Section XL Lord Mayor, &c. may open Water Lane, and Streets herein mentioned.
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 Story | Height of Story | Thicknes of Walls | Bricks | Bricks | |||
| Foote | ||||||||
| First sort being the least Houses fronting By Streets and Lanes | Cellars | 6½ | To the First Floore | 2 | 1½ | |||
| 1 Story | 9 | 2d | 1½ | 1½ | ||||
| 2 Story | 9 | 3d | 1½ | 1½ | ||||
| Garrets | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Second sorte Houses fronting all Streets Lanes of Note and River of Thames. | Cellars | 6½ | To the First Floore | 2½ | 2 | |||
| 1 Story | Not lesse X2inX3 height cleare then | 10 | Thicknes of Walls in Front and Reere from the Foundation | 2d | 2 | Thicknes of Walls betweene House and House | 1½ | |
| 2 Story | Where ye | 10 | 3d | 2 | 1½ | |||
| 3 Story | Springs pp[re]vent not | 9 | 4th | 1½ | 1½ | |||
| Garrets | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Third sort Houses fronting all High Streets and Lanes of Note | 1 Story | 10 | 1st | 2½ | 2 | |||
| 2 Story | 10½ | 2d | 1½ | 1½ | ||||
| 3 Story | 9 | 3d | 1½ | 1½ | ||||
| 4 Story | 8½ | 4th | 1½ | 1½ | ||||
| Garrets | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Scantlings of Timber for the first sort of Houses.
| Foote | Inches | Inches | Length Foote | Thicknes | Depth | ||||
| For the Floors | Summers under | 15 | 12 | and | 8 | Joysts to 10 | 3 | and | 7 Inches |
| Wall plates | 7 | and | 5 | Garret Floores | 3 | and | 6 | ||
| Foote | |||||||||
| For the Roofe | Principall Rafters under | 15 | at foote | 8 | 6 Inches | ||||
| at top | 5 | ||||||||
| Single Rafters | 4 | and 3 Inches. | |||||||
Scantlings of Timber for the other two sortes of Houses.
| For the Floors | Foote | Foote | Breadth Inches | Depth Inches | Thicknes Inches | Depth Inches | ||||
| Summers or Girders which beare in length from | 10 | to | 15 | 11 | and | 8 | Joysts which beare 10 Foote | 3 | 6 | |
| 15 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| 18 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| 21 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 24 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Inches | Inches | |||||||||
| Principall Discharges upon Peeres | 13 | and | 12 | |||||||
| In the first Story in the Fronts | 15 | 13 | ||||||||
| Inches. | ||||||||||
| Binding Joysts with their Triming Joysts | 5 | depth equall to their owne Floores | ||||||||
| Inches | Inches | |||||||||
| Wall plates or raiseing Pieces and Beames | 10 | and | 6 | |||||||
| 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | |||||||||
| Inches. | Inches | |||||||||
| Lintells of Oake in the | 1st and 2d story | 8 | and | 6 | ||||||
| 3d story | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| For the Roofe | Length | Thickness | ||||||
| Foote | Foote | Inches | Inches | |||||
| Principall Rafters from | 15 | to | 18 | at foote | 9 | 7 | ||
| at topp | 7 | |||||||
| 18 | 21 | at foote | 10 | 8 | ||||
| at topp | 8 | |||||||
| 21 | 24 | at foote | 12 | 8½ | ||||
| at topp | 9 | |||||||
| 24 | 26 | at foote | 13 | 9 | ||||
| at topp | 9 | |||||||
| Length | ||||||||
| Foote | Foote | Inches | Inches | |||||
| Purlines from | 15 | to | 18 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 18 | 21 | 12 | 9 | |||||
| Foote | Inches | Inches | ||||||
| Single Rafters | not exceeding in length | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| not exceeding in length | 6 | 4 | 3½ | |||||
Scantlings for Sawed Timber and Lathes usually brought out of the West Country not lesse then
| Foote | Breadth Inches | Thickness Inch | ||||
| Single Quarters in length | 8 | 3½ | 1¾ | |||
| Double Quarters in length | 8 | 4 | 3½ | |||
| Sawed Jousts in length | 8 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Lathes in length | 5 | 1¼ | 1 quarter & ½ of Inch | |||
| 4 | Inches | |||||
Stone Where Stone is used to keepe to these Scantlings. | First sort of Houses | Corner Peeres | 18 square | |||
| Middle or single Peeres | 14 and 12 | |||||
| Double Peeres betweene House & House | 14 and 18 | |||||
| Doore jambes and Heads | 12 and 8 | |||||
| Foote | Inches | |||||
| 2d and 3d sorts | Corner Peers | 2 | 6 square | |||
| Midle or single Peeres | 18 square | |||||
| Double Peeres betweene House and House | 24 and 18 | |||||
| X4DooresJams and Heads | 14 and 10 | |||||
| Foote | Thickness | |||||
| Scantlings for Sewers | 3 wide | Side walls | 1 brickeX5 | Bottome paved plaine and then 1 bricke and edge circular. | ||
| 5 high | Arch | 1 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]