# Rivers Wye and Lugg Act 1695, Section II: Provision for opening and cleansing the said Rivers.


The Interest and Powers granted by 14 C. II. to the said Sir Wm. Sandys, Windsor Sandys, and Henry Sandys vested in the Bishop of Hereford and in certain other Persons herein named.
And for the more effectual cleansing and opening of the said Rivers and perfecting what was begun (and not finished) by the before named Undertakers And for the more orderly management Preservation and carrying on of the said Navigation. Be it enacted by the Authority of aforesaid That all and every the Estate Interest Powers Liberties Authorities Priveledges Profitts Commodities Benefitts and Advantages whatsoever which in and by the said Act of Parliament were given and granted unto the said Sir William Sandys Windsor Sandys Henry Sandys theire Heires and Assigns shall from henceforth be lodged and vested in the Lord Bishopp of Hereford for the time being. The Right Honorable James Lord Chandois The Honorable Paul Foley Esq[uire] Speaker of the House of Co[m]mons John Lord Scudamore Thomas Lord Conningsby Sir Herbert Crofts Sir Edward Harley James Morgan Thomas Foley juns Robert Price John Dutton Colt Esquires The Mayor of the Citty of Hereford for the time being The Bayliff of Leominster for the time being William Fiens Robert Dobbins Thomas Geares Serjeant att Law Richard Read jun[er] John Scudamore of Kent Church Robert Harley Edward Harley Esquires their Heires and Assignes for ever And that all and every of the said Powers Liberties Authorities Priveleges p[ro]fitts Co[m]modities Beneffitts and Advantages and all the Estate Right Title and Interest of them the said Sir William Sandys Windsor Sandys and Henry Sandys their Heires and Assigns of in or about the Navigation of the said Rivers Brooks or Streams in the said Act menc[i]oned or any the Ways Passages Streams Locks Weares Turnpikes Pens for Water Cranes and Wharfes upon or adjoyning to the said Rivers and Streams or any of them are and from henceforth for ever hereafter shall bee by the Authority of this present Act lodged and vested in them the said Lord Bishop of Hereford for the time being The Right Honorable James Lord Chandois The Honorable Paul Foley Esq[uire] Speaker of the House of Co[m]mons John Lord Scudamore Thomas Lord Conningsby Sir Herbert Crofts Sir Edward Harley James Morgan Thomas Foley Robert Price John Dutton Colt Esquires The Mayor of the Citty of Hereford for the time being The Bayliff of Leominster for the time being William Fiens Robert Dobbins Thomas Geares Serjeant att Law Richard Reed junior John Scudamore of Kent Church Robert Harley Edward Harley Esquires their Heires and Assignes for ever in Trust onely for the Good and Benefitt of the Inhabitants of the said County of Hereford.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/14/section/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rivers-wye-and-lugg-act-1695/section-II
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