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University Registry guard books
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Commons; Drains; Sewers; Conduit, etc. |
| Reference |
CUR 3 |
| Covering Dates |
1575–1894 |
| Extent and Medium |
3 volumes |
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3.1
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Commons; Drains; Sewers; Conduit, etc. Contents:. 1(1-11). Assessment to the Drains about Coldham's Paper Mills, Bullen House, etc., 4 Car. I in the parishes of St. Clement's, St. Giles's, St. Edward's, St. Michael's, St. Sepulchre's, St. Botolph's, Great St. Mary's, Benet's, St. Peter's, All Saints, and Barnwell;. 2(1-8). Warrants to levy fines for not scouring the New River and King's Ditch according to order of the Court of Sewers, 5 Car. I;. 3. Order to present such persons of Hinton as have not obeyed the orders for draining their fen, 4 Car. I;. 4(1-13). Warrant to levy fines (from 3s 4d to 13s 4d) on the parishes towards keeping the Conduit in repair, 4 and 5 Car. I;. 5. Citation of two of Milton to show cause why a fine should not be levied on them, 1628;. 6(1). Order for a committee to examine the Conduit, and to make an estimate of the charge of repairing and maintaining it, 1627;. (2). Order for levying on the Cambridge parishes £10 for repairing the Conduit, and £5 per annum for maintaining it;. (3-4). Receipts for work, 1627-1628;. (5-12). Warrants to levy for the repair of the Conduit, 13s 4d for St. Michael's, 20s for Trinity, 50s for Great St. Mary's, 3 Car. I;. 7. Writ to the Sheriff to proclaim a Session of Sewers, 3 Car. I;. 8. Citation of several for not cleansing the New River, King's Ditch etc., 5 Car. I;. 9. Constable of Little St. Mary's fined 10s for not executing a warrant, 1628;. 10. Some of St. Clement's fined for not paying their assessment to the Sewers, 1628;. 11. Order for cleansing and stanking the New River and King's Ditch from Spittle-house-end to Monk's Corner, 1628;. 12(1-7). Assessments to Sewers per head of cattle on the Commons, 1629;. 13. Citation of W. Ellery and R. Walton for same offences, 1628;. 14(1-2). Orders to constables of All Saints and St. Sepulchre's to number the cattle of those parishes going on the Commons, 1628;. 15. View by the Commissioners of some parts about the town, 1628;. 16(1-2). Orders to constables of Milton and Chesterton to see that the Great River and drains into it be properly scoured, 1634;. 17. Warrant from the Commissioners at Ely to the constables of Swaffham Prior to levy 30s towards making and enquiring the laws of sewers made at Ely, 17 Jas. I; . 18(1-2). Citation of several of Cambridge and neighbouring towns, 1633;. 19(1-15). Warrants to constables of Abington and other villages to warn two persons to receive the orders of court for cleansing all ditches falling into the Granta within 5 miles of Cambridge, 1639;. 20. Citation of some of Teversham about a drain into Waltham's Load, 1639;. 21. Citation of divers persons, 1639;. 22. Citation of several neglecting to appear on Jury, 15 Car. I;. 23. General order for scouring the Great River, New River and King's Ditch by those who adjoin thereon, 1639;. 24. Citation of two of St. Peter's refusing to pay their fines, 1628;. 25(1-29). Orders to constables of Cambridge parishes for returns of the cattle on the Commons, and the returns etc., 1634;. 26. Citation of the miller of Grantchester for overflowing Trumpington meadow, 1634;. 27. Order for Trumpington to scour the drain that parts Great Shelford and Trumpington Commons; and for Great Shelford to open all the springs on their side (except the 9 Wells [Ninewells]), and to make sufficient drains for them into the channel that leads into the New River; and for the occupants of [?Grannan's Close] to do the same, 1634;. 28. Citation of several for encroaching on the New River about the free school, 1628;. 29. Citation of J. Wesley for not scouring the New River from the 9 Wells [Ninewells] to Cambridge, 1634;. 30. Presentment of wrongs done to the King's Mill and Bishop's Mill, 1634;. 