# Rivers Wye and Lugg Act 1695, Section IV: The said Bishop of Hereford, &c. may pull down Wears, &c. making Satisfaction to Owners, &c.


And bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall & may be lawfull to and for 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 Bayliffe 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 to pull downe and demolish all and every the Wears upon the said Rivers or either of them they first giving satisfaction to the several Owners and Proprietors of the said Wears for the Fee Simple and Inheritance of the said Wears respectively after the Rate of Sixteene yeares Purchase for the cleare yearly Value of such Weares above all Taxes Charges and Reprizes and proportionably for any lesser Estate in the said Wears.

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