. An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature. A Narrative of all the proceedings in theDraining of the Great Level^ &^ N the 43rd year of Queen Elizabeth—an Actwas made to encourage any that 43-£^2-would undertake the draining of the said GreatLevel: which was attempted in several parts;by Carril for the draining of Thorney, byCocking and others for Londoners Fens —which were both gained, and lost again. In the third year of King James—the wholewas attempted to be drained by Sir John Popham Knight,Chief Justice ; Sir Thomas Fleming, Chief Baron ; 3 y^.Sir William Rumney
. An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature. A Narrative of all the proceedings in theDraining of the Great Level^ &^ N the 43rd year of Queen Elizabeth—an Actwas made to encourage any that 43-£^2-would undertake the draining of the said GreatLevel: which was attempted in several parts;by Carril for the draining of Thorney, byCocking and others for Londoners Fens —which were both gained, and lost again. In the third year of King James—the wholewas attempted to be drained by Sir John Popham Knight,Chief Justice ; Sir Thomas Fleming, Chief Baron ; 3 y^.Sir William Rumney, Knight and Alderman of London ;and John Eldred citizen of London; who were to have hadfor their recompense 130,000 acres : who did proceed, butcould not effect that work. In the i6th year of King James—Sir William AyloffeKnight and Anthony Thomas Esquire became ^e 7^-Undertakers to drain the said Level, and were to have hadtwo thirds of some, and one half of other grounds for theirrecompense : but this draining was without success. Afterwards—King James himself, by a Law of Sewerswas declared Undertaker for the draining the
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