31. Order for Teversham to scour the drain by Quy water lately filled up by some Ditton men; the Ditton men cited to answer for it, 1628;. 32(1-5). Orders to Milton, Ditton, Horningsea, Barnwell and Chesterton to scour the Great River and drains, 1628;. 33. Order for scouring the drain in Hinton and Teversham fields by Woods Close into Papermills brook, 1628;. 34. Order to the Clerk of Sewers to send to each parish within 3 miles the orders that concern them, 1627;. 35. Order for W. Greek to lay a bridge as heretofore over the New River from his houses to Little St. Mary's and Peter House, 1627;. 36. Order for scouring the King's Ditch, 1628;. 37. Order for a view of King's Ditch and the Great River from Freshman's pool down to Bullen House, 1628;. 38. Order for publication of the Sewer Laws at Hinton and citation of several of Hinton for neglect, 1627;. 39(1-5). Laws for the drains about Hinton etc., 3 Car. I;. 40(1). Citation of some of Ditton for filling up some works done by order of Court, 4 Car. I;. (2). Citation of some of Great Shelford for misdemeanours, 4 Car. I;. 41. Order for publication of the Sewer laws at Teversham, 1627;. 42. Order for scouring all the sewers by 16 May. The New River from the 9 Wells [Ninewells] to Spittle-house-end to be done by those who receive Dr Peirse's legacy, Apr. 1629;. 43. Order of the judges of Azzize river from Harymer to Grantchester to be scoured by the adjoining towns, 1625;. 44. Fines paid, 10 Dec. 1634;. 45. Order for scouring the river from Cambridge to Harston and Shelford, 1634 (rough draft);. 46. Thurlow's bill for cleansing the brook from Orgar's Close to Paper Mills, n.d.;. 47. Return to several citations, n.d.;. 48. Expense of scouring the river against the Commons, 1628;. 49. Certificate that the work is sufficiently done at Hawkston, 1633;. 50. Presentment of shoals about the Mills, 1634;. 51. View by the Commissioners of Paper Mills Brook, Hinton Common, Mugg Fen, and Shelford Common, 1633;. 52. Expense of cutting the river from Bullen grounds to Cambridge Mills, 1633;. 53. Bill of Mr Tabor, Clerk of the Sewers, 1628-1629;. 54(1-2). Trumpington presentments, 1634-1635;. 55. Expense of scouring the King's Ditch, 1629;. 56. Abington presentments, 1640;. 57. Letter to Tabor of Edward Ventris of Great Shelford, promising to scour his part as soon as the season will permit, 1635;. 58. Persons charged for cleansing King's Ditch, 1629;. 59. Teversham charged 5s to the ditch at Quy Bridge, n.d.;. 60. Tabor's charge for journey to London about the Commission, 1627;. 61. Presentment of annoyances to the river, 1628;. 62(1). Petition of Teversham and Hinton against Ditton about the drain to Quy Water which goes through Dilton Common about 20 poles, n.d.;. (2). Petition of Teversham against Ditton for stopping the aforesaid drain, n.d.;. 63(1). Letter from the Commissioner here to those as Peterborough against some new intended cuts out of the Granta and Onse, 1640;. (2). Rough draft of the above;. (3). Letter to the Earl of Manchester (High Steward) for his assistance (copy), 1640;. (4). Order of the Peterborough Commissioners that the navigation to Cambridge be preserved and the case thereof referred to Sir C. Herbert, the Vice-Chancellor, the Mayors and recorders of Cambridge and Lynn;. 64. Letter to the Commissioners' at Wisbech against letting out any lands of the University or Colleges towards the charge of draining the fens, 1637 (copy);. 65(1-2). Precepts to the Sheriff to summon a jury of sewers, 14 and 15 Car. I;. (3). The Jury returned. Thomas Wendy, arm., Vice Chancellor (original);. (4). Charge to the Jury;. 66(1). Precept to the Sheriff to summon a Jury of Sewers etc., 3 Car. I;. (2). The Jury returned J. Goldesburgh, arm., Vice Chancellor (original);. 67(1-2). Precept and jury, 8 Car. I;. 68(1). Precept to the Sheriff to summon a jury out of the University and town to enquire who are to repair the mill dams and river banks at Cambridge (original);. (2). The Jury returned. R. [?Salam] Esq., Sheriff (original);. 69. Dr Smyth Vice-Chancellor to his deputy Dr Bainbrigge on a dispute between a tenant of Queens' College and Mr Hayles of Haslingfield about scouring Priestholt ditch, 1635.
