The history and antiquities, ancient and modern, of the Borough of Reading, in the County of Berks . fourth; and, if one finger thick, every fifth.—Sammcs Britannia. + So spelt originally. J Forasmuch as there are divers hovels, and thatched houses, builded within this borough, whichare verie daungerous if casualtie of fire should happen, neare to anie of them, which God forbidde :Therefore it is ordeyned, by the assent of the whole companie present, that all such persons, as havebuilded any hovell, or buildynge, in any place within this boroughe which shall bee thought by themaior and burgess
The history and antiquities, ancient and modern, of the Borough of Reading, in the County of Berks . fourth; and, if one finger thick, every fifth.—Sammcs Britannia. + So spelt originally. J Forasmuch as there are divers hovels, and thatched houses, builded within this borough, whichare verie daungerous if casualtie of fire should happen, neare to anie of them, which God forbidde :Therefore it is ordeyned, by the assent of the whole companie present, that all such persons, as havebuilded any hovell, or buildynge, in any place within this boroughe which shall bee thought by themaior and burgesses to be inconvenient, shall forlhwithe take awaye all the thatch from suche hovellsor buildynges, and that no person or persons from henceforthe, shall erect or builde, any hovells orbuildynge within the precincts of this boroughe, except the same shall bee covered with tiles, withoutthe special license of the maior and burgesses, upon paine, that everie person which shall doe thftcontrarie, shall, for everie such hovell or buildynge forfeite fonie shillings.—Cor/<?ratttf« Diary, // f;. MAP or keadi>« i6!o TOWN OF READING. 123 the streets covered the same space of ground as at presentj the houses were notso numerous. Vastern-lane, Boarded-lane, Pigney-lane, Kates-grove-lane,Church-street, East-street, with great part of West-street, Seven-bridges, Horn-street, Southampton-street, and Cross-street, besides most of the courts and,entries were then only partially built on. In the abstract of the population act, the number of births, burials,and marriages, within the three parishes, during the last century, is given iathe following table :
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