in length83½1¾
Double Quarters in length843½
Sawed Jousts in length864
Lathes in length51¼1 quarter & ½ of Inch
4Inches

Stone

Where Stone is used to keepe to these Scantlings.

First sort of HousesCorner Peeres18 square
Middle or single Peeres14 and 12
Double Peeres betweene House & House14 and 18
Doore jambes and Heads12 and 8
FooteInches
2d and 3d sortsCorner Peers26 square
Midle or single Peeres18 square
Double Peeres betweene House and House24 and 18
X4DooresJams and Heads14 and 10
FooteThickness
Scantlings for Sewers3 wideSide walls1 brickeX5Bottome paved plaine and then 1 bricke and edge circular.
5 highArch1 bricke on end

Annotations

Editorial notes

X1

annexed to the Original Act in a separate Schedule.

X2

annexed to the Original Act in a separate Schedule.

X3

interlined on the Roll.

X4

Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Doore O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X5

Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: ½ O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]