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1619–1640 |
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Commons; Drains; Sewers; Conduit, etc. Contents:. 70. Certificate from constables of Little Shelford of works done, 1635;. 71. J. Westey's bill for works done at the New River from Christmas to Midsummer, 1635 (£4 8s) allowed £4 (probably Dr Peirse's legacy);. 72. Presentments of the Great Shelford constables, 1635;. 73. Appeal of Hawkston against Harston for non-performance of a contract for scouring the river from Pool-acre in Hamston up to Hawkston and Haslingfield mills, 1635;. 74. Presentments of the river about Sheeps' Green, 1636;. 75. Orders against bucking clothes or casting filth into the new drain from Spittle-House end to Emmanuel, Christ's, etc., against drawing any water by pipes or sluices out of the drain without the consent of the Masters of Emmanuel and Christ's, and empowering the said Masters when they please to let the water down the street into King's Ditch in Wall's Lane, 1634;. 76. Pond's survey of King's Ditch;. 77. Warrant for a Session of Sewers for the County and Isle, n.d. (copy);. 78. Warrant for levying £3 in Ely towards scouring Padnall Lake, 17 Jas. I;. 79. Sessions 1634, 1635, chiefly relating to Grantchester miller, who was at length fined for penning up the water above the Law Stake;. 80(1). Presentments of the Jury: The Town for Jesus and Midsummer - Mr Robson of Lynn for Nunn's Lake - Great River - St. John's for King's Ditch. H. Slegg and M. Watson for the ditch next Jesus Close from the footbridge to Nunn's Lake - Jesus College for a stank by Mr Wiseman's garden - Sidney Sussex College - Conduit - Magdalene - Trinity - Trinity Hall - Clare Hall - King's - Queens' - Paper Mills brook - and Marsh Ditch, 1627;. (2). Similar presentments: Jesus College stank at Mr Lowry's garden wall - M. Watson and W. Nixon for the ditch at Jesus College Sidney Sussex College, etc., 1629;. 81. Order for Little Shelford to pay 6s 8d, and Newton 3s 4d to J. Haselope, sewer surveyor, 1636;. 82. Presentments of Jury of drains etc. about Hinton, Cambridge, etc., n.d.;. 83. Presentments of Jury about King's Ditch, New River, etc., 1633;. 84(1-42). Certificates of scouring at Grantchester and other villages, (1634-1640);. 85. Petition of Trumpington, Haslingfield, Hawkston, and Harston against the miller at Grantchester, for flooding their meadows, 1635;. 86. Petition of Hinton for more time to drain their fen, n.d.;. 87. Petition against the stank at Lowry's garden wall, n.d.;. 88. Presentment of shoals in the river between Cambridge and Grantchester, 1634;. 89. Petition of Haselope, expenditor, for his wages, n.d.;. 90. Minutes of business for next court, n.d.;. 91(1). Order for scouring the river from Grantchester Mills to Harston, 1634 (copy);. (2). Order for paying Walter Frost his expenses, and for keeping in constant repair the new drain from Spittle-House end to Emmanuel, Christ's, etc., 1634;. (3). Item rough draft;. (4). Order for scouring the river and drains from Grantchester Mills to Harston;. 92. Order to Hinton to make up the breaches out of their brook into the fen, and to open and scour the fen drains, 1630 (same as 112);. 93. Complaint of Foulmere against Foxton for not scouring the brook, though they pretend a charter for the water, n.d.;. 94. Letter of J. Hayward to Dr Cosin, Vice-Chancellor, praying longer time for some works, 1640;. 95. Letter of J. Layer to Dr Bainbrigge, that a certain ditch between Barrington and Shepreth has no communication with the river, 1640;. 96. R. Fuller presented for not scouring at Shelford, n.d.;. 97. Reasons of Hinton against draining their fen, n.d.;. 