Section XVI Recital that Sea Coal Ashes, &c. are thrown into the Streets.

Inhabitants to sweep the Streets before their respective Houses twice a Week; Penalty 3s. 4d.

And whereas great quantities of Sea-coal-ashes dust dirt and other filth of late times have beene and daily are throwne into the Streets Lanes and Allies of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark and other parts adjacent to the great annoyance of Your Majesties good People Bee it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every person and persons inhabiting within the said Cities of London and Westminster and the Suburbs and Liberties thereof and the Borough of Southwarke or in any of the said new built Streets Lanes or Allies shall from the first day of May One thousand six hundred sixty and two sweep and cleanse or cause to be swept & cleansed all the Streets Lanes Allyes and publick places before theire respective Houses Buildings and Walls twice every weeke That is to say on every Wednesday and every Saturday in the Weeke and all the soyle dirt and other fifth shall cause to be taken up into Baskets Tubs or other Vessells ready for the Raker Scavenger or other Officer appointed for that purpose to carry away upon pain to forfeit Three shillings and foure pence for every offence or neglect respectively.