Section II

before meddling with Lands, &c. to agree for Damages

And for the repairing continueing and supporting thereof and to the Intent that the doing of any the Matters and Things aforesaid may not be any way prejudiciall to the Inheritance Possession Profit or Property of the Kings most Excellent Majesty or his Successors or any other Person or Persons Bodies Politick Corporate or Collegiate that have any Lands Tenements Wears Mills or Hereditaments standing lying or being upon or neare adjoyning to the said River Be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Undertaker or Undertakers before he or they doe meddle with any the Lands Possessions or Property of any Person or Persons Bodies Politick Corporate or Collegiate for the makeing any such Cuts Trenches or Locks or setting out any such towing or haleing Way or Ways or Passages for carrying or conveying Commodities or other Things to or towards or from such navigable Passage as aforesaid shall compound and agree with the Owner or Owners thereof for such Dammage as shall be thereby done or procure some Order therein to be made by the Commissioners hereafter named or any Five or more of them for that purpose in manner and forme as is hereafter expressed