98. Citation of several for not appealing to former order, 1634;. 99(1). General order for scouring the river and drains, 1634;. (2). For Ditton, with return thereto, 1634;. 100. Order for Mr Ellis to widen the river at his osier-holt, n.d.;. 101. Order for cleaning away the islands in Grantchester river, n.d.;. 102(1). Orders upon a view by Commissioners about Shelford etc., 1634;. (2). Warrant to the constable, 1634;. 103(1). Citation of several - Mr Barnes and the inhabitants of Trumpington to show that by composition the Town of Cambridge is to cleanse Trumpington-ford-drain down to the Great River, 22 Jun. 1635;. (2). Rough draft of above;. 104, 105. Citations for contempt in 1629 and 1634;. 106. Orders for the brook in Shelford Moor up to Granhams and for the river between Shelford and Hawkston, 1633;. 107. A book containing:. (1). A list of houses having a right of common in Cambridge and Barnwell and how many head of cattle to be kept for each house;. (2). Orders concerning the commons signed Tho. Paske, Procan., Thomas Atkinson, Mayor, 1624;. (3). A list of persons presented for keeping cattle on the commons without right;. (4). An account of cattle kept on the commons, 1634;. 108. A court book of Sessions of Sewers, 1627, 1628, 1629, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1636, 1639, 1640;. 109. Views of King's Ditch by the Commissioners, 1629, 1633;. 110. General orders for the river and drains within three miles, 1627;. 111. Rough draft of above;. 112. Letter (probably from Commissioners to town of Hinton) to stop up the breaches out of their brook into the fen, 1630 (same as 92);. 113(1, 2). Two copies of Proposals for laws upon a view by a committee of commissioners - For King's Ditch at Monk's Corner to Jesus Close - Forth Ditch at the further end of Jesus Close - Sidney Sussex College - Grantchester and Trumpington. Glovers and Tanners upon the new river, etc., 1629;. (3). Rough draft of above;. 114. Order for a rate per head of cattle on the commons to pay the Sewer expenditors, 1629;. 115. Warrant for Trumpington boat for the use of J. Haselope, sewer expenditor, 1635;. 116. Orders for scouring up to Shelford and Harston, New River and Vicar's brook, and fines for non-appearance, 1634;. 117. Indenture of a tailor, 1575.
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1575–1640 |
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Drains; Sewers, etc. Contents:. 1. Draft of a letter for staying fines estreated into the Exchequer for Defaults in 1609 and 1615, s.d.;. 2. Sessions at Wisbech, 12 Jun. 1617;. 3. Proclamation at Wisbech, 16 Mar. 1618/19;. 4. Warrant for levying the charges of renewing the Commission, 7 Apr. 1619, Session at Cambridge, 17 Apr., Commissioners' oath - petition to the King for the privilege of licensing Victuallers; jury for the Sewers, 7 Apr. 1619, precept to the bailiff of the Isle to proclaim, 11 Mar. 1618/19; precept to the Sheriff to summon a jury, 1 Dec. 1618, with the jury; precept to the Sheriff for a Session, 11 Mar. 1618/19;. 5-8. Warrant to levy on [? Stone] Hundred their proportion of £15 towards renewing the Commission; also on Staplehoo and Wisbech; [? supercedeas] from the Sessions at Wisbech to the warrant, 17 Jun. 1619;. 9. Objections and answers before the Privy Council concerning carrying the waste waters of the Ouse at Earith, 17 May 1619;. 10, 11. Warrant to the High Sheriff and Bailiff to proclaim the Session of Sewers, 28 May 1619, 1 Sept. 1619, 25 July 1620;. 12. Summons of High Constables at Wisbech etc. to the next court at Ely, 26 Jun. 1619;. 13. Precept for jury, also the jury, 26 Jun. 1619;. 