Section XVII Persons not to throw Ashes, &c. before their Houses;; Penalty 58.

nor before other Houses, or before Churches, &c.; but to keep the same till the Scavengers come; Penalty 20s.

And that no person or persons whatsoever shall throw cast or lay or cause permit or suffer to be throwne cast or laid any Sea-coal ashes dust dirt or other fifth or annoyance in any open Street Lane or Alley within the said Cities or places aforesaid before or against his her or theire owne dwelling Houses Buildings or Walls on the penalty of Five shillings and if before the Houses Buildings or Walls of any of theire Neighbors or other the Inhabitants of the cities or places aforesaid or before or against any Church or Church yard or any of His Majesties Houses Buildings or Walls or any other publick Houses Buildings or places whatsoever or shall cast lay or throwe or cause to be cast laid or throwne into any common or publick sink vault watercourse common sewer or high way within the said Cities or places aforesaid or any other private Vault or Sink of any of his Neighbors or other Inhabitants any Ashes Dust Filth Ordure or other noisome thing whatsoever but shall keepe or cause the same to be kept in theire respective Houses Backsides or Yards untill such time as the Raker Scavenger or other Officer thereto appointed of the Ward Parish Street or place where they dwell do come by or neare theire houses or doores with his Cart Barrow or other thing or things used for cleansing the streets and carrying away thereof and shall carry or cause to be carried the said Ashes Dust or other Filth and Annoyance aforesaid forth of theire Houses and deliver it unto the said Raker Scavenger or Officer or othe rwise put the same in his Cart Barrow or other thing as aforesaid upon pain to forfeit the su[m]m of Twenty shillings for every such offence.