Section XV Shares in New River, and in the Thames, Hyde Park and Marybone Waters.
Shares in the King's Printing House.; Companies of Merchants in London how and by whom assessed; And by whom and to whom the Rates in such Cases paid.
And bee it further Enacted and Ordained by the Authoritie aforesaid That all and every Person and Persons haveing any Share or Shares or Interest in the Fresh Streame of Running Water brought to the North Parts of London Com[m]only called the New River or in the Thames Water workes or in the Hyde-Parke or Marybone Waters or any Rents or Profitts ariseing thereby And all Person and Persons haveing any Share or Interest in the Stocke or Stocks for Printing of Bookes in or belonging to the House commonly called The Kings Printing House shall pay for the same the Summe of Two shillings for every Twenty shillings of the full yearely Value thereof And that all Companyes of Merchants in London charged by this Act shall be Assessed by the Commissioners Nominated and Appointed for the said City or any Three of them for their respective Joynt Stocke and Stocks And all and every Person and Persons haveing any Share or Shares or Interest in the X1New River Water brought to the North part of London or in the Thames Water Workes or the Hyde Parke or Marybone Waters or X2in any X3Rent or Profitts ariseing thereby charged by this Act And alsoe the said Stocke and Shares for Printing as aforesaid shall be Assessed for the same in like manner by the said Commissioners or any Three of them after the Rates herein Contained And the same shall be paid to such Person or Persons as the said Commissioners shall Appoint by the Governours and Respective Treasurers of the said Respective Companies and by the Treasurer or Receivers of the said River Waters and Water Works and Stocke for Printing and be deducted at and out of their next Dividend.
Annotations
Editorial notes
- X1
interlined on the Roll.
- X2
O. omits.
- X3
Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Rents O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]