14. Order to the constables of Wisbech etc., 26 Jun. 1619;. 15, 16. Levy of 6s 8d on Landwade and 20s on Isleham for engrossing Sewers' orders, 14 July 1619;. 17. Warrant to the constables of Wisbech to levy £5, with a clause of distress, 14 July 1619;. 18. Warrant to the constables of Soham to enquire who ought to scour Stock Lane and Barr Ditch, 14 Jun. 1619;. 19. Order to constables of Willingham, 14 July 1619;. 20. Discharge to Wisbech from levying £5 towards their charge of duplicate of commission, 20 July 1619;. 21. The laws for the upland waters from Land[d]wade and Exning to the Ouse and Grant, 4 Aug. 1619;. 22. Several penalties about Ely respited to next session, 4 Aug. 1619;. 23, 24. Warrants to the High Sheriff and Bailiff of the Isle to proclaim a Sessions of Sewers, 1 Sept. 1619;. 25. Proposals of the undertakers for draining, 22 Sept. 1619;. 26. Order for the Jury for Exning, Landwade, etc. to appear next session to amend their verdict, 23 Sept. 1619;. 27. Minutes of the session at Cambridge, 13 Oct. 1619;. 28-32. Printed copies of the session at Cambridge, 13 and 14 Oct. 1619;. 33. Order for scouring Johnson's Lake at Wicken, 15 Oct. 1619;. 34. Commissioners' letter to Mr Varnon to scour Monk's Load belonging to him as Farmer of Fordham Abbey, 15 Oct. 1619;. 35, 36. Sessions at St. Ives and Huntingdon, 15 and 16 Oct. 1619. Orders for agreeing with the undertakers (printed);. 37. Session at Cambridge, 9 and 10 Dec. 1619 (rough draft);. 38-41. Order for T. Arkenstall of Thetford and T. Lancaster of Wicken to appear next session for not obeying the order of court, 10 Dec. 1619, with fine of Arkenstall for not appearing, 17 Feb. 1619/20;. 42-49. Session at Ely. The undertakers' proposals united and accepted, 22 and 23 Dec. 1619;. 50, 51. Tabor's expenses in several journeys to London about the sewers in 1619;. 52. George Smyth of Wicken summoned to appear at the next court, 15 Jan. 1619/20;. 53. Order to Burwell parish to remove a stank set down in Monk's Load, 28 Apr. 1620;. 54, 55. Monk's Load in Burwell ordered to be scoured, 28 Apr. 1620;. 56. Warrant to levy on Flemdish Hundred etc. their proportion of charges for the commission, 28 Apr. 1620;. 57. Letter to the High Constables on this;. 58-60. Proclamation for scouring Ely drains, and session at Cambridge, 3 May 1620;. 61. Session at Cambridge, 7 Jun. 1620;. 62, 63. Warrant to the Sheriff and Bailiff for session for the Isle, 25 July 1620;. 64. Royal letter to the Commissioners to assist the undertakers, 25 July 1620;. 65. Order for a general view by the Commissioners assisted by the chief constable and 4 others of each parish. [? word illegible], 17 Aug. 1620;. 66. Sessions of Aug. 31 1620;. 67. Warrant for view and return of drowned lands in each parish, 1 Sept. 1620;. 68, 69. Warrant for levying £15 for Mr Barrow's charges, 23 Sept. 1620;. 70-76. Interrogations etc. concerning Bathing Bank and New Ditch in Willingham, s.d.;. 77. Proposals of Sir W. Ayloffe and Sir A. Thomas for draining the fens in Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Lincolnshire;. 78. Commissioners' reasons for exempting the low grounds in the towns West of Cambridge and bordering south on the Ouse, s.d;. 79. Proposals of Mr Gardner, Mr Fisher, and Mr Popps, s.d.;. 81. Petition of T. Wendy, Lord of the Manor of Chatteris that the undertakers had taken a great part of his land without doing him much service, and praying relief, s.d. (see below no. 88);. 82. Letter of T. Goodricke to Tabor, s.d.;. 83. Petition of the University to the King to stop the works on the Ouse and Grant till the objection as to the navigation be heard by the Privy Council;. 84. Petition to the Council to renew the Commission of Sewers for cleaning the new river, s.d.;. 85. Draft of a letter from the Commissioners to the Lords in behalf of the country against the undertakers, s.d.;. 86. Order of the Council for the undertakers to set forth what good they meant to do and what reward they expected, 11 Apr. no year;. 87. Petition to the Privy Council to compel the undertakers to open their scheme, s.d.;. 88. The grievances of the town of Chatteris in the Isle of Ely;. 89. Reasons why the south and east parts of the Isle are not to be deemed drained, with complaints of the undertakers, s.d.;. 90. Petition of the Swaffhams, Bottisham, etc.;. 91. Preface for Padnell Lake, s.d.;. 92. Estimation on view of Fen lands at Wicken, Soham, etc., s.d.;. 93. T. Neale and R. Graves appointed to view from Earith Bridge to Priest Houses, s.d.;. 94. The Undertakers' demands and the opinion of several parishes, s.d.;. 95. Sir Miles Sandes traversed the presentments, s.d.;. 96. Who are to scour several places at Swaffham and Reach, s.d.;. 97. Padnell lake - Wisbech to pay £5 for duplicate and Commission, s.d.;. 98. Warrants to levy on St. Clement's and Little St. Mary's for maintenance of the conduit, 29 May 1628;. 99-104. Warrants for rates on various parishes in Cambridge per head of cattle for scouring the drains about Coldham etc., 1628;. 105-107. Sessions;. 108-115. General order for scouring the great river, the new river, and all the drains, 1 Apr. 1629, with warrants to different parishes;. 116, 117. Precept to the Sheriff to summon a jury, with the jury annexed, 21 May 1629;. 118-126. Warrants to the constables to levy 6s 8d each upon several persons for neglect about the New River and King's Ditch, 21 May 1629;. 127. Precept to the jury to present the faults of the New River and King's Ditch, 4 Jun. 1629;. 128, 129. Proposals of Sir A. Thomas, Mr Worsop, and others for draining the great-level south of the river Gleave (printed, 2 copies), 11 Jan. 1629/30; . 130, 131. Order of the Council to the Sheriff to give notice of the Session of Sewers at Huntingdon (2 copies), 12 Apr., 31 Mar. 1638;. 132. Order to Foxton and other places to open their springs and cleanse their sewers, 14 Nov. 1639;. 133. Letter from Vice-Chancellor Cosin and other heads to H. Earl of Manchester against some intended new cuts endangering our navigation, 11 Aug. 1640;. 134-151. Bills of Mr Tabor and Mr Buck in attending the business up to London, var.d.;. 152, 153. The contents of two folio MSS on these matters, now in Drawer 67, (4, 5);. 154. Record of proceedings at Sessions of Sewers from Oct. 1639 to July 1640;. 155. Fines levied at various places;. 156. Letter of Sir. T. Hare and others concerning Denver sluice etc., 1748;. 157-161. Papers (some printed) on the proposed canal from Stortford to Brandon, 1790;. 162. Report on the proposed main sewers in Cambridge by B. Bevan, civil engineer, 5 July 1817;. 163. Grace for a drainage Syndicate, 4 July 1822;. 164. Order of the Commissioners, 30 July 1822;. 165. Report of the Syndicate, 7 Oct. 1822;. 166. Account of the meeting of the Commissioners and letter of Mr Bevan, 18 Dec. 1822;. 167. Proceedings at the Town hall, 6 Jan. 1823;. 168. Second letter of Mr Bevan, 8 Jan. 1823;. 169. Estimate, 19 July 1823;. 170, 171. Letters of Dr Wood (Joh.) concerning draining, Aug. and Sept. 1823;. 172. Letter of Mr Bevan concerning the draining of Clarke's garden, 28 Aug. 1823;. 173 and 173a. Letters J. W. Clarke MA (Trin.) and A. Gray MA (Jesus) on the discovery of a bridge over the King's Ditch in Jesus Lane, Oct. 1894.
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1609–1894 |
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